
Stores required to sell more food to get Macon-Bibb alcohol license
County Commission cracks down on vice marts skirting aim of 2021 law, learns of energy savings and OKs airport contractor for runway extension

Ask Mayor Miller: More speed cameras, new housing, Macon in spotlight
Macon-Bibb County Mayor Lester Miller talks about helping the unhoused and the effects of an antisemitic demonstration at Temple Beth Israel

Mayor expects more tax relief; Macon-Bibb streamlines employee grievance process, removes mandatory firing for positive drug test
County Commissioners approve $204 million budget, revamp policy and procedures manual, disperse grant funds

Inflation cuts into savings from projected Bibb County property tax rate rollback
Property owners in Macon-Bibb County have until July 10 to appeal property values and tax assessments while the digest is finalized

‘Mid-City Square’ prospecting and clearing for ‘East Bank’ development
Macon-Bibb County Commissioners finally select elections superior and appoint board members after lawsuit dismissed

Ask Mayor Miller: Public safety spending priority, tax rollback, river hazards and road work
Macon-Bibb County Mayor Lester Miller answers questions emailed each month to [email protected] through the Center for Collaborative Journalism

Board of Elections loses legal case against mayor and commissioners
Judge Connie Williford dismissed the fatally flawed lawsuit over who has the authority to select an elections supervisor candidate

Proposed $203.9 million budget includes 5-mill property tax rollback
Macon-Bibb County Mayor Lester Miller presented his spending plan Tuesday evening before the County Commission votes June 20

Ask Mayor Miller: Tax cut, anti-gang efforts, expanding amphitheater, homeless services and mental health
Send your questions for Macon-Bibb County Mayor Lester Miller to [email protected]

$2.7M tapped for Macon road repairs; commissioners raise concerns over new GBI anti-gang task force
Macon-Bibb Commissioners formally commended Mayor Lester Miller for the 500th demolition in the ongoing blight fight