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American Red Cross helps Macon flood victims
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The American Red Cross is assisting Macon families in need of shelter due to recent flooding at two locations. Storms on Sunday and Monday led to the evacuations of more than 150 people from the Timber…
Toombs County Man arrested for sexual exploitation of children
VIDALIA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- A Toombs County man was arrested and charged in connection to sexual exploitation of children on Thursday, March 23rd. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Joseph Prater was arrested and charged by the GBI Child…
Man wanted for Dollar General armed robbery in Macon
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a commercial armed robbery. It happened around 1:20pm Tuesday at Dollar General located at 4996 Bloomfield Road. According to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office, a man approached the checkout…
Baldwin County School District, Create Inc. team up for Riding For Focus program
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Baldwin County School District and Create Inc. have partnered to provide a unique opportunity for students to learn how to ride a bike. Recently, Create Inc. received a generous grant of $35,000 from the Outride…
New Dublin High School principal named
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The next principal of Dublin High School has been selected-- Dr. Michael Overstreet. Dublin City Schools announced the official naming of the new principal as it follows the March 27th Dublin City Board of Education meeting.…
GMC appoints new Police Chief
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- After the retirement of GMC Police Chief James Hodnett in 2022, Jackie Lee has been named the new Chief of Police at Georgia Military College. Lee has been serving as the Interim Chief of Police, and…
Jones County Sheriff's Office evacuates woman due to severe flooding
GRAY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Jones County Sheriff's Office had to evacuate a woman from her home on Monday morning due to severe flooding caused by overflowing embankments. Several houses on Rock Creek Road were affected by rising water levels,…
End of the rain train in sight for Middle Georgia
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Tuesday will bring the last chance for rain to Middle Georgia until Saturday. Today For some folks in Middle Georgia, it is over. The storm after storm after storm training over the same areas, brining relentless…
U.S. renewable electricity surpassed coal in 2022
Electricity generated from renewables surpassed coal in the United States for the first time in 2022, the U.S. Energy Information Administration announced Monday. Renewables also surpassed nuclear generation in 2022 after first doing so last year. Growth in wind and…
Amerson River Park closes due to flooding
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- After Monday's severe weather, Amerson River Park has been completely closed off due to a large amount of flooding. Macon-Bibb Chief Communications Officer Chris Floore tells 41NBC that authorities usually close off parts of the park…
Restaurant Report Card: Food service inspection scores March 20-24
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Here are Middle Georgia's food service inspection scores from the Georgia Department of Public Health between Monday, March 20 and Friday, March 24, 2023. All scores of 69 and below are shown in red, which is…
Atrium Health Navicent dropping mask mandates
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Atrium Health Navicent locations in Middle Georgia will drop it universal mask mandates beginning Tuesday. Hospital officials say after careful consideration and extensive review of scientific…
MCSO needs help identifying suspect, vehicle in armed robbery
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Monroe County Sheriff's Office needs your help finding a suspect and vehicle. On March 26, the Sheriff's Office says the person and…
Macon communities come together for annual 'On the Table' event
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Macon communities are gathering this week for the annual "On the Table" event, sponsored by the Community Foundation of Central Georgia. More…
Macon and Kurobe renew sister city relationship with signing of twinning document
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Leaders from Macon and Kurobe, Japan met at Macon City Hall Monday to re-commit their relationship. Macon-Bibb County Mayor Lester…
Twiggs County authorities announce road closures following severe weather
JEFFERSONVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Following severe weather on Monday, Twiggs County Authorities have closed several roads. The Twiggs County Fire/EMA Director and Twiggs Road Department have closed these roads in Twiggs County: Baker Road Shiloh Road Old Griswoldville Road Be…
William F. Pickard named Fort Valley State University's Spring 2023 commencement speaker
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Fort Valley State University has announced William F. Pickard, Ph.D., Founder and Executive Chairman of GAA Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management, as the commencement speaker for the Spring 2023 graduation ceremony. The ceremony will be…
3 in Dooly County arrested and charged in connection to murder
VIENNA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Three people have been arrested in connection to the death of 28-year-old Gequeesha Tanay Williams. The original incident of Williams' death took place on March 17th, when the Vienna Police Department and Dooly County Sheriff's Office…
