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Communications

  • February is American Heart Month
    On Friday, February 2, Mayor Lester Miller joined Atrium Health Navicent and the Central Georgia Women’s Heart Health Coalition at City Hall to kick off American Heart Month in Macon-Bibb County and across the nation. He presented them with a proclamation that you can read here.   The goal of American Heart Month is to inform […]

    February 9, 2024 published by Chris Floore

  • Registration open for third Brookdale Gardening Series
    It’s time to add gardening to your list of hobbies! The Bibb County University of Georgia Cooperative Extension and Brookdale Resource Center are providing another opportunity for you to learn how to plant your own produce and herbs with Seed Starting & Succession Planting at the Gardens at Brookdale.  You can attend either of the […]

    February 9, 2024 published by Chris Floore

  • Celebrating Rosa Parks
    On Friday, February 2, Mayor Lester Miller and the Friends of Rosa Parks Square Board held a Wreath Laying Ceremony in honor and celebration of Rosa Parks’ birthday. “We’re honored to celebrate what would’ve been Rosa Parks’ 111th birthday,” said Mayor Lester Miller. “Someone we all know was a trailblazer and stood up for everyone’s […]

    February 9, 2024 published by Chris Floore

  • Early voting starts February 19
    Early voting for the Presidential Preference Primary begins Monday, February 19, and will go on through Friday, March 8. This will be the first time voters can experience the polls at our brand new Board of Elections Office at the Macon Mall (3661 Eisenhower Parkway). People will also be able to vote at the Elaine […]

    February 9, 2024 published by Chris Floore

  • Full enforcement of speed limit begins Monday in six school zones
    On Monday, February 5, cameras will begin enforcing the speed limit with tickets in the Carter Elementary, First Presbyterian Day School, Hartley Elementary, Heard Elementary, Springdale Elementary, and Windsor Academy school zones for people caught speeding 11 or more miles per hour above the posted speed limit. Also on Monday, February 5, warnings will be issued for […]

    February 2, 2024 published by Chris Floore

  • Macon-Bibb County, OVG360 announce naming of new Atrium Health Amphitheater
    Macon-Bibb County and OVG360, a division of global sports and entertainment group Oak View Group, today introduced Atrium Health as the naming rights partner for Macon’s newest large entertainment venue. The newly renamed, Atrium Health Amphitheater will open with Lynyrd Skynyrd and ZZ Top performing an inaugural concert on March 24, 2024. In addition to […]

    February 2, 2024 published by Chris Floore

  • January is Birth Defects Awareness Month
    Last week, Mayor Lester Miller presented a proclamation to Atrium Health Navicent staff declaring January as Birth Defects Awareness Month in Macon-Bibb County.  Birth defects strike an estimated 1 in 33 babies born in the United States each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Birth defects are a leading cause […]

    February 2, 2024 published by Chris Floore

  • Bringing awareness to Cervical Cancer
    Atrium Health Navicent and Macon-Bibb County want to spread awareness for cervical cancer, and they did so by proclaiming January as Cervical Cancer Awareness Month in Macon-Bibb County.  Cervical cancer is a disease that strikes more than 11,500 American women each year. In 2023, the American Cancer Society (ACS) estimated that there would be about […]

    February 2, 2024 published by Chris Floore

  • Macon-Bibb celebrates National Mentoring Month
    If you needed a sign to become a mentor to someone in our community, here it is! Mayor Lester Miller proclaimed January as National Mentoring Month, alongside representatives from the Girls Dig Deeper Initiative (GDDI).  National Mentoring Month is an annual campaign to raise awareness of and celebrate the powerful impact of mentoring relationships, recruit […]

    February 2, 2024 published by Chris Floore

  • Homicide rate drops by 43% in Macon-Bibb in one year
    On Wednesday, January 31, 2024, dozens of leaders stood by Mayor Lester Miller inside Commission Chambers as he announced promising news for the future of our community.  “From 2022 to 2023, I am proud to say we had a nearly 43% reduction in homicides, from 70 to 40,” Mayor Miller told the crowd.   The […]

    February 2, 2024 published by Chris Floore

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