Macon-Bibb County

On Tuesday, May 3, the Macon-Bibb County Tax Commissioner’s Office and the management of the Tom Hill, Sr. Blvd Kroger will demonstrate the new Georgia Motor Vehicle Division self-service kiosk that has been installed in Bibb County. Interim Tax Commissioner and representatives from Kroger and the Department of Revenue were on hand to talk with […]

The Macon-Bibb County Board of Elections will open its new satellite office and early voting location on Monday, May 2, for the Party Primary and Nonpartisan General Election. The entrance to newest location will be on the Plum Street side of the Historic Macon Terminal Station in Downtown Macon (200 Cherry Street). There will be […]

In late March, workers from Piedmont Construction Group began preparing the new pedestrian bridge that would cross Mercer University Drive, and on April 6, it was lifted into the air and lowered into place. To see pictures and videos of the bridge being set into place, visit Macon-Bibb County’s Facebook page. There will continue to […]

One of the most popular places in Macon-Bibb’s Unionville neighborhood is the Frank Johnson Recreation Center…but it was in need of some repairs and upgrades. Now, thanks to the voter-approved Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST), the Center is getting $939,000 worth of them. Watch this MaconBibbTV feature to hear from Johnson’s wife, Dorothy, […]

In Early March, Macon-Bibb E-911 began using a new computer-aided dispatch (CAD) system that came with New World’s public safety software that was purchased as part of consolidation. The entire New World system cost approximately $2 million in Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) funds that were set aside for public safety. According to […]

In March, Macon-Bibb was ranked second in the country for total issues resolved for cities with 150,000 or more people. More than 2,100 issues were resolved, and the only city to have more was Detroit, MI. This is very impressive considering Detroit has more than four times Macon-Bibb’s population but only closed abut 600 more […]

The East Macon Youth Baseball League and Macon-Bibb County will celebrate the completion of improvements at East Macon Park (3326 Ocmulgee East Boulevard) on Saturday, April 23. The Park received new sidewalks, a new t-ball field, a rebuilt concession stands, new fencing, and upgrades to the storm drainage system and the scoring boxes. This phase […]

For the first time in more than 30 years, a new place for low-income seniors to live is coming to East Macon-Bibb. The Hunt School Village is under construction now, and it will be a 60-unit affordable rental housing development for persons 62 and older. The $11.8-million-dollar development is possible thanks to partnership between Macon-Bibb […]

Nearly a million dollars will go into determining how to strengthen Macon-Bibb’s levee system. Macon-Bibb Commissioners at its April 5 meeting approved accepting a $521,590 grant from the Department of the Army, and matching that with $421,590 from Macon-Bibb. The forthcoming feasibility study is expected to identify potential weak areas in the levee, or areas […]

Macon-Bibb Commissioners have approved agreements with WM2A Architects to create master plans and construction designs for improvements at Henry Burns Park and Mattie Hubbard Jones Park. Both of these projects will be funded by the voter-approved Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax, or SPLOST. The master plan for Mattie Hubbard Jones Park will cost $3,900, […]