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  • Using selfies to prepare for severe weather
    The Macon-Bibb County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) is partnering with the National Weather Service (NWS) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for #SafePlaceSelfie Day on Wednesday, April 3 to help better prepare our community when severe weather strikes.  “This is a fun chance for us all to identify the safe places in our homes […]

    March 28, 2024 published by Chris Floore

  • Third Macon Violence Prevention grant cycle opening April 1
    The Community Foundation of Central Georgia (CFCG) will open the application process for the third round of Macon Violence Prevention (MVP) community grants on April 1. Thanks to funding from Macon-Bibb County, up to $800,000 will be awarded to organizations to continue or start programs focused on violent crime prevention and aligned with the goals […]

    March 28, 2024 published by Chris Floore

  • Teenagers learn importance of choices in their lives
    “What choice can you make today that will have a positive impact on your life?”  That was just one of the leading questions Najiva Timothee with the Girls Dig Deeper Initiative (GDDI) – one of our Macon Violence Prevention (MVP) partners – posed to a group of teenagers at a meeting of the Middle Georgia […]

    March 28, 2024 published by Chris Floore

  • “We are more similar than not.”
    No matter the story told, no matter the feelings conveyed, no matter the struggles discussed nor the challenges…each was met with affirmative nods and knowing looks. Each of the more than dozen men sitting around two tables in an empty room below Churchill’s on Cherry saw something of themself in the other, a shared and […]

    March 28, 2024 published by Chris Floore

  • Thousands of people celebrate opening night of Atrium Health Amphitheater
    On Sunday, March 24, 2024, more than 6,500 people pumped their fists in the air, nodded their heads in rhythm, took selfies, and cheered wildly as Black Stone Cherry, ZZ Top, and Lynyrd Skynyrd took the stage for the first show at the new Atrium Health Amphitheater.   “What an amazing night in Macon-Bibb to kick […]

    March 28, 2024 published by Chris Floore

  • Stratford, FPD school zone cameras go live Monday, March 18
    Speed limit cameras at Stratford Academy and First Presbyterian Day School will begin enforcing the speed limit with tickets on Monday, March 18. (There was a delay in the start of ticketing while the reduced limit light systems were calibrated, and during that time, only warnings have been issued.)  Cameras are already enforcing the speed […]

    March 15, 2024 published by Chris Floore

  • Reconnecting Historic Pleasant Hill Neighborhood
    On Tuesday, March 12, the Pleasant Hill Neighborhood Organization (PHNO) and Macon-Bibb County learned they would be able to take a major step forward in reconnecting the neighborhood thanks to a $500,000 federal grant.   The grant was submitted through the community’s participation in the Reimagining the Civic Commons (RCC) learning network, a national initiative which […]

    March 15, 2024 published by Chris Floore

  • MVP’s Lead With Literacy cohort  starts at John R. Lewis Elementary
    Lead With Literacy began another cohort of its Macon Family Time program this past week. This new cohort of 13 families is meeting at John R. Lewis Elementary School every Wednesday for 11 weeks from 5:30-7:30 p.m. The Bloomfield-Gilead Recreation Center is also in the midst of a cohort that meets every Monday from 6:00-8:00 […]

    March 15, 2024 published by Chris Floore

  • “It’s a great night in Macon!”
    “It’s a great night in Macon,” Mayor Lester Miller announced into a microphone from the stage at the Atrium Health Amphitheater. “Are you ready to rock!?”  His words were met with cheers as nearly 2,000 people looked around on a beautiful March evening at a facility they had helped build. One they all had a […]

    March 15, 2024 published by Chris Floore

  • Macon-Bibb named national leader in violence prevention efforts
    In a report released on Friday, March 1, Macon-Bibb County was named as one of the top 10 cities in the country for community violence prevention readiness, thanks to its Macon Violence Prevention (MVP) program. The 2023 Violence Prevention Index (VPI) was released by Community Justice, a national organization advocating for community-led solutions to end […]

    March 8, 2024 published by Chris Floore

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