Macon-Bibb County

Over the course of about three weeks, more than a dozen roads were improved as part of #PavingTheWay, Macon-Bibb’s new road improvement project that includes repaving, patching, pothole filling, and restriping. This initiative is funded with nearly $15 million from the general fund, Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST), and state Local Maintenance & […]

“We’re serving the young, the most vulnerable, and the ones who need us the most,” Lakesia Toomer, Executive Director of Next Level Community Development, told an assembled group of mayors and council members from around the state. “Our goal is to address many of the issues you’ve been discussing today.”   “All our programs and classes […]

Speed limit cameras have been added for the Carter Elementary, First Presbyterian Day School, Hartley Elementary, Heard Elementary, Springdale Elementary, and Windsor Academy, and they will be activated on January 4, 2024. Only warnings will be issued for these new zones that month, and full enforcement with tickets will begin Monday, February 5, 2024. Cameras […]

Our employees are giving back and together this year, they donated $28,044.75 to United Way of Central Georgia (UWCG). This was all part of the annual campaign the County joins in with UWCG. Employees are asked hwo they want to contribute, whether they want to give a one-time contribution or get a payroll deduction over […]

Despite a cold Thursday morning, dozens of Ballard Hudson High School alumni gathered at the front lawn of Ballard Hudson Middle School for their former band director’s street dedication. A portion of Anthony Road from Felton Avenue to Pio Nono Avenue is now known as Robert L. Scott, Jr. Way. You can watch the full […]

On Friday, December 1, the St. Peter Missionary Baptist Church held a street dedication ceremony to honor Reverend Willie L. Finney, Sr. and the late Reverend Peter R. Binns. You can watch the full ceremony here.  “My dad is a giant of a man when it comes to his heart, his character, as a father, […]

Macon-Bibb County, the Urban Development Authority, and Visit Macon are proud to announce the name of the world’s largest indoor pickleball facility: Rhythm and Rally Sports and Events. The state-of-the-art complex will feature 32 courts: 16 upstairs and 16 downstairs, with four pods of four courts on each level. The 150,000-square-foot pickleball facility will offer climate-controlled […]

Help light up the Holiday Season for children by donating decorations for the fire trucks that will be part of this year’s Santa Spotting event. This will be the second year this event is held, with Santa Claus, Mrs. Claus, the Grinch, and others traveling with the Fire Department to areas around Macon-Bibb to visit […]

Grow Macon, Inc. is looking for about 20 volunteers to help with a planting session on Saturday, December 9, beginning at 10:00 a.m. The group will plant crops in nearly 20 raised garden beds that have been installed at individual apartments in the complex across from 1108 Eastview Avenue.    “We really want to help […]

The model of the Navy’s USS Macon that once greeted you inside the entrance of City Hall now has a new home at the Macon Mall. Earlier this month, our Fire Department moved the ship, very carefully, to the mall in front of the U.S. Military Recruiting Center. It was a long journey, but the […]