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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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. […]
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. […]
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. […]
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,” […]
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 […]
Have you driven by the Macon Mall lately? You may have seen some work being done out where the future amphitheater is going. Yes, the designs for that area have not been finalized just yet, but there is some preparation work already happening. “We’re doing the initial grading for the amphitheater. This once was the […]
