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THE END ZONE HIGHLIGHTS: Hancock Central visits GMC Prep
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The GMC Bulldogs hosted Hancock Central Friday night at Davenport Field. GMC looks to stay unbeaten (3-0) on the season, while Hancock…
Wesleyan College receives $500K to improve athletic facilities
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— Wesleyan college is making big changes to its athletics facilities with the help of $500,000 anonymous donation. Over the past three years the college says…
Warner Robins organizations helping fight hunger
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— Northrop Grumman and the Museum of Aviation have partnered with Rise against hunger, a nonprofit to help feed families. On Friday morning the…
Macon Suicide Prevention walk postponed
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— The National Suicide Prevention walk was scheduled for Saturday at Amerson River Park. It's now postponed because of the rise in Covid cases. Instead a virtual walk will…
Bibb County School Board starts process to find Dr. Jones' successor
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— Superintendent Dr. Curtis Jones announced his retirement in Thursday nights school board meeting. Although he still has months before he officially retires, Bibb…
Weekend rain chances are lower but still there
MACON, Georgia. (41NBC/WMGT)-Leftover moisture from Nicholas has brought plenty of rain to Georgia, but it's beginning to fizzle out. Tonight and Saturday We've seen some rain around Middle Georgia today, but it was very scattered. We've continued to see that…
THE END ZONE SCOREBOARD: Scores from Week 5 of high school football
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Here are Middle Georgia’s high school football scores from Week 5. Games featured on The End Zone: Peach County 35, Mary Persons 13 Hancock Central 0, GMC 20 Stockbridge 9, Jones County 42 Richmond Hill 7,…
Bibb Sheriff's Office reports series of thefts in Ingleside area and Bonnie Drive
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Bibb County Sheriff's Office is is searching for suspects in connection to a string of entering autos and thefts in the Ingleside area from Belvedere Drive to Overlook Avenue in the early hours of Friday…
FDA advisory panel rejects widespread Pfizer booster shots
WASHINGTON (AP) — An influential federal advisory panel has soundly rejected a plan to offer Pfizer booster shots against COVID-19 to most Americans. The vote Friday, 16-2, was a blow to the Biden administration’s effort to shore up people’s protection…
UPDATE (Friday, September 17 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.
Key figure in Laurens County drug trafficking ring sentenced to over 20 years
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The U.S. Department of Justice sent out a press release Friday September 17, 2021, concerning the sentencing of a key figure in a drug trafficking conspiracy in Laurens County to federal prison. According to the release,…
Protest for jailed Capitol rioters: Police ready this time
WASHINGTON (AP) — Allies of Donald Trump are mounting a Saturday rally at the U.S. Capitol, aimed at supporting what they call the “political prisoners” of the Jan. 6 insurrection — about 60 people held behind bars of the more…
Business owners react to Macon Mall announcement
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Macon-Bibb County announced Wednesday it will invest $100 million into the Macon Mall property. Mall owner Jim Hull is donating the property, which is valued…
POW/MIA 24-hour vigil run at Museum of Aviation continues Friday
WARNER ROBINS (41NBC/WMGT) - "It's going to be within the next two or three years that we won't have any POWs from WW2 or Vietnam," former POW…
Bibb County Schools Superintendent Dr. Curtis Jones announces retirement
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— During the monthly Bibb County Board of Education meeting on Thursday, Bibb County School District Superintendent Dr. Curtis Jones Jr. announced he will retire at the end of this school year. June 30, 2022 will be his…
Study: Childhood obesity in U.S. accelerated during pandemic
NEW YORK (AP) — A new study ties the COVID-19 pandemic to an “alarming” increase in obesity in U.S. children and teenagers. Childhood obesity has been increasing for decades, but the new work suggests an acceleration last year — especially…
Fort Valley man convicted and sentenced for 2019 attempted armed robbery and pistol whipping
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) --The office of District Attorney Anita Howard of the Macon Judicial Circuit sent out a release with the announcement of the conviction and sentencing of a Fort Valley man on Thursday afternoon, September 16, 2021. According…
Vidalia man arrested for armed robbery, charged for shooting at officers
VIDALIA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Georgia Bureau of Investigation released information on Thursday concerning an armed robbery that took place Wednesday, September 15, 2021. According to the release, the Vidalia Police Department responded to a call at a Vidalia Pawn…
Warner Robins man arrested for possession of pills, marijuana, and more
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Narcotics Investigators of the Warner Robins Police Department arrested a man on Wednesday September 15, 2021, after serving drug search…
WORKOUT WEDNESDAY: Upper Body and Cardio
(41NBC/WMGT) -- Coach Malcom Strapp is bringing another edition of Workout Wednesday to 41NBC with an exercise circuit that pushes you to use your upper body and get some cardio in. Coach Strapp does these exercises in 3 rounds…
Wesleyan College receives $500K to improve athletic facilities
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— Wesleyan college is making big changes to its athletics facilities with the help of $500,000 anonymous donation. Over the past three years the college says…
Warner Robins organizations helping fight hunger
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— Northrop Grumman and the Museum of Aviation have partnered with Rise against hunger, a nonprofit to help feed families. On Friday morning the…
Macon Suicide Prevention walk postponed
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— The National Suicide Prevention walk was scheduled for Saturday at Amerson River Park. It's now postponed because of the rise in Covid cases. Instead a virtual walk will…
Bibb County School Board starts process to find Dr. Jones' successor
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— Superintendent Dr. Curtis Jones announced his retirement in Thursday nights school board meeting. Although he still has months before he officially retires, Bibb…
Weekend rain chances are lower but still there
MACON, Georgia. (41NBC/WMGT)-Leftover moisture from Nicholas has brought plenty of rain to Georgia, but it's beginning to fizzle out. Tonight and Saturday We've seen some rain around Middle Georgia today, but it was very scattered. We've continued to see that…
UPDATE (Friday, September 17 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.
