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Macon-Bibb outsources homeless encampment cleanup to private company

Maximum cost set for Bibb jail work, outsourcing work to clear homeless encampments and a planned public-private partnership to enhance Lake Tobo among Macon-Bibb Commission business.

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Bibb County’s fleet of electric school buses promises cleaner rides

The new buses were formally unveiled Thursday.

County hires architect for convention center, condemns 17 blighted properties

Atlanta architectural firm hired to build new hotel, conference center in downtown Macon.

Macon Water Authority races feature familiar faces, fresh challengers

These candidates are running for seats on the Macon Water Authority Board. Election Day is May 19, 2026.

Theatre Macon opens intimate studio theater in milestone year

Theatre Macon celebrated the opening of a new theater space on the second floor of its downtown building. The ribbon-cutting is part of a larger celebration of the theater's 40th anniversary.

Macon Water Authority approves bill relief, discusses new industrial growth

The Macon Water Alliance distributes money to nonprofits that can help pay water bills.

Voters to decide leadership of Macon Water Authority board

Leadership at Macon Water Authority is in flux as three seats on the board are up for election in May and it is without a permanent CEO.

CEA chairman: Board, created to fix problems in Macon’s poorest neighborhoods, needs restructuring

The Macon-Bibb County Community Enhancement Authority needs to be restructured, chair says.

Code enforcement is now a public safety agency, Macon-Bibb commissioners decided

Macon-Bibb County commissioners voted 5-3 to reclassify code enforcement as a public safety agency at its meeting March 18, 2026.

Along a neglected corridor of South Macon, change is underway

Macon-Bibb officials say they’re making a significant financial investment that they hope will spur a revitalization along the South Macon corridor that has been long plagued by blight and crime.

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