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 […]
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 […]
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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 […]
