Macon-Bibb County

Macon-Bibb County’s Animal Welfare is partnering with national and local animal advocacy organizations to pardon all of the animals currently housed in the shelter and to host a four-day adoption event. From Wednesday through Saturday, February 4-7. Animal Welfare and partner groups are working with Shane Smith, who promotes and organizes these types of pardons […]

Macon-Bibb County Commissioners Virgil Watkins and Al Tillman will host a Community Intervention Workshop at Government Center (700 Poplar Street) on Saturday, January 31, 2015, beginning at 10:00 a.m. The focus for the day will be gang reduction, youth development, and improving the community through collaborative involvement. “We want to help people make the connection […]

Macon-Bibb County began its 5×5 Neighborhood Improvement Program in District 8 on Monday, January 26, and it will run through Friday, February 27. To view a map of the District 8 area receiving the focused services, click here. “Driving through District 8, I wanted to focus services in the area along Second Street on the […]

Since February, Macon-Bibb County’s Municipal Court has waived penalties and additional fees on unpaid, overdue citations, and that continues in the month of March. If a person comes to first floor of City Hall at 700 Poplar Street and pay the entire initial fine, any fees added due to not appearing in court will be […]

At the Macon-Bibb County Commission Operations & Finance Committee Meeting on Tuesday, January 16, the results of the Fiscal Year 2014 Audit were presented. This audit covered the first six months of the newly, consolidated government, from January 1 – June 30, 2014. The full audit can be read by clicking here. Mauldin & Jenkins, […]

This past December, Macon-Bibb County reopened the block of Second Street between Cherry and Poplar Streets to vehicular traffic after a short event with comments from Mayor Robert Reichert, Commissioners, SPLOST Advisory Committee Chair Jeffery Monroe, and representatives from TY Lin International and Chris R. Sheridan & Co. MaconBibbTV was there to cover this milestone […]

The Macon-Bibb County Animal Welfare Center partially reopened Monday, January 5 after a meeting with the Department of Agriculture. The Center will again be taking in and adopting out animals, except for those that have been housed in the adoption room. This was the room where the dog that died was located, and two more […]

TITLE 48.  REVENUE AND TAXATION CHAPTER 8.  SALES AND USE TAXES ARTICLE 3.  COUNTY SALES AND USE TAXES PART 1.  COUNTY SPECIAL PURPOSE LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX O.C.G.A. § 48-8-122  (2014) § 48-8-122.  Record of projects on which tax proceeds are used; annual reporting and newspaper publication of report The governing authority of the county and the governing authority of […]

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text] From January 2 through January 13, 2015, Macon-Bibb County will once again be used as a location for the filming of a movie. Working with Garden Films Productions, LLC, portions of the movie The Fifth Wave will be filmed in the areas around Cotton Avenue and Second Street. It is anticipated that this filming […]

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text] The Macon-Bibb County Tax Commissioner’s Office will close the Farmers’ Market branch at 2055 Eisenhower Parkway at the close of business on Friday, December 19, 2014.  All services will be relocated to Office’s new location at 188 Third Street (corner of Walnut and Third Streets). There will be a transition period as the […]