Macon-Bibb County

On Saturday, June 4, Macon-Bibb County Animal Welfare and partners will hold the first Happy Tails Adoption Event from 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. at the shelter (4214 Fulton Mill Road). People can come to the shelter to see what animals are available for adoption there and with several local rescue groups, including Peach County […]

Macon-Bibb County recently received notification from the Georgia Municipal Association (GMA) that it met the qualifications to be recertified as a Georgia City of Ethics. Macon-Bibb will officially be recognized at an awards luncheon at GMA’s annual conference in late June in Savannah. The City of Ethics program began in 1999 and was developed by […]

As part of National Public Works Week, Macon-Bibb County will host Public Works Day on Thursday, May 26, for employees of the Public Works, Solid Waste, and Parks & Beautification Departments. Employees will gather for a Wellness Day at Lake Tobesofkee from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., and will learn how to stay safe in […]

As part of National Police Week, the Macon-Bibb County Law Enforcement Foundation, Bibb County Sheriff’s Office, and Macon-Bibb County Fire Department will hold the annual Peace Officer’s Memorial Day program. This year, it will take place May 20, 2016, beginning at 8:30 a.m. in Public Safety Park at the corner of Second and Mulberry Streets. […]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] All pools will open for the 2016 summer season on Friday and Saturday, May 27 and 28, 2016. With the addition of 14 lifeguards, the Macon-Bibb County Recreation Department will be opening all four of the public pools this summer Tuesday through Friday from 1:00 – 7:00 p.m. and on Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. – […]

On Saturday, May 21, 2016, the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission – along with the NAACP, Macon Water Authority Board Member Dwight Jones, and other officials – will sponsor a breakfast supporting Macon-Bibb public works employees as part of National Public Works Week. This includes employees from the Public Works, Solid Waste, and Parks […]

On Thursday, May 12, Macon-Bibb County leaders joined Operation HOPE Founder and Chairman John Hope Bryant to ceremonially celebrate the opening of HOPE Inside Macon, which is located at the Buck Melton Center (150 Sessions Drive). The celebration at the Center was part of a series of events over two days, to introduce Operation HOPE to the Macon-Bibb community, […]

Beginning Wednesday, May 18, a portion of Second Street will be closed to begin construction of its connection the new segment of road running from the intersection of Telfair Street and Little Richard Penniman Boulevard. The road closed will be from Ash Street and to the other side of the hump bridge. A map is […]

Representatives from Macon-Bibb County, NewTown Macon, the Urban Development Authority, and downtown businesses will welcome Uber to Middle Georgia at a press conference on Wednesday, May 11, at 3:00 p.m. in Rosa Parks Square. Luke Marklin, General Manager of Uber Atlanta, and several local Uber drivers will be in attendance to talk about the service’s expansion into Middle Georgia […]

As part of the year-long program, youth leaders in Macon-Bibb County’s Georgia Civic Awareness Program for Students (GCAPS) had the opportunity to visit government offices, museums, and educational centers in Washington, D.C. This was the first year a GCAPS cohort was able to make the trip, and the trip was designed to help show all […]