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The Georgia Department of Transportation awarded a total of 10 projects in December 2023 including resurfacing, widening and reconstruction, and bridge construction
Macon, GA – According to the state officials, the largest single investment, valued at approximately $62 million, is a reconstruction project covering 3.049 miles of widening and reconstruction for turn lanes and operational improvements on SR 9 from Windward Parkway to the Forsyth County line in Fulton County. This...
The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a death that occurred in the 4000 block of Forest Ave West
Macon, GA – According to the statement, Bibb County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call about a person found unresponsive lying in the roadway. Upon arrival, deputies found a white male later identified as 61-year-old Mitchell Edward Wells suffering from what appears to be a single stab wound.
The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office, along with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, are investigating a deputy-involved shooting on West Grenada Terrace
Macon, GA – According to the statement, this incident occurred inside the 800 block of West Grenada Terrace, just after 11:00 a.m., Monday morning. The armed suspect has been identified as seventeen-year-old Jordan Jamal Rozier of Macon. On January 24, 2024, Wednesday afternoon, Deputies took Jordan Rozier into custody...
Bibb County Sheriff’s Office patrol deputies made arrests in connection with a commercial burglary on Mead Road
Macon, GA – According to the BCSO, this incident occurred right after 9 a.m. Tuesday morning. A call came into the Macon-Bibb E-911 Center reporting two men breaking into a warehouse at California Cereal Products at 4375 Mead Road. Patrol deputies responded to the area to investigate. While in...
Speed limit cameras have been added for Stratford Academy and they will be activated on February 5, officials said
Macon, GA – According to the statement,only warnings will initially be issued in the new zone, and full enforcement with tickets will begin Wednesday, March 6. Speed limit cameras are now issuing warnings for the Carter Elementary, First Presbyterian Day School, Hartley Elementary, Heard Elementary, Springdale Elementary, and Windsor Academy.
Gov. Kemp announced that Curry has officially been sworn in as Chief of Staff for the Governor’s Office, making history as the first female to assume the role permanently in the state
Macon, GA – According to the state officials, Lauren Curry has served in leadership positions in multiple state agencies, including in the office of former Governor Sonny Perdue and the administration of former Governor Nathan Deal. During her time in state government, she has worked at the Department of...
Gov. Kemp announced the appointment and re-appointment of various state boards, authorities and commissions
Macon , GA – According to the state officials, Gov. Kemp announced the appointment and re-appointment of various state boards, authorities and commissions:. Robert Bearden, Michael Caldwell, Robert Gray, Ronald Ham, and Daniel Israel were reappointed. State Board of Podiatry Examiners. Monica Stewart is a Certified Registered Dietitian. Stewart...
Bibb Sheriff Davis was recently appointed by Gov. Kemp to the Juvenile Justice State Advisory Board
Macon, GA – According to the state officials, this board serves in an advisory capacity to the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council. This board will help to oversee and advise on the preparation and implementation of the State’s Juvenile Justice three-year plan. The Board also helps to set funding...
The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office investigating shooting incident that occurred at the local strip mall within the 3200 block of Houston Avenue
Macon, GA – According to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office, this unfortunate incident was called into the Macon-Bibb E-911 Center at 9:25 p.m. Monday evening. Bibb County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the scene and observed a 44-year-old male suffering from a gunshot wound. Paramedics responded to...
The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office responded to a Medical Office Building to assist Atrium Health Navicent Police with an armed subject who barricaded himself inside a restroom
Macon, GA – BCSO officials said that after several hours of negotiating with the subject to remove him safely from the restroom, the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office SWAT Team began to make entry. On January 18, 2024, at 12:45 a.m., the subject took his own life. The armed...
