On Thursday, November 9, from 10:00 – 11:30 a.m., the Georgia Department of Administrative Services (GOAS) – in partnership with Macon-Bibb’s Office of Small Business Affairs (OSBA) – will host “A Business State of Mind.” This will be chance for small business owners to learn how they can better do business with the State of Georgia. This […]
Join our Macon Mental Health Matters (MMHM) team starting Friday, November 10, at 6:00 p.m. for the next the Wellness Weekend, which is a 3-day long opportunity for people to focus on their mental health. “We wanted to extend our typical Pop-Up Gyms throughout the weekend to give more people the opportunity to attend one […]
On Friday, October 27, our Fire Department celebrated the graduation of 14 of its newest firefighters from the Summer 2023 Recruit Class. The graduation ceremony was held at Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) and was will live streamed on the Fire Department’s Facebook page. “We are excited to announce the next outstanding group of fire […]
On Tuesday, October 31, Rose Hill Cemetery held a ribbon cutting ceremony for its new kiosk and map at the entrance of the cemetery. The ceremony was live streamed, and you can watch it here. The $80,000 kiosk was funded through the Community Foundation of Central Georgia (CFCG) with private donations and Macon-Bibb County. It […]
More than 150,000 people in Georgia are living with Alzheimer’s disease, and in Macon-Bibb County, 14% of the population over 65 is living with Alzheimer’s. To bring awareness to the disease, Mayor Lester Miller proclaimed October 21, 2023 as The Walk to End Alzheimer’s Day. You can read the proclamation here. The walk happened on […]
October is known as SIDS Awareness and Prevention Month throughout the nation, as well as in Macon-Bibb after Mayor Lester Miller presented a proclamation declaring it. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is the sudden unexplained death of an infant after sufficient studies have been conducted to find a cause to explain the death, including an […]
On Thursday, October 26 students in the Georgia Civic Awareness Program for Students (GCAPS) got a VIP tour of our brand new Board of Elections Office (BOE) at the Macon Mall. This was the first trip of the year for our new GCAPS class. They all got on a bus and went to the Macon […]
From Cherry Blossom Festival – The Cherry Blossom Festival is thrilled to announce programming updates for the Veterans Day Parade in Macon-Bibb County on November 5 at 3 p.m. Enjoy patriotic themed floats, military units, marching bands and more as we honor our hometown heroes. Guests should plan to arrive early to experience the roar […]
On Thursday, October 26, Bibb, County schools participated in Read for the Record Day. Schools had a variety of community members who volunteered their time to read “With lots of love” by Jenny Torres Sanchez to students. Research supports the importance of early reading literacy in the ongoing success of students later in their […]
During the Commission meeting last Tuesday, Mayor Lester Miller and the Commission presented Girls Dig Deeper Initiative and U Create Macon with a proclamation to declare Lights on After School Day on October 26. You can view the proclamation here. Girls Dig Deeper Initiative and U Create Macon have provided significant leadership in the area […]
