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THE END ZONE HIGHLIGHTS: Cedartown travels to Perry
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Perry Panthers are looking to advance to the semifinals, but have to go through the Cedartown Bulldogs first. Both teams have double digit wins at this point in the season. The Panthers won big against…
THE END ZONE SCOREBOARD: Quarterfinals of the 2021 playoffs
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Here are Middle Georgia’s high school football scores from the quarterfinals of the GHSA playoffs. Games featured on The End Zone: Warner Robins 49, Jones County 21 Tift Area 13, John Milledge 49 Manchester 14, Wilcox…
Main Street Christmas Light Extravaganza is back
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— With Thanksgiving in the rear view, it's now time to celebrate Christmas. The Main Street Christmas Extravaganza light show began its fifth year Friday night. Macon Pops started the night with a free concert that was in sync…
Man hit, killed in west Macon
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- A man is dead after being hit by a car in west Macon Friday night. According to Macon-Bibb Coroner Leon Jones, the 26-year-old man was hit on Thomaston Road near Jack's Saw Shop just after 9 p.m.…
Golf tournament raises money for Brookdale Warming Center
MACON,Ga(41NBC/WMGT)- The Bowden Golf Course in Macon and United Way of Central Georgia, teamed up to present the first ever Birdies for Brooksdale tournament. Money raised by the tournament is going to the Brookdale Warming Center in Macon. Proceeds will…
Greenwood Bottom opens up new shopping plaza
MACON,Ga(41NBC/WMGT)- Greenwood Bottom opened up its new shopping plaza. This new shopping center is set to serve a community the owner says was desperately needed to represent the community.…
UPDATE: Victims identified in deadly Thanksgiving fire
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office and Macon-Bibb Fire Department responded to a house fire in the 4000 block of Houston Avenue just before 12:00 a.m. this (Friday) morning. When they arrived, the house was fully involved.…
Driver dies in wrong-way crash in Laurens County
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Georgia State Patrol is investigating a deadly crash that happened Thanksgiving night in Laurens County. According to an incident report, just before 10:00pm, troopers responded to a reckless, wrong way driver on Interstate 16. Reports show…
Veteran helps community by handing out Thanksgiving meals
MACON, Ga(41NBC/WMGT)- Charles Jackson has been handing out Thanksgiving meals to the Middle Georgia community for 25 years. Charles Jackson is a Steward at the Greater Tabernacle Church…
Middle Georgia law firm provides Thanksgiving meals
MACON,Ga(41NBC/WMGT)- Forrest B. Johnson and Associates held a Thanksgiving Dinner Giveaway at the CrackerBarrel on Eisenhower in Macon today. The giveaway started at 11:00 a.m., but some were out waiting…
Piedmont Macon bringing awareness to Lung Cancer
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— Lung Cancer is the leading cause of death compared to other cancers. That's why Piedmont Macon is hoping to save lives by bringing awareness to the disease.…
Flint Energies: Power restored, possible power blinks in Houston County
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Flint Energies reports power has been restored to a substation that left thousands of customers without power Thanksgiving morning. Thursday morning,…
Local doctors give advice on how to avoid overeating at Thanksgiving
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)-- As we prepare for all of the Thanksgiving food, some of you may be getting your sweatpants out. Local health experts though, want to warn you that may not be the…
Temps warm for Thanksgiving, rain possible for Black Friday
It is a cold night across Middle Georgia, but we will get a small reprieve from the chill for Thanksgiving. We will start to see a small…
Law enforcement shares tips as holiday travel period begins
