Macon-Bibb County · On the record
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What just happened in Macon-Bibb county government — votes recorded, agendas posted, notices and deadlines. Every entry is dated and comes from an official record, newest first. The records sync every morning; this page reads them live.
If you read one thing · The commission meets this week
The commission meets on Tuesday, September 1, 2026
Pre-Commission / Work Session at 4:00 PM, Government Center · 700 Poplar St. The agenda hasn't posted yet — it goes up on CivicClerk a few days ahead, and the plain-English briefing follows it.
Open the meeting page →Coming up
Pre-Commission / Work Session · Tuesday, September 1, 2026 · 4:00 PM
First day ballots go out to military and overseas voters · Sep 15
Sample ballots become available · Sep 19
Voter registration deadline · Oct 5
General election · 68 days away
Wednesday, August 26, 2026
yesterday
New explainer
Why Macon-Bibb's Tax Rate Isn't Going Up - And It's Still a Tax Increase
Two things you are hearing this week sound like they cannot both be true: nobody is raising the millage rate, and the county's own legal ad announces…
Read it →Monday, August 24, 2026
3 days ago
Public notice
27-12-LH On-Site Compaction Waste Services for Macon-Bibb County Convenience Centers -RFP (9/24/26)
1. GENERAL A. Invitation Notice is hereby given that Macon-Bibb County will receive responses to the Request for Proposals (original plus 5 copies an…
Read the county's notice ↗New explainer
How to File a Georgia Open Records Request with Macon-Bibb
You have a right to most county records — a contract, an email, a police report. Georgia law gives it to you and Macon-Bibb has a portal. Here's how…
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What Courts Serve Macon-Bibb Residents?
A ticket, a divorce, a will, a small-claims dispute, jury duty — none go to the same courtroom. Here's Georgia's court system in plain terms, and whi…
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How an Idea Becomes a Macon-Bibb Law
A new rule doesn't become county law because someone announces it. It moves from proposal to committee to vote to the mayor's desk — and at a couple…
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What Does Macon-Bibb County Government Do?
In 2014, Macon and Bibb County merged into a single government. Here's what that one government runs, what it leaves to separate agencies, and how to…
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That Abandoned House Next Door: How Macon-Bibb's Blight System Works
A vacant, falling-apart house drags down your whole block. Macon-Bibb has a department for it and a tax built to force the owner's hand. Here's how t…
Read it →Monday, August 17, 2026
10 days ago
Public notice
Public Notice: 2026 CAPER Newspaper Ad
2026 CAPER Newspaper Ad 2026 (Legal Section)
Read the county's notice ↗Tuesday, August 4, 2026
23 days ago
Votes recorded
The commission recorded votes on 24 items and approved $10.5 million in contracts and purchases. One vote was divided; the rest were unanimous.
Divided 8–1: Reviews an alcohol license application for Lizella 786 on Holley Road in Lizella.
See the full roll call →Tuesday, July 21, 2026
37 days ago
Votes recorded
The commission recorded votes on 34 items and approved $31.8 million in contracts and purchases. Every vote was unanimous.
Approves $28,262,438 in change orders with Barton Malow for early work on the Macon Arena project.
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