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 […]
On May 14, 2021 dozens of people gathered in Public Safety Memorial Park to honor 32 fallen officers during the annual Peace Officers Memorial Day. The event happens on the Friday of National Police Week, and the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office, Macon-Bibb County Fire Department, and former Macon Police Department joins together to honor law […]
On Tuesday, May 11, 2021, Commissioners visited Flint Equipment Co. and Yancey Bros., two existing industries in Macon-Bibb, industrial sites as part of a series of economic development and community tours. “We want to give our Commissioners a first-hand look at what we can do to help our economic development and our existing businesses,” said […]
Four months ago, the doors for warmth and opportunities opened for so many in need in our community. Mayor Lester Miller came up with the idea of providing a shelter for people who needed a warm place to sleep during cold winter nights after two men experiencing homeless died while sleeping outside in December 2020. […]
This week, Charise Stephens, Macon-Bibb County Office of Small Business Affairs Director, won the 2021 Safe Routes to School (SRTS) East Regional Champion of the Year for her efforts in empowering youths in our community. SRTS empowers communities to make walking and biking to school a safe and routine activity once again. Stephens is the […]
This week, crews demolished ten more houses, putting us at 25 blighted and burned houses down and five more to go to reach Mayor Lester Miller’s goal of 30 in 30 days. Crews had a busy start to the week with four houses taken down on Monday. They started at 924 Plant Street, then moved […]
Health was the focus of two recent proclamations presented to community members. Mayor Lester Miller proclaimed May 2021 as ‘Mental Health Awareness’ Month, and the week of May 9 – 15, 2021 as ‘National Women’s Health Week.’ The Mental Health Awareness Proclamation was presented at the May 4 Commission meeting to a group of advocates […]
