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  • Mayor Miller recognizes National Arts and Humanities Month
    October is National Arts and Humanities Month, which recognizes the importance of culture in America. This month celebrates access to the arts at local, state, and national levels. It also encourages people, organizations, and communities to participate in the arts, and raises public awareness about the role the arts and humanities play in our communities.  […]

    October 22, 2021 published by

  • October 18 recognized as Pilot International Day
    Pilot International is a volunteer service organization for business and professional women and men in Macon-Bibb. This year, the organization is celebrating its 100th anniversary.  Since it was founded in 1921, Pilot International has had an emphasis on community service, meeting the needs of others, and leadership. The organization has expanded throughout the globe.  During a […]

    October 22, 2021 published by

  • November 7 proclaimed Retired Educators Day in Macon-Bibb
    This week, Mayor Lester Miller presented a group of retired educators with a proclamation to name November 7, 2021 as Retired Educators Day.  There are more than 135,000 retired educators in Georgia and 31,000 of those are members of the Georgia Retired Educators Association. This group of retired educators donates thousands of hours of volunteer service and […]

    October 22, 2021 published by

  • October is Period Poverty Awareness Month in Macon-Bibb 
    The poverty rate in Macon-Bibb County is around 26.7%, which is more than double the national average. People in poverty often miss school, work, or important moments in life due to menstruation and related issues.    Macon Periods Easier, an organization of nine women and dozens of volunteers, is working to eliminate period poverty in our community through […]

    October 22, 2021 published by

  • It’s here! Let’s clean our streets together
    We are gearing up for our third Clean Streets Matter County-wide cleanup on Saturday, October 23. There is still time to join and be part of the change in our community. Grab your trash bags and equipment to help us clean before our trick-or-treaters hit the streets. In the first two Cleanups, volunteers and crews […]

    October 22, 2021 published by

  • Staff Spotlight: Parks and Beautification
    This week, we are spotlighting our hardworking Parks and Beautification Department. This team works every day to keep our County looking beautiful, and they were recently recognized by NewTown Macon during its Tour of Progress for the work done on the Poplar Street Median renovation. Our department worked closely with the Business Improvement District (BID) […]

    October 22, 2021 published by

  • Macon-Bibb Fire Department to get new training facility
    The next major step has been taken to provide our firefighters with a new state-of-the-art Fire Safety Training Facility. The Commission approved $2.8 million from the 2018 voter-approved Special Local Options Sales Tax (SPLOST) to fund its construction. “This new training facility and tower will allow our fire instructors to train with more versatility, realism […]

    October 22, 2021 published by

  • Upgrades coming to Brookdale Resource Center
    On Tuesday, October 19, the Commission allocated nearly half a million dollars toward the Brookdale Resource Center for facility upgrades to better serve residents Part of those upgrades include new bedding equipment, which the Commission approved $74,600 to be paid from the Emergency Solutions Grant of $482,165. The new beds will replace the cots that […]

    October 22, 2021 published by

  • Ryland Environmental to begin providing collection services in January 2022
    Beginning January 1, 2022, solid waste services (collection of trash, recycling, yard waste, and bulk waste) will be managed by Ryland Environmental. A press conference was held on Wednesday, October 20 to discuss the details, and it can be watched by clicking here. “Macon-Bibb County is serious about trash and recycling. We understand your pain. […]

    October 20, 2021 published by

  • Macon-Bibb announces change in solid waste services
    At its meeting on October 19, the Commission selected Ryland Environmental to collect residential trash, recycling, yard waste, and bulk items beginning January 1, 2022. New carts will be delivered in December and people should not use the new red cans until January. A press conference will be held Wednesday, October 20 at 2:00 p.m. […]

    October 19, 2021 published by

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