MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Temperatures remain above average as October nears its end. This Evening It’s been a mostly sunny afternoon for the majority of Middle Georgia, but cloud cover is expected to ramp up some heading into tonight. This will lead to warmer overnight conditions as lows jump back above average into the mid to upper 50s. Wind will…
(Photo Credit: Godfrey Hall/41NBC)MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – With only one week left until Election Day, various religious leaders from around Middle Georgia gathered Tuesday at the Georgia Baptist Missionary and Education Convention Center with Anissa Jones, who’s running for Georgia House District 143, and Tangie Herring, who’s running for District 145, to stress the importance of voting and urge people…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Several Macon organizations are giving families a chance to have some fun and learn the latest bike safety tips. “Bike with Dad” is set for Saturday at 10 a.m. starting at Carolyn Crayton Park. Macon Violence Prevention Coordinator Jeremy Grissom says the event is part of a larger push to help families spend more time together….
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, October 21 and Friday, October 25, 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 Macon Touchdown Club announced their Players of the Week for Week 11 of the high school football season Monday evening. Back of the Week: Northeast Junior QB Reginald ‘Bam’ Glover – who had 154 yards passing with one passing touchdown, while adding 74 yards on the ground and one rushing touchdown. 228 total yards…
MACON, Georgia – (41NBC/WMGT) – The 12th-ranked Mercer Bears are coming off a huge ranked win against Southern Conference opponent Western Carolina on Saturday. Now, Bears Head Coach Mike Jacobs is preparing his team for a homecoming matchup against Eastern Tennessee State, coached by Tre Lamb. The ETSU Head Coach comes from deep family roots in Georgia football, including his…
PERRY, Georgia – (41NBC/WMGT) – The Perry Panthers will renew an old rivalry with their new Region 1-AAAA opponent, the Warner Robins Demons, at McConnell Talbert Stadium on Friday in the Week 12 Game of the Week. According to MaxPreps, Perry is ranked number one in the state in AAAA coming off their 31-27 region championship victory over Benedictine last…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Matt Moulton and Arthur Lee Harris are on the ballot for Houston County Sheriff. 41NBC’s Monica Diaz-Meek spoke with Matt Moulton ahead of the November 5 election. Candidate name: Matt Moulton Running for: Houston County Sheriff Campaign Website: mattmoultonforsheriff.com MONICA- Welcome back. Today we have Matt Moulton who’s running for Houston County Sheriff joining us. Thank you…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) –Macon Regional CrimeStoppers held the annual Crimestoppers Community Luncheon. CrimeStoppers is a partnership between law enforcement, media, and the community. The non-profit began in November of 2000. CrimeStoppers serves the following counties: Baldwin Bibb Crawford Houston Jones Monroe Peach Twiggs Since the inception of CrimeStoppers, there have been 6,758 arrests, 13,446 warrants served, and 11,587 cases cleared….
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Ken Vance and Floyd Griffin are on the ballot for Georgia House District 149. 41NBC’s Monica Diaz-Meek spoke with Ken Vance ahead of the November 5 election. Candidate name: Ken Vance Running for: Georgia House District 149 Campaign Website: votekenvance.com MONICA- Welcome back. Today we have Ken Vance, who’s running for Georgia House district, 149 joining us….
