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Springdale Elementary celebrates groundbreaking ceremony
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A new chapter is about to begin at Springdale Elementary School. With the combined efforts of the Bibb County Board of Education, ICB Construction and Robertson Loia Roof PC, construction of a new school began over…
Perry Police arrest man accused of attacking woman with knife
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Perry Police have arrested a man accused of attacking a woman with a knife and attempting to enter her vehicle after she exited a Perry business. According to a news release, early Friday morning, the Perry Police…
Third suspect arrested for January murder
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- A third person is now jail-- in connection to a murder that happened in Macon back in January. 30-year-old Keith Beddingfield jr. was arrested Thursday morning…
Perry High School shooting rumor investigated, individual charged
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Perry Police Department issued a statement on Facebook saying is aware of a rumor circulating about a planned school shooting at Perry High School. According to the post, the Houston County Sheriff's Office investigated and…
Laurens County man sentenced to 8 years in prison for child pornography
EAST DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- A Laurens County man, Christopher Scott Andrews, 41, has been sentenced to 96 months in prison after pleading guilty to Possession of Child Pornography, according to Jill E. Steinberg, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of…
City of Reynolds facing more than 32% increase in property taxes
REYNOLDS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Property owners in the city of Reynolds can expect to see property taxes go up this year, after the city council voted to increase its millage rate. Reynolds city council voted Monday, to tentatively adopt a…
Staying dry and breezy for the end of the week
We saw a few showers in Middle Georgia this afternoon, but those will be the last chances of rain in our area for a while. Overnight, skies will start to clear, allowing lows to drop into the 60s. By tomorrow,…
Macon participating in "Bee's Knees Week" to help plant habitats for honeybees
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Bars and restaurants in downtown Macon are participating in the Barr Hill “Bees Knees Week”. The event is being held to help restore pollinator habitats for honeybees. People who participate can post pictures of Bar Hill…
City of Perry celebrating annual International Festival this weekend
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The city of Perry is preparing for a cultural event with its third Annual International Festival. There will be representation from more than 25 countries full of cultural immersion through dance, song, food, shopping, and art.…
Georgia Military College celebrates International Day of Peace
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Something colorful is blowing around at Georgia Military College. It's a pinwheel art installation created by students for International Day of Peace. The pinwheel was created by the middle and high school art students. They're designed…
Bibb County Sheriff's Office makes arrest in car theft investigation
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Bibb County Sheriff's Office has made an arrest in connection with a theft by taking auto investigation. On September 20, 2023, at 11:41 a.m., deputies responded to Circle K located at 6205 Zebulon Road to investigate…
More cloud cover; possible showers Thursday afternoon
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A wedge front and weak low pressure setting up to the east could bring a few showers to a cloudy Thursday. The gloomiest day of the week has arrived for Middle Georgia with ample…
Bibb County Sheriff's Deputy arrested
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Bibb County Sheriff Deputy is on the other side of a jail cell, accused of smuggling items inside the Bibb County Law Enforcement Center. On Wednesday, Briana Sharnerica Pitts was arrested for Crossing County Guard…
River Edge holds groundbreaking for new downtown Macon facility
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — River Edge Behavioral Health held a groundbreaking Wednesday morning for its new Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) Crisis Stabilization Diagnostic Center (CSDC) in downtown Macon. The project is a collaboration between DBHDD, River Edge, and Mercer…
Macon-Bibb County EMA to host preparedness event
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Macon-Bibb County Emergency Management Agency wants the community to be prepared during hurricane season. The organization will host it 2nd Annual Emergency Preparedness Fair this weekend, to give people the most effective and quickest resources…
City of Forsyth reflecting with its Bicentennial Celebration this weekend
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The city of Forsyth is looking back on 200 years of history with its Bicentennial Celebration this weekend. Founded in 1823, Forsyth now serves as the county seat for Monroe County. Forsyth Mayor Eric Wilson says…
Wesleyan College announces partnership with Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Wesleyan College announces a new partnership with Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia. This partnership provides new opportunities at Wesleyan, with in-person recruitment sessions and presentations from the girl scouts. Wesleyan will award an additional $5,000 towards…
Houston County Sheriff Cullen Talton honored for 50 years of service
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Houston County honored its Sheriff Tuesday night for 50 years of service. Houston County Sheriff Cullen Talton began his first term on January 1, 1973. For the last half-century, the county says he has always upheld…
THE END ZONE HIGHLIGHTS: Veterans hosts Northgate
KATHLEEN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Veterans Warhawks welcomed in the Northgate Vikings on Friday night. The Warhawks (3-1) beat the Vikings last season 21-9. Check out the highlights from Freedom Field.
