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Bibb Schools Superintendent meets with local business leaders
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- The Bibb County School District is partnering with the Greater Macon Chamber of Commerce to talk to businesses about how to impact students. Superintendent Dr. Dan…
Meet the new director of 'Startup Macon'
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Heaven Whitby, a Macon native and Northeast High School graduate, is the new director of Startup Macon. It's a new initiative funded by the Knight Foundation…
Atrium Health Navicent Baldwin gets stamp of approval for stroke care
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Atrium Health Navicent Baldwin is getting the stamp of approval on the care it gives to stroke patients. The hospital is designated…
Macon Mental Health Matters 'Pop-Up Gym' events return Saturday
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Macon Mental Health Matters "Pop-Up Gym" events return after a month break. The organization typically holds a pop-up event in a Macon recreation center on the second Saturday of the month. The sessions include yoga,…
Animal rescues hosting pet pantry this weekend
JEFFERSONVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — If you are in need of items for your furry friend, you're in luck! Island Breeze Animal Rescue in Jeffersonville is hosting…
Dooly County High School and K-8 Academy closed Friday due to water main burst
VIENNA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Two schools in the Dooly County School System will be closed to students, faculty, and staff on Friday, August…
Bleckley County School bus involved in traffic accident Thursday morning
COCHRAN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- A Bleckley County school bus got in an accident Thursday morning. According to a social media post by Bleckley County Schools, a two-car…
Storm chances climbing ahead of the weekend
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The number of scattered storms we will see in the afternoon and evening is climbing ahead of the weekend. Today Much like yesterday we will see plenty…
Reward offered in murder case of two brothers
FITZGERALD, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the Fitzgerald Police Department are offering a $5,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest and conviction for the homicides of Kevin and Cedric Kind. The Kind Brothers were…
Stormy trend continues Thursday
We saw another line of showers and storms roll through Middle Georgia this evening, that brought heavy rain and some gusty winds. Showers will linger over the area for the next few…
Perry Restaurant Week starts August 12
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Perry Restaurant Week started August 12. Whether you're going to your favorite lunch spot or wanting to try a restaurant you've never tried, Perry Restaurant Week is…
Jones County Sheriff's Office cracks down on underage drinking
GRAY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Jones County Sheriff's Office is cracking down on businesses selling alcohol to anyone under 21. Lt. Kenny Gleaton says investigators conducted a compliance…
Macon-Bibb adds airport director position
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Middle Georgia Regional Airport will soon have a director in charge. Macon-Bibb County Commissioners voted Tuesday to approve adding the position to the organizational chart. The position…
Sen. Ossoff making push for better fitting body armor for female military members
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Senator Jon Ossoff is making a push in the senate for better fitting body armor for women in the military. After visiting Fort Stewart and speaking with soldiers, he said he received complaints about ill-fitting chest…
Portion of Macon's Anthony Road named for educator
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A portion of Anthony Road will be renamed Robert Louis Scott Boulevard following a vote this week by Macon-Bibb Commissioners. Commissioners approved the renaming of…
Cybersecurity Opportunity Act signed into law
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff's Cyber Security Opportunity Act is now law. According to Senator Ossoff, it expands cybersecurity education in historically black colleges. President Joe Biden signed…
Trump says he took the Fifth in NY civil investigation
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump invoked his Fifth Amendment protection against self-incrimination as he testified under oath Wednesday in the New York attorney general's long-running civil investigation into his business dealings, the former president said in a statement. Trump…
Stacey Abrams tests positive for COVID
(41NBC/WMGT) -- Stacey Abrams has tested positive for COVID-19. Wednesday morning, on August 10th, Abrams posted on social media saying that her daily COVID test came back positive. Abrams says before her speech the day before, she tested negative, and…
UPDATE: Car owner contacts investigators after juvenile left in critical condition following shooting
