For Nancy Jo Cleveland and Andrea Cooke, it’s more than just spreading awareness. When it comes to mental health wellness, it’s about taking action and getting results. The two women are leaders in Mayor Lester Miller’s Macon Mental Health Matters initiative. Mayor Miller announced the initiative in February 2021 as a way to support the […]
As part of National Police Week, the Macon-Bibb County Law Enforcement Foundation, Sheriff’s Office, and Fire Department will host the annual Peace Officer’s Memorial Day program on Friday, May 14, 2021 beginning at 8:30 a.m. The event will be held in Public Safety Memorial Park at the corner of Second and Mulberry Streets. “We must […]
On Friday, April 30, 2021, the Macon-Bibb County Fire Department welcomed 14 new members to its family. Fourteen people from different backgrounds, but with the same mission: to protect and serve Macon-Bibb County. The Graduating Class was the first class to begin its training in 202o, and one of the youngest in the class was […]
On Friday, April 30, 2021, Macon-Bibb County Mayor Lester Miller and Executive Director of Community Affairs Dr. Henry Ficklin, along with Keep Macon-Bibb Beautiful Executive Director Carolyn Childs and Education Chair Janice Habersham, announced the winners of the Clean Streets Matter Essay and Art Contest. 37 students throughout the county, in Kindergarten through 12th grade, entered the […]
On Tuesday, April 27, following the Committee Meeting, Commissioners took a tour to see first-hand what’s happening with the several economic development projects. Mayor Lester Miller, Commissioners, county staff, and the media joined the Macon-Bibb County Industrial Authority to an expansion project currently underway and one that is set for the future. The group boarded […]
The first ever county-wide cleanup showed how much our community coming together made an impact. Together, more than 1,500 people in 80 groups picked up a total of 109,164 pounds of trash, litter, and debris. On Wednesday, April 21, Mayor Lester Miller announced the results of the Clean Streets Matter cleanup that took place April […]
While tackling blight and illegal dumps, Mayor Lester Miller and crews from the Solid Waste, Parks & Beautification, and Public Works Departments wants to remind people that placing signs along the streets in the right of way is illegal. They not only want our community to be more attractive, but to be safe. “Most people don’t realize these signs are actually litter on […]
On Thursday, April 15, 2021, to the tune of DJ Khaled’s “All I Do Is Win,” Mayor Lester Miller ran to the stage at the center of Historic Luther Williams Field for his first State of the Community speech. Dozens of Macon-Bibb County leaders, who were sitting in the field, could not help but clap and cheer him. After a rough year of […]
On Tuesday, April 20, the Macon-Bibb County Commission unanimously agreed to buy the former Brookdale Elementary School property from the Bibb County Board of Education. The once vacant campus became the Brookdale Warming Center in January to help those who needed a safe and warm place to stay after two men, who experienced homelessness, died in December. […]
It has been a long time coming. That’s what many residents who once enjoyed the Booker T. Washington Community Center would say. After about six years of being closed, the Community Center has reopened. The Center in Historic Pleasant Hill has been around since the 1950s, and people in the community would use that space for parties, get togethers, sewing, and other activities. […]
