The Keep Macon-Bibb Beautiful Commission received $45,000 from the Community Foundation of Central Georgia’s Downtown Challenge Fund to place new litter and recycling receptacles around downtown. In July, the Solid Waste Department will distribute 21 recycling (50-gallon) containers and 19 litter (35-gallon) containers. “These recycling containers will encourage recycling along our beautiful Downtown,” says Dr. Pam […]
Macon-Bibb County will be updating the current Urban Redevelopment Plan to reflect actions undertaken since the adoption of the Plan. These updates will allow the county to be more competitive for funding through the Georgia Department of Community Affairs, particularly for housing funding. Specific details regarding the updates to the Plan will be provided at […]
Macon-Bibb County’s Public Works Department held its Spring donation drive during the month of March, this time to collect items for the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Georgia. With the success of its departmental drive in the Fall (when they collected 4,169 items for the Middle Georgia Community Food Bank), they challenged other departments […]
The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Tornado Watch for Macon-Bibb County for tonight from 10:00 p.m. until 2:00 a.m. We remain in the Moderate Risk category for severe thunderstorms. This is the third wave of storms that was expected during this severe weather system. People should monitor local media and social media to remain […]
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 […]
