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GMC partners with Milledgeville Exchange club to host Pearl Harbor ceremony
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— December 7, 2021, marks the 80th anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. To remember the lives lost during the attack, a ceremony was held at Georgia Military College. The lives of thousands were lost when Pearl Harbor…
World War II veteran in Macon turns 100
MACON, Ga (41NBC/WMGT)- Robert William Pryor was born December 14, 1921. He was 19-years-old when Pearl Harbor was attacked. Pryor recalled being in church and hearing over the radio what happened. Shortly after, he was drafted to join the military.…
GMC Prep School hosts 8th annual fine arts winter gala
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— The Fine Arts Winter Gala at Georgia Military College Prep School is back for it's eighth year. The show is compiled of work by middle and high school students this semester. You can see art work created by…
UPDATE (Tuesday, December 7 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.
Major outage hits Amazon Web Services; many sites affected
(AP) -- Amazon Web Services suffered a major outage Tuesday, the company said, limiting service at many key and popular sites. The company provides cloud computing services to many governments, universities and companies, including The Associated Press. Amazon said in…
Restaurant Report Card: Food service inspection scores November 29-December 3
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Here are Middle Georgia's food service health inspection scores from the Georgia Department of Public Health between Monday, November 29 and Friday, December 3, 2021. All scores of 75 and below are shown in red. All…
New pattern to bring plenty of rain to Middle GA
MACON, Georgia. (41NBC/WMGT) - The formation of a 'noreaster will bring showers and a cold front to the Peach State midweek. Today Cloud cover from overnight was clearing out over Middle GA as the sun rose Tuesday morning. Not all…
Bibb deputies investigating Monday night shooting on Bloomfield Road
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Macon man is in critical condition at the hospital after being shot Monday night. That's according to a news release from the Bibb County Sheriff's Office, which says 28-year-old Shamond Evans of Macon was shot…
Colder and rainy weather returns Tuesday
Today was a day of near record warmth (again!) in Middle Georgia with highs in the upper 70s. Rain moved in across the area ahead of a quick moving cold front, and overnight we will be seeing an end to…
FVSU Police Chief Anita Allen to leave campus
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Fort Valley State University President Paul Jones announced Police Chief Anita F. Allen has accepted a new leadership position at Albany State University (ASU). Allen has been named the sole finalist for the Chief of…
Macon-Bibb officials preparing to implement Macon Violence Prevention plan
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Macon-Bibb officials and law enforcement came together Monday to clarify the number of deaths at the hands of others in the county this…
Macon residents share concerns about plastics recycling facility
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— In June, Brightmark announced plans to bring the world's largest advanced plastics recycling and renewal facility to Walden Road in Macon. Some residents are concerned…
Trump-backed Perdue challenges Georgia Gov Kemp to GOP brawl
I’m running for Governor to make sure Stacey Abrams is NEVER Governor of Georgia. We need bold conservatives who will stand up to the woke left, not cave to their radical demands. Join me in this fight to Stop Stacey…
First case of Omicron variant of COVID-19 in Georgia found
ATLANTA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Georgia Department of Public Health announced Sunday December 5th, 2021, that the first confirmed case of COVID-19 caused by the Omicron variant in Georgia had been found. According to the release, the individual who tested…
Arrest made in Macon murder
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a homicide that happened in the parking lot of 701 Greentree Parkway just after 8:00 p.m. on Friday November 19th…
Man found shot on Birch St.
