Get ready for some holiday cheer to light up your life once again! The Main Street Christmas Lights Extravaganza is returning Friday, November 26 to Downtown. The event starts at 6:00 p.m. with a live concert by Macon Pops at the intersection of Poplar Street and First Street. Then enjoy more than 500,000 lights moving […]
On Monday, November 29, Ryland Environmental will begin delivering new trash and recycling carts. Each resident will receive the number of carts they are currently paying for. The new carts are being delivered as part of the transition to Ryland taking over solid waste (garbage, recycling, yard debris, and bulk waste) collection in January 2022. […]
To remember the legacy left behind by Michael MacCarthy, Mayor Lester Miller proclaimed November 16 as Michael McCarthy Day in Macon-Bibb County. The proclamation was read by Mayor Pro Tem Seth Clark at the Commission Meeting on Tuesday, November 16. MacCarthy was an associate professor at Mercer University’s School of Engineering in the Department of Environmental and Civil […]
The day after Thanksgiving is typically packed with shopping, but this is the perfect year to try something different for a good cause! The Birdies for Brookdale Golf Tournament is happening at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, November 26, 2021, at Historic Bowden Golf Course (3111 Millerfield Road). It’s in partnership with United Way of Central Georgia, […]
In an effort to bring awareness to lung cancer, Mayor Lester Miller proclaimed November as Lung Cancer Awareness Month. On November 15, Mayor Miller presented the proclamation to staff at Atrium Navicent Health’s Peyton Anderson Cancer Center. The American Cancer Society estimates approximately 235,760 new cases of lung cancer will be diagnosed in 2021. The rate of new lung cancer cases […]
One in ten babies born in the United States is premature, which means they are born before 37 weeks of pregnancy. These babies miss out on the crucial growth and development of their final weeks in the womb. Georgia’s prematurity rate is 11.7%, according to the 2020 March of Dimes Premature Birth Report Card. To bring […]
On November 18, Mayor Lester Miller presented Savion Wright with a proclamation. Wright is a Rutland High School 2017 graduate and a product of Communities in Schools, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to surround students with a community of support. Wright joined the United States Air Force in January 2018 and was deployed to […]
From NewTown Macon: NewTown Macon has partnered with downtown businesses to offer customers a chance to win a $500 shopping spree this holiday season. On Small Business Saturday, November 27, businesses will hide limited edition stickers designed by local artist, Mama Hawk Draws, in their shops for customers to find. Once a customer finds the […]
Macon-Bibb County government offices and the court system will be closed Thursday, November 25, and Friday, November 26 for Thanksgiving. Emergency services will continue to operate as normal those days. Trash and recycling service provided by Waste Management and Ryland Environmental will operate as usual Monday through Wednesday. Those crews will be off on Thanksgiving, […]
If you haven’t already done your holiday shopping yet, you may want to wait until Small Business Saturday on November 27 and support your local businesses. During this week’s Commission meeting, Mayor Lester Miller proclaimed November 27, as Small Business Saturday in Macon-Bibb County. Macon-Bibb’s Office of Small Business Affairs with its many partners supports […]
