On Thursday, July 9, Mayor Lester Miller hosted the Council of Clergy Luncheon at Macedonia Baptist Church to update the clergy on ongoing and upcoming projects at Macon-Bibb and upcoming projects. “This is another opportunity during the summer of 2026 to give them an update on all the projects and to let them know where […]
State championships. Sold out concerts. Packed trade shows. Buzzer beating shots. Epic takedowns. Amazing deals. Dancing the night away. Basketballs. Wrestling mats. Comic books and card games. Guitars and turntables. For nearly 60 years, all that and much, much more created memories for generations of people in Macon, in Middle Georgia, and around the state. […]
Repaving Bass Road from Providence Boulevard to Zebulon Road will continue beginning Monday, June 1, at 7:00 p.m. Paving will continue nightly until 6:00 a.m. for about 6 nights, or until the project is complete. During this time, please drive cautiously through the area and obey all traffic signals and signs, and all directional guidance […]
Mayor Lester Miller presented his proposed Fiscal Year 2027 Budget to the Commission and public on Tuesday, May 19, and it includes increases to priority areas and no millage rate increase. The meeting and presentation can be watched by clicking here. All information (including the proposed budget, presentation, meeting videos, timelines, required advertisement, and more) […]
Mayor Lester Miller will present his proposed Fiscal Year 2027 Budget to the Commission and public on Tuesday, May 19, at 5:00 p.m. There will be a public hearing on the budget on Tuesday, June 2, at 5:30 p.m. All meetings will be held in Commission Chambers in City Hall (700 Poplar Street) and can be watched […]
Macon-Bibb has approved $345,767 in Home Investment Partnership Program (or HOME) funds for the Macon Area Habitat for Humanity to build two new single-family homes. This is a chance to provide more affordable housing in the county and give two new families stable and safe housing. The houses will be located at 1323 and 1327 […]
Five new single-family homes are coming to a single block of Villa Esta Avenue, replacing abandoned and blighted property and structures and completely changing this quiet street that runs along the side of Bruce Elementary School. The most traffic you’ll see on this street off Houston Avenue is at the start and finish of school […]
“I just want to let y’all know something, right now. I love all the communities in Macon, but Kings Park plays a special role in my life because I grew up right there in that house,” Jerry Battle – also known as Ta to many people in the neighborhood – said to chuckles from the […]
At a meeting in early May, the Macon-Bibb Commission approved a contract with new England Trauma Services to assist with public encampment remediation services, on an as-needed basis. The company would be used when the cleanup included threats to public health, like human waste, needles, and other hazardous material. “Our crews have been doing this […]
On February 17, Mayor Lester Miller recommended and the Macon-Bibb County Commission approved Tekquell Watson’s appointment as the consolidated government’s new Chief Information Officer. “Technology is at the core of all we are doing to create a more accessible and transparent government in order to better serve our community,” says Mayor Lester Miller. “We cast […]
