The Board of Elections is losing a vital person in its day-to-day operations. Charlene Maynard has left her position as Administrative Assistant to take on another challenge – retirement. Her team celebrated her years of hard work and positive attitude at Fish-N-Pig the Tuesday before her last day on Friday, July 29, 2022. “Charlene was […]
Several recent drownings prompted a local business owner to take action to help save lives. Deo Oliver is the owner of Quick Kill Pest Services and is donating 12 life jackets for anyone to use at Amerson River Park. On Wednesday, Oliver brought the life jackets to the Jay Hall Memorial Canoe Launch at Amerson […]
Olivia Walter is a Public Relations Specialist on our Communications Team and has no idea we chose to highlight her this week. If we asked, she probably would have turned it down, but her humility and hard work are why she’s our latest Staff Spotlight. “Olivia embodies the phrase ‘work hard, play hard’,” says Public […]
Macon-Bibb County is asking relatives of 166 people who have been cremated and unclaimed to come forward. People who wish to claim their loved one’s ashes will need do so before September 19, 2022. Any cremains unclaimed after that time will be memorialized in Historic Rose Hill Cemetery by having the ashes spread in a […]
On August 2, 2022, Mayor Lester Miller will recommend to the Commission that the millage rate for Macon-Bibb County be lowered by 2 mills, from 19.901 to 17.901. The meeting will be held at 6:00 p.m. in Commission Chambers in City Hall (700 Poplar Street) and will be broadcast live at www.facebook.com/maconbibbcounty and www.maconbibb.us. “It’s […]
Macon Mental Health Matters (MMHM) is bringing pop-up gyms to different neighborhoods every second Saturday of the month. The next gym is Saturday, August 13 at Rosa Jackson Recreation Center (1211 Maynard Street). The gym starts at 10:00 a.m. with yoga, followed by a drum circle at 11:00 a.m., and then mediation at 11:30 a.m. […]
On Saturday, July 30, the Beall’s Hill Neighborhood Association along with Centenary Church are hosting a neighborhood cleanup covering Oglethorpe and Ash Streets. It starts at 9:00 a.m. at 899 Oglethorpe Street and will go until 10:30 a.m. “Cleanups are a simple way to show your neighbors you care about them and their community,” says Beall’s Hill […]
Mayor Lester Miller and Dr. Henry Ficklin presented Atrium Health Navicent with a proclamation to recognize July 28, 2022, as World Hepatitis Day. 2.4 million Americans are impacted by the hepatitis A virus, hepatitis B virus, and hepatitis C virus, which cause infection to the liver. In 2019, Georgia reported 844 cases of hepatitis A […]
Throughout July, Mayor Lester Miller and Atrium Health Navicent want to remind you to protect yourself against ultraviolet (UV) light. Mayor Miller proclaimed July 2022 as UV Safety Awareness Month in the County. UV is an invisible type of radiation that comes from the sun, tanning beds, and sunlamps. UV rays can damage skin cells […]
Are you ready to ROCK this Saturday? Middle Georgia’s hottest Concert Crawl, Bragg Jam, is returning to Downtown Macon this Saturday, July 30. It kicks off with a family-friendly event in front of the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame (301 Cherry Street). Before dropping the kids off with the babysitter ahead of the Concert Crawl, enjoy […]
