On Tuesday, February 21, Mayor Lester Miller and the Commission approved nearly five times more local funding for road resurfacing than has been allocated in years past. “For too many years, a lack of funding meant our roads deteriorated faster than we could fix them, so we are putting millions more into this work to […]
Code for Macon, a community for software developers and technologists, is thrilled to announce the start of its local chapter with a launch event on Friday, February 17th, at 6 pm at the McEachern Art Center, located at 332 2nd Street, Macon, GA. This event will feature the announcement of Code for Macon’s first project […]
The Frank Johnson Recreation Center is celebrating Black History Month with a free family fun night. It’s happening from 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. on Friday, February 17, at the center (2227 Mercer University Drive.) As part of the event, there will be games, a literacy lab, refreshments, music trivia for the grownups, and entertainment. […]
The Pedestrian Safety Review Board (PSRB) is holding the 2023 Pedestrian Summit on Tuesday, February 21, from 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. in Commission Chambers at City Hall (700 Poplar Street). Community members are invited to learn about the history of the PSRB, the education initiatives put in place the first few years, see the […]
Lead With Literacy is inviting families to learn about its Macon Family Time program, which is preparing to start its third cohort. An information session for interested families is being held Friday, February 17 from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. at the Bloomfield-Gilead Recreation Center (1931 Rocky Creek Road). Space in this free 11-week program is […]
Want to see how construction is going on our new amphitheater at the Macon Mall? You now can see the progress in real time thanks to two cameras provided by Piedmont Construction. Piedmont added a second camera this month to see a different angle. You can view it by clicking here. “This is such a […]
On Monday, February 13, Mayor Lester Miller spent the afternoon recognizing and giving proclamations to different groups of students in the Bibb County School District. Mayor Miller proclaimed: February 5 – 11 as National FBLA-PBL (Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda) Week with the theme “Lighting a Trail”; February 12 – 18 as HOSA […]
Keep Macon-Bibb Beautiful (KMBB) and Macon-Bibb’s Parks & Beautification Department celebrated Georgia’s Arbor Day early this year with a tree dedication in Carolyn Crayton Park. You can watch the ceremony here. Those in attendance were KMBB board members, Mayor Lester Miller, Parks & Beautification staff, Recreation staff, and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. Epsilon Omega […]
On Wednesday, February 15, the Macon-Bibb County Fire Department held a ceremony to celebrate the promotion of 48 firefighters to Sergeants. Dozens of loved ones filled the Howard High School Auditorium as each firefighter’s name was called out to receive their new helmets. You can watch the full ceremony here. “Our firefighters have worked hard […]
The first Mayor’s Council of Clergy (MCC) luncheon of 2023 was held Thursday, February 9, at the Tubman African-American museum. Nearly 100 people representing various faiths and religions attended the event which featured prayer, community updates, calls to action, and a catered lunch from Charles Murphy’s Catering. “This luncheon is a call for racial and […]
