Macon-Bibb County

September is National Preparedness Month, and the Macon-Bibb County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) is undertaking a month-long outreach campaign to help people and businesses prepare for severe weather and other emergencies. “Disasters can happen anytime or anywhere and the best thing you can do for you and your family is to be prepared.” says EMA […]

Wade McCord, Macon-Bibb County Tax Commissioner, announced today that his office has launched an innovative new website to help the taxpayers of Macon-Bibb County and those who do business in Macon-Bibb County.  The new website provides taxpayers with a very enhanced search engine to access important tax information, and is smartphone and tablet device friendly. […]

Macon-Bibb County governments offices will be closed on Monday, September 4, 2017, for the Labor Day Holiday. All essential services, like 911 and fire services, will still continue. Trash and recycling pickup will be delayed a day. If your normal pickup day is Monday, your trash and recycling will be picked up Tuesday. Tuesday pickup […]

Macon Baseball 2018 and Macon-Bibb County on Thursday are unveiling planned renovations to Historic Luther Williams Field in preparation for the launch of a new Coastal Plain League expansion team in 2018.The renovations consist of three key phases, all to be completed prior to the start of the 2018 Coastal Plain League season. Phase I […]

Lake Tobesofkee and Bowden Golf Course are now their own separate departments within the Macon-Bibb County government. Previously, they both fell under the umbrella of the Recreation Department. With this change, the people who managed those places are now their directors. Brandon Doles is the Bowden Golf Course Director, and Donald Bracewell is the Lake […]

Macon-Bibb County will celebrate the construction of its new senior center with a ceremonial groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday, August 3, at 9:30 a.m. The new center will be located in Central City Park on Willie Smokie Glover Drive and will be named the Elaine Lucas Senior Center after Macon-Bibb County’s District 3 – and first […]

The Macon-Bibb County Board of Commission has tentatively adopted a millage rate increase from 14.652 to 17.652, which is an increase of 3 mils or 21.27 percent. The proposed tax increase for a home with a fair market value of $125,000 is approximately $129.00 and the proposed tax increase for nonhomestead property with a fair […]

Commissioners recently approved spending money from District 8 and 9 blight funds for 2 revitalization projects. The money from district 8 will go toward the Walnut Streetscape and Blight Remediation Project. The money from District 9 will fund the Napier/Brookdale/Grand Enhancement Project. At a recent presentation to commissioners, blight consultant Cass Hatcher gave an update […]

The Macon-Bibb County Housing Authority, In-Fill Housing, Inc., and Macon-Bibb County government celebrated the official grand opening of Hunt School Village (990 Shurling Drive) with a ribbon cutting ceremony on July 21, 2017. Hunt School Village is a beautiful new 60-unit affordable rental housing development for persons 62 and older.  The approximately $12 million investment […]

Macon-Bibb County is accepting applications until August 11 for its next Youth Commission, a year-long program for students to learn more about their local consolidated government, as well as how it interacts with state and federal government. This year’s Youth Commission will meet from August 2017 through May 2018, and it is open to 10th-12th grade students in […]