Macon-Bibb County

Hurricane season has officially begun, and you should be prepared now, more than ever. Our Emergency Management Agency (EMA) can help make sure you have everything you need to protect yourself and your family.   This summer, EMA released its new MBCAlert App, designed to provide disaster and emergency information for everyone in Macon-Bibb, whether you […]

Macon-Bibb County will observe the federal holiday, Juneteenth, and close all government offices, including court system, on Wednesday, June 19, 2024. Emergency and law enforcement services will remain operational, including the Fire Department, Sheriff’s Office, E-911, and EMA.    The 11th Street Convenience Center(which is normally open seven days a wee), will be closed Wednesday, 6/19. […]

“I feel confident.”   “I feel happy.   “I feel comfortable.”   Each of the kids at the Booker T. Washington Community Center took turns stating how they felt in that moment. When a student would say they felt “good,”, they were asked to choose a different word, a more specific one they could point to on the […]

Get everything you need to know about weather and emergencies in the palm of your hand with the newly launched MBCAlert App. Our Emergency Management Agency (EMA) created the smartphone app to provide disaster and emergency information for everyone in Macon-Bibb, whether you live here or just visiting. “Communicating with the public is one of […]

On Friday, May 31, Macon-Bibb County held a special ceremony to unveil a dedicated plaque at the Atrium Health Amphitheater. Commissioners, Urban Development Authority board members, Bicentennial Committee members, and many other community members joined Mayor Lester Miller in unveiling the plaque. You can watch the ceremony here. “This is and will be something we will […]

NewTown Macon and Macon-Bibb County hosted a press conference on Friday, May 10 on Coleman Hill overlooking beautiful Downtown to celebrate NewTown’s recent designation as a Great American Main Street! Coleman Hill is also the site of Bragg Jam’s Second Sunday concert on Sunday, May 12, at 6:00 p.m., and both are inviting the community […]

“450 trees; that’s a lot!” A’niya Langford, a 4th grade student at Williams Elementary, said in amazement, going slightly off her script to the chuckles of the crowd standing before her. Ms. Langford was serving as Mistress of Ceremonies for a celebration marking the start of work to plant 79 new trees behind her school. […]

U.S. Representatives Austin Scott (GA-08) and Sanford Bishop (GA-02), alongside U.S. Senators Jon Ossoff and Reverend Raphael Warnock, introduced bipartisan legislation to establish Georgia’s first National Park. Reps. Scott and Bishop and Sens. Ossoff and Rev. Warnock introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Ocmulgee Mounds Park and Preserve Establishment Act, which would establish Ocmulgee Mounds and surrounding areas […]

On Thursday, May 9, Macon-Area Habitat for Humanity and Macon-Bibb County welcomed home families to four brand-new homes, each built on formerly blighted property in Lynmore Estates. “It’s a great day in Macon-Bibb, especially when we can welcome not one, not two, not three, but four families home,” Mayor Lester Miller told them. [Our Blight […]

At the Commission Meeting on May 7, the Commissioners joined together at the podium to present Mayor Lester Miller with a special gift: a brick from the 700th blighted and dangerous structure removed from a neighborhood as part of the ongoing Blight Fight. “We know that this is just a single milestone, and your Commission […]