Bibb County Government Jobs in and around Macon, GA

Company:
Bibb County Government
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Location(s):
601 Mulberry Street, Rm. 410
Macon,  GA
31201
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Phone:
(478) 621-6343
Industry:
Government
Size:
500 or more

Company Overview

The area we refer to today as Bibb County sits on the Fall Line where the Piedmont Region meets the Coastal Plains and was once the home of the Creek Indians and their predecessors for as many as 12,000 years before the arrival of the white man. From the earliest known cultures until present, this area has continued to prosper largely because of the modest temperatures all year long.

Once the Creek ceded their lands east of the Ocmulgee River in 1806, trading began with the main crop being cotton. This crop along with other crops was hauled along the river until 1843 when the first railroad brought another form of transportation and therefore greater prosperity.

In 1822, the Georgia legislature created Bibb County, naming it in honor of Dr. William Wyatt Bibb. Dr. Bibb was a politician, physician, and planter, born October 1, 1781, in Amelia County, Virginia and died in Autauga County, Alabama. Upon arrival to Georgia in 1789 his family settled in Elbert County, Georgia where he would later serve in the House of Legislature and U. S. Senate.

Sherman spared this region on his "March to the Sea." With the local people prepared to fight, Sherman feared the Confederate states had joined forces against him and in his haste to get to the sea, stormed the Capital, then located in Baldwin County, and bypassed Bibb County.

Today you will find Bibb County nestled in the "Heart of Georgia" some 80 miles south of Atlanta on Interstate 75, the major link of the South to the upper mid-west industrial area. The scenic view has not changed much since our first inhabitants. You will still find the rolling hills and soft pinewood entwined with the rivers, creeks and warm temperature. With all of the beauty you can see why Bibb residents understand the statement, "there's no place like home."

SCHOOLS

The Bibb County Public School System serves PreK-12th grade students and has three levels composed of elementary (K-5), middle school (6-8) and high school (9-12) with approximately 25,000 students enrolled in 44 schools. The County has several parochial schools and private schools along with the Academy for the Blind, which is ranked among the finest state-operated institutions in America.

The Bibb County Public School System is governed by an 8-member Board of Education, all of whom are elected.

Our elementary schools rank at or above national norm with middle and high schools within average test score range on standard tests in all subject areas. The average student-teacher ratio is 16 to 1 for elementary schools, 15 to1 for middle schools, and 15 to 1 for high schools. The average teacher salary is $45,083 annually.

Bibb County has three (3) four-year colleges and a technical institution. They are Wesleyan College, the first college in the world chartered to grant degrees to women, Mercer University, Macon State College, and Central Georgia Technical College.

Mercer University, a liberal arts college, was founded in 1883, and has a present enrollment of 7,188 students. This university has one of the most respected Law Schools (Walter F. George) in the South. Also located on the campus are the Stetson School of Business and Economics, a School of Medicine, and the School of Engineering. Mercer also has a campus in Atlanta where the Southern School of Pharmacy is located.

Wesleyan College, founded in 1836, with a present enrollment of 650 students, has been ranked by US News and World Report as "one of the top regional liberal arts colleges in the nation" for 19 consecutive years. Wesleyan is classified as a Liberal Arts college and is ranked as a national, rather than regional, college. Wesleyan College, the first college in the world charted to grant degrees to women, has made renovations and upgrades to its technology infrastructure which will enable Wesleyan College to remain a leader in women's education.

Macon State College, charted in 1966 as part of the University System of Georgia, has more than 6,150 students attending classes at the main campus and several off campus locations. Macon State offers "Degrees That Work" in some of the hottest fields in the nation, including Business, Communications, and Applied Science.

PUBLIC LIBRARY

The Macon-Bibb County Public Library operates a main library and four branch libraries. The main library, Washington Memorial Library (56,000 sq. ft.), is located in the downtown historic district. The four branch libraries are located in shopping centers in the Northern, Eastern, Western and Southern sections of Bibb County.

