Macon-Bibb County

The Historic Douglass Theatre’s outdoor music series, Jazz in the Courtyard, is back this Memorial Day weekend. Now in its 14th year, Jazz in the Courtyard is the first major Douglass program open to the Macon community since the pandemic. “This live music series sets the stage for our 100th anniversary celebration for the remainder […]

The Recreation Department and Lake Tobesofkee are in need of lifeguards before Memorial Day weekend. Public pools open for the summer beginning Memorial Day Weekend on Saturday, May 29, from 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.  The full summer schedule begins on Tuesday, June 1 from 1:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. However, in order to open every pool, the Recreation Department needs 23 […]

Due to severe staffing shortages, ADS/Waste Management – the company contracted to collect household garbage and recycling – does not have enough people to fully staff its fleet of vehicles and thus is running behind on collections. Should either of the cans not get collected, leave it on the curb and call 478-405-5000 to report the missed […]

The Solid Waste Department is still offering free drop-offs at the landfill to residents during the May Madness Spring Cleanup. This past Tuesday, 132 people brought a total of 105,500 pounds to the landfill, which is up from last week’s 117 people bringing 80,060 pounds. Since the free drop-offs were first offered on May 4th, […]

Macon-Bibb County Government Offices will be closed on Monday, May 31, 2021, to observe Memorial Day. Emergency and law enforcement services will remain operational, including the Fire Department, Sheriff’s Office, and E-911. Trash and recycling cart pickup will slide one day, and run from Tuesday, June 1, to Saturday, June 5. The Macon-Bibb Solid Waste […]

To celebrate the Central Fellowship Christian Academy Lady Lancers winning their National Championship, Mayor Lester Miller proclaimed April 20, 2021 as Central Fellowship Christian Academy Lady Lancers Day. The girls’ basketball team became the Division 5 National Champions on February 27, 2021 after they defeated Covenant Academy to win the first girls’ basketball state championship […]

On May 16, 2021, Mayor Lester Miller presented staff from Atrium Health Navicent with a proclamation declaring May to be Stroke Awareness and Prevention Month. Strokes are the fourth leading cause of death in the United States, affecting about 800,000 people a year. Georgia’s age-standardized stroke death rate in 2019 was 13.3% higher than the […]

Only 21 days into our 30 in 30 campaign, our Public Works crews and local contractors have torn down 31 burned and blighted houses, but they’re not done, yet! In April, Mayor Lester Miller announced the #30in30 campaign, setting a goal of demolishing 30 blighted houses in 30 days. While this represented an aggressive push […]

On Wednesday, May 19, 2021, we completed our 30 in 30 Blight Fight campaign and began a new project aimed to improve the entrance to Historic Linwood Cemetery. numbers 29, 30, and 31 of the campaign. While the demolitions Wednesday morning helped us achieve our 30 in 30 goal, they were also torn down as […]

Decades after Private First Class Horace Johnson, Jr. lost his life while serving his country, his family and friends still remember the impact he made and wanted to honor him in the best way they could. On May 14, 2021, Macon-Bibb County held a ceremony to officially dedicate the intersection of Hopewell Road and Midway […]