MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Cloud cover will be widespread over Middle Georgia this weekend. This Evening High clouds have been moving into Middle Georgia throughout the day today, however there is no threat of rain from these. Tonight those high clouds will clear out to the east, however low level clouds will fill in not long after from the south….
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A 70-year-old man was found dead Friday morning after experiencing a “medical issue” and crashing on North Columbia Street, according to Baldwin County Deputy Coroner Stephen Chapple. The crash happened “around 9:30 or 10 a.m.,” Chapple said. He identified the man as Clifford Noble and says he was driving alone. Chapple said Noble’s vehicle hit another…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – NewTown Macon is working through a transition in leadership after the death of former President/CEO, Josh Rogers, who passed away last month. Rogers became President and CEO of NewTown Macon in April of 2014. On December 11, NewTown Macon announced the new President/CEO as James Fritze. Fritze served as NewTown’s chief financial officer since 2018. Fritze…
Photo: Houston County Sheriff’s OfficeUPDATE (12/13/24): Georgia State Patrol (GSP) says the vehicle and suspect involved in a hit-and-run in Houston County last week have been located. “We thank the public for your assistance in helping us bring this search to a close,” an update on the Georgia Department of Public Safety Facebook page said. The Houston County Sheriff’s Office…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) –Macon-Bibb County is set to demolish the former Ramada Plaza on 108 First Street on New Year’s Day. For more than five decades, the 16-story hotel has towered over downtown Macon. The building has seen at least five different owners, opening as the Hilton Hotel in 1970, and last operating as the Ramada Plaza before closing in…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Bike Walk Macon received a $59,639.95 grant from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (GOHS). According to Bike Walk Macon, the grant will finance efforts to develop and execute educational programs that expand bicycle and pedestrian safety to reduce the number of pedestrian and bicycle fatalities, injuries, and crash rates in Macon-Bibb County. “Part of the…
(UPDATED: 12/13/2024): A man was arrested for the fatal shooting that happened on December 8 at Green Meadows Apartments on Log Cabin Drive, according to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies arrested 24-year-old James Louis Chappell of Byron. Chappell was taken into custody near the 100 Block of Arizona Avenue in Warner Robins. Chappell was wanted in connection with the death…
UPDATE (12/13/2024): Monroe County Coroner Joey Proctor has confirmed another fatality following a crash Thursday in Monroe County. Proctor says 13-year-old Jaelyn McVeigh of Monroe County has died from her injuries. McVeigh was a passenger in the sedan. Proctor also identified the driver in the SUV who died as 41-year-old Hollie Ehrie of Macon. Proctor confirmed that both families have…
EASTMAN, Georgia – (41NBC/WMGT) – At Memorial Stadium, the Dodge County Lady Indians lost to the three-time defending State Champion Southeast Bulloch Lady Yellow Jackets 27-0 on Thursday night in the GHSA Semifinal round. “This is not how we wanted the season to end, but we’ve got a great team” said Dodge County Head Coach Clint Sanders after the game….
(Photo Credit: Godfrey Hall/41NBC)MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – It was A Night of Lights last Friday at Atrium Health Navicent, and Thursday night, it will be a night of gifts. The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office decided to join Atrium for holiday fun on Thursday as they delivered various gifts to patients at Atrium Health Levine Children’s Beverly Knight Olson Children’s Hospital….
