Macon-Bibb County

Macon-Bibb County’s Walker Road Landfill will be closed Friday, October 11, for several hours as Georgia Power changes out a transformer and pole in the area. This work will cut power to the scale house, meaning material coming into the landfill cannot be weighed and documented as required by the Environmental Protection Division.   The […]

The public is invited to the Pedestrian Safety Review Board’s Vision Zero Action Plan Workshop on Wednesday, October 16 from 8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. in Commission Chambers in Government Center (700 Poplar Street).   “Our goal is to reduce the number of pedestrian deaths in Macon-Bibb County to zero through infrastructure improvements, road safety […]

Macon-Bibb County celebrated the extension of the Second Street Corridor Vision Block with a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on Thursday, October 10, at the corner of Second and Plum Streets. Work on this project began in January and extended the Vision Block from Poplar Street (where it previously ended) to where the future MidCity Square would […]

New mural installed at Middle Georgia Regional Airport All photos courtesy of Mary Beth Wood Photography. Visitors to Macon-Bibb County and the region flying into Middle Georgia Regional Airport are now being greeted by a new 224 square foot mural along one wall. “Hi! We’re glad y’all are in Macon” the mural reads for the […]

Another movie production, this one currently being called “Blue Bayou,” will be prepping, shooting, and wrapping out in Downtown Macon-Bibb from September 28 at 7:00 a.m. through Thursday October 4, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. Filming will occur on Tuesday, October 1 from 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. inside and outside of the Historic Macon Terminal Station. In order to accommodate the production, portions or […]

At the Macon-Bibb County Commission meeting on Tuesday, September 17, 2019, Pastor Bo Turner with Real Life Church delivered the invocation. Here is some information about Pastor Turner: Pastor Bo is third-generation Pentecostal, born into a pastor’s home. Accepting the call to ministry in 1988, he served as State Evangelist of the Church of God of […]

MACON COLISEUM AND MACON CITY AUDITORIUM SEE HIGHER ATTENDANCE AND TICKET SALES From Spectra –  Spectra, the provider of Venue Management, Food Services & Hospitality, and Partnerships services to the Macon Coliseum and Macon City Auditorium, today presented to Macon-Bibb County Commissioners their annual report for fiscal year 2019. As for the previous two fiscal […]

The Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) has awarded Macon-Bibb County a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for its Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) for Fiscal Year 2018 (FY18). According to GFOA, the Certificate of Achievement is the highest form of recognition in the area of governmental accounting and financial reporting, and its […]

The new Wise Avenue Park replaces street of blighted structures Macon-Bibb County leaders celebrated the opening of the new Wise Avenue Park ( off of Riverside Drive between Betty Tolbert Way and Hudson Street ) in the Historic Pleasant Hill neighborhood with a ribbon-cutting event on Wednesday, September 18. You can watch that event here at MaconBibb.TV. Wise […]

The Georgia Water Coalition, the state’s leading water protection coalition, released its third annual Clean 13 Report on Thursday, September 19. The report highlights individuals, businesses, industries, non-profit organizations and governmental agencies whose extraordinary efforts have led to cleaner rivers, stronger communities and a more sustainable future for Georgians. The entities recognized in this report will […]