The Greater Macon Chamber of Commerce is excited to bring Georgia’s first Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!) to Macon-Bibb County to encourage middle and high school students to become business owners as part of a weekly entrepreneur education class beginning this fall. .. YEA! is a cutting-edge program that takes students ages 11 to 18 through […]
The Association of County Commissioners of Georgia (ACCG) recently recognized Macon-Bibb County GCAPS student Caroline Anderson with its first-ever Youth Leadership Award. Assistant County Manager and GCAPS Coordinator Charles Coney accepted the award on her behalf during the 2016 ACCG Annual Conference at the Savannah International Trade & Convention Center, and he presented the Award […]
he Macon-Bibb Commission is holding four public forums to let people discuss which projects should be potentially funded with the next Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax. The Commission will finalize that list this summer based on the feedback received, and it will be voted on by the public in November. Below is a schedule […]
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] The budget for Fiscal Year 2017 (July 1, 2016 – June 30, 2017) is scheduled to be adopted at a special called Commission Meeting on Tuesday, June 28, 2016. The meeting will be held in Commission Chambers at Government Center beginning at 1:00 p.m. and […]
The Georgia temperatures are rising, and what better way to stay cool than spend time around some of Macon-Bibb County’s new or improved fountains? In March, Macon-Bibb workers and community partners gathered at each of the nine fountains around Downtown, as they were all turned on for the season. Charles H. Jones Gateway Park Corner […]
Kumho Tire (CEO: Lee Han-Seob) has opened a new production facility with an annual capacity of four million tires in the United States, which will likely serve as a foundation to enhance its market share in North America. The tire-maker said that it held the completion ceremony for the plant on Monday (local time) in […]
On March 30, the Macon-Bibb County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) hosted the first county-wide Shelter in Place drill to raise awareness about the importance of preparing for severe weather. Departments and the public were asked, once the tornado siren sounded for its monthly test, to practice Shelter in Place procedures by finding an interior room […]
If you’ve travelled toward Downtown Macon-Bibb from Mercer University Drive, you’ve probably noticed a major change in the scenery. The pedestrian bridge was set into place on April 6, and it connects the Mercer Campus and Downtown to the Tindall Heights neighborhood, the new lofts, and the new retail and hotel development. The 120,000-pound bridge […]
The Macon-Bibb County Board of Elections opened its new satellite office and early voting location for the 2016 Party Primary and Nonpartisan General Election. The entrance to newest location is on the Plum Street side of the Historic Macon Terminal Station in Downtown Macon (200 Cherry Street). For more information about voting and the 2016 Elections, visit the Board of Elections […]
Macon-Bibb County and NewTown Macon have been selected to proceed to the next step in a process for a $92,000 grant from the Federal Recreational Trails Program that is administrated by the Department of Natural Resources. The grant will allow the Ocmulgee Heritage Trail to be built from the south side of Amerson River Park […]