UPDATE (11:34 p.m.) - The owner of the Ford Escort has contacted and spoken with the Bibb County Sheriff's Office. Investigators are still asking for your help in locating the two males who helped take the juvenile to the hospital.…
City of Forsyth water customers dealing with discolored water
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - City of Forsyth water customers are dealing with discolored water, and the city is working to resolve the issue. A City of Forsyth Facebook post Thursday said the discoloration is due to an increase in manganese…
Front brings storms Friday
As expected it has been another stormy day in Middle Georgia with rain and clouds throughout the day. Overnight, showers and storms will continue with lows dropping into the low 70s. Friday…
Bibb Sheriff's Office provides update on ShotSpotter technology
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Bibb County Sheriff's Office is providing an update on the ShotSpotter technology that's been in place since February. The technology helps identify gunfire incidents…
Bibb Schools Superintendent meets with local business leaders
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- The Bibb County School District is partnering with the Greater Macon Chamber of Commerce to talk to businesses about how to impact students. Superintendent Dr. Dan…
Meet the new director of 'Startup Macon'
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Heaven Whitby, a Macon native and Northeast High School graduate, is the new director of Startup Macon. It's a new initiative funded by the Knight Foundation…
Atrium Health Navicent Baldwin gets stamp of approval for stroke care
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Atrium Health Navicent Baldwin is getting the stamp of approval on the care it gives to stroke patients. The hospital is designated…
Macon Mental Health Matters 'Pop-Up Gym' events return Saturday
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Macon Mental Health Matters "Pop-Up Gym" events return after a month break. The organization typically holds a pop-up event in a Macon recreation center on the second Saturday of the month. The sessions include yoga,…
Animal rescues hosting pet pantry this weekend
JEFFERSONVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — If you are in need of items for your furry friend, you're in luck! Island Breeze Animal Rescue in Jeffersonville is hosting…
Dooly County High School and K-8 Academy closed Friday due to water main burst
VIENNA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Two schools in the Dooly County School System will be closed to students, faculty, and staff on Friday, August…
Bleckley County School bus involved in traffic accident Thursday morning
COCHRAN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- A Bleckley County school bus got in an accident Thursday morning. According to a social media post by Bleckley County Schools, a two-car…
Storm chances climbing ahead of the weekend
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The number of scattered storms we will see in the afternoon and evening is climbing ahead of the weekend. Today Much like yesterday we will see plenty…
Reward offered in murder case of two brothers
FITZGERALD, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the Fitzgerald Police Department are offering a $5,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest and conviction for the homicides of Kevin and Cedric Kind. The Kind Brothers were…
Perry Restaurant Week starts August 12
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Perry Restaurant Week started August 12. Whether you're going to your favorite lunch spot or wanting to try a restaurant you've never tried, Perry Restaurant Week is…
Jones County Sheriff's Office cracks down on underage drinking
GRAY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Jones County Sheriff's Office is cracking down on businesses selling alcohol to anyone under 21. Lt. Kenny Gleaton says investigators conducted a compliance…
Macon-Bibb adds airport director position
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Middle Georgia Regional Airport will soon have a director in charge. Macon-Bibb County Commissioners voted Tuesday to approve adding the position to the organizational chart. The position…
Sen. Ossoff making push for better fitting body armor for female military members
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Senator Jon Ossoff is making a push in the senate for better fitting body armor for women in the military. After visiting Fort Stewart and speaking with soldiers, he said he received complaints about ill-fitting chest…
Portion of Macon's Anthony Road named for educator
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A portion of Anthony Road will be renamed Robert Louis Scott Boulevard following a vote this week by Macon-Bibb Commissioners. Commissioners approved the renaming of…
Stacey Abrams tests positive for COVID
(41NBC/WMGT) -- Stacey Abrams has tested positive for COVID-19. Wednesday morning, on August 10th, Abrams posted on social media saying that her daily COVID test came back positive. Abrams says before her speech the day before, she tested negative, and…
Lockdown lifted for Upson County Schools