Governor Kemp tours Milledgeville tornado damage with First Lady
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Georgia Governor Brian Kemp and First Lady Marty Kemp toured the damage left behind by weekend storms in Milledgeville on Tuesday morning. The National Weather Service reported an EF-1 tornado had moved through Baldwin County on…
Dry weather returns for the rest of the week in Middle Georgia
The rain has finally ended across Middle Georgia, and dry weather is here to stay for the week. Temperatures will be a little bit cooler Wednesday, with highs warming into the mid and upper 60s. A few high clouds will…
Atrium Health Navicent offering free sports physicals to Bibb County student-athletes
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Atrium Health Navicent is offering free sports physicals for student-athletes in Bibb County. The goal of the service is for students to get their physicals done within a reasonable time frame at a facility near the…
Fort Valley cosmetologist to teach hair color techniques at Bronner Bros. International Beauty Show
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Fort Valley cosmetologist will be sharing her skills with thousands this weekend at the Bronner Bros. International Beauty Show this weekend in New Orleans, Louisiana. Jennifer "JB" Nicole has been a cosmetologist and educator…
American Red Cross helps Macon flood victims
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The American Red Cross is assisting Macon families in need of shelter due to recent flooding at two locations. Storms on Sunday and Monday led to the evacuations of more than 150 people from the Timber…
Toombs County Man arrested for sexual exploitation of children
VIDALIA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- A Toombs County man was arrested and charged in connection to sexual exploitation of children on Thursday, March 23rd. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Joseph Prater was arrested and charged by the GBI Child…
Man wanted for Dollar General armed robbery in Macon
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a commercial armed robbery. It happened around 1:20pm Tuesday at Dollar General located at 4996 Bloomfield Road. According to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office, a man approached the checkout…
Baldwin County School District, Create Inc. team up for Riding For Focus program
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Baldwin County School District and Create Inc. have partnered to provide a unique opportunity for students to learn how to ride a bike. Recently, Create Inc. received a generous grant of $35,000 from the Outride…
New Dublin High School principal named
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The next principal of Dublin High School has been selected-- Dr. Michael Overstreet. Dublin City Schools announced the official naming of the new principal as it follows the March 27th Dublin City Board of Education meeting.…
GMC appoints new Police Chief
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- After the retirement of GMC Police Chief James Hodnett in 2022, Jackie Lee has been named the new Chief of Police at Georgia Military College. Lee has been serving as the Interim Chief of Police, and…
Jones County Sheriff's Office evacuates woman due to severe flooding
GRAY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Jones County Sheriff's Office had to evacuate a woman from her home on Monday morning due to severe flooding caused by overflowing embankments. Several houses on Rock Creek Road were affected by rising water levels,…
End of the rain train in sight for Middle Georgia
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Tuesday will bring the last chance for rain to Middle Georgia until Saturday. Today For some folks in Middle Georgia, it is over. The storm after storm after storm training over the same areas, brining relentless…
Amerson River Park closes due to flooding
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- After Monday's severe weather, Amerson River Park has been completely closed off due to a large amount of flooding. Macon-Bibb Chief Communications Officer Chris Floore tells 41NBC that authorities usually close off parts of the park…
Restaurant Report Card: Food service inspection scores March 20-24
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Here are Middle Georgia's food service inspection scores from the Georgia Department of Public Health between Monday, March 20 and Friday, March 24, 2023. All scores of 69 and below are shown in red, which is…
Atrium Health Navicent dropping mask mandates
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Atrium Health Navicent locations in Middle Georgia will drop it universal mask mandates beginning Tuesday. Hospital officials say after careful consideration and extensive review of scientific…
MCSO needs help identifying suspect, vehicle in armed robbery
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Monroe County Sheriff's Office needs your help finding a suspect and vehicle. On March 26, the Sheriff's Office says the person and…
Scattered storms possible Tuesday across Middle Georgia
After a pretty wild weather weekend, we are finally getting a break from the rain tonight. Lows overnight will be falling into the upper 50s, with high clouds filtering in by Tuesday morning. By late morning showers and storms will…
Macon communities come together for annual 'On the Table' event
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Macon communities are gathering this week for the annual "On the Table" event, sponsored by the Community Foundation of Central Georgia. More…
Georgia judge orders prosecutors to reply to Trump challenge
ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia judge on Monday ordered the Fulton County district attorney’s office to respond to a motion by former President Donald Trump to throw out a report by a special grand jury that investigated attempts to interfere in the…
Georgia lawmakers: Localities must apply homeless camp bans
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia lawmakers are telling cities and counties that they must enforce existing bans on public camping or sleeping by homeless people while saying local governments and hospitals can't dump homeless people in other counties without permission. The…
Georgia bill is latest GOP effort targeting prosecutors
ATLANTA (AP) — A new Georgia commission to discipline and remove wayward prosecutors would be the latest move nationwide to ratchet up oversight on what Republicans see as “woke prosecutors” who aren't doing enough to fight crime. The Georgia House…
Trump lawyers attack Georgia grand jury and prosecutor
ATLANTA (AP) — Lawyers for former President Donald Trump are attacking a special grand jury and prosecutors who investigated him in Georgia, asking a state court to throw out its report and all testimony from the inquiry and bar Fulton County District…
Fort Valley State University hit with 3rd watchdog complaint
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A national watchdog is urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture to issue a more than $350,000 fine against Fort Valley State University. According to a nonprofit that investigates animal abuse and illegal activities at U.S.…
Ex-sheriff convicted of civil rights abuses gets prison time
ATLANTA (AP) — A former Georgia sheriff convicted of violating the civil rights of people in his custody by unnecessarily strapping them into restraint chairs was sentenced Tuesday to serve a year and a half in prison. A jury in October convicted Victor…
Indictment links 3 murders to southeast Georgia prison gang
GLENNVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Grand jurors have indicted three people in the murder of a guard at a troubled southeast Georgia prison, making it the third murder outside prison walls attributed to a gang. WTOC-TVreports that Nathan Weekes, Dennis Kraft and…
Federal officials pause plan to rename Georgia's Lake Lanier
GAINESVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Federal officials are pausing a plan that could lead to new names for Georgia's Lake Lanier and Buford Dam after locals objected to changing the monikers of landmarks now named for Confederate soldiers. The U.S. Army…
2 road workers hit and injured in Atlanta suburb
MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — Two road construction workers were hit by a car and seriously injured in suburban Atlanta early Sunday. Police tell local news outlets that the men had gotten out of their vehicle under an overpass in Marietta…
Secretary Raffensperger announces new Georgia Registered Voter Information System
ATLANTA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Improvements to Georgia's voter registration process are on the way in the form of new technology. Thursday, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced the launch of the new Georgia Registered Voter Information System-- or, GARViS. The…
Pastner's future at Ga Tech in question after losing season
ATLANTA (AP) — Josh Pastner is facing an uncertain future as Georgia Tech's basketball coach after another losing season and few signs of progress in the Atlantic Coast Conference program. The Yellow Jackets capped a 15-19 campaign Wednesday with an 89-81…
Georgia chief justice says lawyer shortage slows down courts
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's courts are working hard to dig out from under a backlog of cases created and exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic, but a shortage of lawyers is hindering some of those efforts, the state's top judge said…
Georgia lawmakers push vouchers, reject betting at deadline
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia lawmakers pushed through a flurry of bills before a key deadline Monday, the last day for legislation to pass either the House or Senate and advance to the other legislative chamber for consideration this year. Lawmakers…
Indiana man arrested for 1989 cold case murder in Monroe County
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Wednesday, the Monroe County Sheriff's Office arrested an Indiana man in connection to a cold case from 1989 that left a…
Georgia star Jalen Carter charged with racing in fatal wreck
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia defensive tackle Jalen Carter, projected as one of the top players in next month's NFL draft, has been charged with reckless driving and racing in conjunction with the crash that killed offensive lineman Devin Willock and…
Sam's Club to open $142M fulfillment center in Georgia
ATLANTA (AP) — Sam's Club plans to open a new $142 million fulfillment center in Georgia, creating an estimated 600 jobs. Executives for the Walmart subsidiary said the project in Douglas County along the Interstate 20 corridor west of Atlanta…
Keisha Lance Bottoms leaving White House, returns to Atlanta
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — President Joe Biden has appointed former Columbia, South Carolina, Mayor Steve Benjamin as a top White House adviser, taking over from Keisha Lance Bottoms, the former Atlanta mayor who had assumed the role in June. Both Georgia and South Carolina…
Bill that could let Buckhead split from Atlanta advances
ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia Senate committee has approved two bills that could allow the Buckhead neighborhood to secede from the city of Atlanta, the first time that an issue freighted with fears about crime and racial and economic division…
