From United Way of Central Georgia – United Way of Central Georgia has agreed to assume management operations of the Brookdale Warming Center at the request of Macon-Bibb County. In a meeting Tuesday evening, the Macon-Bibb County Commission voted to fund the Center using $4 million from the American Rescue Plan grant money. “The Brookdale Warming […]
NewTown Macon and the Historic Macon Foundation will increase affordable housing in Macon-Bibb County by building new rental units and renovating existing ones with investments from Macon-Bibb County’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds and a matching grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. The grant announcement was made on Monday, July […]
Messages of hope, encouragement, and desperation filled the time at the first of several planned public forums. It’s part of the MVP: Macon Violence Prevention initiative, aimed at taking a data-driven, community focused approach to reducing crime in Macon-Bibb. The forum on Thursday, July 15, was at the Macon Mall on Eisenhower Parkway in Commission […]
Our community came together on July 13 to make sure no one at the Brookdale Resource Center ever goes thirsty. Mayor Pro Tem Seth Clark and Commissioner Al Tillman challenged everyone to collect cases of bottled water to donate to the Center as it needed bottled water. “During our last county-wide clean up, the Mayor […]
After several months of hard work and preparation, Commissioners Paul Bronson, Bill Howell, and Raymond Wilder became Certified County Commissioners by the Association County Commissioners of Georgia (ACCG). They received a certificate for successfully completing the core requirements in the Lifelong Learning Academy. The Academy has been put on by ACCG and the Carl Vinson […]
Beginning Thursday, July 8, 2021 a second company – Southern Disaster Recovery (SDR) – will collect yard and bulk waste that is on the curb in front of people’s houses. This is in addition to Ceres Environmental Operations, which began collections last week. Both contracts are set to last up to eight weeks, during which time they will […]
On Thursday, July 8, 2021, crews knocked down three more blighted houses in the Historic Pleasant Hill neighborhood. The houses at 365, 373, and 381 Monroe Street were deemed uninhabitable and unsafe, making them the 45th – 47th blighted houses to be removed from a neighborhood in Mayor Lester Miller’s blight fight. “This isn’t about […]
Macon-Bibb County Government Offices will be closed on Monday, July 5, 2021, to observe the 4th of July weekend. Emergency and law enforcement services will remain operational, including the Fire Department, Sheriff’s Office, and E-911. The Macon-Bibb Solid Waste Department and Ceres will pick up missed recycling, yard and bulk waste Tuesday through Friday that […]
For eight weeks starting Wednesday, June 30, curbside yard waste collection will be handled by Ceres Environmental Operations. The normal collection schedule already used by Solid Waste will be maintained, so people are asked to put their yard waste on the curb by Sunday night of their scheduled week. To find out which week you […]
It’s a phone call our E-911 Center gets a lot during the 4th of July weekend – someone hurting themselves while lighting fireworks. The Fire Department wants to avoid these incidents this weekend and remind you how to use fireworks safely. Wear safety glasses when lighting fireworks. Keep spectators at a safe distance and light the […]