Houston County School District installs extra layer of security
HOUSTON COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A new layer of security has been added to all schools in the Houston County School District. The security system gives staff the power to activate a blue, yellow, or code red alert just by…
Macon hosting Gabbafest this weekend
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- The Georgia Allman Brothers Band Association, or GABBA, is hosting a festival this weekend in Macon this weekend. It began Thursday with a pre show event at the Capital Theatre. That is followed by another show Friday…
Houston County, Houston Healthcare hold ribbon cutting ceremonies
BONAIRE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- A ribbon cutting ceremony was held Friday morning in Bonaire, in celebration of two long awaited projects being finished. Houston County Government and Houston Healthcare celebrated the completion of the new Houston County Public Safety Complex,…
Springdale Elementary celebrates groundbreaking ceremony
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A new chapter is about to begin at Springdale Elementary School. With the combined efforts of the Bibb County Board of Education, ICB Construction and Robertson Loia Roof PC, construction of a new school began over…
Perry Police arrest man accused of attacking woman with knife
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Perry Police have arrested a man accused of attacking a woman with a knife and attempting to enter her vehicle after she exited a Perry business. According to a news release, early Friday morning, the Perry Police…
Third suspect arrested for January murder
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- A third person is now jail-- in connection to a murder that happened in Macon back in January. 30-year-old Keith Beddingfield jr. was arrested Thursday morning…
Perry High School shooting rumor investigated, individual charged
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Perry Police Department issued a statement on Facebook saying is aware of a rumor circulating about a planned school shooting at Perry High School. According to the post, the Houston County Sheriff's Office investigated and…
Laurens County man sentenced to 8 years in prison for child pornography
EAST DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- A Laurens County man, Christopher Scott Andrews, 41, has been sentenced to 96 months in prison after pleading guilty to Possession of Child Pornography, according to Jill E. Steinberg, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of…
City of Reynolds facing more than 32% increase in property taxes
REYNOLDS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Property owners in the city of Reynolds can expect to see property taxes go up this year, after the city council voted to increase its millage rate. Reynolds city council voted Monday, to tentatively adopt a…
Staying dry and breezy for the end of the week
We saw a few showers in Middle Georgia this afternoon, but those will be the last chances of rain in our area for a while. Overnight, skies will start to clear, allowing lows to drop into the 60s. By tomorrow,…
Macon participating in "Bee's Knees Week" to help plant habitats for honeybees
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Bars and restaurants in downtown Macon are participating in the Barr Hill “Bees Knees Week”. The event is being held to help restore pollinator habitats for honeybees. People who participate can post pictures of Bar Hill…
City of Perry celebrating annual International Festival this weekend
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The city of Perry is preparing for a cultural event with its third Annual International Festival. There will be representation from more than 25 countries full of cultural immersion through dance, song, food, shopping, and art.…
Piedmont Macon, Gentiva Hospice host Caregivers Symposium
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Around 40 million people in the United States provide care to older adults and adults who have disabilities, according to the National Council on Aging. The organization says the majority of those caregivers, have another job…
Georgia Military College celebrates International Day of Peace
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Something colorful is blowing around at Georgia Military College. It's a pinwheel art installation created by students for International Day of Peace. The pinwheel was created by the middle and high school art students. They're designed…
Bibb County Sheriff's Office makes arrest in car theft investigation
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Bibb County Sheriff's Office has made an arrest in connection with a theft by taking auto investigation. On September 20, 2023, at 11:41 a.m., deputies responded to Circle K located at 6205 Zebulon Road to investigate…
More cloud cover; possible showers Thursday afternoon
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A wedge front and weak low pressure setting up to the east could bring a few showers to a cloudy Thursday. The gloomiest day of the week has arrived for Middle Georgia with ample…
Meet 2023 Miss Macon Hannah McGarity
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Miss Macon Scholarship Organization has a new Miss Macon and Miss Macon's Teen. During the competition at the Grand Opera House in downtown Macon, 21-year-old Hannah McGarity earned the title of Miss Macon 2023. And…
GDOT urging motorists, pedestrians to stay alert near railroads
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) is partnering with Operation Lifesaver for National Rail Safety Week September 18-24 to raise awareness about the…
Trump won't be tried with Powell and Chesebro next month in Georgia election case
ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia judge ruled Thursday that former President Donald Trump and 16 others will be tried separately from two defendants who are set to go to trial next month in the case accusing them of participating in an illegal…