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Westside Seminoles battled the Rutland Hurricanes at Ed DeFore Sports Complex on Friday night. The Seminoles (4-5, 2-2) beat Rutland last season, 49-32. The Hurricanes (0-9, 0-4) were still looking for their first win in 2024. Bill Shanks has the highlights. Categories: End Zone, Local Sports, Sports Tags: Bill Shanks, Ed Defore Sports Complex, high…
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Peach County Trojans welcomed the Cairo Syrupmakers in Week 11 of The End Zone. The Trojans (8-1, 4-0) had won six in a row and were ranked #2 in GHSA Class 3A. The Syrupmakers (6-3, 3-1) had also won six in a row and were ranked #7 in GHSA Class 3A. Check out the…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Houston County Bears hosted the Thomas County Central Yellow Jackets in Week 11 of The End Zone. The Bears (6-3, 2-2) shut out Northside 62-0 last week and were ranked #8 in GHSA Class 5A. The Yellow Jackets (8-1, 3-1) were scoring 52 points per game and only allowing 14 points per game. Thomas…
GRAY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Jones County Greyhounds hosted the Eagle’s Landing Golden Eagles on Friday night. The Greyhounds (7-2, 6-2) beat the Golden Eagles last season, 48-15. The Golden Eagles (3-6, 3-5) had lost two in a row coming into the game. Here are the highlights from Greyhound Field. Categories: End Zone, Local Sports, Sports Tags: Eagle’s Landing Golden…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Tattnall Trojans visited George S. Johnson Memorial Stadium to take on the FPD Vikings in the final week of the regular season with the region title on the line. The Trojans (7-2, 3-1) had won seven in a row, while scoring 28 points per game and only allowing 14 per game. The Vikings (9-1, 4-0)…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Dodge County Indians went on the road to take on the Northeast Raiders on Friday night. The Indians (8-1, 7-1) were ranked sixth in GHSA Class A. The Raiders (7-2, 7-1) were coming off a shutout win against Central. Tucker Sargent has the highlights from Thompson Stadium. Categories: End Zone, Local Sports, Sports Tags:…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Here are Middle Georgia’s high school football scores from Week 11. (Catch all the highlights here.) Games featured on The End Zone: Tattnall 20 FPD 27 Thomas County Central 41 Houston County 31 Eagle’s Landing 0 Jones County 42 Cairo 17 Peach County 48 Westside 57 Rutland 18 Dodge County 19 Northeast 40 Other scores:…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The significance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month will never be lost on Stephanie Wright. It was January 26, 2020, when she entered the ring for an unexpected fight. “I was just laying around,” Wright said. “And I went to get up, and I just kind of felt something that didn’t feel right on my left breast.”…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Ken Vance and Floyd Griffin are on the ballot for Georgia House District 149. 41NBC’s Monica Diaz-Meek spoke with Floyd Griffin ahead of the November 5 election. Candidate name: Floyd Griffin Running for: Georgia House District 149 Campaign Website: floydgriffin.com MONICA- Welcome back. Today we have Floyd Griffin, who is running for Georgia House district 149. Thank…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Jay’s HOPE Foundation is hosting the 19th annual Trek or Treat. Executive Director at Jay’s HOPE Foundation, Cindy Gaskins, says the event is open to everyone and encourages the community to show up. Gaskins says this event is for runners and walkers. Gaskins says the event began 19 years ago with nearly 100 runners, but now…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – State Farm is hosting the 3rd Annual Trunk or Treat: Halloween Howl. The event is October 26 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Southwest High School and Law Academy, which is located 1775 Williamson Road in Macon. State Farm Insurance Agent, T.J. Sutter, says the event is open to the entire community. Sutter encourages attendees…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A Vienna woman was sentenced to 12 years in prison for her role in a fraud scheme targeting the Georgia Department of Labor and a separate charge for illegal possession of a machine gun, according to a news release from the United States Department of Justice. 32-year-old Tyshion Nautese Hicks was sentenced for conspiracy to commit…
Photos: Glenn Stevens and Elijah Rasheed (Courtesy: Family/Macon Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office) Brian Greene (Photo: Bibb County Sheriff’s Office) MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A Middle Georgia jury convicted Brian Greene of murder on Thursday for the killings of two men in unrelated, random shootings just eight days apart in 2022, according to a news release from the Macon Judicial…
MACON, Georgia – (41NBC/WMGT) – In GHSA Class AAAAA second round playoff softball, the Houston County Lady Bears (22-10) split their home doubleheader with the South Paulding Lady Spartans (17-9) to force a game three Friday at 5 P.M. Hoco came up short in game one 6-3, but bounced back in game two with a 10-1 victory. Categories: Local…