Macon-Bibb County

Our community showed up and showed out for another #CleanStreetsMatter county-wide cleanup on Saturday, July 24, 2021. Together, more than 500 people removed nearly 70,000 pounds of trash from streets in 42 different areas of the county. “Thank you so much to everyone who participated,” said Executive Director of Keep Macon-Bibb Beautiful (KMBB) Caroline Childs. “When I was driving around the community the morning of the cleanup, it was so good to […]

Macon-Bibb County will be the backdrop for filming once again with a second visit for the “Go-Big Show!” The show which features celebrity judges and hosts is in town to film so there are a few closures to want to let you know about to accommodate filming. Friday, August 6th, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.: […]

On Thursday, August 5, the Macon Pickleball Association and Macon Area Tennis Association presented a check for $5,150 to the Brookdale Resource Center.  The money was raised by both associations during their first ever TAP Out for the Homeless Pickleball and Tennis events. More than 70 players came to Tattnall Square Park on July 24, to play and […]

Making a difference in the youth community has easily become Charise Stephens’ mission. When Stephens is not working with small businesses as the Macon-Bibb County Office of Small Business Affairs (OSBA) Executive Director, she is leading U Create Macon– a youth cycling nonprofit group.   U Create Macon, which Stephens founded, most recently won the 2021 Bike […]

The month of August is nationally celebrated as Black Business Month, to recognize and celebrate black-owned businesses, and our Office of Small Business Affairs (OSBA) is taking part. On Tuesday, during a Commission meeting, Mayor Miller proclaimed August as Black Business Month in Macon-Bibb County.  “We know diversity and inclusion has been an overall problem so how can we address it where everyone […]

  People from neighborhoods all over Macon-Bibb grabbed trash bags, gloves, and got to work on July 24 for our second community-wide cleanup. Dozens of teams got together to beautify their communities as part of our Clean Streets Matter initiative. The results are in, and we’re ready to announce them! You’re invited to a press […]

Like many places around the world, our tourism took a big hit in 2020 because of COVID-19. According to Visit Macon, our community lost around $1.5 million in hotel/motel tax revenue. Along with lodging, attractions and events in the county lost money and businesses are trying to get back on their feet. The Commission approved […]

The Macon-Bibb County Board of Commissioners will vote to set the millage rate for Fiscal Year 2022 (August 1, 2021 – June 30, 2022) at a meeting on August 17, 2021. Mayor Lester Miller is recommending the new millage rate be set at 19.901, which is a decrease of 0.43 mills. “I’m proud of the […]

Eliminating blight has been a top priority for our administration as one way to make our community safer. That’s why the Commission approved $5 million in American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds to help continue to remove dilapidated and dangerous structures from our neighborhoods. The money will be placed in a Blight Elimination Revolving Loan Fund and used for demolishing blighted and dangerous structures. Funds can also be used […]

Macon Violence Prevention, or MVP, was launched on Thursday, June 10 and since then, multiple forums have been held around the community to hear directly from people about the needs of their neighborhoods, peoples’ concerns for their safety, and what organizations and resources are already available. “Violence impacts each and every one of us, no […]