It’s a phone call our E-911 Center gets a lot during the 4th of July weekend – someone hurting themselves while lighting fireworks. The Fire Department wants to avoid these incidents this weekend and remind you how to use fireworks safely. Wear safety glasses when lighting fireworks. Keep spectators at a safe distance and light the […]
Commissioner Bill Howell, along with U Create Macon, held another Saturday Morning Breakfast Club (SMBC) event on June 26 in the Pleasant Hill Neighborhood. SMBC is an outreach Commissioner Howell started in early 2019 which turned into a monthly breakfast until COVID-19 hit our community. He began by buying supplies for the first few breakfasts, […]
For Mayor Lester Miller, taking action is more than just approving budgets, passing ordinances, and hiring companies to do work. Taking action means leaders getting out in our streets and physically helping fix a problem. That’s why this past week, along with Commissioners and his administrative team, Mayor Miller went out to pick up your […]
As part of our Macon Mental Health Matters initiative, there are upcoming classes where you can learn about canning and preserving food while focusing on your mental health. Claire Cox will teach the hands-on course where attendees will learn about canning fruits and vegetables. You’ll get to keep everything you create, and you’ll be able […]
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 […]
