On Thursday, September 17, the Georgia Water Coalition presented Macon-Bibb County with its Clean 13 Award for Amerson River Park. The presentation can be watched by clicking here. During the presentation, you’ll hear the history of how the improved Amerson River Park was created, how many people and organizations came together to create this beautiful […]
The Macon-Bibb County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) and Recreation Department are now making Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) available for free at all ten recreation centers Monday through Friday. This includes ten face masks, five pairs of gloves, and four bottle of hand sanitizer per person. People can now visit any of the recreation centers listed […]
Based on the past seven days of a decreasing seven-day average of positive COVID-19 cases, Macon-Bibb County is moving from Phase Three of its operational response plan to Phase Two. The decision comes after the seven-day average fell below 50 cases for five consecutive days. The next phase change would happen if the average moves […]
Labor Day is Monday, September 7, 2020. Government Offices and Courts will be closed, but emergency services will remain active. That includes E911, the Sheriff’s Office, the Fire Department, and the Emergency Management Agency. Trash collection and Solid Waste hours will shift slightly. The landfill will be open Tuesday through Thursday next week, (Sept. 8 […]
The Macon-Bibb County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) and Recreation Department are now making hand sanitizer available for free at all ten recreation centers, along with the face masks and gloves that have been handed out the past several weeks. People can visit any of the recreation centers listed below Monday – Thursday from 9:00 […]
The production company Morning Bee, Inc., will film scenes Downtown Sunday for the show being filmed at the Centreplex. There will be intermittent traffic closures on Poplar Street from 5th to 7th Streets from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., and Carolyn Crayton Park (formally Central City Park) will be closed to the public from 5:00 […]
Yard, bulk was collection continues The Solid Waste Department has reopened the Walker Road Landfill (327 Lower Poplar Street) as crews were able to return to work. It is open to the public Monday through Wednesday from 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Material not accepted at the landfill includes yard waste, liquids, light bulbs, and […]
Beginning the week of Monday, August 30, employees with the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office, Public Works Department, and Parks & Beautification Department will have face masks in their vehicles to give people who are not wearing one. Nearly 25,000 face masks are being put in about 500 vehicles to be distributed to the public for […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] At a Special Called Meeting on Tuesday, August 25, 2020, the Macon-Bibb County Commission approved two mandates requiring people to wear face masks or coverings when in public and in government facilities and vehicles, both when social distancing cannot be maintained. Both were passed in an ongoing effort to slow the spread of COVID-19 […]
On Monday, August 24, the Recreation Department and Emergency Management Agency will starts its third week giving free trifold surgical face masks and gloves to people to help slow the spread of COVID-19 and protect Middle Georgia. In the two weeks of distribution, 50,424 masks and 34,487 gloves were given to people. To get gloves […]
