Ethics board fines Macon mayor, other local officials
The Georgia Ethics Commission fined Macon-Bibb County Mayor Lester Miller and other elected officials on Wednesday for violating campaign finance laws.
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Macon nonprofit announces $1.2 million investment for new homes in Tindall Fields
The Macon-Bibb County Affordable Housing Fund plans to invest $1.2 million in building 10 new houses and renovating one in Tindall Fields.
Money, trust woes stall Pleasant Hill housing effort
A local authority created to revitalize the historically Black neighborhood of Pleasant Hill owns 17 new or recently rehabilitated homes, several of which are boarded up and vacant only couple of years after being built or fixed.
Short-term vacation rentals will soon be taxed in Bibb County
Macon-Bibb County decided to tax short-term rentals, approved millions for airport and road work and accepted donated land at the commission meeting Tuesday evening.
Mayor proposes bigger tax breaks for older Bibb County residents
Macon-Bibb County Mayor Lester Miller plans to ask local state legislators to introduce a bill next session that would let voters decide whether older residents are entitled to property tax exemptions.
Macon company awarded $3.8M in paving contracts
Cost estimates provided by the Macon-based paving company were well below estimated amounts submitted by other companies.
Macon-Bibb mayor, commissioner argue about property tax reductions
The Macon-Bibb County Commission meeting Tuesday turned testy as Mayor Lester Miller and Commissioner Stanley Stewart argued about the county’s financial stability as the tax base continues to shift away from property taxes to sales taxes.
Tubman Museum director booted from Stockbridge amphitheater management job
Harold Young, executive director of the Tubman Museum in Macon, was recently ousted as the manager of Stockbridge's amphitheater amid unanswered questions about expenses.
The Melody files suit to obtain dollar amount in undisclosed school board settlement
The Melody is suing the Bibb County school board so the public can evaluate its expenditure of public money.
Macon elected officials owe thousands to Georgia Ethics Commission
Sixteen local officials serving on either the school board, water authority or county commission owe a total of at least $7,125 to the Georgia Ethics Commission for more than 50 disclosures that were late or missing.