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— The Holiday travel period officially kicked off Wednesday. Triple A predicts that more than 53 million Americans will travel for the holiday weekend. That's a…
41NBC teams with Toys 4 Tots to deliver toys across Middle Georgia
MACON,Ga(41NBC/WMGT)- 41NBC is helping collect Toys for Tots this holiday season. The toys collected will be distributed throughout Middle Georgia. Toys 4 Tots is…
UPDATE: Man charged after bomb threat incident at Panera Bread
UPDATE #2 (5:45 p.m.) - The Bibb County Sheriff's Office arrested a man for the bomb threat at Panera Bread on Tom Hill Sr. Blvd. in Macon Wednesday afternoon. They say 52-year-old Kevin…
UPDATE: Video shows 2 other cars fleeing scene where Florida man was shot
(Video Credit to Bibb County Sheriff's Office) MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The BCSO says that investigation has shown that the victim, Chauncey Love II, and two other men drove up…
BREAKING: All 3 defendants found guilty of murdering Ahmaud Arbery
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — All three men charged in the death of Ahmaud Arbery were convicted of murder Wednesday. The jury reached its decision after more than 10 hours of deliberations following a trial in which prosecutors argued that the…
Warmer conditions returning ahead of Thanksgiving
MACON, Georgia. (41NBC/WMGT) - After a strong cold front left wintry chills around Middle GA on Tuesday, warmer conditions are returning heading into Midweek. Today This morning was the coldest morning in Georgia so far this fall. Everywhere in Middle…
Main Street Christmas Light Extravaganza is back
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— With Thanksgiving in the rear view, it's now time to celebrate Christmas. The Main Street Christmas Extravaganza light show began its fifth year Friday night. Macon Pops started the night with a free concert that was in sync…
Man hit, killed in west Macon
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- A man is dead after being hit by a car in west Macon Friday night. According to Macon-Bibb Coroner Leon Jones, the 26-year-old man was hit on Thomaston Road near Jack's Saw Shop just after 9 p.m.…
Golf tournament raises money for Brookdale Warming Center
MACON,Ga(41NBC/WMGT)- The Bowden Golf Course in Macon and United Way of Central Georgia, teamed up to present the first ever Birdies for Brooksdale tournament. Money raised by the tournament is going to the Brookdale Warming Center in Macon. Proceeds will…
Greenwood Bottom opens up new shopping plaza
MACON,Ga(41NBC/WMGT)- Greenwood Bottom opened up its new shopping plaza. This new shopping center is set to serve a community the owner says was desperately needed to represent the community.…
UPDATE: Victims identified in deadly Thanksgiving fire
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office and Macon-Bibb Fire Department responded to a house fire in the 4000 block of Houston Avenue just before 12:00 a.m. this (Friday) morning. When they arrived, the house was fully involved.…
Driver dies in wrong-way crash in Laurens County
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Georgia State Patrol is investigating a deadly crash that happened Thanksgiving night in Laurens County. According to an incident report, just before 10:00pm, troopers responded to a reckless, wrong way driver on Interstate 16. Reports show…
Veteran helps community by handing out Thanksgiving meals
MACON, Ga(41NBC/WMGT)- Charles Jackson has been handing out Thanksgiving meals to the Middle Georgia community for 25 years. Charles Jackson is a Steward at the Greater Tabernacle Church…
Middle Georgia law firm provides Thanksgiving meals
MACON,Ga(41NBC/WMGT)- Forrest B. Johnson and Associates held a Thanksgiving Dinner Giveaway at the CrackerBarrel on Eisenhower in Macon today. The giveaway started at 11:00 a.m., but some were out waiting…
Piedmont Macon bringing awareness to Lung Cancer
