Macon-Bibb County

A favorite Macon-Bibb event is back this year! The Christmas Parade will take place at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 5, with a theme of “Macon Merry.” People are invited to line the streets of the route, which will run from Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. to First Street along Cherry Street and then back down Mulberry Street. We’re […]

More than 100 people gathered at Rosa Parks Square in Downtown Macon for a Candlelight Vigil to honor victims of domestic violence. It was on October 26 as part of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Mayor Lester Miller, District Attorney Anita Howard, Solicitor Rebecca Grist, and other county officials were there for the observance, as well […]

On Sunday, October 24 Bike Walk Macon’s Open Streets took over Napier Heights from Linden Ave. at Mercer Village to Pio Nono Ave. Open Streets Macon is a free event hosted once a month that allows the community to come together to take part in activities together, strengthen businesses, and inspire public spaces by temporarily […]

Last Saturday, our community showed up and showed out to make our County a better and cleaner place to live. More than 40 different groups and organizations signed up to take part in our third Clean Streets Matter County-wide Cleanup. “Our community continues to impress us with how much they care,” said Keep Macon-Bibb Beautiful […]

On Thursday, October 28 our community came together at Rosa Jackson Center to recognize Lights on After School. Nationally, events like this celebrate after school programs and was held this year on October 28, 2021. The national day promotes the importance of quality after school programs in the lives of children, families and communities. More […]

In order to bring awareness to breast cancer, Mayor Lester Miller presented Operation Slay Cancer with a proclamation on Thursday, October 28. Operation Slay Cancer was started in 2015 by Shania Chambliss in honor of her mother Clarice Thomas who was diagnosed and treated for breast cancer. The non-profit organization offers support groups, women empowerment […]

Early reading literacy is vital in the ongoing success of students in their educational careers and into adulthood. That is why it is celebrated and promoted with Read for the Record. The Bibb County School District and United Way of Central Georgia partnered to celebrate Read for the Record, an event to raise awareness of […]

Ryland Environmental will be taking over all trash, recycling, yard waste, and bulk waste collections in our County in January. While the service provider is different, the way they collect your yard debris and bulk waste won’t be. On Wednesday, October 27 Mayor Lester Miller, Ryland Environmental Managing Partner James Lanier, and Solid Waste Manager […]

Emergency Management Agency Director Spencer Hawkins recently graduated from FEMA’s National Emergency Management Executive Academy at the Emergency Management Institute in Emmitsburg, Maryland. The program supports the advancement of the emergency management profession at strategic policy and executive leadership levels. Hawkins completed four resident courses in the Executive Academy. “Even after 20 years in a […]

October is National Arts and Humanities Month, which recognizes the importance of culture in America. This month celebrates access to the arts at local, state, and national levels. It also encourages people, organizations, and communities to participate in the arts, and raises public awareness about the role the arts and humanities play in our communities.  […]