COMMUNITY NEWS
Student leaders explore aviation industry
On November 17, the Georgia Civic Awareness Program for Students (GCAPS) took a tour of the Middle Georgia Regional Airport (MCN), as well as two airport industries. GCAPS is a statewide program though the Association County Commissioners of Georgia (ACCG) that local...
Macon-Bibb to offer Rosa Parks Square RFP technical and small business certification assistance
Macon-Bibb County’s Procurement Department, Attorney’s Office, and Office of Small Business Affairs (OSBA) will offer assistance for small and local businesses on the Rosa Parks Square Renovations RFP, as well as how they can become a Certified Small Local Business...
Boys and Girls Club joins in community cleanup
On Saturday, November 19, a dozen students spent their morning giving back to their community by cleaning up streets and roadways. The group of Keystone Teen students from the Boys and Girls Club of Central Georgia (BGCCG) picked up trash and litter along the roads...
Runoff Election Day is Tuesday!
Don't forget to do your civil duty on Tuesday, December 6. Polls are open from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m., and you have to vote at your designated voting location. Make sure you're registered to vote and bring your I.D. when heading to the polls. You can learn more by...
First Mayor’s Ball happening next week
Grab your sneakers and best suit or dress! Mayor Lester Miller is holding the first ever Macon-Bibb County Mayor’s Sneaker Ball on Friday, December 9, 2022, at the Macon City Auditorium. This is also the kick-off event for the Bicentennial Celebration as Macon...
Christmas Parade returns December 18
A favorite Macon-Bibb event is back again this year! The Christmas Parade will be on Sunday, December 18, at 4:00 p.m. People are invited to line the streets of the route, which will run from Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. to First Street along Cherry Street and then...
Seniors get in the holiday spirit with horse carriage rides
Seniors at the Elaine H. Lucas Senior Center had a magical experience to get them in the holiday spirit. On November 17, they participated in the Polar Express for Seniors. They took a ride on a horse drawn carriage around Carolyn Crayton Park and enjoyed some hot...
Second Convenience Center now open
You now have another place to take your trash and other items you’ve been wanting to get rid of! The County’s second Convenience Center is now open at 4214 Fulton Mill Road, down the road past Animal Welfare. On Thursday, December 1, Mayor Lester Miller,...
Full camera enforcement of school speed limits resumes Monday
Beginning Monday, November 28, Macon-Bibb County will again fully enforce the speed limits around schools using the automated camera system, where they are installed. (School is not in session November 21-27, so the cameras are not being used.) “Enforcing the speed...