Business owners react to Macon Mall announcement
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Macon-Bibb County announced Wednesday it will invest $100 million into the Macon Mall property. Mall owner Jim Hull is donating the property, which is valued…
POW/MIA 24-hour vigil run at Museum of Aviation continues Friday
WARNER ROBINS (41NBC/WMGT) - "It's going to be within the next two or three years that we won't have any POWs from WW2 or Vietnam," former POW…
Milledgeville has its first ever LGBTQ+ support group
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT) — A Milledgeville resident recently started a group to help provide resources for the LGBTQ+ community. The Facebook group is known as the LGBTQ+ Folk of Milledgeville.…
Rain and storms continue Friday
No surprises here, but today was another rainy, cloudy day for Middle Georgia. Overnight, expect to see some spots of patchy fog developing and lingering into Friday morning. The rest of the day Friday will be another day of off…
Bibb County Schools Superintendent Dr. Curtis Jones announces retirement
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— During the monthly Bibb County Board of Education meeting on Thursday, Bibb County School District Superintendent Dr. Curtis Jones Jr. announced he will retire at the end of this school year. June 30, 2022 will be his…
Fort Valley man convicted and sentenced for 2019 attempted armed robbery and pistol whipping
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) --The office of District Attorney Anita Howard of the Macon Judicial Circuit sent out a release with the announcement of the conviction and sentencing of a Fort Valley man on Thursday afternoon, September 16, 2021. According…
Vidalia man arrested for armed robbery, charged for shooting at officers
VIDALIA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Georgia Bureau of Investigation released information on Thursday concerning an armed robbery that took place Wednesday, September 15, 2021. According to the release, the Vidalia Police Department responded to a call at a Vidalia Pawn…
Warner Robins man arrested for possession of pills, marijuana, and more
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Narcotics Investigators of the Warner Robins Police Department arrested a man on Wednesday September 15, 2021, after serving drug search…
Blossoms and Bacon Veterans Day Parade
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The announcement was made to the public at 10 a.m. Thursday that the Cherry Blossom Festival, Macon Bacon, Visit Macon, and Macon-Bibb County would be hosting…
Fatal accident on Hwy 96 in Taylor County, lanes blocked
BUTLER, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Thursday Morning, September 16, 2021, the Taylor County Sheriff's Office posted an announcement on social media notifying the public that a fatal accident had left all lanes blocked on eastbound Highway 96. Taylor County Coroner Gary…
Man wanted for questioning in Dollar General theft
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)– The Monroe County Sheriff's Office needs your help in identifying a person of interest in a theft investigation. They say the Dollar General in Juliette…
Rain is here to stay for the week
It has been a rainy day in Middle Georgia, with many areas already picking up over 1" of rainfall. Rain will be continuing overnight and into tomorrow with…
Carl Vinson VA offering COVID vaccines and Flu shots
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)-- As a part of President Biden's Path Out of the Pandemic Plan, all staff at the Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs…
Yom Kippur observance begins in Macon
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— The holiest day of the year for the Jewish religion began Wednesday night. The Day of Atonement, also known as Yom Kippur, is where Jewish people…
It's the Law: Georgia prisons investigation
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Attorney J Davis from James W. Davis and Associates joins 41NBC's Shelby Coates for our weekly segment "It's the Law." The U.S. Department of Justice announced a statewide civil rights investigation into Georgia prisons. The investigation…
UPDATE (Friday, September 17 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.
