Macon-Bibb County

It’s almost time for the world’s largest indoor pickleball facility to open its doors to the public! If you’re already working on your Christmas list, you may want to add a pickleball membership package to it. Mayor Lester Miller announced the different tiers for packages on Tuesday morning, as well as pricing for daily play. […]

On Friday, November 17, Mayor Lester Miller, Alex Morrison with the Urban Development Authority (UDA), and partners announced the UDA will take over the former Macon Health Club and building and parking lot across First Street in an effort to revitalize and rejuvenate the entire block. “This has been a long time coming and I’m […]

In the past 3 weeks, several roads around the county have been restriped and had new reflectors installed. This includes Hillcrest Avenue, Skipper Road, Rocky Creek Road, Hunnicutt Road, Bloomfield Road, Colaparchee Plantation Drive, Castlegate Road, North Park Place, and Billingswood Drive. Here is a sampling of some of those streets.   This helps improve safety […]

Macon-Bibb County will be lowering the lake level at Lake Tobesofkee during the winter season beginning December 4, 2023.   This will allow property owners to build and/or repair work on docks, boathouses, and seawalls. This will also allow the County to make needed repairs and improvements to our boat ramps, beaches, swimming areas, and shorelines […]

Students in the Georgia Civic Awareness Program for Students (GCAPS) got an inside look into Irving Tissue, a manufacturing company which produces premium household store brand paper products for many of North America’s top retailers.  Before the tour of how facial tissue, bathroom tissue, and paper towels are made here, Macon-Bibb County Industrial Authority (MBCIA) […]

On Thursday, November 9, the Georgia Department of Administrative Services (GOAS) – in partnership with Macon-Bibb’s Office of Small Business Affairs (OSBA) – hosted “A Business State of Mind,” a forum for small and minority businesses.  About 50 business representatives from landscaping to mental health practitioners attended the event at City Hall. They had an opportunity […]

Macon-Bibb County government offices and the court system will be closed Thursday, November 23, and Friday, November 24, for Thanksgiving. Emergency services will continue to operate as normal those days.    Trash and recycling service provided by Ryland Environmental will operate as usual Monday through Wednesday. Those crews will be off on Thanksgiving, so Thursday households […]

On Tuesday, November 14, two families witnessed the ceremonial start of construction of their future homes. Habitat for Humanity, Macon-Bibb County, and the Peyton Anderson Foundation held a ceremonial Ground Blessing to show the start of construction on Carmen Place.  “On behalf of all the families now and in the near future who will have […]

From The Macon Beer Fest – The Macon Beer Fest once again proved to be a stellar testament to the convergence of community vibrancy and health advocacy, breaking a national record by conducting prostate cancer screenings for 147 men during the recent event. Held in historic downtown Macon, the festival continues to hold its reputation […]

On October 18, Olivia Walter and Edna Adams with Macon-Bibb County’s Office of Communications were recognized during PR News’ Class of 2023 People of the Year Awards. They were two of four people selected to join the Class in the Nonprofit PR Innovators category. “Communication with our community is a foundation of our government, and […]