Macon-Bibb County

“You are something to someone.” With a light mist in the air outside after an overcast and rainy day, 17 men gathered in a circle in the middle of Serenity Entertainment Complex on Poplar Street for the monthly Men’s Mental Health Meet-up. The men varied in age, backgrounds, professions, family status, where they grew up, […]

Things are heating up as we get closer to the 2026 Middle Georgia Firefighter Calendar reveal! The big reveal and calendar sales will happen on Monday, September 15, at the Historic Luther Williams Field (225 Willie Smokie Glover Drive) from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. “We are so excited to reveal the official calendar,” says Fire […]

Mayor Lester Miller announced on Thursday, August 28, he is recommending the Commission pass a Resolution asking Macon-Bibb County’s Local Legislative Delegation to introduce legislation to establish new homestead exemptions on ad valorem taxes for people 65 and older. These exemptions would apply to the property taxes paid to both Macon-Bibb County Consolidated Government and […]

Macon-Bibb County Mayor Lester Miller is recommending a 5th consecutive reduction in the millage rate. The new rate will be 9.575, which is a reduction of 0.325 from last year and 10.756 since he took office. Even with the reduction, it is still funding increases in funds for public safety, IT, beautification, recreation, and more. The […]

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One by one, some in twos, people walked into the South Bibb Recreation Center on to exercise, but not their bodies this time. This time, they were going to exercise their minds – stretching their perspectives, lifting their spirits, gaining tips to maintain a health mental health. Macon Mental Health Matters (MMHM) held its first-ever, […]

PUBLIC NOTICE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT-PY2025 PRE-FUNDING WORKSHOP Macon-Bibb County Economic and Community Development Department  hosts  Annual CDBG/CDBG-CV Funding Workshop   Wednesday, October 23, 2024, at 10:00 AM Macon-Bibb County Commission Chambers (City Hall), 700 Popular Street, Macon, GA The workshop will start promptly at 10:00 AM. Please arrive by 9:45 AM to ensure that […]

As part of Black Business Month (August 2024) and Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 – October 15) Macon-Bibb County’s Office of Small Business Affairs (OSBA) is looking to increase the consolidated government’s list of qualified businesses that can bid on its many different projects or provide a myriad of needed services.  To become a registered […]

Mayor Lester M. Miller, the Macon-Bibb County Board of Commissioners, and the Macon-Bibb County Economic and Community Development Department (ECDD) announce that Macon-Bibb County will join other communities in celebrating National Community Development Block Grant(CDBG) Week, April 1-5, 2024. This is the 50th anniversary of the Community Development Block Grant. The Community Development Block Grant […]

The world’s largest indoor pickleball facility is living up to the hype as more than 850 people came to compete at the 2024 USA Pickleball Atlantic South Regional Tournament. People came from 24 states and two countries, as far as Alaska, and Elberta, Canada. “This takes our regional tournament to a much higher level,” said […]