Macon-Bibb County

Messages of hope, encouragement, and desperation filled the time at the first of several planned public forums. It’s part of the MVP: Macon Violence Prevention initiative, aimed at taking a data-driven, community focused approach to reducing crime in Macon-Bibb. The forum on Thursday, July 15, was at the Macon Mall on Eisenhower Parkway in Commission […]

Our very own Sherita Sims-Jones has been recognized this year for her leadership with the County, as well as her leadership outside of her work. Sims-Jones is the Budget and Grants Manager for the Strategic Planning Department. Before consolidation, she was the Grants Accountant for the City of Macon, working for a total of 9 […]

Many of us have the luxury of eating out at a nice restaurant occasionally, but for many in our community, that is hardly ever an option. Owner of Kinjo Kitchen + Cocktails, Chelsea Hughes, believes everyone should have the opportunity to eat a hot and tasty meal, especially those at the Brookdale Resource Center. On […]

Our community came together on July 13 to make sure no one at the Brookdale Resource Center ever goes thirsty. Mayor Pro Tem Seth Clark and Commissioner Al Tillman challenged everyone to collect cases of bottled water to donate to the Center as it needed bottled water. “During our last county-wide clean up, the Mayor […]

In an effort to enhance safety, the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office and Parks and Beautification Department will begin stronger enforcement of closure hours at Amerson River Park. This includes citing those who don’t leave by the 8 p.m. closing time, locking the yellow gates on the road in front of the railroad crossing, and enhanced […]

After several months of hard work and preparation, Commissioners Paul Bronson, Bill Howell, and Raymond Wilder became Certified County Commissioners by the Association County Commissioners of Georgia (ACCG). They received a certificate for successfully completing the core requirements in the Lifelong Learning Academy. The Academy has been put on by ACCG and the Carl Vinson […]

Kinjo Kitchen + Cocktails is raising money and awareness for the Brookdale Warming Center once again. This time, you can rock a sweet t-shirt while helping those in our community who need help. The downtown restaurant is selling t-shirts that read “WARMING HEARTS & BELLIES ONE BOWL AT A TIME” and come in two different […]

July is BIPOC Mental Health Awareness Month. BIPOC is an acronym for black, indigenous, and people of color. It’s all about raising awareness of the importance of good mental health and mental health services in the minority community. “Historically, our mental health has been ignored almost completely. Much of the research is done on us, […]

Beginning Thursday, July 8, 2021 a second company – Southern Disaster Recovery (SDR) – will collect yard and bulk waste that is on the curb in front of people’s houses. This is in addition to Ceres Environmental Operations, which began collections last week. Both contracts are set to last up to eight weeks, during which time they will […]

On Thursday, July 8, 2021, crews knocked down three more blighted houses in the Historic Pleasant Hill neighborhood. The houses at 365, 373, and 381 Monroe Street were deemed uninhabitable and unsafe, making them the 45th – 47th blighted houses to be removed from a neighborhood in Mayor Lester Miller’s blight fight. “This isn’t about […]