Macon-Bibb County

At the Macon-Bibb County Commission meeting in February 5, 2019, Reverend Joey Ellis with Stone Edge Church led the invocation. Two SMART (South Macon Arts Revitalization Technology) students delivered the Pledge of Allegiance. Below is information in each of these talented students! Thank you Xavier Jackson and Serena Wimberly. Xavier Jackson is the son of […]

The Macon-Bibb United Boxing Club is hosting a boxing tournament at Freedom Park (3301 Roff Avenue) on Saturday, February 9. Entry is just $15 (children under 5 are free), doors open at noon, and the bouts start at 1:00 p.m. Fifty matches are already scheduled with competitors from Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Florida, and […]

Drivers on Houston Road will have noticed a new traffic light being installed the past few months at the intersection with Allen Road. Before lunch on Wednesday February 13, the traffic lights will be fully operational, and drivers are asked to pay close attention in this area and take notice of them. (They were set […]

In early December, four Macon-Bibb County firefighters – Sergeant Willie Jarrell, Private Christopher Therien, Private Anthony M. Collins, and Private James Howard – were honored by Navicent Health EMS with a Medical Save Award for their actions to save someone’s life. On October 22, these four firefighters with Engine 12 responded to a call of […]

WorkSource Macon-Bibb (WSMB) is holding the graduation for its E3 | Manufacturing Fundamentals Program on Friday, February 1, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. in Commission Chambers in Government Center (700 Poplar Street). The Ceremony will also be live broadcast on the Middle Georgia Regional Commission Facebook page. This intensive twelve-week program encompasses a pathway of coordinating […]

Beginning February 4, Macon-Bibb County will again be a movie set as Gravitational Productions films scenes for an upcoming movie along the lower portion of Eisenhower Parkway. Crews are expected to be in the area this week to begin setting up. From Monday, February 4 through Sunday, February 10, a portion of Eisenhower Parkway and […]

Macon-Bibb County Commissioners, Recreation Department staff, and representatives of Vine-Ingle Little League celebrated the start of a third phase of major improvements at Freedom Park (3301 Roff Avenue) with a Groundbreaking Ceremony on Wednesday, January 30 at 10:00 a.m. A rendering of the master plan for Freedom Park is above; this phase is for the […]

Macon-Bibb County’s Office of Public Affairs has earned Honorable Mention in two categories of PR Daily’s 2018 Nonprofit PR Awards. They were recognized in the Social Media Campaign category for its annual Women of Macon-Bibb project and in the Annual Report category for its 2017 Public Affairs Annual Report. These awards put each project in […]

Learn about tax exemptions, payment plans, property tax assessments, and more The Macon-Bibb County Tax Commissioner’s Office will hold a series of tax relief seminars, with the first being held Thursday, January 31, from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. in Commission Chambers at Government Center (700 Poplar Street).  The second and third sessions will be on February 21 and March […]

Marvin Land, Public Works Director, has been named the District 8 Director for the Georgia Chapter of the American Public Works Association, which represents the Public Works field in 22 counties. Also serving the public works field in the region were four employees elected to serve on the Executive Committee of the Middle Georgia Branch: […]