Macon-Bibb County

Our Macon Violence Prevention (MVP) is getting state-wide recognition for the progress it has made throughout our community. On Sunday, January 28, 2024, on behalf of the County, Mayor Lester Miller and several partners accepted a 2024 Visionary City Award from the Georgia Municipal Association and Georgia Trend Magazine.  The award was presented at the […]

Please help us congratulate Mayor Lester Miller for being recognized as one of the 2024 Georgia Trend‘s 100 Most Influential Georgians! Mayor Miller is joined by Mercer University‘s President Bill Underwood in the Top 100 category. We’d also like to congratulate some of our Macon leaders who were recognized as the Most Notable Georgians for […]

Speed limit cameras have been added for Stratford Academy, and they will be activated on February 5. Only warnings will initially be issued in the new zone, and full enforcement with tickets will begin Wednesday, March 6. “This is great that more schools are eager to help protect the safety of our children by making […]

Santa Claus – alongside Mayor Lester Miller, Fire Chief Shane Edwards, and even the Grinch –  made a special visit to the Atrium Health Beverly Knight Olsen Children’s Hospital on Thursday to visit children and babies staying there.   Since they weren’t able to go into every single room, Santa hitched a ride from the Fire […]

Mayor Lester Miller and the Commission spread cheer throughout every County department this holiday season by approving a one-time bonus for every full-time and part-time employee.  Last week, employees received the extra boost in their paychecks. Full-time employees received an additional $2,500 and part-time received $1,000.   On Tuesday, December 5, Mayor Miller presented to the […]

We’re ending the year with TONS to be grateful for at the Brookdale Resource Center. The Gardens at Brookdale have officially produced more than 4,030 pounds of fruits, vegetables, and herbs.  Seeds and crops were first planted at in April of this year, and since then, we have harvested squash, cucumbers, tomatoes, cabbage, carrots, lettuce, […]

Over the course of about three weeks, more than a dozen roads were improved as part of #PavingTheWay, Macon-Bibb’s new road improvement project that includes repaving, patching, pothole filling, and restriping. This initiative is funded with nearly $15 million from the general fund, Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST), and state Local Maintenance & […]

“We’re serving the young, the most vulnerable, and the ones who need us the most,” Lakesia Toomer, Executive Director of Next Level Community Development, told an assembled group of mayors and council members from around the state. “Our goal is to address many of the issues you’ve been discussing today.”   “All our programs and classes […]

Macon-Bibb County, the Urban Development Authority, and Visit Macon are proud to announce the name of the world’s largest indoor pickleball facility: Rhythm and Rally Sports and Events. The state-of-the-art complex will feature 32 courts: 16 upstairs and 16 downstairs, with four pods of four courts on each level. The 150,000-square-foot pickleball facility will offer climate-controlled […]

On Friday, November 17, Mayor Lester Miller, Alex Morrison with the Urban Development Authority (UDA), and partners announced the UDA will take over the former Macon Health Club and building and parking lot across First Street in an effort to revitalize and rejuvenate the entire block. “This has been a long time coming and I’m […]