UPDATE: Upson County Sheriff Dan Kilgore says the lockdown has been lifted for schools in the county. He says a high school student's parent called to report that their child saw another student with a gun. The schools were placed…
Abrams calls on using budget surplus to invest in Georgians
DECATUR, Ga. (AP) — Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams says it's time for Georgia to use its budget surplus to invest in its residents. In a preview of a speech on the economy she’s expected to deliver Tuesday, Abrams says…
New prosecutor named in Eurie Martin case after mistrial
SANDERSVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A new prosecutor has been assigned to consider retrying three former Georgia sheriff’s deputies accused of killing a man they shocked with stun guns while he was walking down a rural road in 2017. Columbus-based District…
Man who shot Ahmaud Arbery gets life sentence for hate crime
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The white man who fatally shot Ahmaud Arbery after chasing the 25-year-old Black man in a Georgia neighborhood has been sentenced to life in prison for committing a federal hate crime. Travis McMichael was sentenced Monday…
Rep. Austin Scott tours farms in Bleckley, Twiggs counties
JEFFERSONVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - U.S. Congressman Austin Scott (GA-08) spent some time with farmers in Middle Georgia this week. Tuesday, he toured farms in both Bleckley and Twiggs…
Georgia Lottery reaches $25 billion milestone for education
(41NBC/WMGT) -- The Georgia Lottery has reached a milestone in generating money for education in Georgia. Governor Brian Kemp says that the Georgia Lottery has raised $25 billion for…
Georgia's Pre-K marks 30th year in business
(41NBC/WMGT) -- As the new school year of 2022 starts, Georgia's Pre-K program turns 30 years old. It started in 1992 as a pilot program with 750 at-risk 4-year-olds in 20 different locations, but in 1995 it opened to…
Georgia residents can claim unborn children as dependents on state taxes
Pregnant mothers in Georgia can now get tax credits for unborn children, according to the state's Revenue Department. CNN reports that it's part of the state's…
Ahmaud Arbery pursuer seeks leniency in hate crimes sentence
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The man who initiated the neighborhood chase that resulted in the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery is asking a federal judge to show leniency when he's sentenced for a federal hate crime conviction. Greg McMichael's defense…
Governor Kemp extends Georgia's gas tax suspension
ATLANTA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Governor Brian Kemp has signed two executive orders to extend the temporary suspension of the state’s excise tax on motor fuel sales. In a news release,…
UPDATE: GBI releases body camera footage from Hancock County incident that led to Brianna Grier's death
UPDATE (7/29): The Georgia Bureau of Investigation released body cam video Friday night of the incident earlier this month that led to Brianna…
State constitutional challenge to Georgia abortion law filed
ATLANTA (AP) — Abortion providers and advocacy groups have filed a new lawsuit challenging Georgia’s abortion law based on privacy protections in the state Constitution. The law passed in 2019 effectively bans most abortions about six weeks into a pregnancy,…
Judge upholds Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's eligibility
ATLANTA (AP) — A judge in Atlanta has rejected an appeal by a group of voters who sought to make Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene ineligible to run for reelection. The voters said she played a big role in the Jan.…
More than 1,000 contraband items seized in Georgia prison shakedowns
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Georgia Department of Corrections seized more than 1,000 contraband items at multiple state prisons during facility shakedowns. The department announced Friday it…
Bike ride from Georgia to Florida raises funds for youth home
VIDALIA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A five-day bike ride from South Georgia to Central Florida wraps up this weekend. The 17th annual ride runs from July…
Appeals court says Georgia abortion law should take effect
ATLANTA (AP) — A federal appeals court has overturned a lower court ruling and says Georgia’s restrictive 2019 abortion law should be allowed to take effect. The Georgia law bans most abortions once a “detectable human heartbeat” is present. Cardiac…
US Rep. Hice subpoenaed in Georgia election investigation
ATLANTA (AP) — U.S. Rep. Jody Hice has been subpoenaed to testify before a special grand jury that is investigating whether former President Donald Trump and others illegally tried to interfere in the 2020 general election in Georgia. Hice's lawyer…
Trump says he took the Fifth in NY civil investigation
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump invoked his Fifth Amendment protection against self-incrimination as he testified under oath Wednesday in the New York attorney general's long-running civil investigation into his business dealings, the former president said in a statement. Trump…
