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THE END ZONE HIGHLIGHTS: Houston County hosts Lee County
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Houston County Bears hosted the Lee County Trojans Friday night. This was the first region game for the two teams.…
THE END ZONE HIGHLIGHTS: Bleckley County hosts Northeast
COCHRAN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Northeast Raiders went on the road Friday night to Bleckley County. Both teams came in undefeated in AA Region 3. Check out…
Alamo police officer Dylan Harrison laid to rest in Dublin
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)-- Family, friends, law enforcement and others traveled to the DuBose Porter Center in Dublin, to honor Officer Dylan Harrison Friday. Thousands of first…
Eurie Martin's family reacts to trial
SANDERSVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— Eurie Martin's family hosted a news conference Friday. They discussed the trial for three former Washington County deputies charged with the 2017 tasing death. They were responding…
Fair Crackers help create fun at the Georgia National Fair
PERRY, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— The Georgia National Fair in Perry will come to an end this Sunday. A lot of work and planning goes into hosting the annual…
Honey Bee vendor says goodbye after 30 years at the Georgia National Fair
PERRY, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— If you head out to the Georgia National Fair, be sure to make a stop at the Honey Bee Story stand.…
THE END ZONE SCOREBOARD: Scores from Week 9 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: Mount de Sales 14, FPD 33 Northeast 6, Bleckley County 9 Lee County 29, Houston County 9 Valdosta 10,…
Bill Clinton recovering from urological infection, aide says
ORANGE, Calif. (AP) — Bill Clinton was said to be recovering from a urological infection Friday, and an aide to the former president said that Clinton was in an intensive care section of the hospital, though not receiving “ICU care.”…
All Macon Belk stores to hold hiring event on Saturday
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Belk announced that Saturday, October 16, that it will be hosting a hiring event at all Macon-area Belk locations in an effort to hire thousands of employees of all kinds. With the holiday shopping season coming…
FDA panel endorses booster shot for J&J COVID-19 vaccine
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health advisers endorsed a booster of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine Friday, citing growing worry that Americans who got the single-dose shot aren’t as protected as those given two-dose brands. Advisers to the Food and Drug…
UPDATE (Friday, October 15 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.
2-1-1 Mobile brings rental, utility, and COVID assistance to the Macon community
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- United Way has created a six-month pilot initiative with the help of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation…
CRIMESTOPPERS Tip leads to arrest of woman on the run since 2019
(41NBC/WMGT) -- According to an executive director with Macon Regional Crimestoppers, U.S. Marshals South East Fugitive Task Force worked with the North Carolina team…
City of Fort Valley files legal challenge to residency ruling in mayoral race
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The City of Fort Valley is filing challenging a ruling that places a candidate for mayor back on…
NCHD identifies West Nile Virus-related death in the area in 2021
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)—The North Central Health District (NCHD) epidemiologists have confirmed the first case of West Nile Virus related death within the district in 2021.…
Fort Valley, Peach County elections underway
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)—Early voting has begun in Middle Georgia this week. One of the elections is in Peach County, where LeMario Brown and Jeffery Lundy are running for Fort…
The Georgia National Fair has delicious food to try
PERRY, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— The last day of the Georgia National Fair is Sunday. Before it's over, you might want to go and try all the different foods. While…
Mercer University to host Hispanic Heritage concert
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— Hispanic Heritage month comes to an end on October 15, but there's still one more event taking place to celebrate. For the first time, Notivision a local…
Friday stays warm ahead of weekend cool down
It has been a beautiful weather week across Middle Georgia with dry conditions and warm temperatures. Tomorrow you can expect more of the same with a bit of…
Deere & Co. workers go on strike after rejecting contract
MOLINE, Ill. (AP) — More than 10,000 Deere & Co. workers went on strike Thursday, the first major walkout at the agricultural machinery giant in more than three decades. The union had said its members would walk off the job…
Alamo police officer Dylan Harrison laid to rest in Dublin
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)-- Family, friends, law enforcement and others traveled to the DuBose Porter Center in Dublin, to honor Officer Dylan Harrison Friday. Thousands of first…
Eurie Martin's family reacts to trial
SANDERSVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— Eurie Martin's family hosted a news conference Friday. They discussed the trial for three former Washington County deputies charged with the 2017 tasing death. They were responding…
Fair Crackers help create fun at the Georgia National Fair
PERRY, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— The Georgia National Fair in Perry will come to an end this Sunday. A lot of work and planning goes into hosting the annual…
Honey Bee vendor says goodbye after 30 years at the Georgia National Fair
PERRY, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— If you head out to the Georgia National Fair, be sure to make a stop at the Honey Bee Story stand.…
All Macon Belk stores to hold hiring event on Saturday
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Belk announced that Saturday, October 16, that it will be hosting a hiring event at all Macon-area Belk locations in an effort to hire thousands of employees of all kinds. With the holiday shopping season coming…
UPDATE (Friday, October 15 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.