Bibb County Sheriff’s Investigators are investigating a shooting incident that occurred near the intersection of Napier Avenue and Birch Street, just before 7:00am Friday. It was reported that 31-year-old Roderick…
THE END ZONE HIGHLIGHTS: John Milledge faces Pinewood in GISA AAA title game
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The John Milledge Trojans played the Pinewood Patriots for the GISA AAA title Friday. The Trojans were…
THE END ZONE HIGHLIGHTS: Wilcox County travels to Irwin County
OCILLA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Wilcox County Patriots went on the road to play the Irwin County Indians for a spot in the…
THE END ZONE HIGHLIGHTS: Brentwood faces Terrell Academy in GISA AA title game
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Brentwood War Eagles battled the Terrell Academy Eagles Friday night at Mercer's Five Star Stadium for the…
THE END ZONE SCOREBOARD: Semifinals 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: Pinewood 0, John Milledge 21 Warner Robins 40, Creekside 15 Wilcox County 14, Irwin County…
Wednesday starts rainy, clears by afternoon
It has been a cloudy and much cooler day here in Middle Georgia, with highs limited to the upper 50s. Overnight we will see increasing rain chances, with the heaviest rain expected 6am-11am. By around lunchtime the rain will clear…
MWA, MBCIA respond to Brightmark concerns
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— Brightmark is moving ahead with plans to bring what they call, the world's largest plastics recycling and renewal facility to Macon. Residents like Jill Neimark and Dr.…
CFCG announces Downtown Challenge 2.0 Grant recipients
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— We now know the recipients of the second round of the Downtown Challenge 2.0 grants. The Community Foundation of Central Georgia announced the 20 projects that were awarded. $349,000 was split up between those projects. The amounts…
Tips for staying safe during holidays with Omicron variant
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - According to the Georgia Department of Public Health, middle Georgia is in the green in terms of COVID-19 right now, but Michael Hokanson with the North Central Health District said these numbers might not stick around…
GMC partners with Milledgeville Exchange club to host Pearl Harbor ceremony
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— December 7, 2021, marks the 80th anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. To remember the lives lost during the attack, a ceremony was held at Georgia Military College. The lives of thousands were lost when Pearl Harbor…
World War II veteran in Macon turns 100
MACON, Ga (41NBC/WMGT)- Robert William Pryor was born December 14, 1921. He was 19-years-old when Pearl Harbor was attacked. Pryor recalled being in church and hearing over the radio what happened. Shortly after, he was drafted to join the military.…
GMC Prep School hosts 8th annual fine arts winter gala
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— The Fine Arts Winter Gala at Georgia Military College Prep School is back for it's eighth year. The show is compiled of work by middle and high school students this semester. You can see art work created by…
UPDATE (Tuesday, December 7 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.
Restaurant Report Card: Food service inspection scores November 29-December 3
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Here are Middle Georgia's food service health inspection scores from the Georgia Department of Public Health between Monday, November 29 and Friday, December 3, 2021. All scores of 75 and below are shown in red. All…
New pattern to bring plenty of rain to Middle GA
MACON, Georgia. (41NBC/WMGT) - The formation of a 'noreaster will bring showers and a cold front to the Peach State midweek. Today Cloud cover from overnight was clearing out over Middle GA as the sun rose Tuesday morning. Not all…
Bibb deputies investigating Monday night shooting on Bloomfield Road
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Macon man is in critical condition at the hospital after being shot Monday night. That's according to a news release from the Bibb County Sheriff's Office, which says 28-year-old Shamond Evans of Macon was shot…
Colder and rainy weather returns Tuesday
Today was a day of near record warmth (again!) in Middle Georgia with highs in the upper 70s. Rain moved in across the area ahead of a quick moving cold front, and overnight we will be seeing an end to…
FVSU Police Chief Anita Allen to leave campus
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Fort Valley State University President Paul Jones announced Police Chief Anita F. Allen has accepted a new leadership position at Albany State University (ASU). Allen has been named the sole finalist for the Chief of…
Macon-Bibb officials preparing to implement Macon Violence Prevention plan
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Macon-Bibb officials and law enforcement came together Monday to clarify the number of deaths at the hands of others in the county this…
Macon residents share concerns about plastics recycling facility
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— In June, Brightmark announced plans to bring the world's largest advanced plastics recycling and renewal facility to Walden Road in Macon. Some residents are concerned…
UPDATE: Missing Macon teen located, home safe with family
UPDATE (8:30 p.m. ) - 16-year-old Cardasia Brandy has been located and is home safe with her family, according to the Bibb County Sheriff's Office. MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT -- The Bibb County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help…
Arrest made in Macon murder
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a homicide that happened in the parking lot of 701 Greentree Parkway just after 8:00 p.m. on Friday November 19th…
Man found shot on Birch St.