Yuwanda Parks (Photo Credit: Godfrey Hall/41NBC)MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Macon is feeling the holiday spirit! Several events have already been held this month, and over on Gray Highway, “Christmas at McAfee Towers” is set for Friday. 195 residents and staff will receive hot meals and toiletry bags while enjoying good music and dining together. We spoke with Macon residents Yuwanda…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Clouds will gradually return to Middle Georgia tonight and tomorrow after a midweek window of sunshine. This Evening A sunny afternoon will give way to a clear evening around Middle Georgia. Skies should still largely be clear by midnight, however cirrus clouds will begin to arrive from the west in the pre-sunrise hours of Friday. Temperatures…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Fabion Vicks and the Saint John Baptist Church are hosting ‘Christmas and all that jazz’. The event will be at 2:30 p.m. on December 15. Event organizer, Fabion Vicks, says attendees are encouraged to bring two canned goods. Vicks says if attendees can’t bring a canned good that they can still attend. The event is at…
Emma Garcia, Noe Hernandez and Brian Smith (Photos: Houston County Sheriff’s Office)ATLANTA (41NBC/WMGT) – Attorney General Chris Carr announced Thursday that three people have been indicted in Houston County on charges related to the trafficking of a 13-year-old girl in Warner Robins. Emma-Lee Garcia, Noe Borromeo Hernandez and Brian Smith face multiple charges following an investigation by the Attorney General’s…
(UPDATE 12/12/2024) A man has been arrested and charged in connection with the fatal shooting of Mason Holt, according to the Perry Police Department. Officers arrested 18-year-old Travis Buckley on December 11. Buckley is charged with felony murder, aggravated assault, armed robbery, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. Buckley is currently being held at the…
MACON, Georgia – (41NBC/WMGT) – There is just one team left standing in all of Middle Georgia as the state championships approach and it’s none other than the Northeast Raiders from the East side representing a Bibb County school in the state title game for the first time in 49 years. Raider Nation has the whole city on their back…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia – (41NBC/WMGT) – Former Houston County Bears QB Antwaan Hill Junior accepted his jersey to play in the Navy All-American Bowl Game on January 11. The Four Star Memphis Tigers Commit plans to follow his cousin, and Bengals Center, Deontrey Hill, in his footsteps after the former Georgia Bulldog played in this game back in 2021. Hill…
James Fritze (Photo: NewTown Macon)MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The NewTown Macon Board of Directors has unanimously appointed James L. Fritze as president and CEO of the organization, effective immediately. Fritze, who has served as NewTown’s chief financial officer since 2018, succeeds Josh Rogers, who died unexpectedly on November 24 at the age of 42. “James is an experienced, competent and…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Achieve Academy is hosting the 5th annual Kid Boss Holiday Market. The event is December 13 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. The Kid Boss Holiday Market will be at 1602 Elberta Road in Warner Robins, behind Covenant Church. Director of Achieve Academy, Tara Pvel, says the students have learned to turn their passion into…
Artist: Darlene Rutland Murphy (Photo Credit: Godfrey Hall/41NBC)MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Are you still shopping around for gifts, not quite sure what to buy, look no further, because over at the upper level of the Macon Mall, located at 3661 Eisenhower Parkway, the Artist Gift Market is open for the holidays. The Artist Gift Market features art from nine different…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Powerful winds have taken over across Middle Georgia following last night’s cold front. This Evening and Overnight It’s been a blustery afternoon for Middle Georgia in the wake of Tuesday night’s cold front that brought plenty of rain to much of the region. A wind advisory is in effect for the entire region until 7 PM…
BLECKLEY COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The City of Cochran Downtown Development Authority is hosting ‘A Very Cochran Christmas’ this weekend. The event is December 14 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. in Downtown Cochran. Director of the City of Cochran’s Downtown Development Authority, Ken Land, says this is a family-friendly event for the community. There will be free family pictures…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Central State Prison inmate Leon Kelly died Monday following an altercation with another inmate. “We can confirm the death of Central SP inmate Leon Kelly (GDC# 786045) December 9 following an altercation with another inmate,” Georgia Department of Corrections spokesperson Joan Heath wrote in an email. Macon-Bibb Coroner Leon Jones says Kelly had multiple stab wounds….
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Two men are hospitalized after a shooting on Tuesday night, according to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office. The shooting happened within the 3700 block of Tinsley Drive near the intersection of James Street in Macon. The incident was called into the Macon-Bibb Emergency-911 Center at 10:52 p.m. on December 10. Deputies responded to Tinsley Drive in…