On Friday, April 22, District 9 Commissioner Al Tillman and Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) held a Senior Pampering Day. Ten “Queen-agers” arrive were given pedicures by CGTC students in the inclusive cosmetology program. “We wanted to do something different for a group of seniors in town, to make them feel special and show them […]
On Thursday, April 21, Mayor Lester Miller gave his annual State of the Community address at a luncheon hosted by the Greater Macon Chamber of Commerce at Historic Luther Williams Field. Throughout his speech, the Mayor shared stories from the past year of how the work of the city and partners have been received in […]
Dozens of families made their way to Tattnall Square Park on Wednesday, April 20 to celebrate our Earth! Macon-Bibb County held its Earth Day Festival for the first time since the pandemic, and it was filled with different activities for everyone in the family. The Mulberry Market returned with local vendors with fresh produce and […]
This week we’re shining the Staff Spotlight on our intern, Shakeria Glynn. Shakeria is currently interning with the Clerk’s Office before graduating college in June. Shakeria was born and raised in Macon and graduated from Southwest High School in 2019. That same year, she was selected as the Bibb County School District’s Career, Technical, Agricultural […]
With old cart collection nearing its end and the arrival of new carts, crews from the Solid Waste, Public Works, and Parks & Beautification Departments have begun working together to make sure they have filled all requests for new carts. On Monday morning, they split up delivery maps for 795 requests and through the end […]
The Earth Day Festival is finally back following a two-year break. It’s happening from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 20, at Tattnall Square Park. It’s an all-ages, family-friendly event, and everyone is encouraged to attend. Click here for the event page on Facebook. “We are so excited to finally bring back this festival […]
From MHI RJ Aviation Group– MHIRJ Aviation Group (MHIRJ) has proudly unveiled its new facility in Macon, Georgia, today in a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The lease signing for the new Service Center was announced back in January of this year, projecting up to four additional lines of maintenance to the MHIRJ MRO network. The center is […]
The newly renovated Booker T. Washington Community Center has officially been open for one year! At a community event on Saturday, April 9, the Macon-Bibb Community Enhancement Authority (MBCEA) held a celebration to mark the occasion. Prior to its grand reopening in 2021, the center had been closed for five years. District 8 Commissioner Virgil […]
On Saturday, April 2 our friends and neighbors came together to clean our streets! Together, our community picked up 31,226 pounds of litter and debris, bringing our total to more than 123 tons since our first county-wide clean up in 2021. “I am very pleased regarding the community’s participation during the most recent County-wide Clean […]
This week, we are joining the Fire Department in celebrating Arson Investigator Lt. Kyle Murray. Lt. Murray was recently sworn in through the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office after completing Mandate Training. Lt. Murray has been with the Fire Department for 15 years and is currently the Interim Lead Fire Investigator. Before getting sworn in by […]