During Fiscal Year 2006, 550,000 people entered the libraries and borrowed nearly 2,000,000 materials. All libraries offer Internet access. The number of active library cards totals over 61,500.

The total number of books owned by the Library is 276,000 adult books and 193,000 children's books. The Public Library also subscribes to 200 magazines. The Washington Memorial Library's Genealogy Room holds 31,000 volumes and is considered one of the outstanding genealogy collections in the country. In addition, an African-American Reference Collection with 9,500 volumes complements the reference collection at the Washington Memorial Library.

The Macon-Bibb County Public Library is the headquarters for the Middle Georgia Regional Library System. This Regional Library is an affiliation of the 14 public libraries in the following 6 counties: Bibb, Crawford, Jones, Macon, Twiggs and Wilkinson. The benefits of the Regional Library include centralized purchasing, cataloging and information technology management. Other benefits include in-depth reference services, a Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped and the administrative-consultant services.

Additional services include bookmobile service to the area's nursing homes and senior citizen apartment complexes; programs for children; voter registration; large print books; online database searching capabilities and computers for the public to access the Internet.


CHURCHES

Bibb County plays host to more than 240 churches of every Protestant denomination, as well as Catholic and Jewish faiths.


HEALTHCARE

Bibb County has some 500 practicing physicians using three full service and two psychiatric hospitals totaling more than 1,150 beds. Included is the Medical Center of Central Georgia, a county-funded agency. MCCG is a regional acute care, full service hospital serving a 50-county area. Additionally, there are eight urgent care centers with one that addresses the pediatric needs after normal working hours. There is a medical school with a health care center, several orthopedic and rehabilitation centers and varied, specific services offered by the different hospitals and the Macon-Bibb County Health Department.

ARTS

The Grand Opera House, one of twenty-five places listed on the National Register of Historical Places in Bibb County, is one of the most prized possessions we have. Built in 1884 as the Academy of Music and restored in 1969, this superb theater has been the scene of countless musical and theatrical events. The stage is one of the largest in the Southeast. Trap doors installed for the Great Houdini can still be seen in the stage floor.

Located in North Bibb County, the Macon Little Theatre has been active in the arts for more than half a century. In addition to its plays and summer musicals, MLT sponsors the Macon Youth Theatre to encourage participation in the performing stage arts by students.

Other cultural interests of the arts include Theatre Macon and the Community Children's Theatre. The Macon Symphony Orchestra performs classical and pop concerts and the Jazz Festival held annually in May is also a popular event. The Tubman African American Museum sponsors programs and historical learning exhibits for the Afro-American culture.

CLIMATE

The climate here is relatively moderate all year long. The highest temperature on record was 108o on July 13, 1980 and the lowest was 6o below zero on January 21, 1985. The average January temperature is 46.6o with July being 81.4o. Bibb County's average rainfall is 44.8" and snowfall of a trace or less per year. Speaking of snow, in the 90+ years of record keeping there has been no snow, not even a trace, on Christmas Day.


RECREATION

Macon-Bibb County Parks and Recreation Department offers a large and varied selection of sports and activities for the young at heart with 91 parks covering 784 acres. Recreation centers are in all sections of town and offer year-round programs for senior citizens, a program for handicapped persons and summer program for children.

Located on the outskirts of Bibb County, you can relax on a man-made beach covering nearly 1,800 acres with a 35-miles shoreline, better known as Lake Tobesofkee. Four parks offer swimming, fishing, boating, water skiing, camping, and sailing. Two of the parks offer campsites with all modern conveniences.

Kicking off springtime recreation in Bibb County is the Cherry Blossom Festival, which is held the third week in March each year and generates tourism from all around the world. Bibb County boasts more than 160,000 Yoshino cherry trees, which is more than Washington, D.C. or Japan. This festival ranks among the top 20 events in North America and invites the entire community to get personally involved.