MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Cloud cover will budge very little this weekend, however rain chances will be down from Friday. The Rest of the Evening Scattered showers should slowly taper off as we roll through suppertime and into tonight. That being said, shower activity will continue through most of tonight to some degree. Middle Georgians planning on partaking in First…
BIBB COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – More than 6,000 pages of slave purchases in Macon-Bibb County are now available online, after they were collecting dust in the Bibb County Superior Court for almost 200 years. “I cannot articulate in words the feeling of finding records of slavery in our deed books”, Erica L. Woodford, Esq, said. Woodford is the first Black…
Photo: Bibb County Sheriff’s OfficeUPDATE (3/1/24) – 29-year-old Brandon Tyler was found guilty on Friday of malice murder, felony murder and two counts of aggravated assault in connection with the shooting death of Deroderick Ridley and the shooting of Marquis Simmons. He was sentenced to life in prison plus 20 years. According to a Macon Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Good morning to you all! Hope you all are doing well. This morning we are starting off with cold temperatures and rainfall across Middle Georgia. If you are heading out the door this morning, you definitely are going to need the rain gear. Today is a bad day for outdoor plans. Temperatures will not warm up…
MOUNT VERNON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Central Fellowship Christian Academy (CFCA) and Furtah Prep boys basketball teams met Thursday at Brewton Parker College in the GIAA Class 2A semifinals. Furtah Prep 62-57. 41NBC’s Justin Dierkes has the highlights. Categories: Bibb County, Local Sports, Sports Tags: Basketball, Boys, Central Fellowship Christian Academy, cfca, furtah prep, GIAA, high school, Highlights, Playoffs, SEmifinals
MOUNT VERNON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Trinity Christian and Briarwood’s girls basketball teams met Thursday at Brewton Parker College in the GIAA Class 2A semifinals. Briarwood won 47-43. 41NBC’s Justin Dierkes has the highlights. Categories: Laurens County, Local Sports, Sports Tags: academy, Basketball, briarwood, GIAA, girls, SEmifinals, Trinity-Christian
MOUNT VERNON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Central Fellowship Christian Academy (CFCA) and Piedmont Academy girls basketball teams met Thursday at Brewton Parker College in the GIAA Class 2A semifinals. Piedmont won 53-41. 41NBC’s Justin Dierkes has the highlights. Categories: Bibb County, Local Sports, Sports Tags: Basketball, Central Fellowship Christian Academy, cfca, GIAA, girls, Piedmont, SEmifinals
MOUNT VERNON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Trinity Christian’s boys basketball team faced Brentwood School Thursday in the GIAA Class 2A semifinals at Brewton Parker College. 41NBC’s Justin Dierkes has the highlights. Categories: Laurens County, Local Sports, Sports, Washington County Tags: Basketball, Boys, brentwood school, Dublin, high school, Playoffs, Sandersville, SEmifinals, Trinity-Christian
UPDATE (3/1) : The City of Warner Robins has postponed the International City Experience scheduled for Saturday, March 2, 2024 at Perkins Park. The event has been postponed due to the upcoming weather conditions on the originally planned date. The City of Warner Robins will provide the new date as soon as it becomes available. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ORIGINAL STORY (2/29): WARNER…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – An incoming surface trough will bring more rain to Middle Georgia to kickoff the month of March. The Rest of the Evening Cloud cover will not budge as Thursday comes to a close. Rain shower odds will increase, especially after sunset. Expect winds to remain out of the east-northeast at around 5-12 mph, gusting…
COCHRAN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Cochran man faces an aggravated child molestation charge after being arrested this week. According to a Facebook post by Bleckley County Sheriff Daniel Cape, deputies received a complaint on Monday indicating improper and illegal activity involving an adult male and juvenile female. An investigation led to multiple interviews of the victim and suspect, which then…
FileMACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Three Bibb County School District high schools are being recognized for their Advanced Placement (AP) efforts. According to a news release from Georgia School Superintendent Richard Woods, Howard High School was named an AP Access & Support School and an AP Stem School, while Rutland High School was named an AP Challenge School. Northeast High School…
