Courtesy: NewTown MaconMACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The President and CEO of NewTown Macon died on Sunday from a cardiac emergency, according to Coroner Leon Jones. 42-year-old Josh Rogers collapsed while jogging on Second Street in Downtown Macon. A passerby performed CPR and EMS and fire department were notified about the incident. Rogers was pronounced dead after 5 p.m. at the…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Perry Panthers welcomed the Eastside Eagles to Herb St. John Stadium on Friday night. This was the only Class 4A second-round game between top-10 teams. #7 Perry is the defending Class 4A champion, but Eastside was ranked higher at #5. Eastside’s only loss came to second-ranked North Oconee, 40-35. The Eagles hadn’t been tested otherwise…
WRIGHTSVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Johnson County Trojans hosted the Clinch County Panthers in the second round of the GHSA playoffs Friday night. Clinch County was heavily favored against the Trojans, who are region champs. Clinch was ranked #4 but seeded #2 behind Brooks County from the classification’s toughest region. The Panthers average opponent had been 21 points better than…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Northeast Raiders welcomed the Lamar County Trojans to Thompson Stadium for a second-round GHSA playoff matchup. This game is a matchup of run-heavy teams that rolled through the first round. Lamar County, the #9 seed, ran for 476 yards while going 0-for-2 passing in a 51-10 victory over Dade County. Caleb Lester had six carries…
OGLETHORPE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Macon County Bulldogs hosted the Jenkins County Eagles in a GHSA second round matchup Friday night. Jenkins County, the Region 3 runner-up to Metter, was in the second round for the second straight season and was trying to advance to a quarterfinal for the first time since its 1960 Class B runner-up finish. The Eagles,…
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Baldwin Braves went on the road to take on the Peach County Trojans in the second round of the GHSA playoffs on Friday night. Baldwin, the No. 14 seed in its first season under coach Kevin Patterson, was in the second round for the first time since 2020 after a 26-24 victory over West…
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Dublin Fighting Irish welcomed the Jasper County Hurricanes to The Shamrock Bowl on Friday night. #15 Jasper County ended a 10-game playoff losing streak by beating ACE Charter 41-31 for the Hurricanes’ first postseason victory since 1992. Jalen Stewart ran for 147 yards and a touchdown, and Jamarkus Thomas ran for 93 yards and passed…
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MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Here are Middle Georgia’s high school football scores from the second round of the GHSA playoffs. (Catch all the highlights here.) Games featured on The End Zone: Baldwin 3 Peach County 37 Eastside 21 Perry 10 Clinch County 28 Johnson County 6 Jasper County 7 Dublin 42 Jenkins County 35 Macon County 21 Lamar County 10…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The 10th annual turkey giveaway is set for this weekend. The event is November 23 in the parking lot of Overtyme Bar & Grille, located at 2455 Pio Nono in Macon. Attorney, Daryl Von Yokely, says there will be 500 turkeys given away and sides. There will also be rolls, collared greens, and a drink for…
Diamond Robinson (Photo: Bibb County Sheriff’s Office)UPDATE (11/22/24 – 4:31 p.m.): Deputies say 26-year-old Diamond Robinson of Macon was taken into custody Friday in connection with Thursday’s armed robbery. According to a news release, she was arrested on Goodwin Drive. She’s charged with aggravated assault, two counts of kidnapping, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime and…
Ford and Dunn (Photos: Houston County District Attorney’s Office)WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Two Macon men were convicted and sentenced Thursday in Houston County Superior Court for their roles in the 2019 armed robbery and murder at a Citgo Express Stop in Warner Robins. According to the Houston County District Attorney’s Office, Roy H. Ford Jr. and Alvin Bernard Dunn…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Daybreak inviting everyone out to participate in SKYDOG 78, the 18th annual celebration of the birthday, life and music of Duane Allman this Sunday. It’s a benefit for DePaul USA Daybreak to help service the homeless community. Musical guests performing will include, but are not limited to, emcee Mr. Kyler Mosley, The Incomparable Skydog Rhythm Section…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia – (41NBC/WMGT) – Braves Field is the site where the now 7-4 Baldwin Braves look to build off the momentum from last week’s Game of the Week, and the same site where that same game came down to a blocked field goal in the closing seconds from Braves Senior Brandon Whisby, to give Baldwin the 26-24 win over…
Superintendent Dr. Dan Sims (Photo: Bibb School District)MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Bibb County Board of Education approved a three-year contract renewal for Superintendent Dr. Dan A. Sims on Thursday. According to the district’s The Board Brief newsletter, Dr. Sims, a Georgia native with a “lifelong commitment to public education,” began his tenure as Superintendent in June 2022, following the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Chilly conditions but sunny skies will accompany Middle Georgia to finish the week. This Evening It’s been a windy day across Middle Georgia and that will not change heading through the evening and tonight. Skies will remain clear as wind from the northwest at 10-15 mph continues to bring chilly air into the region. Gusts will…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – All Chick-fil-A restaurants across Middle Georgia are giving back to the needy this holiday season with some help from you. On Thursday, from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m., all Chick-fil-A restaurants are collecting canned goods from guests to give to partnering local food pantries. Those who give three or more canned goods will receive a free…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The 2024 Georgia Milestones Assessment System cites that 62% of third graders in Georgia cannot read proficiently. Georgia’s Literacy Coach appointed by the Georgia Council on Literacy, Sarah Richards, says November is Family Literacy Month. Richards says that this month is an opportunity for families, parents, children, and grandparents to come together to read. “This is…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – KIHOMAC officially broke ground Thursday on a new aerospace manufacturing facility in Warner Robins, a move expected to bring 75 new full-time jobs to the area. The 130,000-square-foot facility, which will be located in the Robins International Industrial Park and is scheduled to be complete by the end of 2025, is expected to improve local…
Irving Tissue unveils a $600 million expansion project at its Macon, Georgia plant. From left to right: Robby Fountain, Board Chair of the Macon-Bibb County Industrial Authority (MBCIA), Pat Wilson, Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD), Robert K. Irving, President of Irving Tissue, and Grover Hardin, Plant Manager of Irving Tissue Macon. (Photo: MBCIA)MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) –…
FORT VALLEY, Georgia – (41NBC/WMGT) – The 10-1 Peach County Trojans have dominated so far this season as they continue to play complimentary football in all three phases. After losing a close 49-39 game to Perry in Week Two, this Trojans team cannot be tamed. Second year Head Coach Marquis Westbrook and Peach County have rattled off nine straight wins,…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – 2024 has been an above-average year for billion-dollar disasters, according to the American Red Cross. Vice President of American Red Cross Disaster Programs, Jennifer Pippa, says natural disasters have ravaged communities across the country and created a humanitarian crisis for tens of thousands of people reeling from severe storms, floods and wildfires. Pippa says that the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Temperatures will be on a cooling trend to finish the week following Tuesday’s rain and cold front. This Evening Skies across Middle Georgia cleared out this afternoon following a cloudy start. The winds have also become quite pronounced out of the west-northwest. Strong winds will carry through most of the rest of the week in the…
UPDATE (11/20/24): 28-year-old Christian Baumgarth of Atlanta was sentenced to serve 72 months in prison, followed by 25 years of supervised release, on Wednesday. He will also have to register as a sex offender upon release from prison. UPDATE (7/8/24): 27-year-old Christian Baumgarth, a former teacher and volunteer youth ministry leader, pleaded guilty on Monday to possessing child sexual abuse…