On Tuesday, August 17, the Macon-Bibb Commission approved the recommendation made my Mayor Lester Miller to lower the millage rate to 19.901, a decrease of 0.43 mills for Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22), which runs from July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022. “I’m proud we were able to reduce our millage rate in our first […]
Mayor Lester Miller and the Commission approved at the August 17 meeting a series of annual incentives for public safety employees, which will include the Fire Department, Sheriff’s Office, Emergency Management Agency, E-911, Lake Tobesofkee Rangers, and Civil Court Sheriffs. “We want to make sure we are keeping our experienced public safety employees and recognize […]
The only official youth biking chapter in the world was recognized by Mayor Lester Miller Tuesday, August 17 with a proclamation declaring August 2021 as U Create Macon Youth Cyclists Month. U Create Macon, a local youth development program, houses the Major Taylor Middle Georgia chapter of biking. The chapter of about 60 kids was recently invited to ride in the historic Harriet Tubman […]
On Sunday, August 22, 2021, Macon Head Space and The Southern Center for Choice Theory will host a Mental Health Pop-Up Gym at 10:00 a.m. at Kings Park (3296 Kingston Court). This weekend’s gym will focus on women’s equality ahead of Women’s Equality Day on Thursday, August 26. “In honor of the constant commitment of women working to gain equality in our […]
The Macon-Bibb County Green Team is postponing the 2021 Earth Day Macon-Bibb Festival due to concerns related to COVID-19. It was originally slated for April of this year, then moved to fall, as they’d hoped the cases of COVID-19 in our community would decrease. With the resurgence of the Delta Variant, the board wanted to […]
At a press conference on Wednesday, August 11 at 10:00 a.m., WorkSource Macon-Bibb will announce a new opportunity for people to learn construction skills that will lead to a great paying job. The press conference will be held at the intersection of Tindall Avenue and Elizabeth Street in the new Tindall Fields development. A map […]
New online survey available to provide feedback During the past several weeks, hundreds of people have attended public forums in every part of the county as part of the Macon Violence Prevention (MVP) initiative to let leaders know what their neighborhoods need, who’s willing to help, and what resources are available. Now, MVP and the […]
Our community showed up and showed out for another #CleanStreetsMatter county-wide cleanup on Saturday, July 24, 2021. Together, more than 500 people removed nearly 70,000 pounds of trash from streets in 42 different areas of the county. “Thank you so much to everyone who participated,” said Executive Director of Keep Macon-Bibb Beautiful (KMBB) Caroline Childs. “When I was driving around the community the morning of the cleanup, it was so good to […]
On Thursday, August 5, the Macon Pickleball Association and Macon Area Tennis Association presented a check for $5,150 to the Brookdale Resource Center. The money was raised by both associations during their first ever TAP Out for the Homeless Pickleball and Tennis events. More than 70 players came to Tattnall Square Park on July 24, to play and […]
The month of August is nationally celebrated as Black Business Month, to recognize and celebrate black-owned businesses, and our Office of Small Business Affairs (OSBA) is taking part. On Tuesday, during a Commission meeting, Mayor Miller proclaimed August as Black Business Month in Macon-Bibb County. “We know diversity and inclusion has been an overall problem so how can we address it where everyone […]