Bibb County Sheriff’s Investigators are investigating a shooting incident that occurred near the intersection of Napier Avenue and Birch Street, just before 7:00am Friday. It was reported that 31-year-old Roderick…
BCSO shares tips on how to protect yourself from holiday crime
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— It's the holiday season and that means more shopping, but unfortunately more crime too. Lieutenant Tim James with the Sheriff's Outreach Center…
Dr. Noris Price wins Georgia Superintendent of the year
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— The Baldwin County School District is celebrating a big accomplishment. Superintendent Dr. Noris Price is the 2021 Georgia Superintendent of the year. She was named…
UPDATE (Tuesday, December 7 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.
Trump-backed Perdue challenges Georgia Gov Kemp to GOP brawl
I’m running for Governor to make sure Stacey Abrams is NEVER Governor of Georgia. We need bold conservatives who will stand up to the woke left, not cave to their radical demands. Join me in this fight to Stop Stacey…
First case of Omicron variant of COVID-19 in Georgia found
ATLANTA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Georgia Department of Public Health announced Sunday December 5th, 2021, that the first confirmed case of COVID-19 caused by the Omicron variant in Georgia had been found. According to the release, the individual who tested…
LIVESTREAM: Governor Kemp holds media avail concerning 2022 Governor's Race
Governor Kemp speaks in response to Stacey Abrams' announcement to run for Governor in 2022.
Three men arrested in connection to July Tobesofkee boating incident
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Three Macon men have been arrested in connection to the boating accident on Lake Tobesofkee in July that resulted in the death of one and injury of 6 others. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR)…
Stacey Abrams launches 2nd campaign for Georgia governor
ATLANTA (AP) — Stacey Abrams, the Georgia Democrat and leading voting rights activist, said Wednesday that she will launch another campaign to become the nation's first Black woman governor. Without serious competition in a Democratic primary, the announcement sets up…
Heroin supplier to Middle Georgia sentenced to over 11 years in federal prison
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The US Department of Justice sent out a release Wednesday concerning the sentencing of a primary supplier to a…
Councilman Andre Dickens wins Atlanta mayor race over Moore
ATLANTA (AP) — City Council member Andre Dickens won a runoff election Tuesday to become Atlanta’s next mayor, riding a surge of support that powered him past the council’s current president, Felicia Moore, after finishing second to her in November.…
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"…
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…
NYC to impose vaccine mandate on private sector employers
NEW YORK (AP) — From multinational banks to corner grocery stores, all private employers in New York City will have to require their workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19, the mayor announced Monday, imposing one of the most aggressive vaccine…
US religious group says Haitian gang releases 3 hostages
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A religious group based in Ohio announced Monday that a violent gang in Haiti has released three more hostages, while another 12 remain abducted. The statement from Christian Aid Ministries said the people were released on…
Suspect’s parents charged in Michigan school shooting
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A prosecutor in Michigan filed involuntary manslaughter charges Friday against the parents of a boy who is accused of killing four students at Oxford High School, after saying earlier that their actions went “far beyond negligence,"…
Biden says HIV/AIDS strategy needs to confront inequity
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday unveiled his new HIV/AIDS strategy to end the more than 40-year-old epidemic, calling for a renewed focus on vulnerable Americans — including gay and bisexual Black and Latino men, who his administration…
Jacqueline Avant, wife of music legend, killed in shooting
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Jacqueline Avant, a Los Angeles philanthropist and the wife of music legend Clarence Avant, was fatally shot in Beverly Hills, California, early Wednesday, according to authorities and a Netflix spokeswoman. Netflix spokeswoman Emily Feingold confirmed…
Fauci: 1st US case of COVID-19 omicron variant identified
WASHINGTON (AP) — A person in California who had been vaccinated against COVID-19 became the first in the U.S. to have an identified case of the omicron variant, the White House announced Wednesday as scientists continue to study the risks…
Abortion rights at stake in divided Supreme Court arguments
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court’s three liberal justices suggested Wednesday that it would severely damage the court's legitimacy if it agrees to reverse the decades-old abortion decisions that declared a nationwide right to end pregnancies. Justice Elena Kagan said…
UPDATE: Fourth student dies from Michigan high school shooting
UPDATE: A fourth student, a 17-year-old boy, died Wednesday from wounds he suffered when a sophomore opened fire at a Michigan high school a day earlier, authorities said. OXFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A 15-year-old sophomore opened fire at his…
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…
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