2-1-1 Mobile brings rental, utility, and COVID assistance to the Macon community
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- United Way has created a six-month pilot initiative with the help of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation…
CRIMESTOPPERS Tip leads to arrest of woman on the run since 2019
(41NBC/WMGT) -- According to an executive director with Macon Regional Crimestoppers, U.S. Marshals South East Fugitive Task Force worked with the North Carolina team…
City of Fort Valley files legal challenge to residency ruling in mayoral race
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The City of Fort Valley is filing challenging a ruling that places a candidate for mayor back on…
NCHD identifies West Nile Virus-related death in the area in 2021
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)—The North Central Health District (NCHD) epidemiologists have confirmed the first case of West Nile Virus related death within the district in 2021.…
Fort Valley, Peach County elections underway
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)—Early voting has begun in Middle Georgia this week. One of the elections is in Peach County, where LeMario Brown and Jeffery Lundy are running for Fort…
The Georgia National Fair has delicious food to try
PERRY, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— The last day of the Georgia National Fair is Sunday. Before it's over, you might want to go and try all the different foods. While…
Mercer University to host Hispanic Heritage concert
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— Hispanic Heritage month comes to an end on October 15, but there's still one more event taking place to celebrate. For the first time, Notivision a local…
Friday stays warm ahead of weekend cool down
It has been a beautiful weather week across Middle Georgia with dry conditions and warm temperatures. Tomorrow you can expect more of the same with a bit of…
Milledgville police looking for suspect in armed robbery
The Milledgeville Police Department is looking for someone they say robbed a convenience store Wednesday night. It happened at the Amoco Stop N Shop on Vinson Highway just…
Staying dry and warm in Middle Georgia
It was another beautiful day in Middle Georgia with plenty of sunshine and summer-like temperatures. We will continue that trend as an area of high pressure continues to…
BCSO: Macon-Bibb's 2021 homicide rate increases to 43
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Deadly shootings seemed to come to a halt in Macon over the last few months. But within the last week, there have been four…
Barbers host 6 week "Chess Challenge" for local youth
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - After hearing the video game Grand Theft Auto was inspiring the lives of his students, barber Daude Harrell decided to change the game…
The Birdman Show makes first stop at Georgia National Fair
PERRY, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT ) — There are plenty of concession stands, rides and new shows at the Georgia National Fair. One of those shows is the Birdman…
Livestock competitions begin at the Georgia National Fair
PERRY, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT) — There's more to the Georgia National Fair than just the food and rides. You can also sit and watch the livestock competitions. Students in the…
Crime at the center of Atlanta mayor's race as voting begins
ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta mayoral candidates are talking about affordable housing, hoping to stave off a secession movement in a wealthy neighborhood and trading increasingly pointed jabs. But as in so many places across the country, the election is really…
UPDATE (Friday, October 15 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.
