Macon-Bibb County

“450 trees; that’s a lot!” A’niya Langford, a 4th grade student at Williams Elementary, said in amazement, going slightly off her script to the chuckles of the crowd standing before her. Ms. Langford was serving as Mistress of Ceremonies for a celebration marking the start of work to plant 79 new trees behind her school. […]

On Thursday, May 9, Macon-Area Habitat for Humanity and Macon-Bibb County welcomed home families to four brand-new homes, each built on formerly blighted property in Lynmore Estates. “It’s a great day in Macon-Bibb, especially when we can welcome not one, not two, not three, but four families home,” Mayor Lester Miller told them. [Our Blight […]

At the Commission Meeting on May 7, the Commissioners joined together at the podium to present Mayor Lester Miller with a special gift: a brick from the 700th blighted and dangerous structure removed from a neighborhood as part of the ongoing Blight Fight. “We know that this is just a single milestone, and your Commission […]

“We’re meeting people at the speed of life.”  The words spoken met the calmness of the people as they sat or stood among the trees near a soon-to-be more accessible lake in South Macon-Bibb. Despite nearby roads and houses, the only sounds were that of the cicadas and the discussions about the potential of the […]

On Wednesday, April 10, Macon-Bibb County marked ongoing investment and focus on strengthening the neighborhoods along and around Houston Avenue. Crews and partners gathered to watch the demolition of the vacant and blighted building at 2988 Houston Avenue. “The Blight Fight is about more than just demolition…it’s about strengthening neighborhoods,” said Mayor Lester Miller, noting […]

Mayor credits people of Macon-Bibb for moving community forward together “It’s a great day…a new day…thanks to each of you,” Mayor Lester Miller told more than 700 people gathered at the Macon City Auditorium for the annual State of the Community, hosted by the Greater Macon Chamber of Commerce. “Just like you can’t ignore the […]

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 […]