Macon-Bibb County

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Recreation

  • March SPLOST Financial Statements
    To help keep the public updated on the progress of projects, Macon-Bibb County releases monthly financial statements for Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) funds. All statements are posted to a website dedicated to announcements, updates, and information about how the County is using the funds on the projects approved by voters. To view […]

    April 14, 2016 published by Chris Floore

  • MaconBibbTV features Memorial Park SPLOST project
    Phase 2 of the $2.5 million Memorial Park Center upgrades is happening now, and a kick-off on February 11 marked the start of this project. MaconBibbTV covered the groundbreaking and learned more about this neighborhood recreation center project. Click here to watch. In addition to bathrooms and gym improvements, visitors will see a lot more […]

    March 13, 2016 published by Chris Floore

  • Francar’s Buffalo Wings opens at Historic Bowden Golf Course
    Francar’s Buffalo Wings and Macon-Bibb County celebrated the restaurant’s 23rd Anniversary with a Grand Opening of the new Francar’s at Bowden on Monday, March 14. To see pictures from this exciting day, click here. Francar’s at Bowden is open every day from 9:00 a.m. until the course closes. They feature the full menu people expect, […]

    March 10, 2016 published by Chris Floore

  • Aspiring Eagle Scout uncovers, memorializes Negro League History in Macon-Bibb
    A Macon-Bibb Boy Scout is going for his Eagle Scout rank, and in doing so, uncovered history that is now permanently marked at historic Luther Williams Field. Gordon Smith is with Troop 170, and while on a trip to the National Negro League Museum in Kansas City, he got curious. Gordon found out that four […]

    March 4, 2016 published by Chris Floore

  • Parks & Rec, Regional Library celebrate Reading Awareness Month
    March is Reading Awareness Month, and the Macon-Bibb County Parks and Recreation Department and Middle Georgia Regional Library are hosting ‘Reading Rocks,” a series of events aimed at getting children excited about reading and providing them access to books. At each of the events local volunteers, college athletes, doctors, lawyers, artists, business men and women, […]

    February 26, 2016 published by Chris Floore

  • Daisy Park gets major overhaul
    Thanks to the work and resources of multiple people and groups, Daisy Park on Forsyth Street has received a major overhaul to make it a more active space for the neighborhood, visitors, and people needing a place to relax. Among the upgrades are a water feature, a brand-new basketball court, spruced-up green space, picnic tables, […]

    February 25, 2016 published by Chris Floore

  • Start of construction at Rosa Jackson Recreation Center celebrated
    A major overhaul is coming to the Rosa Jackson Recreation Center in East Macon-Bibb. At a groundbreaking in January, details of what’s in store for this park were revealed. People in the Fort Hill neighborhood can look forward to a new gym ready for basketball and volleyball, updated bathrooms, a brand new building, two exercise […]

    February 6, 2016 published by Chris Floore

  • Eagle Scout project honors Negro National League baseball players from Macon
    On Saturday, February 6 at 11:00 a.m., plaques at Luther Williams Field in Central City Park will be unveiled honoring the four Maconites that played in the Negro National League: Lemuel Hawkins, Marion Cain, Ernest Fann, and Robert Scott. Following the ceremony, there will be a reception in the Round Building where people can speak with […]

    February 4, 2016 published by Chris Floore

  • SPLOST funds approved for three recreation projects
    The Macon-Bibb Commission approved using more than $400,00 in voter-approved SPLOST funds for three recreation projects. This money was originally budgeted for Land Acquisition. The projects include: $18,960 for recreation equipment; $21,600 to purchase equipment at Historic Bowden Golf Course; and $360,405 for ballfield renovations at North Macon Park. To read the full resolution, click […]

    January 26, 2016 published by Chris Floore

  • Bowden Golf Course fees change
    The Commission approved lowering the annual membership fee at Charles L. Bowden Golf Course to $600 and changing the daily fee to $20 for Monday through Thursday play, and to $25 for Friday through Sunday play. These changes aim to increase membership and daily place at the historic Bowden Golf Course. To read the full […]

    January 26, 2016 published by Chris Floore

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