Georgia judge orders prosecutors to reply to Trump challenge
ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia judge on Monday ordered the Fulton County district attorney’s office to respond to a motion by former President Donald Trump to throw out a report by a special grand jury that investigated attempts to interfere in the…
U.S. renewable electricity surpassed coal in 2022
Electricity generated from renewables surpassed coal in the United States for the first time in 2022, the U.S. Energy Information Administration announced Monday. Renewables also surpassed nuclear generation in 2022 after first doing so last year. Growth in wind and…
With overdoses up, states look at harsher fentanyl penalties
RENO, Nev. (AP) — State lawmakers nationwide are responding to the deadliest overdose crisis in U.S. history by pushing harsher penalties for possessing fentanyl and other powerful lab-made opioids that are connected to about 70,000 deaths a year. Imposing longer prison sentences…
Adam Sandler gets Mark Twain prize surrounded by celeb pals
WASHINGTON (AP) — Adam Sandler placed his hand on the bronze bust of Mark Twain and speculated that it “one day might be the weapon used to bludgeon me in my sleep." A host of comedic and entertainment royalty gathered…
Amazon cuts 9,000 jobs; now at least 27,000 layoffs in 2023
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon plans to eliminate 9,000 more jobs in the next few weeks, CEO Andy Jassy said in a memo to staff on Monday. The job cuts would mark the second largest round of layoffs in the…
The maddest March ever? Underdogs head to the Sweet 16
We know you're upset. Underdogs have blown up every bracket in the country. An upside of the upsets: perhaps the maddest March ever. Defending national champion Kansas and fellow No. 1 seed Purdue are gone — the Boilermakers with a slice of unwanted history. The…
Trump lawyers attack Georgia grand jury and prosecutor
ATLANTA (AP) — Lawyers for former President Donald Trump are attacking a special grand jury and prosecutors who investigated him in Georgia, asking a state court to throw out its report and all testimony from the inquiry and bar Fulton County District…
Silicon Valley Bank's demise disrupts the disruptors in tech
Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse rattled the technology industry that had been the bank's backbone, leaving shell-shocked entrepreneurs thankful for the government reprieve that saved their money while they mourned the loss of a place that served as a chummy club of innovation.…
Biden issues order to strengthen gun background checks
SAN DIEGO (AP) — President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Tuesday aiming to increase the number of background checks to buy guns, promote more secure firearms storage and ensure U.S. law enforcement agencies are getting the most out…
Novo Nordisk plans price cuts for several insulins
Novo Nordisk will start slashing some U.S. insulin prices up to 75% next year, following a path set earlier this month by rival Eli Lilly. The Danish drugmaker said Tuesday that pre-filled pens and vials of long- and short-acting insulins…
Lawyer: Over $6M verdict a powerful anti-hazing message
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A jury’s decision that a Louisiana State University fraternity pledge’s family is entitled to $6.1 million for his hazing-related alcohol death in 2017 sends a powerful message, the family’s attorney said Monday. Max Gruver, from the…
States shield addresses of judges, workers after threats
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Following threats and attacks on public officials, state lawmakers across the U.S. have stepped up efforts to shield personal information from being publicly disclosed about judges, police, elected officeholders and various public employees. The measures…
Biden OKs controversial, huge Willow oil drilling in Alaska
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Monday it is approving the controversial major Willow oil project on Alaska's petroleum-rich North Slope, one of President Joe Biden’s most consequential climate choices that is likely to draw condemnation from environmentalists who say it…
Pfizer buys Seagen for $43B, boosts access to cancer drugs
Pfizer is spending about $43 billion to reach deeper into new cancer treatments that target tumor cells while sparing surrounding healthy tissue. The pharmaceutical giant said Monday it will pay $229 in cash for each share of Seagen Inc. Pfizer…
Standard time giving way to daylight saving in most of US
WASHINGTON (AP) — Standard time comes to an end in most parts of the United States this weekend. You'll lose an hour of sleep for one night but gain more daylight in the evening in the months ahead. The transition to…
Former NBA star Shawn Kemp arrested in drive-by shooting
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Former NBA star Shawn Kemp was arrested in connection with a drive-by shooting in Tacoma, Washington, and was set to appear in court Thursday. Online jail records show Kemp was booked for investigation of felony drive-by…
Apology letter found after US citizens killed in Mexico
CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico (AP) — A letter claiming to be from the Mexican drug cartel blamed for abducting four Americans and killing two of them condemned the violence and said the gang turned over to authorities its own members who were responsible.…
Norfolk Southern brings apology, aid to derailment hearing
WASHINGTON (AP) — Norfolk Southern's CEO apologized before Congress on Thursday and pledged millions of dollars to help East Palestine, Ohio, recover from last weekend's fiery, hazardous materials train derailment. But he stopped short of fully endorsing a Senate bill to toughen safety…