Key figure in Laurens County drug trafficking ring sentenced to over 20 years
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The U.S. Department of Justice sent out a press release Friday September 17, 2021, concerning the sentencing of a key figure in a drug trafficking conspiracy in Laurens County to federal prison. According to the release,…
Vidalia man arrested for armed robbery, charged for shooting at officers
VIDALIA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Georgia Bureau of Investigation released information on Thursday concerning an armed robbery that took place Wednesday, September 15, 2021. According to the release, the Vidalia Police Department responded to a call at a Vidalia Pawn…
Mayor Lester Miller, partners, announce $100M investment
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon-Bibb County Mayor Lester Miller and partners announced a major economic and community investment in and around Macon Mall during a press conference Wednesday morning.…
Federal govt launches civil rights probe of Georgia prisons
ATLANTA (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday announced a statewide civil rights investigation into Georgia prisons, citing particular concern about violence. Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke, who oversees the department's civil rights division, said the investigation will…
Report: Officer's error likely caused shipwreck off Georgia
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A top officer's errors in calculating the stability of a cargo ship loaded with nearly 4,200 automobiles likely caused the giant vessel to overturn along the Georgia coast, U.S. investigators said in a report Tuesday. The…
Macon Labor Day Road Race welcomes around 2400 runners
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)-- "We look forward to this every year... Together this is our fifth year running together and I believe this is my fifteenth year," said runner Gary Skeen. Like several runners in Middle Georgia, Skeen and his…
Cantlay delivers another clutch moment to win FedEx Cup
ATLANTA (AP) — Patrick Cantlay was on the verge of losing his two-shot lead on one hole, with nothing less than the FedEx Cup, the $15 million prize and his newfound reputation as “Patty Ice” on the line. He was…
Judge: Ahmaud Arbery's past troubles irrelevant to trial
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Defense attorneys for the men charged with killing Ahmaud Arbery won’t be allowed to present evidence of the slain Black man’s past legal problems when their clients stand trial for murder, a Georgia judge ruled. Gregory…
What happens when an ICU reaches capacity?
ATLANTA (AP) — The latest surge in coronavirus cases is overwhelming many intensive care units, causing hospitals and states to run out of ICU beds in some locations. Kentucky and Texas broke records this week for COVID-19 hospitalizations, joining a…
Georgia DNR names Game Warden of the Year
SOCIAL CIRCLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Georgia Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division named their Game Warden of the Year as well as their winner of the James R. Darnell Award on Saturday August 21, 2021. The 2021 Game…
Ossoff stops in Macon to talk Infrastructure Bill
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)-- Senator Jon Ossoff made his way across Georgia Tuesday, to make a case for President Joe Biden's Infrastructure Bill. “Sixteen million dollars for Macon-Bibb County…
Trump-backed Herschel Walker seeks Georgia Senate seat
ATLANTA (AP) — Herschel Walker on Tuesday filed paperwork to enter the U.S. Senate race in Georgia after months of speculation, joining other Republicans seeking to unseat Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock in 2022. The 59-year-old Walker joins the race with…
Herschel Walker registers in Georgia; run for Senate next?
ATLANTA (AP) — Former football great Herschel Walker has registered to vote in Georgia, a possible prelude to him running for U.S. Senate in 2022. Electronic voter registration records show Walker registered last Tuesday at an Atlanta house owned by…
Jimmy Carter, trounced in 1980, gets fresh look from history
ATLANTA (AP) — Jimmy Carter is sometimes called a better former president than he was president. Nodding to Carter's decades of work as a globe-trotting humanitarian but with a glaring reminder of his landslide defeat in 1980, the backhanded compliment…
DA Anita Howard hosts lunchtime conversations
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- District Attorney Anita Howard for the Macon Judicial Circuit sat down with Community Facilitators LJ Malone, Jaime Kaplan, and Amber Jones to host a Q&A style "Lunchtime Conversation", in which she answered the community's questions relating…
Governor Kemp signs executive order to "Protect Georgia Businesses"
ATLANTA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Thursday August 19, 2021 Governor Brian Kemp held a news conference after signing an executive order that addresses how businesses will handle mandates relating to COVID-19. Kemp's social media posted a livestream of the conference, which…
LIVESTREAM: Governor Kemp gives remarks at Department of Public Safety groundbreaking ceremony
ATLANTA, Georgia -- Governor Brian Kemp and First Lady Marty Kemp attend the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Georgia Department of Public Safety headquarters on Thursday August 19, 2021. Governor Kemp, Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan, Speaker David Ralston, Commissioner…
Georgia governor signals openness to taking Afghan refugees
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp appears open to taking in refugees from Afghanistan who helped the U.S. war effort. The Republican governor said in a statement Tuesday obtained by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that it was important to keep…
FDA advisory panel rejects widespread Pfizer booster shots
WASHINGTON (AP) — An influential federal advisory panel has soundly rejected a plan to offer Pfizer booster shots against COVID-19 to most Americans. The vote Friday, 16-2, was a blow to the Biden administration’s effort to shore up people’s protection…