Deere & Co. workers go on strike after rejecting contract
MOLINE, Ill. (AP) — More than 10,000 Deere & Co. workers went on strike Thursday, the first major walkout at the agricultural machinery giant in more than three decades. The union had said its members would walk off the job…
Fried veggies to black-eyed peas: Food options (almost) endless at Georgia National Fair
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - I'll admit it. I'm not a fan of using the saying, "There's something for everyone," but I am using…
Damien Ferguson makes first court appearance in Wheeler County
ALAMO, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)-- The man accused of murdering Alamo police officer, Dylan Harrison made his first appearance in court Tuesday afternoon. A handcuffed Damien Ferguson entered the…
Former Georgia insurance commissioner sentenced to 7 years
ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge has sentenced former Georgia Insurance Commissioner Jim Beck to more than seven years in prison for fraud. The judge on Tuesday also…
Fallen Alamo officer honored with procession
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT ) - Family, friends and first responders from across Middle Georgia came together Monday to honor Alamo officer Dylan Harrison. Harrison was shot and killed in the line of duty on Saturday, October 9, just after 1…
Byron Police Department is awarded highway safety grant
BYRON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) has selected the Byron Police Department to receive $33,713.60 through the High Visibility Enforcement (HVE) grant as part of an effort to reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities across Georgia.…
Police: Ex-driver killed in dispute involving estranged wife
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Former NASCAR driver John Wes Townley was shot to death over the weekend during a dispute that involved a hatchet after showing up at a house occupied by his estranged wife and another man, police said…
Former NASCAR driver Townley killed in Georgia shooting
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — A former NASCAR driver was killed Saturday in a shooting in Georgia that also wounded a woman, investigators said. John Wes Townley, 31, died in the shooting in a neighborhood around 9 p.m., Athens-Clarke County Coroner…
Cat scurries along beam in upper deck before Braves-Phillies
ATLANTA (AP) — A small cat scurried through the rafters at Truist Park before the Atlanta Braves tried to clinch their fourth straight NL East title against the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday night. The gray-and-white cat was discovered darting along…
Former President Jimmy Carter quietly marks 97th birthday
PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — Ex-President Jimmy Carter, the oldest former U.S. chief executive ever, will quietly mark his 97th birthday at home in southwest Georgia on Friday, an aide said. Slowed by age in recent years and keeping a low…
LIVESTREAM: Governor Kemp provides COVID-19 update in Georgia (9/30/2021)
(41NBC/WMGT) -- Governor Kemp speaks on the state of things in Georgia concerning COVID-19 as of September 30, 2021.
Court says city can ban Confederate flag in veterans parade
ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia city did not violate the constitutional rights of a Sons of Confederate Veterans group when it banned the Confederate battle flag from its annual parade honoring veterans of American wars, a federal appeals court ruled…
Broken US prison security cameras targeted in senators' bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Failing security cameras in federal prisons have allowed inmates to escape undetected and were at the center of the investigation when wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein killed himself behind bars in 2019. Now, lawmakers want to force the…
UPDATE: Carlos Booker reported FOUND!
UPDATE: The Bibb County Sheriff's Office sent out an update around 1 p.m. Wednesday that Carlos Booker was found safe and has been removed from the system as "missing". Booker's family has been notified. MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Wednesday morning…
Couple celebrating 50th anniversary died in train derailment
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Don Varnadoe spent months watching videos about train trips on his office computer in preparation for a special cross-country vacation to celebrate his and Margie Varnadoe's 50th wedding anniversary. He phoned his co-workers in coastal Georgia,…
A recap of the Save America Rally in Perry: What you need to know
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Former President Donald Trump took center stage Saturday at the Georgia National Fairgrounds to help campaign for Wrightsville…
Fair Districts GA data shows Georgia is a swing state
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Now that the 2020 Census data is public knowledge, Fair Districts GA released its fairness tests to guide the redistricting process. Fair…
Governor Kemp announces $1,000 pay supplement to Georgia public safety workers
(41NBC/WMGT) -- Governor Kemp made an announcement Monday afternoon with speaker Ralston in an effort to support the public safety workers of Georgia. Kemp's announcement revealed that a $1,000 pay supplement would be given to all eligible law enforcement officials…
Attorney: Cruz to plead guilty to Parkland school massacre
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The gunman who killed 14 students and three staff members at a Parkland, Florida, high school will plead guilty to their murders, his attorneys said Friday, bringing some closure to a South Florida community more…
Bill Clinton recovering from urological infection, aide says
ORANGE, Calif. (AP) — Bill Clinton was said to be recovering from a urological infection Friday, and an aide to the former president said that Clinton was in an intensive care section of the hospital, though not receiving “ICU care.”…