(File: June 2022) A Habitat for Humanity Home built on an blight lot in the Lynnwood Estates neighborhoodMACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Macon Area Habitat for Humanity and Milledgeville-Baldwin County Habitat for Humanity announced a new partnership on Thursday aimed at bringing the Habitat mission back to Milledgeville-Baldwin County starting this spring. According to a news release, board members from both…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Discover a helping hand this tax season through the United Way of Central Georgia Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. Eligible individuals and families making $64,000 or less can access free tax preparation assistance at convenient sites like Centenary United Methodist Church, Georgia College & State University and GA VECTR (Georgia Veterans Education Career Transition) Center, thanks…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Good morning to everyone! I hope the wind yesterday didn’t blow to much around your yard. This morning we are starting in the 40s with an abundance of cloud coverage. We are about 20 degrees cooler this morning than we were yesterday morning. Today we will not be as warm as it was yesterday, with highs…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Peach County Trojans visited the Perry Panthers Wednesday night. Perry got the 6-2 win. 41NBC’s Justin Dierkes has the highlights: Categories: Houston County, Local Sports, Peach County, Sports Tags: baseball, GHSA, Highlights, Panthers, Peach County High School, Perry High School, trojans
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The John Milledge Academy girls basketball team faced Deerfield-Windsor in the GIAA Class 3A semifinals at Georgia College and State University on Wednesday. JMA fell 51-42. 41NBC’s Justin Dierkes has the highlights: Categories: Baldwin County, Local Sports, Sports Tags: Basketball, class 2a, deerfield-windsor, Final, four, GIAA, girls, Highlights, Hoops, john milledge academy, Milledgeville, SEmifinals
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Southwest High School boys basketball team was home Wednesday night against Columbia in the GHSA Class 4A quarterfinals. The Patriots fell 55-34. 41NBC’s Justin Dierkes has the highlights from Wednesday night: Categories: Bibb County, Local Sports, Sports Tags: Basketball, Boys, Columbia, Elite 8, high school, Hoops, patriots, Quarterfinals, Southwest
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Baldwin High School boys basketball team was home Wednesday night against Westminster in the GHSA Class 4A quarterfinals. The Braves won 58-48 to advance to the Final Four. They’ll face North Oconee on Saturday, March 2 at 3 p.m. at Fort Valley State University. 41NBC’s Justin Dierkes has the highlights from Wednesday night: Categories: Baldwin…
UPDATE (2/28) – The man who escaped police custody last week is now in custody, according to Telfair County Sheriff Sim Davidson. “I am pleased to share that Mr. Clark was located in McRae-Helena this evening and was promptly taken into custody without incident and then transported to the Telfair County Detention Center,” Davidson wrote in a Facebook post on…
Kara Grace Christopher (Photo: Monroe County Sheriff’s Office)UPDATE (2/28) – The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office arrested Kara Christopher and charged her with kidnapping. They say this is in connection with the alleged kidnapping that occurred last week in High Falls. She is currently being held without bond. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ORIGINAL STORY (2/21): MONROE COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Deputies are investigating an…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The cold front this evening will lead to more seasonal temperatures the next couple of days. This Evening The cold front will bring storms and showers to Middle Georgia as we roll through suppertime. Some of these storms could be a bit intense, but overall severe weather is not expected with this system. Winds will…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Good morning to you all!! We are starting off pretty warm this morning in the low 60s. This morning we are also seeing lots of clouds that is the reason why we are so warm. Today we will continue to be warm across the area reaching temperatures in the the upper 70s to low 80s. The…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Mercer baseball team had had won six straight since a season-opening loss to Toledo. They made it seven wins in a row Tuesday night, beating Florida A&M 4-3. 41NBC’s Justin Dierkes has the highlights. Categories: Bibb County, Local Sports, Sports Tags: baseball, Bears, Bibb County, college, Florida A&M, Highlights, Macon, Mercer