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 […]
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 […]