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— Lung Cancer is the leading cause of death compared to other cancers. That's why Piedmont Macon is hoping to save lives by bringing awareness to the disease.…
Flint Energies: Power restored, possible power blinks in Houston County
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Flint Energies reports power has been restored to a substation that left thousands of customers without power Thanksgiving morning. Thursday morning,…
Thousands of Flint Energy customers began Thanksgiving morning without power
Nearly 6,000 people in Centerville and Warner Robins started Thanksgiving without power. That's according to the Flint Energies website. The outages began around 1:40 this (Thursday) morning. In the attached graphic, the red areas are confirmed without power, the orange…
Local doctors give advice on how to avoid overeating at Thanksgiving
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)-- As we prepare for all of the Thanksgiving food, some of you may be getting your sweatpants out. Local health experts though, want to warn you that may not be the…
Temps warm for Thanksgiving, rain possible for Black Friday
It is a cold night across Middle Georgia, but we will get a small reprieve from the chill for Thanksgiving. We will start to see a small…
Law enforcement shares tips as holiday travel period begins
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— The Holiday travel period officially kicked off Wednesday. Triple A predicts that more than 53 million Americans will travel for the holiday weekend. That's a…
41NBC teams with Toys 4 Tots to deliver toys across Middle Georgia
MACON,Ga(41NBC/WMGT)- 41NBC is helping collect Toys for Tots this holiday season. The toys collected will be distributed throughout Middle Georgia. Toys 4 Tots is…
UPDATE: Man charged after bomb threat incident at Panera Bread
UPDATE #2 (5:45 p.m.) - The Bibb County Sheriff's Office arrested a man for the bomb threat at Panera Bread on Tom Hill Sr. Blvd. in Macon Wednesday afternoon. They say 52-year-old Kevin…
UPDATE: Video shows 2 other cars fleeing scene where Florida man was shot
(Video Credit to Bibb County Sheriff's Office) MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The BCSO says that investigation has shown that the victim, Chauncey Love II, and two other men drove up…
Suspects wanted in connection to theft of truck, attempted ATM theft
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Bibb County Sheriff's Office (BCSO) sent out a release on Wednesday November 24, 2021, asking for the public's help finding 2 suspects in connection to a vehicle theft and attempted ATM theft that happened in…
Warmer conditions returning ahead of Thanksgiving
MACON, Georgia. (41NBC/WMGT) - After a strong cold front left wintry chills around Middle GA on Tuesday, warmer conditions are returning heading into Midweek. Today This morning was the coldest morning in Georgia so far this fall. Everywhere in Middle…
Florida man killed in Macon hotel shooting
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A late-night shooting at the Best Western hotel on Riverside drive left a Florida man dead Tuesday. Bibb County Deputies responded to a call about a man being shot inside a vehicle just after 11 p.m.…
BREAKING: All 3 defendants found guilty of murdering Ahmaud Arbery
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — All three men charged in the death of Ahmaud Arbery were convicted of murder Wednesday. The jury reached its decision after more than 10 hours of deliberations following a trial in which prosecutors argued that the…
BREAKING: All Three defendants found guilty of Murder in Ahmaud Arbery trial
UPDATE: The Jury has reached a verdict in the trial for the slaying of Ahmaud Arbery. Travis McMichael has been found Guilty on all charges, Gregory McMichael has been found Guilty of all charges except Malice Murder, and William "Roddie"…
UPDATE (Tuesday, November 23 at 3 p.m.): Georgia COVID-19 tracker
Here's a look at the latest COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) data in Georgia, published today by the Georgia Department of Public Health.
