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  • From blight to new beginnings: Macon Area Habitat for Humanity dedicates homes in Lynmore Estates
    From Macon Area Habitat for Humanity – On Tuesday, April 29, Macon Area Habitat for Humanity celebrated the dedication of three new homes during a Home Dedication Ceremony on Dorothy Avenue, located in Lynmore Estates. Macon Habitat, community members, and supporters joined with the Ferguson, Blackwell, and Williams families to dedicate their homes and celebrate this milestone […]

    May 1, 2025 published by Edna Ruiz

  • Macon-Bibb County to hold forum about hotel implosion
    Macon-Bibb County and partners will hold a forum on Thursday, December 19, at 3:30 p.m. in Commission Chambers in City Hall (700 Poplar Street). The forum will give Downtown business owners and residents a chance to learn more about the abandoned hotel (108 First Street) implosion happening on January 1, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. “This […]

    December 13, 2024 published by Edna Ruiz

  • “It’s about strengthening neighborhoods.”
    Macon-Bibb marks 700th #BlightFight demolition “For three years, we have focused on removing blighted and dangerous structures from our neighborhoods because people said they were tired of it,” Mayor Lester Miller told a group of several dozen standing in a vacant lot on Holt Avenue. “They were tired of how it looked…tired of the crime […]

    April 25, 2024 published by Chris Floore

  • Blight Fight continues with nine demolitions
    In the past two weeks, crews demolished nine more blighted houses from our neighborhoods. Since April 2021, we have removed almost 550 dilapidated and dangerous houses, structures, and unites from our neighborhoods in effort to make them safer and stronger. “Blighted houses that are vacant, that are burned nearly to the ground, that are falling […]

    July 21, 2023 published by

  • Blight Fight reaches 500: Demolitions make way for Mill Hill rejuvenation, Ocmulgee Mounds expansion
    On Tuesday, May 2, our Blight Fight initiative officially made it to 500! Our Public Works crew removed two blighted houses at 371 and 383 Dewitt Street. You can watch the demolition here. “We don’t want to just tear things down. This is about building our community up, something that we intend to do,” said […]

    May 5, 2023 published by

  • 400 structures down in #BlightFight
    On Tuesday, December 20, Macon-Bibb County marked 400 #BlightFight demolitions by tearing down the blighted structure at 3272 Vineville Avenue, the site of the former Just-a-Biscuit, Burger Chef, and other restaurants. It has been vacant and deteriorating for many years now.  “This is a heavily traveled road through our city, with thousands of vehicles passing […]

    December 22, 2022 published by

  • Macon-Bibb, partners to celebrate 400th #BlightFight demolition
    On Tuesday, December 19, Macon-Bibb County will mark the 400 #BlightFight demolitions by tearing down the blighted structure at 3272 Vineville Avenue, the site of the former Just-a -Biscuit. The demolition will begin following remarks by Mayor Lester Miller and several other speakers. The remarks and demolition will be broadcast live at www.facebook.com/maconbibbcounty. “This is […]

    December 16, 2022 published by

  • 300 blighted houses down, plenty more to go
    On Friday, October 21, Macon-Bibb County celebrated reaching the 300th demolition of the ongoing #BlightFight at 3161 Antioch Road. Mayor Lester Miller, and several County leaders joined in the celebration. Click here to watch the full video. “Removing blighted structures from our neighborhoods is just the first step in improving our neighborhoods, but it’s an […]

    October 28, 2022 published by

  • More than 200 blighted houses down 
      On Monday, July 11, Mayor Lester Miller, Commissioners, and department crews celebrated the 200th demolition of the ongoing Blight Fight. This demolition was at 1185 Kitchens Street near Union Baptist Church. You can watch the press conference and demolition by clicking here. You can click here for a photo album from the press conference. […]

    July 15, 2022 published by

  • Macon-Bibb to demolish 200th structure of #BlightFight 
    On Monday, July 11, at 10:00 a.m., Macon-Bibb County’s Public Works Department will begin demolishing the 200th dilapidated and dangerous structure of the #BlightFight initiative. A press conference will be held at the house at 1185 Kitchens Street prior to the demolition featuring comments by Mayor Lester Miller and recognitions of the departments, agencies, and […]

    July 8, 2022 published by

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