More than two-dozen Macon-Bibb County roads will be re-paved or smoothed out thanks to a contract the Commission approved with Womack Paving Inc. More than $1.2 million will be used for full reclamation or deep path overlay on the following streets and roads. The improvements are being paid for from the state Local Maintenance & […]
Macon-Bibb Commissioners approved an agreement with the Macon Water Authority (MWA) to move on to phase two of the Stormwater Program Study. In phase two of the study, Macon-Bibb County, MWA, and a consultant will work together to identify funding, and develop a community involvement plan. The County has been working with MWA to identify […]
Macon-Bibb is getting its first-ever brewpubs (Piedmont Brewing and Ocmulgee Brewpub), and the Commission updates its Code of Ordinances so they could operate. Details on licensing and fees can be found be by clicking here (licensing) and here (fees). “Part of revitalizing Downtown Macon-Bibb is to make it easier for new businesses to open and […]
On Saturday, June 4, Macon-Bibb County Animal Welfare and partners held its first Happy Tails Adoption Event the shelter. More than 200 people visited that day to see what animals could be adopted and how they could volunteer and support one of the many rescue groups in the region. By the end of the event […]
At the June 7 Commission Meeting, Mayor Reichert proclaimed June to be National Gun Violence Awareness Month in Macon-Bibb County. He and the rest of the Commission encouraged people to wear orange and raise awareness of the senseless violence that harms families and communities across the country. To see pictures from the reading of the […]
At its June 7 meeting, Mayor Robert Reichert announced that May 20 had been proclaimed Education Support Professionals Day in Macon-Bibb County in conjunction with the Bibb Association of Educators Awards. The Commission took time that evening to recognize this year’s Education Support Professional of the Year, Rutland High School Head Custodian Beverly Harris. To […]
A North Georgia-based group is placing a marker in Macon-Bibb to recognize and remember those who were lynched here. At Tuesday’s meeting, Commissioners granted permission to the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta’s ‘Beloved Community: Commission for Dismantling Racism’ group to place the marker at The Douglass Theatre. The marker will bear the names of people lynched […]
Commissioners gave the green light to another Eagle Scout Service Project. Candidate Rob Desmet wants to build a dog rinsing station at the Macon Dog Park located on Adams Street. Desmet is a 17-year-old with Macon’s Troop 10. To read his proposal to the Commission and details on the station, click here.
What do a local dentist and civil rights leader, Capricorn Records, a sloping road, and segregation have in common? They’ve each played a role in the mission to get Cotton Avenue designated as an official Historic District. The Commission is requesting that Macon-Bibb Planning and Zoning designate the area as such. That dentist and civil […]
On Thursday, May 25, people that served on the USS Macon held their 23rd reunion at various locations throughout the city. This was the second time they had held the reunion here. You can see pictures from their visit to Government Center by clicking here. During their visit, they spent time at the Washington Library […]