Serena Williams says 'countdown has begun' on tennis career
(AP) -- Saying “the countdown has begun,” 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams said Tuesday she is ready to step away from tennis so she can turn her focus to having another child and her business interests, presaging the end…
‘Grease' actress and singer Olivia Newton-John dies at 73
NBC4 (WASHINGTON) - Actress and singer Olivia Newton-John, best known for her portrayal as Sandy in the 1978 hit "Grease" and for her hit song "Physical," has died. She was 73. Her official Instagram account made the shocking announcement Monday,…
In dry California, salty water creeps into key waterways
RIO VISTA, Calif. (AP) — The Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers are central arms of California's water system. But they are becoming too salty to use for some farmers and cities that rely on them as the state's punishing drought…
Russian judge sentences WNBA's Griner to nine years
KHIMKI, Russia (AP) — A judge in Russia has convicted and sentenced American basketball star Brittney Griner to nine years in prison for drug possession and smuggling. Judge Anna Sotnikova said the time Griner has served in custody since her…
Al-Qaida mastermind Ayman al-Zawahri reportedly killed
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) — Ayman al-Zawahri, an Egyptian surgeon who became a mastermind of jihad against the West, has been killed. He was 71. Al-Zawahri also took over as al-Qaida leader after Osama bin Laden’s death in a U.S. raid.…
Mega Millions jackpot now $1.1 billion, nation's 3rd largest
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — One of the nation’s biggest lottery prizes has grown a little bigger as the Mega Millions jackpot increased to an estimated $1.1 billion. The increase on Thursday ahead of the next drawing on Friday night…
Parade attack suspect indicted for murder, attempted murder
CHICAGO (AP) — A grand jury has indicted the man accused of opening fire on an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago, on 117 felony counts. Prosecutors announced the grand jury’s decision against Robert Crimo III on Wednesday. The indictment…
Fed unleashes another big rate hike in bid to curb inflation
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by a hefty three-quarters of a point for a second straight time in its most aggressive drive in three decades to tame high inflation. The Fed’s move will raise…
President Biden tests negative for COVID-19
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is ending his COVID-19 isolation after testing negative for the virus on Tuesday night and again on Wednesday morning. That's according to a letter the White House released Wednesday from Biden's physician. Dr. Kevin…
State constitutional challenge to Georgia abortion law filed
ATLANTA (AP) — Abortion providers and advocacy groups have filed a new lawsuit challenging Georgia’s abortion law based on privacy protections in the state Constitution. The law passed in 2019 effectively bans most abortions about six weeks into a pregnancy,…
Man's 63-month prison term matches longest for Capitol riot
A man who attacked police officers with poles during the U.S. Capitol riot has been sentenced to more than five years in prison. The sentence that U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan gave Mark Ponder on Tuesday matches the longest term…
Steve Bannon convicted of contempt charges
WASHINGTON (AP) — Steve Bannon, a longtime ally of former President Donald Trump has been convicted of contempt charges for defying a congressional subpoena from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. The verdict was…
Biden tests positive for COVID-19, has 'mild symptoms'
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, making him the second U.S. president to get the virus and underscoring the extent to which the virus has infiltrated American society. The 79-year-old Biden is fully…
AP source: Biden holds off on climate emergency declaration
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will travel to Massachusetts on Wednesday to promote his efforts to combat climate change. But a person familiar with the president's plans says he will stop short of issuing an emergency declaration that would…
Ivana Trump, first wife of former president, has died
UPDATE: NEW YORK (AP) — Ivana Trump, the first wife of former President Donald Trump and mother to his oldest children, has died in New York City. She was 73. People familiar with the matter tell The Associated Press that…
Biden celebration of new gun law clouded by latest shooting
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is hailing a new bipartisan law meant to reduce gun violence as “real progress,” but says “more has to be done." After just 16 days in effect, that legislation already has been overshadowed by…
Heard attorneys say juror served improperly, seek mistrial
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A new court filing from Amber Heard's legal team alleges one of the jurors in the defamation case filed against her by her ex-husband Johnny Depp served improperly. The memo filed Friday in Virginia’s Fairfax Circuit…
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