The Macon-Bibb United Boxing Club is hosting a boxing tournament at Freedom Park on Saturday, February 11. Entry is just $10 (children under 5 are free), doors open at noon, and the competition begins at 1:00 p.m. Competitors are amateur boxers from around Georgia, including nine members of the Macon-Bibb United Boxing Club. Boxers wanting […]
District 3 Commissioner, Elaine Lucas, is hosting a Town Hall Meeting for District 3 and all of Macon-Bibb County on Thursday, February 9 from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at St. Paul AME Church (2501 Shurling Drive). In attendance will be representatives from the church and neighborhood, and Commissioner Lucas will be announcing an upcoming District […]
The Macon-Bibb County Tax Commissioner’s Office will be holding the second of three tax relief seminars on Thursday, February 16, from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. The session will be held in Commission Chambers at Government Center (700 Poplar Street). The last seminar will be held March 23 from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. in Commission Chambers. The public […]
The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office Crime Analysis Unit releases the Macon-Bibb County crime statistics for 2016. In the homicide category, Bibb County Sheriff’s deputies and investigators worked eight less homicides in 2016 than the previous year, with four of those homicides deemed justifiable. Of the 20 homicides investigated in 2016, ninety percent or 18 of […]
On Tuesday, January 24, Mauldin & Jenkins presented Macon-Bibb County’s first Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) to the Commission, which is based on its audit of the county’s finances for July 1, 2015 – June 30, 2016. While Mauldin & Jenkins has conducted audits of the government’s finances in the past, this is the first […]
Congressman Sanford Bishop (GA-02) announced the passage of H. R. 538 which would rename the Ocmulgee National Monument and change it from a National Monument to a National Historical Park- the first one in our state! Here’s what his news release says: WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) and Congressman Austin Scott […]
The Macon-Bibb County Urban Development Authority (UDA) and Bibb County Sheriff’s Office (BSO) will hold a public hearing on downtown parking on February 2, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. in Commission Chambers at Macon-Bibb County Government Center (700 Poplar Street). This forum will the first step in creating a parking accessibility plan that will be implemented […]
Rushabh (Rush) Patel, a Macon-Bibb County Youth Commissioner and sophomore at Stratford Academy, has been selected to be a board member of the prestigious National League of Cities (NLC) Council on Youth, Education, and Families (YEF Council). Mr. Patel was one of five youth members selected from a national application and interview process to be […]
The Ocmulgee Heritage Trail and portions of Amerson River Park (the canoe launch and takeout and primitive trail section) are closed until further notice after gauges for the Ocmulgee River show its levels at 19.5 feet. Flood stage for the River is at 16 feet, and the Parks & Beautification Department closes these areas once […]
In January 2016, Macon-Bibb County introduced a new recycling program that began offering curbside pickup to all interested residents. Upon request, people could get a 65-gallon rolling recycling cart and participate in the new program. After one year of the program, more and more people are interested in being part of this green initiative […]
