Macon-Bibb County

The “East to West Art Walk” is activating the sidewalks along Coliseum Drive and MLK Jr. Drive between Clinton Street and Mulberry using temporary public art and sidewalk improvements.  Commissioned artists are creating temporary sidewalk murals, temporary painted arrows, and other visual connections to the newly painted crosswalks. Adam Crawford was inspired by the flow […]

Teaching Macon-Bibb residents to use a fire extinguisher is now easier than ever. Our Fire Prevention Department just received a BullEx Digital Fire Extinguisher Training System worth more than $15,000. It came from Firehouse Subs’ Public Safety Foundation. Fire Safety Educator Jeremy Webb demonstrated the system at a presentation on Tuesday, March 28 at the […]

State Representative Allen Peak and the Macon-Bibb state delegation, Macon-Bibb County, and the Department of Transportation will officially dedicate a bridge on Riverside Drive the Wm. Lee Robinson Memorial Bridge with a ceremony on Friday, March 31 at 2:00 p.m. The bridge is the one on Riverside Drive between 1609 and 1760 Riverside Drive that […]

Macon-Bibb County has received the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for its Fiscal Year 2017 budget. It’s the third consecutive year Macon-Bibb has won this award from the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA). In order to receive the award, Macon-Bibb’s budget document had to serve as a policy document, a financial plan, an operations guide, and […]

Macon-Bibb County will celebrate on Monday, March 27, at 11:30 a.m. the reopening of an improved Frank Johnson Recreation Center (2227 Mercer University Drive) with a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony. In attendance and speaking at the Ceremony will be Mayor Robert Reichert, Mayor Pro Tem Bert Bivins, Parks and Recreation Director Reggie Moore, Dr. John Swint […]

Macon-Bibb County, the Macon-Bibb County Urban Development Authority (UDA), and design firm HGOR will hold the third and final public meeting for the future design of Rosa Parks Square on Tuesday, March 28, in Commission Chambers in Government Center (700 Poplar Street) at 6:00 p.m. At this forum, HGOR will unveil the proposed design for […]

District 3 Commissioner Elaine Lucas is holding a Town Hall Meeting for District 3 and all of Macon-Bibb County on Thursday, March 23 from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. in the Northeast High School Media Center (1646 Upper River Road). In attendance will be Wesleyan College Professor Dr. Tom Ellington, Georgia Federation of Teachers President Verdallia […]

Is there a business or a person you know working hard to make a positive impact on our community? We want to hear about them! The Green Team is seeking nominations now for these groups or individuals. Criteria for each category is listed below. Please read carefully before filling out the nomination form located at […]

  Macon-Bibb County is continuing its attack on blight on Monday, March 20, at 11:00 a.m. by demolishing nine houses on Wise Avenue. This is the first phase of demolitions that will begin clearing that area to make way for a new multipurpose field to serve the Pleasant Hill neighborhood. The second phase includes nine […]

At its meeting on February 7, the Commission approved switching from quarterly to annual billing for solid waste (garbage, recycling, and yard waste) collections beginning in October 2017. Instead of paying $60 every three months, property owners will pay $240 per year, and they will be billed along with their property taxes. Quarterly bills will […]