Macon-Bibb County

For Black History Month in February, the Offices of Community Affairs, Small Business Affairs, and Communications recognized and celebrated African American leaders in our community with a #LegacyOfLeadership campaign.   Throughout the month, we highlighted past and present leaders on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram with a brief bio, a quote, or a combination of the two […]

Students in our community now can learn what goes into video production thanks to a new program offered by our Recreation Department.    The Teen Communications Program is based out of the Frank Johnson Recreation Center and is open to all students in 6th to 12th grades, even if they don’t have equipment or prior experience. […]

Bibb County teachers learned a new fun and exciting lesson to take back to their students. Students will soon be learning how to play the world’s fastest growing sport, pickleball.  On Wednesday, February 23, Physical Education (P.E.) teachers gathered at Tattnall Square Park Pickleball Center to learn the sport from our community’s experts and athletes. […]

It’s not common to see women working in the mechanical industry, but for Abi Brown, that did not stop her from falling in love with the career.  Abi is Macon-Bibb County’s first and only female mechanic. She took the position with the Heavy Duty Equipment and Diesel Maintenance division of the Vehicle Maintenance Department in […]

Required orientation for applicants for the Macon Violence Prevention grant program through the Community Foundation of Central Georgia (CFCG) is now open.  The next online Zoom sessions will take place at 3:00 p.m. on March 2, and 11:00 a.m. on March 4. Applicants only need to attend one of these sessions. If an applicant needs […]

It’s time for everyone to have a say in a project that will revitalize our entire community. The County, along with the Design Build Team, is asking the public to come out and share their ideas for the design of the amphitheater. The County will hold two public input sessions on Thursday, March 3 at […]

From Friday, February 4, to Wednesday, February 23, county crews and WasteRec Services collected 29,110 old carts that belonged to ADS. (This total does not include the carts ADS collected during this time.)  “Our crews continue to move swiftly around the county to remove the old carts from our streets, and I’m proud of their […]

The Brookdale Resource Center opened in January 2021 to provide people experiencing homelessness or who did not have adequate heat, a safe and warm place to stay during the colder winter months. More than 30 departments, agencies, and organizations came together to open the facility to people in fewer than 12 days.  Since then, it […]

Macon Mental Health Matters will hold a Mental Health Pop-up Gym on Saturday, February 26, from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at Freedom Park (3301 Roff Ave.).  The gyms have made their way throughout the community since May 2021 as a way to bring mental health resources directly into neighborhoods through the Macon Mental Health […]

Required orientation for applicants for the Macon Violence Prevention grant program through the Community Foundation of Central Georgia (CFCG) will open next week and run through April 4, 2022, the application deadline.    Mayor Lester Miller and the CFCG will hold a press conference at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, February 28, to announce details, requirements, and the […]