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Macon-Bibb County Parks & Recreation Director Robert Walker, right, said SPLOST-funded improvements to the gym at Frank Johnson Recreation Center increased use of the facility.

Tour of Macon recreation facilities gives fresh perspective on needs

County Commissioners and Mayor Lester Miller visited Linear and Filmore Thomas parks and Memorial Park and Frank Johnson recreation centers
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
June 13, 2023
In June of 2020, Macon-Bibb County commissioners got their first look at preliminary plans for a $10 million upgrade of the nearly 100-year-old Macon City Auditorium.

Glass lobby for City Auditorium at risk as SPLOST priorities shift

Amendments to 2018 timeline speed jail repairs, buy property near courthouse, improve parks and prep for Forest Hill widening
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
October 5, 2021
Mayor Lester Miller announced Macon-Bibb County's Clean Streets Matter initiative on January 15.

Mayor Miller prioritizes homelessness, blight, public safety in first 30 days

Liz Fabian, Civic Reporting Senior Fellow
February 2, 2021
COVID-19 forced Macon-Bibb County to hold a virtual public hearing on the Fiscal '21 budget which will require people to email questions and concerns to commission@maconbibb.us.

Concerned about Macon-Bibb’s budget? Here’s how to get your voice heard

Liz Fabian, Civic Reporting Senior Fellow
May 29, 2020
The Bibb County Sheriff's Office "Operation Overwatch" caught a shooting on camera last summer off Houston Avenue.

Macon-Bibb to use cameras to fight crime; New sales tax sought to roll back property tax; Centreplex, courthouse upgrades   

Liz Fabian, Civic Reporting Senior Fellow
February 6, 2020
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