Macon-Bibb takes steps to curb litter, speeders and recoup business fees

Liz Fabian, Civic Reporting Senior Fellow|March 24, 2021

Gov. Brian Kemp, center, led the Georgia delegation during a late October visit to YKK headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. Macon-Bibb County Mayor Lester Miller and MBCIA Chair Robby Fountain, to the right of Marty Kemp, center right, and authority's Executive Director Stephen Adams, back right, represented Macon-Bibb County.

‘Very fruitful,’ Mayor Miller says of Japan trip

The Macon-Bibb County Commission approved $200,000 to bridge gaps in federal funding for food and home ownership counseling services during its Nov. 4 meeting.

Govt. shutdown leads Macon-Bibb to fund $200K for food distribution, housing programs

A person shelters on a bench in the Poplar Street median under a makeshift tent fashioned with a tarp over a grocery cart on a cool October morning.

New outreach specialist to address homeless issues downtown

Mindy Attaway, Chair Jeane Easom, center, and Robby Redmond hear from applicants on Oct. 27. Macon-Bibb County Planning & Zoning Vice Chair Tim Jones and Kesia Stafford were absent.

P&Z OKs coffee shop, rezones for south Bibb housing, but pauses on NW neighborhood

The Macon-Bibb County Health Department suspended 20 eateries on Oct. 20 for failing to pay overdue permit fees, with some businesses owing over $1,000.

Health Dept. suspends 20 more eateries for overdue fees, begins new billing cycle

Gov. Brian Kemp, center, led the Georgia delegation during a late October visit to YKK headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. Macon-Bibb County Mayor Lester Miller and MBCIA Chair Robby Fountain, to the right of Marty Kemp, center right, and authority's Executive Director Stephen Adams, back right, represented Macon-Bibb County.

‘Very fruitful,’ Mayor Miller says of Japan trip

Bernice Jackson organizes supplies into paper bags at the First Baptist Church food pantry in Jefferson, Ga., on Nov. 3, 2025. Each bag is supposed to have a month's worth of food for one person.

‘I’ve never seen it this bad.’ Georgia food systems strain under shutdown pressure

The Macon-Bibb County Commission approved $200,000 to bridge gaps in federal funding for food and home ownership counseling services during its Nov. 4 meeting.

Govt. shutdown leads Macon-Bibb to fund $200K for food distribution, housing programs

A person shelters on a bench in the Poplar Street median under a makeshift tent fashioned with a tarp over a grocery cart on a cool October morning.

New outreach specialist to address homeless issues downtown

Workers among the partially empty racks at the Middle Georgia Community Food Bank warehouse in Macon on day 7 of the federal government shutdown. Cuts to USDA funding in March have left food banks weaker heading into the likely pause in SNAP funding.

Ahead of SNAP Pause, Empty Shelves At the Food Bank

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