Macon-Bibb County

On Wednesday, February 3, the Georgia Farm Bureau donated $5,000 to Macon-Bibb County to support the residents of the Brookdale Warming Center. To watch a video of the announcement and donation, click here. “People who experience homelessness go through all types of trials and tribulations. They can be members of our families, friend,” said Mayor […]

 On January 25, Macon-Bibb County, the United Way of Central Georgia (UWCG), and the Community Foundation of Central Georgia (CFCGA) announced several large donations to the Central Georgia COVID-19 Relief Fund, as well as the amount donated by individuals since the Brookdale Warming Center opened. This is in addition to the $25,000 grant from the […]

              River Edge Behavioral Health has begun offering to Brookdale Warming Center (3600 Brookdale Avenue) residents free, non-clinical, peer-led activities and support for people with substance use disorder and their families through its Macon Recovers Addiction Recovery Support Center. The services are provided to residents each week on Friday between 10:00am […]

                Macon-Bibb County and Keep Macon-Bibb Beautiful’s (KMBBC) new initiative, Clean Streets Matter, continued for the second week. This resulted in tens of thousands of pounds of trash and debris removed from the streets, new neighborhood cleanups scheduled, dozens of service requests filled or submitted, and more. “Through the […]

  On Friday, January 15, Macon-Bibb County Mayor Lester Miller – flanked by Commissioners, representatives from Keep-Macon Bibb Beautiful (KMBB), residents of the Historic Pleasant Hill Neighborhood, and crews from the Public Works, Solid Waste, and Parks & Beautification Department – announced Clean Streets Matter, and after one week, tens of thousands of pounds of debris have […]

Beginning Tuesday, January 19, Macon-Bibb County departments will change their schedules and operations in order to increase social distancing between employees and decrease face-to-face interaction with the public. Departments have been tasked with determining how to spread people apart from each other without impacting services to the public. These changes will be in place for […]

On Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on January 18, 2021, members of the Epsilon Beta Lambda Chapter of the Alpha Phi Alpa Fraternity, Inc. will volunteer at the Brookdale Warming Center from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. “Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha, and we view his holiday as a […]

Mayor Lester M. Miller – along with Keep Macon-Bibb Beautiful and Macon-Bibb departments and agencies – will hold a press conference on Friday, January 15, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. in the Historic Pleasant Hill Neighborhood. The group will announce a new partnership for a data-driven and focused neighborhood clean-up initiative, one that will include all partners and seek to engage […]

List of needed items updated The Macon-Bibb County Transit Authority (MTA) has joined multiple community agencies in providing people a warm and safe place to stay at the Brookdale Warming Center. They will offer free rides to the Center from the Historic Macon Terminal Station for anyone who has a pass provided by local support […]

The Georgia Department of Revenue is closing its motor vehicle application and tag and title system from January 13-18, 2021 in order to complete a technology upgrade to DRIVES, or Driver Record and Integrated Vehicle Enterprise System. During this time, customers will not be able to visit in person or utilize Department of Driver Services online services or the DDS 2 […]