On Wednesday, September 22 Mayor Lester Miller and Keep Macon-Bibb Beautiful (KMBB) announced the next County-wide Cleanup will take place Saturday, October 23. “Each and every day our community is getting stronger together,” said Mayor Miller. “If we continue to work together, we can do great things. We are stronger together.” More than 2,000 people […]
On September 18, 2021 Mayor Lester Miller proclaimed September as Lupus Awareness Month ahead of the second Lupus Walk in Macon-Bibb. The Walk to End Lupus Walk Now was held Saturday, September 18 to raise money and awareness for the autoimmune disease. Lupus can cause inflammation and tissue damage to any organ in the body, […]
On Tuesday, September 14, the Commission unanimously passed a resolution appropriating $1.97 million in American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds to help fight crime. The County entered into an agreement with ShotSpotter, a gunshot detection system. The company will place sensors in different spots around the County that will help pinpoint gunfire location and alert the Sheriff’s Office. With this technology, they can respond faster and […]
Survivors of domestic violence and their children are invited to a Macon Violence Prevention focus group hosted by Crisis Line & Safe House of Central Georgia and facilitated by Macon Mental Health Matters. It also aims to aid in planning for the Family Justice Center. The meeting is at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 23, 2021. […]
A major revitalization of the Eisenhower Parkway and Mercer University Drive corridors is beginning thanks to a major donation and plans for infrastructure improvements and attracting new businesses through a public-private partnership. “We are in the center of our community. A place we cannot run from, a place that still needs assets, love, money, respect,” said Mayor Miler. […]
We are honoring our Veterans in Middle Georgia and across the country with an all-day celebration on Sunday, November 7 in Downtown Macon. The International Cherry Blossom Festival is partnering with the Macon Bacon and Visit Macon to host , a parade and concert headlined by country music singer Rodney Adkins. The idea came from Mayor Lester Miller after […]
On Tuesday, September 7, Mayor Lester Miller proclaimed September 2021 as Adult Education and Family Literacy Month to ensure all Macon-Bibb parents and guardians are prepared to help their children learn to read. Commissioner Elaine Lucas presented the proclamation to a representative from Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC). According to the Proclamation, about 43 million Americans cannot read or write above a […]
The day before we marked the 20th anniversary of the horrific attacks on our country, our law enforcement agencies and community gathered at Public Safety Memorial Park to remember and honor those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001. The Macon-Bibb Law Enforcement Foundation, along with the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office and the Macon-Bibb County Fire Department, led the remembrance ceremony in Downtown. “It’s important […]
On Thursday, September 2, Mayor Lester Miller paid a visit to the first-ever Construction Ready class in Macon-Bibb. Construction Ready is a free training program by the Construction Education of Georgia, for people wanting to learn construction skills that will lead to a great paying job. The program was first started in 2014, but it just began in Macon […]
Macon Mental Health Matters works every day to make sure our people are doing well. You can find an activity almost every day of the week that will help you de-stress and take care of yourself, such as Macon it Happen Mondays taking place at the Booker T. Washington Community Center (404 Monroe Street) every Monday from 10:00 a.m. until noon. For the […]