FDA panel endorses booster shot for J&J COVID-19 vaccine
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health advisers endorsed a booster of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine Friday, citing growing worry that Americans who got the single-dose shot aren’t as protected as those given two-dose brands. Advisers to the Food and Drug…
Americans quit their jobs at a record pace in August
WASHINGTON (AP) — One reason America's employers are having trouble filling jobs was starkly illustrated in a report Tuesday: Americans are quitting in droves. The Labor Department said that quits jumped to 4.3 million in August, the highest on records…
Customs dispute jeopardizes US fish stick, filet supply
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A customs dispute at the U.S.-Canada border is threatening America's supply of a key fish used for popular products such as fish sticks and fast food sandwiches. The Alaska pollock has a complicated supply chain. After…
New York public schools to end gifted and talented program
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City will phase out its program for gifted and talented students that critics say favors whites and Asian American students, while enrolling disproportionately few Black and Latino children, in the nation's largest school system.…
Alabama swamped, child died in floods from slow-moving front
PELHAM, Ala. (AP) — Flash flood warnings were in effect Thursday for a swath of the southeastern U.S. after a stalled weather front drenched Alabama, leaving high water that covered roads, swamped a Piggly Wiggly store, unleashed sewage and forced…
Ex-Facebook employee says products hurt kids, fuel division
WASHINGTON (AP) — A former Facebook data scientist told Congress on Tuesday that the social network giant’s products harm children and fuel polarization in the U.S. while its executives refuse to make changes because they elevate profits over safety. Frances…
Company suspected in oil spill had dozens of violations
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — The company that operates the pipeline suspected in one of California's largest oil spills has been cited 72 times for safety and environmental violations that were severe enough that drilling had to be curtailed or…
Treasury to shift rental assistance to places with demand
The Treasury Department on Monday announced plans to start reallocating the billions of dollars in federal rental assistance in a bid to get more money into the hands of tenants facing eviction. The move, which was required by Congress when…
2 win medicine Nobel for showing how we react to heat, touch
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Two scientists won the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for their discoveries into how the human body perceives temperature and touch, revelations that could lead to new ways of treating pain or even heart disease. Americans David Julius…
Star Trek's Captain Kirk rocketing into space next week
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Star Trek’s Captain Kirk is rocketing into space this month — boldly going where no other sci-fi actors have gone. Jeff Bezos’ space travel company, Blue Origin, announced Monday that William Shatner will blast off…
Biden's approval slumps after a slew of crises: AP-NORC poll
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden's popularity has slumped after a slew of challenges in recent weeks at home and abroad for the leader who pledged to bring the country together and restore competence in government, according to a new…
Justice Kavanaugh tests positive for COVID, has no symptoms
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court says Justice Brett Kavanaugh has tested positive for COVID-19. The high court said in a press release Friday that Kavanaugh has no symptoms and has been fully vaccinated since January. Kavanaugh and all the…
Military suicides rise 15% as senior leaders call for action
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of U.S. military suicides jumped by 15% last year, fueled by significant increases in the Army and Marine Corps that senior leaders called troubling. They urged more effort to reverse the trend. According to data…
Congress passes bill to avert partial government shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — With only hours to spare, Congress passed legislation that would avoid a partial federal shutdown and keep the government funded through Dec. 3, and sent the bill to President Joe Biden. The back-to-back votes by the Senate…
California man gets life sentence for fatal synagogue attack
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A 22-year-old former nursing student was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole Thursday for bursting into a Southern California synagogue on the last day of Passover in 2019 with a semiautomatic rifle,…
Racial protests reckoning: Maryland police reform laws begin
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Several new far-reaching laws aimed at increasing accountability in the investigations of police shootings and complaints against officers are taking effect this week in Maryland — a response to mass protests against racial injustice in policing…
Congressional members share own abortion stories at hearing
Three Democratic members of Congress on Thursday offered deeply personal testimony about their own abortions as a congressional committee examined how to respond to conservative states that are passing laws limiting abortion access. Rep. Cori Bush of Missouri said she was…
Woman who survived 1918 flu, world war succumbs to COVID
She lived a life of adventure that spanned two continents. She fell in love with a World War II fighter pilot, barely escaped Europe ahead of Benito Mussolini’s fascists, ground steel for the U.S. war effort and advocated for her…
