School officials take their message on truancy and literacy concerns to Macon barbershops
The Bibb County School District is holding a series of community outreach events to connect with parents.
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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.
Bibb County schools are catching struggling students before they fall behind
The district's attitude toward testing and progress has evolved behind more data collection and a deeper understanding of learning as a process.
Old Macon Coliseum to be demolished once contractors complete new arena
The announcement comes after questions about the potential demolition of the Coliseum, a fixture in Macon’s live music and sports scenes, were left unanswered when the plans for the new arena were originally unveiled.
Transportation planners seek public input
The Macon-Bibb County Planning & Zoning Commission and a team of consultants are drafting the latest Comprehensive Plan, "Macon It Happen."
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.
Perfect Match: Mercer grads begin journey that may help fill state’s critical doctor needs
Mercer University’s graduating medical students and more than 50,000 of their peers nationwide will find out which hospitals have selected them for coveted positions in their residency programs.
Bibb school board candidates tout community ties, classroom priorities
Board member Lisa Garrett-Boyd is seeking reelection but will face off against three other candidates in the May primaries.
Cooke, Foster to face off for District 5 Macon-Bibb Commission seat
Cooke earned just less than 50% of the vote needed to win and avoid a runoff.
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.
Bibb County schools are catching struggling students before they fall behind
The district's attitude toward testing and progress has evolved behind more data collection and a deeper understanding of learning as a process.
Old Macon Coliseum to be demolished once contractors complete new arena
The announcement comes after questions about the potential demolition of the Coliseum, a fixture in Macon’s live music and sports scenes, were left unanswered when the plans for the new arena were originally unveiled.
Transportation planners seek public input
The Macon-Bibb County Planning & Zoning Commission and a team of consultants are drafting the latest Comprehensive Plan, "Macon It Happen."
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.
Perfect Match: Mercer grads begin journey that may help fill state’s critical doctor needs
Mercer University’s graduating medical students and more than 50,000 of their peers nationwide will find out which hospitals have selected them for coveted positions in their residency programs.
Bibb school board candidates tout community ties, classroom priorities
Board member Lisa Garrett-Boyd is seeking reelection but will face off against three other candidates in the May primaries.
Cooke, Foster to face off for District 5 Macon-Bibb Commission seat
Cooke earned just less than 50% of the vote needed to win and avoid a runoff.