Macon-Bibb County

From Atrium Health Navicent: Atrium Health Navicent, Bibb County Schools, the Georgia Department of Public Health and Macon-Bibb County announced a vaccine partnership on Friday that will offer COVID-19 vaccines to students, parents and school staff in preparation for students’ return to full-time in-person instruction this fall. Vaccines have been approved for use in children […]

On Tuesday, June 23, 2021, more than 100 people came together at Steward Chapel AME Church to listen and share their experiences with violent crime during an open and honest conversation facilitated by the Macon Mental Health Matters team. Nothing was off limits. Each pew inside the historic church held someone with a different experience, […]

From NewTown Macon: On Wednesday, June 23, NewTown Macon announced a $1 million pledge has been made by the Phil J and Alice S Sheridan Foundation to NewTown Macon’s Godsey Initiatives Fund. This pledge will help start Central Georgia’s first Community Development Financial Institution, known as NewTown Loans. Supported by parent company NewTown Macon, NewTown […]

On Thursday, June 24, 2021, Mayor Lester Miller announced several changes to significantly improve trash and recycling pick-up, including the hiring of a third-party company. “While we have been patient with the short staffing because of the pandemic, we have come to a point where changes need to be made in the short term, we […]

A group of dedicated and hardworking Maconites have spent hours in Historic Rose Hill Cemetery fixing graves, cleaning headstones, repairing stone walls, and more. Now, they’re raising money with a first batch of Rose Hill Cemetery t-shits. The shirts are $20 each and can be purchased by clicking here or visiting RoseHillCemetery.org. The money raised […]

Mayor Pro Tem Seth Clark and Commissioner Al Tillman are asking you to start collecting cases of water to donate to the Brookdale Warming Center on Tuesday, July 13. It’s all part of their Water Challenge. For every case of water brought to the Center at 3600 Brookdale Avenue from 1 – 3 p.m. that […]

Rather than just celebrating fathers during Father’s Day weekend, the Brookdale Warming Center, with help from the nonprofit From Ashes to Beauty, celebrated every man staying there.

The Office of Community Affairs is working to record and catalog the numerous organizations in our community aimed at keeping young people active, educated, involved, and entertained. To do this, the Office has launched Mayor Miller’s Youth Registry to connect people to clubs and organizations with similar goals in mind, and to let everyone know […]

From the Macon-Bibb County Industrial Authority – The first aircraft arrived June 17, 2021 at the new Dean Baldwin Painting LP facility located at the Middle Georgia Regional Airport in Macon, GA. marking the official start of operations. The aircraft, a B767-300 freighter aircraft owned by Cargo Aircraft Management, a subsidiary of ATSG (Air Transport Services […]

On Wednesday, June 16, 2021, our Public Works, Solid Waste, and Parks and Beautification departments joined forces to bring the Clean Streets Matter program back to the Historic Pleasant Hill Neighborhood, where it was originally announced. Crews got to work early to clear illegal dump sites, pick up litter, sweep streets, and cut grass along […]