Macon-Bibb County

Public Works will continue Macon-Bibb’s Blight Fight by tearing down the first commercial property included in this initiative. At 8:15 a.m. on Thursday, August 26, the crew will begin removing the structure at 3527 Brookdale Avenue (seen above) from the neighborhood. “I’m excited for us to be taking down the first commercial property so far,” […]

At their August 17 meeting, the Mayor and Commissioners approved raising the minimum wage for consolidated government employees. Beginning January 2022, all employees making less than $14 an hour will be moved up to that level. In January 2023, everyone making less than $15 an hour will be moved up to $15. Currently, there are […]

If you or someone you know is looking to get vaccinated against COVID-19, you still have options in Macon-Bibb County.    The Macon Volunteer Clinic is offering free vaccinations at 376 Rogers Avenue in Macon on Tuesday, August 24 from 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. and Wednesday, August 25 from 3:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. The Moderna and J&J vaccines will be offered to walk-ups and those who have appointments. Click here to register.   The Macon-Bibb County Health Department (1600 […]

This week we’re shining our Staff Spotlight on Macon-Bibb County Fire Department’s (MBCFD) Battalion Chief Jeffery Sanders, who has been serving our community as a firefighter for 34 years.  When Battalion Chief Sanders is not protecting and serving our community in uniform, he’s helping the community in other ways. He has chaired numerous committees and […]

On Tuesday, August 17, the Macon-Bibb Commission approved the recommendation made my Mayor Lester Miller to lower the millage rate to 19.901, a decrease of 0.43 mills for Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22), which runs from July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022. “I’m proud we were able to reduce our millage rate in our first […]

Mayor Lester Miller and the Commission approved at the August 17 meeting a series of annual incentives for public safety employees, which will include the Fire Department, Sheriff’s Office, Emergency Management Agency, E-911, Lake Tobesofkee Rangers, and Civil Court Sheriffs. “We want to make sure we are keeping our experienced public safety employees and recognize […]

The only official youth biking chapter in the world was recognized by Mayor Lester Miller Tuesday, August 17 with a proclamation declaring August 2021 as U Create Macon Youth Cyclists Month. U Create Macon, a local youth development program, houses the Major Taylor Middle Georgia chapter of biking.  The chapter of about 60 kids was recently invited to ride in the historic Harriet Tubman […]

On Sunday, August 22, 2021, Macon Head Space and The Southern Center for Choice Theory will host a Mental Health Pop-Up Gym at 10:00 a.m. at Kings Park (3296 Kingston Court). This weekend’s gym will focus on women’s equality ahead of Women’s Equality Day on Thursday, August 26. “In honor of the constant commitment of women working to gain equality in our […]

Tommy’s Express Car Wash and Boss Ryderz are teaming up to raise money and collect donations for the Brookdale Resource Center. On Saturday, August 21 from noon until 4 p.m. you can head to Tommy’s Express Car Wash (2772 Riverside Drive) to be part of a great cause.  Boss Ryderz, a local car club, is known for raising money and donating […]

The Macon-Bibb County Green Team is postponing the 2021 Earth Day Macon-Bibb Festival due to concerns related to COVID-19. It was originally slated for April of this year, then moved to fall, as they’d hoped the cases of COVID-19 in our community would decrease. With the resurgence of the Delta Variant, the board wanted to […]