Macon-Bibb County will be lowering the lake level at Lake Tobesofkee during the winter season beginning December 4, 2023. This will allow property owners to build and/or repair work on docks, boathouses, and seawalls. This will also allow the County to make needed repairs and improvements to our boat ramps, beaches, swimming areas, and shorelines […]
Students in the Georgia Civic Awareness Program for Students (GCAPS) got an inside look into Irving Tissue, a manufacturing company which produces premium household store brand paper products for many of North America’s top retailers. Before the tour of how facial tissue, bathroom tissue, and paper towels are made here, Macon-Bibb County Industrial Authority (MBCIA) […]
On Thursday, November 9, the Georgia Department of Administrative Services (GOAS) – in partnership with Macon-Bibb’s Office of Small Business Affairs (OSBA) – hosted “A Business State of Mind,” a forum for small and minority businesses. About 50 business representatives from landscaping to mental health practitioners attended the event at City Hall. They had an opportunity […]
Macon-Bibb County government offices and the court system will be closed Thursday, November 23, and Friday, November 24, for Thanksgiving. Emergency services will continue to operate as normal those days. Trash and recycling service provided by Ryland Environmental will operate as usual Monday through Wednesday. Those crews will be off on Thanksgiving, so Thursday households […]
On Tuesday, November 14, two families witnessed the ceremonial start of construction of their future homes. Habitat for Humanity, Macon-Bibb County, and the Peyton Anderson Foundation held a ceremonial Ground Blessing to show the start of construction on Carmen Place. “On behalf of all the families now and in the near future who will have […]
On October 18, Olivia Walter and Edna Adams with Macon-Bibb County’s Office of Communications were recognized during PR News’ Class of 2023 People of the Year Awards. They were two of four people selected to join the Class in the Nonprofit PR Innovators category. “Communication with our community is a foundation of our government, and […]
“Parks are the living rooms of our community,” Lexington, KY Council Member James Brown told a group of dozens of community leaders – all nodding at the statement – from around the country. The group was gathered in Lexington for Reimagining the Civic Commons’ Public Space as a Solution Studio. “We truly Hope you see […]
The Washington Memorial Library is celebrating its 100th birthday! To celebrate, Mayor Lester Miller presented a proclamation to the library staff, declaring November 7, 2023 as Washington Memorial Library Centennial Day. You can read the proclamation here. In 1916, Ellen Washington Bellamy donated $50,000 for the site on the corner of Washington Avenue and College […]
On Wednesday, November 8, Keep Macon-Bibb Beautiful (KMBB) held a news conference to announce it initiative to plant shade trees at three different Bibb County Schools. Cox Communications donated $10,000 to make this project happen at Ingram-Pye, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Veterans Elementary School. Our Parks and Beautification Department planted the trees at the […]
On Thursday, November 9, crews demolished blighted structure 600 in our ongoing Blight Fight. You can watch the full demolition of the blighted house at 689 Richmond Street here. “We made a promise to actively remove blight from our neighborhoods, and in fewer than three years we have made tremendous progress,” said Mayor Lester Miller. […]
