MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) is preparing to track Santa on Christmas Eve. NORAD has been tracking Santa for 69 years. The website to track Santa is available for people beginning on December 1. On December 24, people can track Santa online or through an app. The website includes a holiday countdown, games, a movie…
TELFAIR COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A man died on Thursday at Telfair State Prison in McRae-Helena, according to the Georgia Department of Corrections. The inmate, Aaron Smith, died on December 19. Smith was serving 20 years for armed robbery out of Richmond County with a maximum release date of February 2031. The body was turned over to the county coroner…
(Photo Credit: Washington County Sheriff’s Office)TENNILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A joint operation by Washington County Deputies and the Georgia Department of Community Supervision led to the discovery of illegal drugs and a firearm at a residence on North Main Street in Tennille, Georgia. Following an investigation into suspected drug activity, authorities executed a search warrant and seized methamphetamine, crack cocaine,…
(Photo Credit: Taylor Gilchrist/41NBC)MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – For the very first time, Macon has exceeded $1 billion in private investment during a calendar year. Executive Director of the Macon-Bibb County Industrial Authority, Stephen Adams, made the announcement during an end-of-year celebration on Wednesday. “Just two short years ago, we set a new record at $652 million in new private investment…
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A man is recovering after being shot in the “lower extremity” on Wednesday night in Fort Valley, according to a news release by Fort Valley Police Chief DJ Flores. Chief Flores says the incident happened at Indian Oaks Apartment Complex on East Church Street around 9 p.m. on December 18. Chief Flores says the 41-year-old…
(Photo Credit: Godfrey Hall/41NBC)MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – After receiving many gifts over the past few weeks, the holiday season just keeps getting better for Atrium. With less than a week before Christmas, Santa Claus himself, along with the Grinch, and Elf on the Shelf made the trip from the North Pole a little early to make an appearance at Atrium…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Little Sweeties Cakery is hosting a cookie decorating class ahead of Christmas. Baker, Pamela Spellman, says the event is open to everyone, regardless of your culinary background. The cookie decorating class is at 12 p.m. on December 21. Spellman says attendees will learn about icing consistency and the basic steps to create 4 cookies. The cost…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Piedmont Macon is helping people across Middle Georgia make informed decisions during health emergencies. Director of Emergency Services at Piedmont Macon, Michael Dykes, says it’s important to know the difference between the E.R. and urgent care when making health decisions. “The E.R. is certainly a dynamic place,” says Dykes. “They have all the resources you would…
ATLANTA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Northeast Raiders made it to the GHSA Class A Division One State Championship game for the first time in school history on Tuesday afternoon. At Mercedes-Benz Stadium, the Raiders took on the 12-1 Toombs County Bulldogs. Northeast battled all game, but fell short of the first championship in Bibb County since 1975, when the Raiders…
(Photo Credit: Taylor Gilchrist/41NBC)MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – While Bibb County residents flocked to Atlanta in support of Northeast in the state championship game, people back home in Macon gathered to cheer on the Raiders as well. Overtyme Bar & Grill hosted a watch party for the GHSA A Division 1 contest, which saw Toombs County defeat Northeast 38-18. Everyone in…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- This morning, the Northeast High School football team and the Red Machine Marching Band hit the road for Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The football team will face Toombs County in the Single A Division One state championship game, set to kick off today at 1 p.m. It’s a historic moment for Northeast as the team competes for its…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — This week’s Restaurant Report Card provides food service inspection scores across Middle Georgia, as released by the Georgia Department of Public Health. The scores cover inspections conducted between Monday, December 9 and Friday, December 13, 2024. Understanding the scores Scores 69 and below (unsatisfactory): Highlighted in red. Scores 70-99 (satisfactory): Displayed in black. Scores of 100…
MACON, Georgia – (41NBC/WMGT) – The Northeast Raiders football team held their first ‘Raider Walk’ Monday morning to celebrate their accomplishment of making the Georgia High School Association Class A Division One State Championship Game for the first time in school history. The team, led by the Raider Marching Band, Step Team, and Head Coach Jeremy Wiggins, made their way…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Macon Regional Crimestoppers Sergeant Greg Thomas visited 41Today to highlight five wanted suspects and discuss the word of the day. Crimestoppers partners with media organizations, police departments and other law enforcement agencies in eight Middle Georgia counties to provide anonymous rewards for tips that lead to criminal arrests. Can you help track down the following suspects?…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Temperatures will climb into the 70s across Middle Georgia Tuesday afternoon. This Evening and Overnight What was a cloudy morning gave way to a sunny afternoon. Skies will be mostly clear heading into tonight however they will not stay that way. Those who wish to see the Full Long Nights Moon should look not long after…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – An elderly man was killed after being struck by a vehicle inside a garage on Sunday. According to a Perry Police Department news release, it happened in the 1100 block of Lovely Lane. Police say an elderly family member was trying to move a vehicle out of the garage and accidentally shifted it into drive instead…
(Photo Credit: Godfrey Hall/41NBC)MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Atrium is about to have one of its biggest Christmases yet as gifts just keep on coming this holiday season. Last Thursday Bibb County Sheriff’s Office delivered a truckload of gifts and now the CURE Childhood Cancer Holiday Angels delivered another truckload to 11 families of child cancer patients at Atrium Health Levine…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A man is dead after a fatal crash in Washington County on Sunday evening, according to Washington County Sheriff Joel Cochran. The fatal car crash happened around 8:30 p.m. on December 15 on the 1100 Block of Walker Dairy Road outside of Warthen. Sheriff Cochran did confirm the incident was a single vehicle accident. The initial…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – One person is dead and another person is in the hospital after a three-vehicle crash early Sunday morning at the intersection of Eisenhower Parkway and Pio Nono Avenue. According to a Bibb County Sheriff’s Office, the crash was reported just after midnight. Deputies say a White Honda Civic was reported to have been traveling southbound on…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Tennessee woman and a Byron man are dead after a crash in Macon Friday night involving a sedan and a motorcycle. According to Georgia State Patrol, troopers arrived at the intersection of Zebulon Road and the entrance of Carlyle Place just after 8 p.m. to investigate a crash involving life-threatening injuries. The preliminary investigation shows…
OGLETHORPE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) has confirmed Macon State Prison inmate Anthony Knight died on Tuesday, December 10. GDC Director of Communications Joan Heath tells 41NBC Knight’s body will be turned over to the county coroner and will be taken to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) Crime Lab to determine the official cause of…
(Photo Credit: Godfrey Hall/41NBC)MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – More than 800 players from all across Georgia and multiple states are currently battling it out in a three-day pickleball tournament that runs throughout the weekend. The tournament, hosted by the Southern Pickleball Association, is also a qualifier for the Southern Championships that will also be taking place at Rhythm & Rally during…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Georgia Promise Scholarship Act will allow students attending underperforming schools in Middle Georgia scholarship money to leave their school and enroll in a private school like St. Joseph’s Catholic School in Macon. Principal Russell Sills says this could be the answer families are looking for. “It’s a popular option across the country,” he said. “Georgia…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Georgia Grown is hosting the annual Christmas Showcase to help support local businesses and promote Georgia products. Marketing Coordinator for Georgia Grown, Happy Wyatt, says the event is a time to support local businesses and shop for Christmas. The event is December 14 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at The Shoppes at River Crossing. Wyatt…