“Let me ask, do you have your ticket to this game?” Mayor Lester Miller asked the hundreds of people sitting inside of the Macon City Auditorium for the Greater Macon Chamber of Commerce’s Annual State of the Community. Before this question, the crowd watched a video of multiple community members at the Historic Luther Williams […]
Our Council of Clergy met for its regular luncheon on Thursday, April 13. This time, it was held at the South Bibb Recreation Center. Dozens of clergy members came together to learn from one another and talk about ways to keep our community safe and thriving. They heard from speakers from Resilient Macon, Central Georgia […]
The Gardens at Brookdale are growing, and it’s all thanks to amazing volunteers who are quite literally planting opportunities for residents at the Brookdale Resource Center. The 50 garden beds are aimed to feed about 100 residents fresh food from their backyard. This week, employees at MidSouth Community Federal Credit Union, Master Gardeners of Central […]
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) is opening a new office in Downtown Macon. GBI Director Michael Register, Mayor Lester Miller, Sheriff David Davis, U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia Peter Leary, and other law enforcement leaders made the announcement on Thursday, April 19 during a press conference at the future site of […]
From Visit Macon – The American Jet Sport Association (AJSA) is hosting the first competition of their 2023 Summer Series in Macon this weekend at Sandy Beach Park on Lake Tobesofkee. The 3-day professional jet ski competition will take place on April 21-23. Earlier this morning Mayor Lester Miller and Visit Macon President & CEO […]
From Historic Macon Foundation – Macon-Bibb County Mayor Lester Miller joined other county leaders Wednesday morning to dedicate Historic Macon’s 12 new apartments on Oglethorpe Street. Workers broke ground for the duplexes in late 2021 and finished them 14 months later. Tenants began moving into their new homes in March. The apartments were funded by […]
More than 100 experts on public spaces from all over the country came to see all the great things happening in Macon that has made us a national leader in civic engagement! Reimagining the Civic Commons (RCC) released a report on civic engagement, Investing with Intention: Our Four Outcomes, that focuses on the successes of two […]
Opportunities are growing at the Brookdale Resource Center as seeds and plants have been planted at The Gardens at Brookdale. On Tuesday, April 11, we held a First Planting Ceremony to commemorate the start of growing a garden behind the Resource Center. You can watch the full ceremony here. About 100 people, including Bibb County […]
The Fire Department has officially welcomed 17 new members to its family. They held a graduation ceremony for the new firefighters on Friday, April 7, at Central Georgia Technical College. You can watch the full ceremony here. “We are so proud and excited for this class to officially become part of Team Macon-Bibb,” said Fire […]
It’s officially School Library Month in our community. Bibb County School District leaders and Mayor Lester Miller kicked off the celebration with a proclamation. You can read it here. The School Library Media Program is essential to effective education for an information-based, technology rich society. This program is an integral part of the instructional process […]
