MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Temperatures will drop into the lower 20s the next few nights around Middle Georgia. This Evening A clear and cool afternoon will lead to a clear and frigid night as temperatures drop to around freezing through the late evening and into the low to mid 20s by tomorrow morning. Middle Georgians will need to drip their…
Courtesy: Perry Fire Department Assistant Chief Kirk CrumptonPERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A home caught fire Tuesday morning in Perry, according to Perry Fire Department Assistant Chief Kirk Crumpton. Crumpton says the fire happened at 7:59 a.m. on January 7. The incident happened at a residence on Milton Way in Perry. The preliminary investigation and homeowner accounts indicate a space heater…
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) — 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 30 and Friday, January 3. Understanding the scores Scores 69 and below (unsatisfactory): Highlighted in red. Scores 70-99 (satisfactory): Displayed in black. Scores of 100 (perfect):…
Graphic: Tattnall Square AcademyMACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Barney Hester is returning to Tattnall Square Academy as head football coach. The school made the announcement Tuesday morning, one month after revealing the football stadium at the school would soon bear Hester’s name. “COACH BARNEY HESTER IS BACK HOME as our new Head Football Coach!” the school said in a Facebook post,…
WILKINSON COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A vehicle pursuit started by Wilkinson County deputies on Georgia Highway 57 led to a crash on Saturday, resulting in one fatality and serious injuries to another person, according to Georgia State Patrol. The crash happened at 7:29 p.m. after deputies tried to stop a vehicle in Wilkinson County. The driver refused to stop, and…
(Photo Credit: Taylor Gilchrist/41NBC)CENTERVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Justin Wright, Centerville Post 2 City Councilman, officially announced his mayoral candidacy on Monday. In December, Centerville Mayor John Harley announced he would not be seeking reelection in 2025. He resigned a few days later. The sudden resignation surprised many, including Wright. “Having already made that decision for the fall, we decided to…
(Photo Credit: Godfrey Hall/41NBC)MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Salvation Army of Greater Macon, located at 1955 Broadway, has had its warming shelter open for several weeks now. “We have seen an increase in numbers just in the last couple of weeks that we have been serving,” said Latresa White, Social Services Director of The Salvation Army of Greater Macon. “So…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Bike Walk Macon has secured a $60,000 grant from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety for the fourth consecutive year and plans to use it to educate the community and reduce the number of pedestrian and cycling deaths. The organization, now celebrating its tenth year of service, is excited to bring Macon new programs and events…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – With temperatures dropping, the Warner Robins warming shelter is encouraging all locals who need warm shelter to come and receive service. The shelter at No Limit Baptist Church, located at 1352 Radio Loop, is open from 5 p.m. until 8 a.m. the following morning. Depending on temperature changes, they could remain open until 12 p.m….
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – One person is dead and another is in stable condition at the hospital after a head-on crash on Pio Nono Avenue early Sunday morning. According to a Bibb County Sheriff’s Office news release, it happened just after 2 a.m. Deputies say a Chevrolet van was traveling southbound on Pio Nono Avenue when the driver tried to…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Temperatures will remain below average into the first weekend of 2025 for Middle Georgia. This Evening First Friday around Middle Georgia has been sunny and seasonal as temperatures reached the upper 50s and lower 60s. The wind will slow some tonight as it remains out of the northwest at 5-12 mph, still gusting to 15-20 mph….
UPDATE (1/3/25): Macon County Coroner Eddie Hosley says the man found dead in the Flint River on Wednesday is 21-year-old Skylar Thomas Black, who was reported missing last month. Hosley said Black’s cause of death has not been determined, but the family has been notified about the identification. That’s all the information we have right now. Check back for updates….
(L-R): Tim Lowrimore, Lester Miller and William Underwood are included in Georgia Trend’s 2025 Most 100 Influential Georgians list.MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Three Macon leaders have been named among Georgia Trend’s “100 Most Influential Georgians” for 2025. Mercer University President William Underwood, Macon-Bibb County Mayor Lester Miller and Georgia Forestry Association President and CEO Tim Lowrimore are featured on the…
(Photo Credit: Godfrey Hall/41NBC)MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Over 1,200 players from across 21 states are battling it out at the Southern Pickleball Championship at Rhythm & Rally Sports & Events as Georgia’s largest Amateur Pickleball Tournament in history has begun right here in Macon. The tournament, hosted by the Southern Pickleball Association, who also hosted the Candy Cane Classic last…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Depaul USA Daybreak is encouraging homeless men and women to go to available shelters as they prepare for the upcoming arctic freeze. An average of 100 homeless men and women visit Depaul Daybreak each week to receive services that will help them overcome the immediate crisis of homelessness. Daybreak offers services such as housing, food, laundry facilities, showers, and…
Courtesy: Macon Water Authority MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Macon Water Authority (MWA) has announced a planned water outage for Bass Road on January 15. The Macon Water Authority (MWA) will perform a tie-in of a 30-inch water main along Bass Road as part of the Georgia Department of Transportation’s (GDOT) ongoing infrastructure improvement project. The operation is scheduled for the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- The Christmas season is over and some Middle Georgians are wondering where to put their live Christmas trees. Throughout the month of January, locations across Georgia will take your real Christmas trees. The recycled trees will be used for lumber, turned into mulch, donated, composted and used for crop fertilizer, and even fed to certain animals. Director…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Looking for hassle free way of getting rid of live Christmas tree? Keep Macon Bibb Beautiful Board Member Janice Habersham visited 41NBC Studios on Thursday to discuss their yearly recycling event called, “Bring One for the Chipper,” a live Christmas Tree Recycling event. Habersham said, all you’ll have to do is bring your unbound, free of…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Macon man is facing up to 25 years in prison after he brandished a firearm during two bank robberies and an attempted bank robbery in 2022, according to a press release from the United States Attorney’s Office Middle District of Georgia. According to the press release, the incidents caused victims to suffer from panic attacks…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Bike Walk Macon and and Walk with a Doc are partnering to host a slow-paced “New Year’s Resolution Walk” around Amerson River Park Saturday. The Executive Director of Bike Walk Macon, Rachel Umana, says they’re putting on the walk to help those who want a plan for carrying out health resolutions but aren’t quite sure how….
(Photo Credit: Taylor Gilchrist/41NBC)MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The long-awaited implosion of the 16-story abandoned downtown Macon hotel happened on New Year’s Day morning. Hundreds gathered in the cold at Coleman Hill Park, most for the chance to witness an implosion for the very first time. Elaine Johnson says she was a bit nervous about the danger the demolition could cause…
Isiah Deion Barber (Photo: Bibb County Sheriff’s Office)MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Juliette man Tuesday evening after a domestic dispute at Buffalo Wild Wings on 169 Tom Hill Senior Boulevard, where witnesses say he pulled out a firearm and fired a shot in the parking lot. According to a Bibb County Sheriff’s Office news…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Middle Georgia hospitals are celebrating new babies in the new year. At Atrium Health Navicent, Karcyn Armani Howard was born at 1:40 A.M. on January 1, 2025. Karcyn was born weighing 4 pounds, 12 oz. and measuring 18 inches. Congratulations to his mother Ke’Ambria Howard. At Piedmont Macon, Alonte and Alonna Woods were the first babies…