Macon-Bibb County

On Monday, August 10 Macon-Bibb County – through the Emergency Management Agency (EMA) and Recreation Department – will begin distributing nearly 10,000 trifold surgical masks to help slow the spread of COVID-19 and protect Middle Georgia. The masks will be available FREE to the public Monday through Thursday between 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. at the recreation centers listed below, and each person will be provided up […]

Other services remain modified in response to the spread of COVID-19 Due to staffing shortages in Probate Court from exposure to positive cases of COVID-19, all appointments for Weapons Carry License application appointments and fingerprinting are being rescheduled. The Court is in the process of trying to call and email every person that has applied […]

Macon-Bibb County continues to change its operations to protect employee and community safety in response to the spread of COVID-19. Based on the increase in confirmed cases of COVID-19, Mayor Robert Reichert issued an Executive Order on July 9, 2020 requesting people, businesses, and organizations follow ALL of the CDC guidelines regarding COVID-19. For government […]

On Thursday, July 9, 2020, Macon-Bibb County Mayor Robert Reichert issued an Executive Order urging and pleading with people and businesses to take all preventative measures outlined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to slow the spread of COVID-19. You can view that Executive Order here. “We’ve seen such a drastic increase […]

  The Middle Georgia Community Food Bank is in the process of delivering food to tens of thousands of people throughout our entire region, including one at the Macon Coliseum on Thursday, April 9, 2020. At that event, more than 30,000 meals were distributed with the help of volunteers from the United Way of Central […]

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp issued a statewide Shelter in Place Executive Order on Thursday, April 2, 2020, due to the continued spread of the Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). The Order goes into effect Friday, April 3 at 6:00 p.m. and lasts until 11:59 p.m. on Monday, April 13, 2020. The Governor, in the Order and […]

As the Novel Coronavirus 2019, or COVID-19, spread through Georgia, Macon-Bibb County departments and agencies began planning for how they could change operations to help protect the health of employees and the community, all while maintaining expected and needed services. These changes have been made throughout this week, as it was possible. “I’m proud of […]

On Monday, March 23, 2020, Mayor Robert A.B. Reichert announced a local state of emergency for Macon-Bibb County until April 6, 2020, to help slow the spread of the Novel Coronavirus 2019, or COVID-19. That date could be extended with a further order should the need arise, and that decision will be made in consultation […]