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  • Office of Small Business Affairs conducting outreach to help businesses bid on projects
    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 […]

    August 9, 2024 published by Edna Ruiz

  • Tournament at Rhythm and Rally draws 850 people to play pickleball
    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 […]

    January 19, 2024 published by

  • Santa visits Macon-Bibb neighborhoods ahead of Christmas
    For the second year, Santa Claus and his team spent an evening before he traveled around the world bringing joy and cheer to children around Macon-Bibb County. This was made possible thanks to District 2 Commissioner Paul Bronson, the Macon-Bibb County Fire Department, Bibb County Sheriff’s Office, C-QUL, the Melanated Community Stimulation Project, and Alpha […]

    December 29, 2023 published by

  • Hundreds rock sneakers at Mayor’s 2nd Ball
    It was another successful Mayor’s Sneaker Ball at the City Auditorium on Friday, December 8, 2023. Hundreds of community members sported their best suits, gowns, and sneakers at the second annual ball.   Mayor Lester Miller and his wife, Toby, kicked off the celebrations by walking to the auditorium from City Hall with Mayor Miller’s Southwest […]

    December 22, 2023 published by

  • Free ‘Food Talk’ series to educate, inform on nutrition and wellness
    Frank Johnson Recreation Center (2227 Mercer University Drive) is hosting a series called ‘Food Talk’ through the . Every Thursday at 6:00 p.m. through March 16, anyone in Macon-Bibb is welcome to come and learn about eating well on the go, the colors of your food and what they mean, grocery shopping on a budget, […]

    February 3, 2023 published by

  • Staff Spotlight: Dr. Henry Ficklin
    A kid from East Macon with dreams of being an FBI agent, a lawyer, a preacher, and a teacher grows up to be a respected civil rights and community leader in town. Sounds like a great plot for a movie, but it’s the true story of this week’s Staff Spotlight: Reverend Doctor Henry Ficklin.   Dr. […]

    January 13, 2023 published by

  • Bring One for the Chipper happening Saturday
    Still have your Christmas tree up or just hanging out on your property? Bring it to Keep Macon-Bibb Beautiful’s (KMBB) annual “Bring One for the Chipper” event on Saturday, January 7, 2023, at Historic Luther Williams Field (225 Willie Smokie Glover Drive). You can bring your trees any time between 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. […]

    January 5, 2023 published by

  • Historic Macon Foundation holds Fall flea market
    Historic Macon’s warehouse is packed with new donations that volunteers collected for months in preparation for the nonprofit’s fall Flea Market.  The 45th annual Flea Market will be held Sept. 30-Oct. 2 at HMF’s warehouse, located at 357 Oglethorpe St. A ticketed Preview Party will be held from 5-8 p.m. Sept. 30. Macon Beer Co. […]

    September 30, 2022 published by

  • Fire Department welcomes 19 new firefighters in graduation ceremony
    On Friday, September 16, we welcomed 19 new firefighters to our award-winning, Class 1 Fire Department. There was a graduation ceremony for this class of recruits at Mikado Baptist Church. You can watch the full ceremony here.   “These recruits have done an outstanding job learning and working hard while we’re building our new training tower,” […]

    September 22, 2022 published by

  • Mayor Miller, community partners launch Mayor’s Literacy Alliance
    On Thursday, September 1, Mayor Lester Miller launched the Macon-Bibb Mayor’s Literacy Alliance (MLA). It’s a partnership with Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) and the Bibb County School District (BCSD) to increase the graduation rate, decrease the drop-out rate, and lower the adult illiteracy rate by 50 % over the next 10 years. MLA serves […]

    September 2, 2022 published by

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