“You start walking your way, I start walking mine. We’ll meet in the middle, ‘neath that old Georgia Pine. We’ll both gain a lot, if we each give a little. Ain’t no road too long, if we meet in the middle!” Mayor Robert Reichert used the words from that song to kick off the first […]
The new IFC sports comedy series BROCKMIRE, starring Hank Azaria (The Simpsons, Ray Donovan) and Amanda Peet (Togetherness, The Good Wife), will begin filming at Luther Williams Field in Macon-Bibb later this month. Filming will be from June 29 until July 13, and they are currently seeking extras on July 7 and 8. Seeking: Children […]
Water tests by Lake Tobesofkee Park Rangers and the Macon Water Authority this weekend confirm that E. Coli levels at the Claystone Beach swimming area have dropped down enough to allow safe swimming. It will be open on Sunday, June 12. The swimming areas at Sandy Beach and Arrowhead Park remain open. Normal E.Coli levels […]
Everyone is invited to take a bike tour of some of Macon-Bibb’s newest or recently improved parks and greenspaces, including Tattnall Square Park, the Dog Park, Washington Park, Bernd Park, Daisy Park, and Oakhaven Park. The tour will end up in Oakhaven Park (at intersection of English and Oakhaven Avenues), where people will be enjoying […]
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 […]