'Blatant theft': Illegal pot farms take West's scarce water
LA PINE, Ore. (AP) — Jack Dwyer pursued a dream of getting back to the land by moving in 1972 to an idyllic, tree-studded parcel in Oregon with a creek running through it. “We were going to grow our own…
Protest for jailed Capitol rioters: Police ready this time
WASHINGTON (AP) — Allies of Donald Trump are mounting a Saturday rally at the U.S. Capitol, aimed at supporting what they call the “political prisoners” of the Jan. 6 insurrection — about 60 people held behind bars of the more…
California wildfires threaten famous giant sequoia trees
THREE RIVERS, Calif. (AP) — Multiple forest fires on Thursday were threatening groves of gigantic sequoias in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains that are home to some of the world's largest trees. Flames would likely reach the famous Giant Forest in…
Body composting a 'green' alternative to burial, cremation
LAFAYETTE, Colo. (AP) — In a suburban Denver warehouse tucked between an auto repair shop and a computer recycling business, Seth Viddal is dealing with life and death. He and one of his employees have built a “vessel” they hope…
Biles tells Congress 'enough is enough' after gymnast abuse
WASHINGTON (AP) — Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles told Congress on Wednesday that “enough is enough” in emotional testimony along with other young gymnasts about her sexual abuse at the hands of USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar. Biles blamed…
Democrats revise elections bill but face Senate headwinds
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats unveiled a pare- back elections bill Tuesday in hopes of kickstarting their stalled push to counteract new laws in Republican states that could make it more difficult to cast a ballot. But the new compromise…
Woman who admitted to Slender Man attack to be freed Monday
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin woman who admitted to helping stab a classmate to please the horror character Slender Man will be freed Monday from a mental health institution, a judge ruled Friday. Anissa Weier, 19, will be released after…
Crews searching for Confederate statue's 1887 time capsule
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Work crews were still searching Thursday morning for a time capsule they believed was buried inside the pedestal under a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that towered over Richmond, Virginia, for more than a…
Statue of Confederate Robert E. Lee coming down in Virginia
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — After years of resistance and a long court battle, one of America’s largest monuments to the Confederacy was being pulled from its prominent perch in Virginia’s capital city Wednesday. Virginia brought in a deconstruction crew surrounded…
New Jersey's largest dairy farm nearly destroyed in tornado
The morning after one of the most intense tornadoes recorded in New Jersey history all but demolished the largest dairy farm in the state, owners Marianne and Wally Eachus looked at each other and just cried. “What are we going…
New Orleans: Seniors left in dark, hot facilities after Ida
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Officials in New Orleans are thoroughly inspecting senior living apartments in the city in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida after finding people living in buildings without working generators, trapping residents in wheelchairs in dark, sweltering upper…
Ex-Marine held without bond in shooting of Florida family
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A former Marine sharpshooter accused of invading the home of apparent strangers in Florida and fatally shooting a woman, her 3-month-old baby and two others was ordered held without bail during his first court appearance…
3 ex-officers ask to block streaming of trial in Floyd death
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Attorneys for three former Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd's death asked a judge Thursday to bar their upcoming trial from being livestreamed, saying some witnesses won’t testify if the proceedings are broadcast. The request from attorneys for…
After voters embraced mail ballots, GOP states tighten rules
A monthslong campaign by the Republican Party, fueled in part by the false narrative of widespread fraud in last year's presidential election, has led to a wave of new voting laws that will tighten access to the ballot for millions…
One student killed in North Carolina High School shooting
WINSTON-SALEM, Georgia (NBC) -- Making national headlines on Wednesday, a high school student is dead after a shooting at Mount Tabor High School in Winston-Salem. NBC reports that authorities believe one student shot another and then fled. Mount Tabor High…
Man who pled guilty in 4 spa deaths was in court for other 4
ATLANTA (AP) — A man accused of killing eight people at Atlanta area massage businesses is already destined to spend the rest of his life locked up after pleading guilty in four of the killings. But he faces more charges…
Biden praises airlift, defends departure from 'forever war'
WASHINGTON (AP) — Addressing the nation, a defensive President Joe Biden on Tuesday called the U.S. military airlift to extract more than 120,000 Afghans, Americans and other allies to end a 20 year war an “extraordinary success,” though more than…
LIVESTREAM: President Biden speaks on US withdrawal from Afghanistan
President Biden comments on the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan on August 31, 2021.
America's longest war ends after 20 years as last U.S. troops depart Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States on Monday completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan, ending America’s longest war and closing a chapter in military history likely to be remembered for colossal failures, unfulfilled promises and a frantic final exit that cost…
