MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Hurricane Helene is expected to be a major hurricane at landfall and could bring hurricane conditions to parts of Middle Georgia tomorrow night. This Evening Cloud cover will continue to fill in around Middle Georgia ahead of a cold front that has brought plenty of rain already to the northern part of the state. Some heavy…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)– Dickey Farms is set to host the 3rd Annual Fall Festival. The Fall Festival is September 28 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Owner of Dickey Farms, Lee Dickey, says the event is free and open to the public. There will be local vendors, food trucks, corn maze, pumpkin picking, and live music. There will also be…
(Photo Credit: Godfrey Hall/41NBC)WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – All hands are on deck in Warner Robins as they are currently preparing for Hurricane Helene. Staff at the Public Works Department located at 210 Bay Street, with the approval of Warner Robins Mayor LaRhonda Patrick, gave out sandbags to residents early Tuesday. To prepare for potential flooding residents are allowed 10…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A man was arrested Wednesday after deputies say he barricaded himself inside a storage trailer armed with a gun. According to a Bibb County Sheriff’s Office news release, a call for help came in just before 9:30 a.m. about a male trespassing at a commercial business in the 4000 block of Broadway. When deputies arrived, the…
UPDATE (9/25) The City of Perry has postponed the International Festival due to the expected impact of Hurricane Helene. The city released the following statement: “It is with great regret that we announce the cancellation of the award-winning Perry International Festival set for this Saturday due to the expected impact of Hurricane Helene. This festival is a large event with many…
MACON, Georgia – (41NBC/WMGT) – After losing their first game of the season to Peach County, Northeast Head Coach Jeremy Wiggins and his Raiders team have rallied to a 4-1 record behind a four game region win streak. Northeast hasn’t just been winning, they’ve been dominating to say the least. The Raiders have scored almost 200 points, while they have…
MIDDLE GEORGIA – (41NBC/WMGT) – Some high school football games this week have been rescheduled due to the impending weather. Please check the list below. Southwest Vs. Dodge County – Memorial Stadium – Eastman – Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Washington County Vs. Central (Senior Night) – Ed Defore Sports Complex – Wednesday at 7 p.m. Wayne County Vs. Warner Robins…
Photos: Houston County Sheriff’s OfficeWARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Houston County Sheriff’s Office is looking for the driver of a white pickup truck that was traveling near the site of a fatal hit-and-run last week. A sheriff’s office news release on Tuesday stopped short of identifying the driver of the truck as a suspect, but said a camera captured…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Warner Robins is the first city in the state to host a special town hall meeting hosted by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). The event, held Tuesday, brought together the local small business community to highlight both local and federal resources available to entrepreneurs. The town hall meeting, called “The Small Business Takeoff Event,”…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Piedmont Macon’s oncology program is helping cancer patients through the Nurse Navigator program. Manager of Oncology Services at Piedmont Macon, Kimberly Lewis, says the Nurse Navigator program is a ‘one-stop-shop’ for patients. The program helps patients from the beginning when they are diagnosed, until the end of recovery. According to Piedmont Macon, oncology nurse navigators can…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Wednesday will see mostly cloudy skies and a few storm opportunities before Helene starts to impact the region Thursday. This Evening Partly cloudy skies will stay with Middle Georgia into tonight. A stray shower or two will be possible but overall rain is not really expected. Overnight lows will be in the lower 70s for the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – 24 people were arrested during Operation Summer Heat, according to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office. The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office, alongside other agencies, made several arrests on September 19 and September 20. According to Sheriff David Davis, the two-day concentrated violent crime reduction operation yielded 120 citations issued. The arrests included 20 felony arrests and 4…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Forsyth Main Street is hosting a fall festival and community yard sale. Main Street Forsyth Coordinator, Kemie Childs, says the last time they had the community yard sale was before the Covid-19 pandemic. Childs says the city wanted to bring back the yard sale and start a fall festival. The event will be September 28 from…
(Photo Credit: Godfrey Hall/41NBC)MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Keep Macon-Bibb Beautiful, along with United Way of Central Georgia and various community volunteers, participated in a Walking School Bus Audit for Burdell-Hunt Magnet Elementary School in the Fort Hill neighborhood on Tuesday. The Bibb County School District doesn’t pick up kids who live within a mile radius of school zones, so they…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Delta Pi Sigma Chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. is hosting “Greater Together: A Community Resource Fair.” The resource fair is October 6th from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. The event will be at Tattnall Square Park located at 1155 College Street in Macon. Event organizer, Shelby Long, says there will be immunization information,…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Mercer student has died after collapsing during an intramural soccer game Monday night, according to a statement from Mercer University. Mason Sells, a junior from Peachtree City, was transported to Atrium Navicent Health and pronounced dead on September 23. Sells was an accounting major and member of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. The cause of death…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — This week’s Restaurant Report Card provides the latest food service inspection scores across Middle Georgia, as released by the Georgia Department of Public Health. The scores cover inspections conducted between Monday, September 16 and Friday, September 20, 2024. Understanding the scores Scores 69 and below (unsatisfactory): Highlighted in red. Scores 70-99 (satisfactory): Displayed in black. Scores…
MACON, Georgia – (41NBC/WMGT) – The Mercer University football team is now 4-0 after their 38-21 home conference victory over The Citadel Saturday night. The Bears are now ranked 12th and 13th respectively, according to Stats Perform and AFCA Coaches Poll. The conference home game came close in the first half, before SOCON Defensive Player of the Week TJ Moore…
MACON, Georgia – (41NBC/WMGT) – The Macon TD Club named their three players of the week for week six of the high school football season. Back of the Week – FPD Junior QB/SS Major Simmons: 17 rushes, 112 yards, and three rushing touchdowns. 11/16 passing, 146 yards, one passing touchdown. Simmons totaled 258 all-purpose yards and four touchdowns. At SS,…
EASTMAN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) says a Dodge County Sheriff’s Office deputy has been arrested and faces multiple charges. According to a GBI news release, 27-year-old Marquis Clark of Eastman is charged with possession of child pornography, sexual exploitation of children and violation of oath of office. 23-year-old Denzay “Kalia” Clark of Eastman was also…
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) – Highs will reach the 90s again Tuesday and the Peach State could see tropical impacts later this week. This Evening The heat of the dog days of summer returned to the Peach State this past weekend and it has carried into the new week. Heat indexes this afternoon reached the upper 90s and low triple digits….
Johnquavis Leonardo Ruthledge (Photo: Bibb County Sheriff’s Office)MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Bibb County deputies are asking for help locating a 17-year-old who’s wanted in connection with the death of a 20-year-old last month. According to a Bibb County Sheriff’s Office news release, warrants have been issued for 17-year-old Johnquavis Leonardo Ruthledge of Macon in connection with Gabreon Tyese Harrison’s August…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A man is dead after being struck with a forklift on Monday morning, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office. According to Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Anna Watkins, the workplace accident happened at 543 Rumble Road at 7:04 a.m. The man has been identified as 68-year-old Gary Patterson. Watkins says Patterson was struck…