Governor Kemp announces state of emergency, gas tax suspension
ATLANTA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Georgia Governor Brian Kemp has declared a state of emergency due to a 40-year-high inflation and negative economic conditions. The executive order will go into effect on Wednesday, September 13 at 12:00 a.m. and will remain…
Georgia special grand jury recommended charges in election case for former Senators David Perdue, Kelly Loeffler
ATLANTA (AP) — A report released on Friday revealed that a special grand jury investigating efforts to overturn Georgia’s 2020 presidential election results recommended indictments against a much larger group than Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis ultimately charged, including one current…
Governor Kemp announces Pratt Industries production facility is coming to Peach County
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Over 100 new jobs are on their way to Warner robins. Brian Kemp announced Thursday that a new Georgia-based recycled paper and packaging company will be building a new production facility in the portion of…
Judge allows Georgia to resume enforcing ban on hormone replacement therapy for transgender youth
ATLANTA (AP) - A federal judge on Tuesday allowed Georgia to resume enforcing a ban on hormone replacement therapy for transgender people under 18. Judge Sarah Geraghty put her previous order blocking the ban on hold after a federal appeals…
Labor Day Travel: Safety Tips from law enforcement
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Labor Day travel weekend is here, which means there will be more people on state and local roads. With the influx of travel anticipated, the Georgia Department of Public Safety wants everyone to get to…
MWA Director of Water Treatment selected for state leadership position
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon Water Authority Director of Water Treatment Gary McCoy received a top state leadership position during the Georgia Association of Water Professionals (GAWP) Conference & Expo in Savannah. McCoy was selected as the GAWP Vice President…
Trump pleads not guilty and waives arraignment in Georgia election case, meaning he won’t have to appear at hearing
ATLANTA (AP) - Former President Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty and waived arraignment in the case accusing him and others of illegally trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election in Georgia. That means he won't have to…
Dozens arrested for sexual exploitation of children in 'Operation Sneaky Peach'
ATLANTA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Georgia Bureau of Investigation arrested more than 20 people over 11-days in a statewide child exploitation operation named "Operation Sneaky Peach." Some of the suspects are from Baldwin and Jones counties. The multi-jurisdictional coordinated effort…
How Middle Georgia organizations are providing essential aid after Hurricane Idalia
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Following Hurricane Idalia's trek through the Southeast on Wednesday, storm evacuees and residents of Middle Georgia need to know where they…
Judge holds Giuliani liable in Georgia election workers' defamation case
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday held Rudy Giuliani liable in a defamation lawsuit brought by two Georgia election workers who say they were falsely accused of fraud, ruling that the former New York city mayor gave “only lip service” to complying with his…
Hurricane Idalia makes landfall on Florida's west coast as a dangerous Category 3 storm
CEDAR KEY, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Idalia made landfall on Florida’s west coast as a catastrophic Category 3 storm on Wednesday and unleashed life-threatening storm surges and rainfall across an area that has never before received such pummeling. More than 230,000 customers…
One arrested, one injured in Cordele shooting
CORDELE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) –One man is in the hospital, another is in jail after a fight leads to a shooting in Cordele. The Cordele Police Department says officers were called to Crisp Regional Hospital around 12:30 a.m. on Monday, in…
Atlanta Motor Speedway opens camping facilities to Hurricane Idalia evacuees
HAMPTON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Atlanta Motor Speedway is offering shelter by opening its camping grounds to evacuees as Hurricane Idalia approaches. The Speedway, located in Hampton, will provide dry camping spaces free of charge in its Unreserved RV campground. For…
Governor Kemp issues State of Emergency in preparation for Hurricane Idalia
ATLANTA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Governor Brian Kemp has issued a State of Emergency order for all of Georgia in preparation for Hurricane Idalia. Currently, the storm system is expected to move through the state Wednesday. Governor Kemp's statement says the…
Frank W. 'Sonny' Seiler, patriarch of UGA's beloved bulldog mascot Uga, passes away at 90
ATHENS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Frank W. "Sonny" Seiler, the Savannah native and patriarch of the University of Georgia's legendary bulldog mascot "Uga," passed away on Monday after a brief illness. He was 90 years old. Born on February 20, 1933,…
Georgia Governor activates State Operations Center to prepare for Tropical Storm Idalia
ATLANTA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- In response to the imminent threat posed by Tropical Storm Idalia, Governor Brian P. Kemp is directing the activation of the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency's (GEMA/HS) State Operations Center (SOC). This move aims to…
Hunter Biden indicted on federal firearms charges