Ahmaud Arbery case goes to jury after 13-day trial
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — The case of three white men charged with murder in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery went to a jury Tuesday after a 13-day trial in which prosecutors argued the defendants provoked a confrontation with the 25-year-old…
Feds seek to protect map turtles in 4 Gulf states, Georgia
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Monday that it is proposing threatened status for the Pearl River map turtle, seeking to grant added federal protections to an at-risk species found only in Louisiana and Mississippi.…
Trial in Ahmaud Arbery's killing nears going to the jury
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Prosecutors went before a jury one last time Tuesday before the panel begins deliberations in the trial of three white men charged in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery. The prosecution gets the final word in the…
Georgia Democrats celebrate Infrastructure Bill
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Georgia Democrats were in Macon Thursday discussing President Biden's signing of the more than $1 trillion Infrastructure Bill into law Monday. Kendra Castelow, Vice Chair of the…
Thanksgiving dinner may hurt your wallet in 2021
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Thanksgiving is fast approaching, and as we watch the seasons change, we are also seeing a difference in the prices of food. "You really…
Apartment shootings lead to 4 teens getting arrested
SANDERSVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Sandersville Police Department made a social media post Friday announcing that 4 arrests had been made in connection to a shooting from October.…
Attorney: No more `Black pastors' in court for Arbery case
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — An attorney for one of the white men standing trial in the death of Ahmaud Arbery told the judge Thursday he doesn't want “any more Black pastors” in the courtroom after the Rev. Al Sharpton sat…
New plane painting facility opens at Macon Airport
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - After a year and three months of building and coordinating, the Dean Baldwin Painting Facility is finally done, and the company's CEO, Barbara Baldwin-McNulty,…
With a wink, judge fights 'tyranny' of Elf on the Shelf
MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — Santa may have fewer eyes in homes this Christmas season after a Georgia judge — jokingly — banned the Elf on the Shelf. Cobb County Superior Court Chief Judge Robert Leonard posted a mock order on…
Family, friends still searching for missing Johnson County man
WRIGHTSVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - People from across Middle Georgia are working together to find Don Hightower, a 60-year-old who has been missing since October 30. His family…
"Keep Warner Robins Beautiful" Grant works to promote recycling
WARNER ROBINS (41NBC/WMGT) -- Keep Warner Robins Beautiful (KWRB) says it plans to use grant funding to promote local enforcement of Georgia's Comprehensive Litter Prevention and Abatement Act (which allows law enforcement to punish litter offenders with fines and community…
Construction Ready Program graduates 8 students in Macon
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)-- Friends and families gathered at New City Church in Macon to celebrate the accomplishments of eight students. The students are not the crowd you would typically think of though. They're a part of the Macon Construction Ready…
Jury selection nears end in trial over Ahmaud Arbery's death
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Prosecutors and defense attorneys have begun the final step needed to seat a jury for the murder trial of three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery. The slaying of the 25-year-old Black man last…
GOP looks to preserve majorities as Georgia remaps districts
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia lawmakers have begun a special session to redraw congressional, state Senate and state House districts. The General Assembly needs to adjust district boundaries at least once every decade to equalize their populations after the U.S. Census.…
Warner Robins Mayoral Election to end in a Runoff Race
(41NBC/WMGT) --Election results from Houston County have come in. Incumbent Mayor Randy Toms led with 3,290 votes as candidate LaRhonda W. Patrick followed with 3,197 votes. Third candidate Stephen Baughier received 746 votes. We spoke with the candidates about their…
SOCIAL FEED: 2021 Election Results
(41NBC/WMGT) -- Election results are coming in, take a look at our social feed to see the details for the winners.
Mayoral races stay focused on police practices, rising crime
NEW YORK (AP) — Voters across the U.S. will pick new city leaders Tuesday from candidates who have been largely defined by their stances on police and crime. Those issues came to the forefront in cities big and small after…
BREAKING: All 3 defendants found guilty of murdering Ahmaud Arbery
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — All three men charged in the death of Ahmaud Arbery were convicted of murder Wednesday. The jury reached its decision after more than 10 hours of deliberations following a trial in which prosecutors argued that the…
BREAKING: All Three defendants found guilty of Murder in Ahmaud Arbery trial
UPDATE: The Jury has reached a verdict in the trial for the slaying of Ahmaud Arbery. Travis McMichael has been found Guilty on all charges, Gregory McMichael has been found Guilty of all charges except Malice Murder, and William "Roddie"…
