Our Commission Meeting on Tuesday, July 19, had an audience filled with champions! Commissioners recognized the Macon Youth Baseball Legends 14u All-Star Team, who recently traveled to New Orleans, Louisiana where they won the 2022 USSSA World Series Championship! The team competed in a six-team tournament where they beat the Jefferson Mustangs to become the […]
At the Commission Meeting on July 19, Commissioner Paul Bronson read a proclamation honoring Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church Pastor Eddie D. Smith, Sr. for his 50 years of service. The proclamation talks about how he’s served his congregation and the community tirelessly and faithfully with compassion for five decades. In the proclamation, Mayor Miller deemed […]
“Were people separated when you were a kid?” “Why do you think racism exists?” “What would be the solution to racism?” The Macon-Bibb Teen Communications Program is learning about journalism through hands-on experience, and these heavy questions are part of that. The group from Frank Johnson Recreation Center took a trip to the Elaine […]
The Pleasant Hill Neighborhood Organization is holding a series of town hall meetings throughout the month focused on a variety of topics. One aim of these meetings is to gather data for The Opportunity Project for Cities – a recently formed partnership with the Knight Foundation and Google.org. The aim of the project is to […]
Kids participating in the Historic Macon Foundation’s camp this summer got an exclusive tour of City Hall and the opportunity to hear from our county leaders, including Mayor Lester Miller. The Box City Summer Camp introduces campers to urban design and historic preservation through interactive activities. The week-long camp is for ten rising 4th through […]
On Wednesday, July 20, campers at the Tubman African America Museum Heritage Camp held their own community cleanup in Downtown. The children were given bags, pickers, vests, and gloves to clean up around the Museum’s campus. Commissioner Paul Bronson and Keep Macon-Bibb Beautiful (KMBB) Executive Director Asha Ellen also stepped in to help and teach the […]
On Friday, July 15, Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) staff headed to campus, but not to do their typical jobs. They traded in pencils and paper for trash bags and trash pickers. “I drive this way to work every day. I’ve driven this way for twelve years and I see a beautiful ecosystem. There are […]
Some of our County leaders took a trip across the world to meet with officials from our Sister City. Community Affairs Executive Director Dr. Henry Ficklin and Office of Small Business Affairs (OSBA) Director Charise Stephens traveled to Macon, France on July 11. The purpose of the trip was to renew the longstanding Sister City […]
It’s happening! You can see progress! On Monday, July 18, crews from the Public Works Department began tearing up the parking lot and islands at the Macon Mall to make way for construction of the new amphitheater. This will prepare the site for future construction. The asphalt and concrete torn up […]
During Tuesday’s Commission meeting, Commissioners unanimously approved accepting $2 million the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) Highway Division to fund the construction of the Middle Georgia Regional Airport’s runway extension. This project has been years in the making and the approval of the funds will get this project rolling. The process started in 2013 and […]