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden was indicted Thursday on federal firearms charges, the latest and weightiest step yet in a long-running investigation into the president’s son. Biden is accused of lying about his drug use when he bought a firearm in October…
Trump won't be tried with Powell and Chesebro next month in Georgia election case
ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia judge ruled Thursday that former President Donald Trump and 16 others will be tried separately from two defendants who are set to go to trial next month in the case accusing them of participating in an illegal…
Escaped Pennsylvania convict has been caught
Pennsylvania (CNN) -- The manhunt for Danelo Cavalcante, the convicted murderer who escaped from prison in Pennsylvania nearly two weeks ago, has ended. He was captured Wednesday morning in Chester county, Pennsylvania-- about 20 miles north of the prison he…
Hurricane Idalia makes landfall on Florida's west coast as a dangerous Category 3 storm
CEDAR KEY, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Idalia made landfall on Florida’s west coast as a catastrophic Category 3 storm on Wednesday and unleashed life-threatening storm surges and rainfall across an area that has never before received such pummeling. More than 230,000 customers…
Trump won't be at the GOP's first presidential debate, but his presence will be felt
MILWAUKEE (AP) — He'll be missing from the stage, but Donald Trump will still be a central figure at the first Republican presidential primary debate Wednesday night as the remaining candidates hoping to take on President Joe Biden confront each other in person…
Unionized UPS workers approve contract leaders agreed to in late July
(AP) - The union representing 340,000 UPS workers said Tuesday that its members voted to approve the tentative contract agreement reached last month, putting a final seal on contentious labor negotiations that threatened to disrupt package deliveries for millions of…
Biden will use Camp David backdrop hoping to broker a breakthrough in Japan-South Korea relations
WASHINGTON (AP) — Camp David, the rustic presidential retreat in the mountains of Maryland, has been a backdrop for signal moments in U.S. foreign policy, perhaps none more notable than the peace accord President Jimmy Carter brokered between Egypt and Israel in…
Judge warns of restraints to what evidence Trump can talk about, agrees to limited protective order
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal judge overseeing the election conspiracy case against Donald Trump warned on Friday that there are limits on what the former president can publicly say about the investigation as he campaigns for a second term in the White…
Attorney General Garland appoints special counsel in the Hunter Biden probe
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Friday he has appointed a special counsel in the Hunter Biden probe, deepening the investigation of the president's son ahead of the 2024 election. Garland said he was naming David Weiss, the U.S.…
From eggs to electronics to used cars, consumer inflation eased its grip on US households in July
WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation in the United States edged up in July after 12 straight months of declines. But excluding volatile food and energy costs, so-called core inflation matched the smallest monthly rise in nearly two years, a sign that…
American nurse and her young daughter freed, nearly two weeks after abduction in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — American nurse Alix Dorsainvil and her daughter were freed Wednesday, nearly two weeks after they were kidnapped in Haiti’s capital, according to aid organization El Roi Haiti. The Christian group founded by Dorsainvil’s husband asked that…
Mega Millions ticket sold in Florida wins $1.58 billion jackpot, third-largest in US history
NEPTUNE BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A single ticket sold in Florida is good for a $1.58 billion Mega Millions jackpot, ending weeks of anticipation over who would win the eye-popping top prize. A Publix grocery store in Neptune Beach sold…
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, 90, falls at home and goes to hospital, but scans are clear, her office says
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the oldest member of Congress, fell in her home and went to a hospital for a short time, her office said on Wednesday. The 90-year-old California Democrat, who has faced mounting concerns about…
People in Hawaii flee into ocean to escape wildfires that are burning a popular Maui tourist town
HONOLULU (AP) — Wind-whipped wildfires raced through parts of Hawaii on Wednesday, burning structures in historic Lahaina Town on the island of Maui, forcing evacuations and leading some to flee to the relative safety of the ocean, where they were rescued by…
Deadly and destructive storms up, costing U.S. billions
(CNN)- Severe weather has been a trillion-dollar issue for the U.S. over the past few years......and counting. Severe storms lead to unprecedented $34 billion in US insured losses so far this year, Swiss Re says (AP) Waves of severe…
US east cleans up after deadly storms as New England braces for flooding
SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Crews across the eastern U.S. worked Tuesday to clear downed trees and power lines and restore electricity following severe storms that killed at least two people, cut power to more than a million customers at their…
‘Barbie’ joins $1 billion club, breaks another record for female directors
Greta Gerwig should be feeling closer to fine these days. In just three weeks in theaters, “Barbie” is set to sail past $1 billion in global ticket sales, breaking a record for female directors that was previously held by Patty Jenkins, who helmed…
Morning Business Report: When are workers the most productive?
Apple, the world's most valuable tech company--which relies on the iPhone for half its sales-- reported on Thursday that revenue fell 1 percent. The company was able…