Georgia Department of Transportation construction partners will close lanes on I-285 eastbound and westbound and SR 400 northbound and southbound for activities to include roadway, noise barrier, and bridge construction
Macon, GA – According to the statement, travel restrictions include possible delays, reduced speeds, and detours in some areas. Traffic Impacts on I-285 and SR 400 from January 2, through January 8, 2024. Overnight Closures:. Wednesday, January 3, 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. General Lane Closures & Traffic Pacings:
The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in helping locate a missing person
Macon, GA – According to the statement, the 43-year-old man, later identified as Anthony Rumplik, was last seen within the 2200 block of Courtland Avenue on December 28, 2023, Thursday evening. His family members reported that he suffers from schizophrenia and renal failure. Rumplik is a white male approximately...
The Commission approved allocating $500,000 of American Rescue Plan Act funds to go towards the Macon Volunteer Clinic, officials say
Macon, GA – Officials also announced that these funds will reportedly be used towards the move and build out of a larger medical services facility. The Macon Volunteer Clinic is non-profit, medical home for low income, working, uninsured residents of Macon-Bibb County. The doctors and dentists donate their time...
The Peyton Anderson Foundation has committed to making Downtown Macon safer by donating $200,000 to the County to purchase ATVs aimed to patrol areas of Downtown Macon and the Ocmulgee Heritage Trail
Macon, GA – According to the officials, the plan for this initiative is still underway. Mayor Lester Miller released the following statement:. “This will allow us to monitor parts of our Downtown in a more efficient way that would involve being able to use these ATVs to ride alongside the river, down the trail, to point out some issues we may have, but also to provide extra security to those using those paths.
Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Harper announced that the Georgia Department of Agriculture Ag Inputs Division’s Feed Program passed their Animal Food Regulatory Program Standards audit conducted by the Office of the United States Food and Drug Administration
Macon, GA – According to the statement, Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Harper announced that the Georgia Department of Agriculture Ag Inputs Division’s Feed Program passed their Animal Food Regulatory Program Standards audit conducted by the Office of the United States Food and Drug Administration. The Animal Food Regulatory Program...
Macon-Bibb Human Resources Department represented Macon-Bibb County very well at the Georgia Local Government Personnel Association Fall conference in Jekyll Island, officials say
Macon, GA – Officials have announced that the Human Resources Department was selected as GLGPA’s Large Government Human Resources Department 2023 Award Recipient. This award was presented for successfully implementing two years of effective organizational change. Human Resources Department Director Jordan released the following statement:. “Macon-Bibb Human Resources...
Governor Brian Kemp announced that Gerresheimer will invest more than $88 million in expanding its manufacturing operations in Peachtree City, creating over 200 new jobs for Fayette County
Macon, GA – According to the state officials, the company reportedly offers a comprehensive portfolio of pharmaceutical containment solutions, drug delivery systems, and medical devices as well as solutions for the health and cosmetics industry. Gerresheimer currently supports more than 260 jobs in Peachtree City. The existing Gerresheimer manufacturing...
District 7 Commissioner Howell took a trailer packed with linens to the Brookdale Resource Center last week
Macon, GA – According to the statement, District 7 Commissioner Howell drove to Pigeon Forge over the weekend to pick up hundreds of bed sheets and towels for the residents. Vacasa Pigeon Forge, a vacation rental company, donated the gently used linens, with the agreement that Commissioner Howell would transport them to the Resource Center.
Santa Claus, next to Mayor Miller and Fire Chief Edwards made a special visit to the Atrium Health Beverly Knight Olsen Children’s Hospital to visit children and babies staying there
Macon, GA – According to the statement, during their visit, the Santa hitched a ride from the Fire Department’s bucket ladder. This was a tradition he and the Fire Department started during the pandemic when the hospital would not allow visitors. Mayor Miller reportedly said:. “This experience was...
Mayor Miller and the Commission spread cheer throughout every County department this holiday season by approving a one-time bonus for every full-time and part-time employee, officials say
Macon, GA – Officials announced that employees received the extra boost in their paychecks. Full-time employees received an additional $2,500 and part-time received $1,000. Mayor Miller also presented to the Commission a plan to give each employee that started with us July 1, 2023, or before a one-time retention pay adjustment.
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