September 30, 2021 – Pleasant Hill Neighborhood Organization president, Erion Smith, conducts a FaceBook live interview Atrium Health Navicent’s president & CEO Delvecchio Finley and chief medical officer, Dr. Patrice Walker about the importance of everyone getting the COVID-19 vaccine.
June 30, 2021–Judge Colvin offers insight and encouragement to children attending the AfterZone Camp at Booker T. Washington Center in the Pleasant Hill neighborhood.
Tindall Heights
June 26, 2021
Judge Colvin and Pastor Holmes prepare refreshments at the “Welcome to the Neighborhood” community fun day held in Tindall Heights at the Greater Little Rock Baptist Church.
Tindall Heights
Youth SeeClickFix Training
February 3, 2021
Participants met in the parking lot of Greater Little Rock Church and then set out on streets contiguous to the church learning how to create accounts and tickets on the Macon-Bibb SeeClickFix infrastructure isssues reporting app.
“Can we have a clean up and fix these houses?”
—Participating youth
To track the progress of this neighborhood or other reported issues, sign-up at https://www.maconbibb.us/ seeclickfix/ to become a part of the watch area to receive notifications.
PLEASANT HILL
Youth SeeClickFix Training
February 17, 2021
Participants met in front of L H Williams Elementary School and then set out on streets contiguous to the school learning how to create accounts and tickets on the Macon-Bibb SeeClickFix infrastructure isssues reporting app.
“We need to fix up these houses. They make us look bad.”
—Participating youth
To track the progress of this neighborhood or other reported issues, sign-up at https://www.maconbibb.us/ seeclickfix/ to become a part of the watch area to receive notifications.
Fort Hill
Youth SeeClickFix Training
February 10, 2021
Participants met in the parking lot of Burdell-Hunt Elementary School and then set out on streets contiguous to the school learning how to create accounts and tickets on the Macon-Bibb SeeClickFix infrastructure isssues reporting app.
“Now that I know how this works, I am going to use this with my students.”
-Participating Educator
To track the progress of this neighborhood or other reported issues, sign-up at https://www.maconbibb.us/ seeclickfix/ to become a part of the watch area to receive notifications.
The Five-Year Strategic Plan Indicates Successful Implementation of Schools, Jobs and Place
Actions that Move Community Forward
Macon, Ga. — The OneMacon Steering Committee has released a Community Scorecard that details the success of the five-year OneMacon Strategic Plan, a comprehensive, community-wide economic development strategy created to guide collaborative efforts in improving Macon-Bibb’s prosperity. The Scorecard indicates successful implementation of actions items that serve as economic indicators of community progress.
AASA, The School Superintendents Association,announced Dr. Curtis Jones, Jr., as the 2019 National Superintendent of the Year® during theNational Conference on Education in Los Angeles, Calif., on Thursday, February 14. Now in its 32nd year, the National Superintendent of the Year® program, co-sponsored by AASA, VALIC and First Student, celebrates the contributions and leadership of public school superintendents. Hundreds of school system leaders will donvened at AASA’s national conference to discuss the most critical issues in public education.
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When you think about southern college towns, Macon, Georgia wasn’t always the first to come to mind. Historically, however, our midsize, centrally-located city has been home to opportunities to pursue higher education since the 19th century. This roundtable recording with three college presidents discusses Macon’s new found college town status and growing opportunities. What’s been there all along has now taken one of the most prominent roles — and purposes — in community progress.
Cultural and Heritage Tourism is a valued asset in Macon’s growing vibrancy. Learn from local tourism leaders on how the city’s rich music heritage is poised to take center stage. Read More
Middle Georgia State University is soaring to new heights thanks to a new partnership with Delta Air Lines. The University is one of eight institutions in the U.S. selected by the airline to participate in Delta Propel – a new program that is puts pilots into competitive jobs in Delta’s cockpits. Read More
Business Education Partnership Announces $1 Million to Bibb County School District from the Charles H. Jones Family Foundation
Macon, Ga. — The Charles H. Jones Foundation has granted a $1 million gift to the ongoing implementation of The Leader in Me, which will allow the character-driven leadership process to expand to every elementary and middle school in the Bibb County School District. Read More
Macon-Bibb Housing Authority and Ingram-Pye Elementary are learning from each other through a volunteer program that matches staff with students. Staff members of the Housing Authority are tutoring students at Ingram Pye Elementary School, where they can volunteer for up to four hours per month without taking personal time off. Read More
The OneMacon competitive assessment determined: In addition to investment in education, wealth creation is primarily achieved by the creation of jobs – either through relocations, expansions, or entrepreneurship. Read More
Central Georgians’ Amazon orders will be coming from familiar territory when the e-commerce powerhouse opens its 1 million-square-foot fulfillment center on Sardis Church Road at Skipper Road. Fulfillment centers are warehouses where merchandise is stored before being shipped out to customers. The Bibb County-based center sits on approximately 100 acres and will bring a more than $18 million (annual) payroll to Central Georgia. Read More
The Business Education Partnership (BEP) – a OneMacon initiative – is a success story with chapters that continue to prove the #OneMaconWay. BEP Co-Chair Blake Sullivan reports on the success of the community-wide fundraising effort to raise $2.189 million to place The Leader in Me in all 28 public elementary and middle schools in the Bibb County School District (BCSD). After setting that goal, we exceeded it!
We now have 21 elementary, middle, and high schools engaged in The Leader in Me Process. Beginning in August 2018, Southwest High School will be the first high school in the BCSD to engage in the leadership skills of The Leader in Me, using these skills to help become college, career, and workforce ready. Read More
Anyone who owns a business downtown knows there’s no such thing as free parking. The lack of on street parking for potential patrons is causing business owners to lose customers – and money. Read More
The recently renovated Luther Williams Field hosted a sold-out crowd of more than 3,200 people at Macon Bacon’s inaugural opening day game on June 1. Read More
Nothing brings people – and sometimes countries – together like a good cup of coffee. Read More
More than any other city, Macon is preservation. With over 6,000 Historic Places and 14 designated historic districts on the National Historic Register, the numbers are only the beginning of the story. Read More