
Ethics Commission: MBCIA acted in ‘good faith’ in SPLOST campaign contribution
Authority not fined for violation, agenda highlights include selling Allied building, renovations at airport, sprucing up the lobby and hiring brand ambassador

Macon-Bibb OKs FY26 budget, communication upgrades, auditorium contractor
Commissioners also agree to let Secretary of State out of office lease, deny alcohol license for vice mart operating in Pleasant Hill

Grocery, apartments approved in first mixed-use project under P&Z’s new rules
Wright Family Developments plans 72-unit workforce housing with shopping center at Houston and Sardis Church roads

Macon-Bibb hires manager for new arena project, OKs borrowing $50M for road paving
Commissioners fund enhanced safety measures for Academy of Classical Education, settle property tax dispute with charter school

Macon-Bibb seeks proposals amid calls for new jail
Mayor Lester Miller discusses SPLOST priorities, floats new $350M development creating up to 300 jobs during Ask Mayor Miller

Moving toward better and safer streets, new downtown worker parking plan
Pedestrian safety push in repaving, Trump-era changes made to grant, downtown workers might have new parking option

FY26 Budget nears $220M, MBC tightens cybersecurity, spends more speed camera revenue
Macon-Bibb County postponed decision on Midtown Daiquiri bar's alcohol license after mass shooting kills 3 and wounds 6

Macon’s SPLOST project list tops $1B
Video: Ride along with Macon-Bibb leaders on a bus tour of 8 sites that could receive a portion of the $450 million

P&Z approves signs for new downtown restaurant, OKs Beall’s Hill demolition
Macon-Bibb County Planning & Zoning accepts Design Review Board recommendations on historic district projects

UDA boosts lofts, Rosa Parks Square delay, celebrating arts, fighting over fries
Highlights from Macon-Bibb Urban Development Authority, Friends of Rosa Parks Square, Macon Arts Alliance and downtown

P&Z approves ACE campus expansion despite traffic concerns
Neighboring businesses object to Academy for Classical Education using Preston Court for access to new parking lot

Battling opioid abuse, improving handicapped access for voters, courthouse update
The Macon Newsroom summarizes recent public meetings of the boards of health and elections and SPLOST Advisory Committee