Pastor Willie Finney, Jr. of Smith Street Baptist Church led the invocation at the July 17 Macon-Bibb County Commission Meeting. That was followed by Larry Howard and Jasmine Martin, members of our local 4H club, leading the crowd in the Pledge of Allegiance. Our Emergency Management Agency Director, Spencer Hawkins, was recognized for winning the […]
You can help reduce the local stray animal population and increase the capacity at the Animal Welfare Department’s shelter by bidding on one of five footballs signed by former University of Georgia and current Cleveland Browns football player Nick Chubb. He came into town on Monday, July 16 to sign the footballs and take a tour of […]
Macon-Bibb County Mayor Pro Tem and District 9 Commissioner Al Tillman will hold a series of four public forums in different areas of the county to provide people with an update on and ask questions about their consolidated government. The first forum will be held at Lake Tobesofkee in the enclosed pavilion in Claystone Park […]
In the month of June, more passengers than previous months used Middle Georgia Regional Airport (MCN) to fly to Baltimore Washington International Airport (BWI) on Contour Airlines or to Biloxi on the weekend charter flight with Sun Country Air. More than 3,000 passengers came through the airport (1,521 boarding at MCN), which was an average […]
Commissioner Virgil Watkins has proposed a new Short Term Vacation Rental (STVR) ordinance and revisions to Macon-Bibb County’s Alcohol Code. He and the Commission are hosting public hearings on Thursday, July 19, 2018, to hear from people that could be impacted by or are interested in these topics. The hearings will be held in Commission […]
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 2017 (FY17). 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 Pedestrian Safety Review Board (PSRB) will begin a series of six sessions on pedestrian safety as part of the On the Move campaign. Each will be held at the Historic Douglass Theatre (355 Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard) from 8:30 – 10:30 a.m., and the first will be held Thursday, July 12. Future sessions […]
The Macon-Bibb County Recreation Department and Macon Bacon will hold a free, one-day baseball camp on Saturday, July 14 from 8:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at Historic Luther Williams Field. Children ages 8 – 16 will work with Macon Bacon players and staff from the Recreation Department on pitching, catching, hitting, and infield and outfield […]
Pastor Jake Hall from Highland Hill Baptist Church delivered the invocation to a packed house at the commission meeting on July 3, 2018. At the meeting, the board voted on several items to amend the approved FY2019 Budget. To see those items, click here. The board also voted on several other items: Commissioners ratified a […]
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.0.47″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.101″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_layout=”light”] The Fiscal Year 2019 (July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2019) Budget was approved at a Commission Meeting on Thursday, July 28, 2018. After two called meetings on June 29 and July 3, 2018, the Operations and Finance Committee approved multiple […]