NASA launches spacecraft to test asteroid defense concept
LOS ANGELES (AP) — NASA launched a spacecraft Tuesday night on a mission to smash into an asteroid and test whether it would be possible to knock a speeding space rock off course if one were to threaten Earth. The…
Officials: Brian Laundrie fatally shot himself in the head
MIAMI (AP) — Brian Laundrie, who was found dead last month in a Florida swamp, shot himself in the head, officials announced Tuesday. Laundrie had been the subject of a manhunt for more than a month as investigators searched for…
Ahmaud Arbery case goes to jury after 13-day trial
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — The case of three white men charged with murder in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery went to a jury Tuesday after a 13-day trial in which prosecutors argued the defendants provoked a confrontation with the 25-year-old…
Feds seek to protect map turtles in 4 Gulf states, Georgia
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Monday that it is proposing threatened status for the Pearl River map turtle, seeking to grant added federal protections to an at-risk species found only in Louisiana and Mississippi.…
Defense lawyer in Arbery slaying known for pushing limits
ATLANTA (AP) — When a defense attorney in the trial of three men charged in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery called for Black pastors to be barred from the courtroom, shock and outrage rippled across the country. But for people…
UPDATE: Kyle Rittenhouse found NOT GUILTY on all counts
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted of all charges Friday after pleading self-defense in the deadly Kenosha shootings that became a flashpoint in the debate over guns, vigilantism and racial injustice in the U.S. Rittenhouse, 18, began to…
Prosecutor: Rittenhouse provoked the bloodshed in Kenosha
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Kyle Rittenhouse provoked bloodshed on the streets of Kenosha by bringing a semi-automatic rifle to a protest and menacing others, and when the shooting stopped, he walked off like a “hero in a Western,” a prosecutor…
Attorney: No more `Black pastors' in court for Arbery case
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — An attorney for one of the white men standing trial in the death of Ahmaud Arbery told the judge Thursday he doesn't want “any more Black pastors” in the courtroom after the Rev. Al Sharpton sat…
Death threats, tweets jolt GOP infrastructure supporters
WASHINGTON (AP) — The last time Congress approved a major renewal of federal highway and other transportation programs, the votes were 359-65 in the House and 83-16 in the Senate. It was backed by nearly every Democrat and robust majorities…
Biden announces plan to ID, treat vets' ills from toxic air
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden, whose son Beau was an Iraq war veteran, is using his first Veterans Day in office to announce an effort to better understand, identify and treat medical conditions suffered by troops deployed to toxic…
Rittenhouse gives account of shootings: 'I defended myself'
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Kyle Rittenhouse told jurors at his murder trial that he tried to get away from his pursuers the night he shot three men during street unrest in Kenosha, saying he never wanted to kill anyone: “I…
Testimony: Ahmaud Arbery slaying defendant changed his story
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — The man who initiated the chase that ended in Ahmaud Arbery's death quickly changed his story about why he suspected the 25-year-old Black man running in his neighborhood was a criminal, two police officers testified Tuesday.…
Max Cleland dies; senator and veteran lost limbs in Vietnam
ATLANTA (AP) — Max Cleland, who lost three limbs to a Vietnam War hand grenade blast yet went on to serve as a U.S. senator from…
Houston chief says he met with Travis Scott before concert
HOUSTON (AP) — Houston's police chief said Monday that he expressed concerns about safety to Travis Scott before the rapper performed at a sold-out music festival where eight people died and hundreds more were injured in a crush of fans…
Don't forget to set your clocks to "Fall Back" this weekend!
This weekend, most of us will get an extra hour of our day back as daylight saving time ends on Sunday. You will have to set your clocks back one hour by 2 a.m., so make sure to do that…
Family, friends gather to honor trailblazer Colin Powell
WASHINGTON (AP) — Friends, family and former colleagues gathered Friday at Washington National Cathedral to honor Colin L. Powell, the trailblazing soldier-diplomat who rose from humble Bronx beginnings to become the first Black chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff…
GOP looks to preserve majorities as Georgia remaps districts
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia lawmakers have begun a special session to redraw congressional, state Senate and state House districts. The General Assembly needs to adjust district boundaries at least once every decade to equalize their populations after the U.S. Census.…
US gives final clearance to COVID-19 shots for kids 5 to 11
U.S. health officials on Tuesday gave the final signoff to Pfizer’s kid-size COVID-19 shot, a major expansion of the nation’s vaccination campaign. The Food and Drug Administration already authorized the shots for children ages 5 to 11 — doses just…
