Macon-Bibb County

Run, walk, skate, or bike during the inaugural Open Streets Macon on College Street in Downtown Macon. Open Streets Macon closes our city’s streets to traffic and opens the valuable public space to pedestrians, bicycles, and a variety of health and wellness activities. Open Streets Macon is FREE and open to people of all ages […]

The face of the Macon-Bibb Fire Department is changing. Since many people have retired in the past two years and during the Early Retirement Incentive Program, the way opened up for a new set of leaders to step up. And more than 130 did! In February, the Fire Department named its first ever female chief, […]

To help keep the public updated on the progress of projects, Macon-Bibb County releases monthly financial statements for Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) funds. All statements are posted to a website dedicated to announcements, updates, and information about how the County is using the funds on the projects approved by voters. To view […]

Chief Brenda Thomas has a passion for prevention. She’s the county’s first female to earn the rank of Chief, and as the Fire Prevention Director, she is excited to educate the community. Thomas is a Macon native and Northeast High School graduate who went to Florida State University on basketball and track and field scholarships. […]

Macon-Bibb County and the Middle Georgia Regional Commission are updating the city’s Urban Redevelopment Plan to determine strategies to address blight and underdevelopment. A public hearing was held on April 12 regarding the draft of the plan, and comments will be taken via email until noon on Friday, April 15, 2016. A copy of the […]

Macon-Bibb County and its partners will hold its annual Earth Day festival on April 20 at Tattnall Square Park from 3:00 – 6:00 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. People of all ages will be able to enjoy a vendors market with local produce and educational materials, and there will be […]

Macon-Bibb County and the Middle Georgia Regional Commission will hold a public hearing Tuesday, April 12, 2016, 2:00 p.m. at Government Center (700 Poplar Street).The purpose of the hearing is to obtain citizens the 2016 Urban Redevelopment Plan for Macon-Bibb County. The general scope of this project is to create a redevelopment plan in order […]

On March 8, a group of Macon-Bibb student leaders from the Georgia Civic Awareness Program for Students (GCAPS) rode out to Javors Lucas Lake to learn about the county’s 5.8 billion gallon water supply, and how it gets from the tanks to their taps. To see pictures from the trip, click here. McCoy told the […]

Several organizations are working together as part of the White House’s ConnectHome initiative to make sure children living in public housing have the tools they need to succeed, including fast internet and a working device, whether it’s a laptop or tablet. Macon-Bibb is one of only 28 communities nationwide that that were selected to participate, […]

Finding of No Significant Impact for Granting a Special Use Permit to Macon-Bibb County for the Implementation of Georgia Department of Transportation Project CSTEE-0008-00(986), PI#0008986 The National Park Service is pleased to announce the availability of the Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for Granting a Special Use Permit to Macon-Bibb County for the Implementation […]