Macon-Bibb County

For the third time in a row, Tattnall Square Pickleball Center (1115 College Street) is hosting the Georgia Recreation and Park Association (GRPA) Pickleball State Tournament. The tournament is happening Friday, September 15 through Sunday, September 17. Matches begin Friday at 10:00 a.m. More than 450 players came from Hiawassee to Cairo to play pickleball this weekend. With the success of Macon-Bibb County […]

From NewTown Macon – With funding from Wells Fargo, and in partnership with the Macon-Middle Georgia Black Pages, NewTown Macon just completed the fourth round of the Downtown Diversity Initiative. Today, NewTown Macon and the Macon-Middle Georgia Black Pages announced the winners of the 2023 Downtown Diversity Initiative at Churchills on Cherry. “NewTown and Macon-Middle […]

From Historic Macon Foundation by Oby Brown – The D.T. Walton Building, the former office of one of Macon’s leading dentists and civil rights activists, was added to the Historic Macon Foundations’s 2023 Fading Five list on Thursday. The preservation nonprofit also removed from the list of threatened historic sites the Bobby Jones Performing Arts […]

Join our Class One Macon-Bibb County Fire Department!  The Fire Private-Recruit trains in fire suppression, combating, extinguishing, and preventing fires, answering emergency calls, and in routine maintenance of department equipment, apparatus and quarters.  Training involves participation in duties of protecting life and property through the performance of firefighting and rescue activities.  Click here to learn […]

Macon-Bibb County Government Offices, Recreation Centers, and Courts will be closed on Monday, September 4, 2023, in observance of the Labor Day Holiday. Emergency services such as the Sheriff’s Office, E-911, and Fire Department will remain operational.   All three Convenience Centers will be open throughout the weekend. The 11th Street Center will be closed on […]

The Macon-Bibb Law Enforcement Foundation will hold its 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony on Monday, September 11, 2023, at 8:45 a.m. in Public Safety Memorial Park (at the intersection of Mulberry and Second Streets) in Downtown Macon. The annual event is aimed to remember the lives lost and honor first responders who saved lives in the 2001 […]

Macon-Bibb County’s Georgia Civic Awareness Program for Students (GCAPS) is now accepting applications for the 2023-2024 school year. The immersive program teaches young people about government operations in our community and state. Students will attend a monthly session where they’ll take trips, meet local and state leaders and elected officials, and learn how to conduct […]

On Tuesday, August 29, in Cotton Avenue Plaza, Macon Mental Health Matters (MMHM) announced a new series of events as part of the MMHM Wellness Weekends, as well as its new website and logo. You can watch the full press conference here.  “I am so proud of what this initiative has become, and it’s thanks […]

In August, Macon-Bibb County – working through private contractors – began “Paving the Way,” its new road improvement project that will include repaving, patching, pothole filling, and restriping. This project is being funded with $14,095,050 from the general fund, Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST), and state Local Maintenance & Improvement Grants (LMIG).   “For […]

On Saturday, August 19, about 25  teenagers and family members participated in the first money management class with Girls Dig Deeper Initiative (GDDI) and Bank of America at the Rosa Jackson Recreation Center.  The class was free and open to everyone. Representatives from Bank of America talked about the importance of having a plan to […]