Macon-Bibb County

Macon Black Culture, in partnership with Macon-Bibb County, is holding its 2nd annual Juneteenth Parade on Sunday, June 16, 2024. The parade is happening from 3:00 – 5:00 p.m.   It will begin at the Tubman African American Museum (310 Cherry Street), will go down Cherry Street, make a left on Second Street, and then make […]

On Thursday, June 13, Macon Black Culture, the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission, Friends of Rosa Parks Square, and other organizations held a Juneteenth Wreath Dedication Ceremony. You can watch the ceremony here.  “This represents a historic mark going forward in our community,” said Sheknita Smith with Macon Black Culture. “This is one of the best cities […]

Cool off at one of our community pools this summer! The pools at the Frank Johnson Recreation Center (2227 Mercer University Drive), Booker T. Washington Community Center (401 Monroe Street), Delores A. Brooks Recreation Center (3326 Ocmulgee East Boulevard), and South Bibb Recreation Center (7035 Houston Road).   All pools are open Tuesday through Friday […]

NewTown Macon and Macon-Bibb County hosted a press conference on Friday, May 10 on Coleman Hill overlooking beautiful Downtown to celebrate NewTown’s recent designation as a Great American Main Street! Coleman Hill is also the site of Bragg Jam’s Second Sunday concert on Sunday, May 12, at 6:00 p.m., and both are inviting the community […]

“450 trees; that’s a lot!” A’niya Langford, a 4th grade student at Williams Elementary, said in amazement, going slightly off her script to the chuckles of the crowd standing before her. Ms. Langford was serving as Mistress of Ceremonies for a celebration marking the start of work to plant 79 new trees behind her school. […]

U.S. Representatives Austin Scott (GA-08) and Sanford Bishop (GA-02), alongside U.S. Senators Jon Ossoff and Reverend Raphael Warnock, introduced bipartisan legislation to establish Georgia’s first National Park. Reps. Scott and Bishop and Sens. Ossoff and Rev. Warnock introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Ocmulgee Mounds Park and Preserve Establishment Act, which would establish Ocmulgee Mounds and surrounding areas […]

On Thursday, May 9, Macon-Area Habitat for Humanity and Macon-Bibb County welcomed home families to four brand-new homes, each built on formerly blighted property in Lynmore Estates. “It’s a great day in Macon-Bibb, especially when we can welcome not one, not two, not three, but four families home,” Mayor Lester Miller told them. [Our Blight […]

At the Commission Meeting on May 7, the Commissioners joined together at the podium to present Mayor Lester Miller with a special gift: a brick from the 700th blighted and dangerous structure removed from a neighborhood as part of the ongoing Blight Fight. “We know that this is just a single milestone, and your Commission […]

Source: Visit Macon Visit Macon – in partnership with Macon’s beloved collegiate summer baseball team and in celebration of the Macon Bacon 2024 Baseball Season– will host a Free License Plate Day on Tuesday, May 21st, 2024 from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m. at Luther Williams Field! Anyone that wants a free Macon, Georgia logo license […]

YouthUp, Inc. – a recipient of Macon Violence Prevention (MVP) funding in 2023 – is hosting announces its second annual Celebrity Chef Cook-Off, a fundraiser benefiting youth members of its Youth Leadership Council (YLC). This year’s Cook-Off will be held on Saturday, May 18, 2024, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Lizzie Chapel Baptist […]