To remember the legacy left behind by Michael MacCarthy, Mayor Lester Miller proclaimed November 16 as Michael McCarthy Day in Macon-Bibb County. The proclamation was read by Mayor Pro Tem Seth Clark at the Commission Meeting on Tuesday, November 16. MacCarthy was an associate professor at Mercer University’s School of Engineering in the Department of Environmental and Civil […]
The day after Thanksgiving is typically packed with shopping, but this is the perfect year to try something different for a good cause! The Birdies for Brookdale Golf Tournament is happening at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, November 26, 2021, at Historic Bowden Golf Course (3111 Millerfield Road). It’s in partnership with United Way of Central Georgia, […]
In an effort to bring awareness to lung cancer, Mayor Lester Miller proclaimed November as Lung Cancer Awareness Month. On November 15, Mayor Miller presented the proclamation to staff at Atrium Navicent Health’s Peyton Anderson Cancer Center. The American Cancer Society estimates approximately 235,760 new cases of lung cancer will be diagnosed in 2021. The rate of new lung cancer cases […]
One in ten babies born in the United States is premature, which means they are born before 37 weeks of pregnancy. These babies miss out on the crucial growth and development of their final weeks in the womb. Georgia’s prematurity rate is 11.7%, according to the 2020 March of Dimes Premature Birth Report Card. To bring […]
On November 18, Mayor Lester Miller presented Savion Wright with a proclamation. Wright is a Rutland High School 2017 graduate and a product of Communities in Schools, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to surround students with a community of support. Wright joined the United States Air Force in January 2018 and was deployed to […]
Macon-Bibb County government offices and the court system will be closed Thursday, November 25, and Friday, November 26 for Thanksgiving. Emergency services will continue to operate as normal those days. Trash and recycling service provided by Waste Management and Ryland Environmental will operate as usual Monday through Wednesday. Those crews will be off on Thanksgiving, […]
If you haven’t already done your holiday shopping yet, you may want to wait until Small Business Saturday on November 27 and support your local businesses. During this week’s Commission meeting, Mayor Lester Miller proclaimed November 27, as Small Business Saturday in Macon-Bibb County. Macon-Bibb’s Office of Small Business Affairs with its many partners supports […]
This week, Mayor Lester Miller, along with Bibb County School Board members, joined students and their families at L.H. Williams Elementary School to celebrate Family Engagement Day. Mayor Miller presented a proclamation to the school on Wednesday, November 17. It recognizes that engagement in education takes place at school and home by working closely with […]
As the days get shorter and colder, you may be noticing a change in your mood. Experts want you to know this is normal. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) affects 4 to 6 percent of people in the United States. “It’s okay to feel sad,” said Andrea Cooke with the Southern Center for Choice Theory and […]
On December 11, Macon-Bibb County will allow people to drop off scrap tires free of charge at 900 11th Street from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. A person must be a Macon-Bibb County resident (state-issued ID or current utility bill required for verification), and tires will not be accepted from commercial businesses. All tires must […]
