THE END ZONE HIGHLIGHTS: FPD welcomes Marion County

The Eagles lost to Hawkinsville last week to start their season. The Vikings were coming off a 10-0 victory over Eagle's Landing Christian Academy.

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The FPD Vikings hosted the Marion County Eagles at George S. Johnson Memorial Stadium in week two of The End Zone. The Eagles lost to Hawkinsville last week to start their season. The Vikings were coming off a 10-0 victory over Eagle’s Landing Christian Academy. Here are the highlights. Categories: End Zone, Local Sports, Sports Tags:…

THE END ZONE HIGHLIGHTS: Central travels to ACE

This was the season opener for the Gryphons. ACE shut out Central last season, 48-0.

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Central Chargers went on the road to take on the ACE Gryphons in week two of The End Zone. The Chargers were shut out 44-0 last week by Dougherty in the inaugural “Gridiron Classic” at Fort Valley State University. This was the season opener for the Gryphons. ACE shut out Central last season, 48-0. Check…

THE END ZONE HIGHLIGHTS: East Laurens visits Dublin

Dublin had shut out the Falcons in five of their last six meetings.

DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The East Laurens Falcons traveled to Dublin to take on the Fighting Irish on Friday night. The Falcons beat Johnson County 13-8 in their season opener last week. East Laurens had only beaten Dublin one time (2012) in 30 tries. The Fighting Irish also won their season opener last week. Dublin had shut out the Falcons…

THE END ZONE HIGHLIGHTS: Stratford hosts Calvary Christian

The Christian Knights, from Columbus, lost their first game to Terrell County. The Eagles were 1-0 after a 27-13 win over Pacelli last week.

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Stratford Eagles welcomed in the Calvary Christian Knights to Eagle Field on Friday. The Christian Knights, from Columbus, lost their first game to Terrell County. The Eagles were 1-0 after a 27-13 win over Pacelli last week. Bill Shanks has the highlights. Categories: End Zone, Local Sports, Sports Tags: Calvary Christian Knights, eagle field, high…

THE END ZONE SCOREBOARD: Scores from Week 2 of high school football

Here are Middle Georgia's high school football scores from Week 2.

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Here are Middle Georgia’s high school football scores from Week 2. (Catch all the highlights here.) Games featured on The End Zone: Dodge County 19 Bleckley County 16 Southwest 14 Northeast 36 Marion County 21 FPD 49 Peach County 39 Perry 49 Cavalry Baptist 0 Stratford 56 Central 6 ACE 38 East Laurens 26 Dublin 66…

UPDATE: Macon woman found safe and unharmed

Charlotte Carstarphen has been located safe and unharmed, according to the Bibb County Sheriff's Office.

Photo: Bibb County Sheriff’s OfficeUPDATE: Charlotte Carstarphen has been located safe and unharmed, according to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office. ORIGINAL STORY: MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help locating a missing woman who deputies were told is diagnosed with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. According to a Bibb County Sheriff’s Office news release, 54-year-old…

Sheriff: Multiple drug-related arrests made in Washington County

Washington County law enforcement arrested several people on drug-related charges on Friday.

Photos: Washington County Sheriff’s OfficeSANDERSVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Washington County law enforcement arrested several people on drug-related charges on Friday. According to a news release from Washington County Sheriff Joel Cochran, deputies, along with the Middle Georgia Gang Task Force, Sandersville Police, Department of Community Supervision and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, executed a search warrant at a home on…

City of Perry accepting applications for Youth Advisory Council

The upcoming council is for high school students between the ages of 16-18. 

PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The City of Perry is accepting applications for the 2024-2025 Youth Advisory Council. The upcoming council is for high school students between the ages of 16-18. City of Perry Communications Director, Tabitha Clark, says this is an opportunity for students to learn more about their local government and City of Perry operations. Clark says applicants must…

Bibb deputies asking for help locating missing woman last heard from in July

The Bibb County Sheriff's Office is asking for your help locating 56-year-old Gina Jo Ratliff.

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is asking for your help locating a missing person. Deputies say 56-year-old Gina Jo Ratliff’s family hasn’t heard from her since July 28. She’s about 5’1″ and weighs around 135 pounds. She has blue eyes and dark brown shoulder length hair. Her photo is attached. Call the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office…

UPDATE: Five arrested after drug bust in Warner Robins

Deputies arrested Marquiz Gray, Sean Scott, Kayla Mack, Dalvin Mathis, and Jimmy Jackson Jr.

  (UPDATE 8/23) The Warner Robins Police Department arrested five individuals in connection with the drug bust that occured at Sherman and Lincoln, according to Lt. Justin Clark. Deputies arrested Marquiz Gray, Sean Scott, Kayla Mack, Dalvin Mathis, and Jimmy Jackson Jr. All five individuals were charged with one count of GA street gang terrorism prevention act, two counts of…

How Walnut Street infrastructure project will help Cherry Blossom Festival

A new project will help improve the visitor experience at the Cherry Blossom Festival. Earlier this week, Macon-Bibb County Commissioners approved a $140,000 contract bid to improve Walnut Street between Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. and Carolyn Crayton Park.

MACON, Georgia – 41NBC/WMGT) – A new project will help improve the visitor experience at the Cherry Blossom Festival. Earlier this week, Macon-Bibb County Commissioners approved a $140,000 contract bid to improve Walnut Street between Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. and Carolyn Crayton Park. The project will bring a new parking lot where the old batting cages were located across…

Telehealth resources available for families in Houston County

Appointments are available on a first-come-first-served basis.

WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – People living in Houston County will soon have a new, low cost telehealth resource available to them at the Lindsey Student Support Center. According to Houston County Health Department Nurse Manager, Christina Sikes, patients visiting the clinic can be seen for minor illnesses and get prescribed medication as needed. “When this facility became available and…

Monroe County Commissioners address community concerns over LGBTQ+-themed books at library

Some commissioners want to move LGBTQ books out of children and young adult sections of the library.

FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Monroe County Commissioners are facing community concern about LGBTQ+-themed books in the Monroe County Public Library. This issue comes amid a nationwide debate over the removal of such books from public libraries. The topic of relocating LGBTQ+ books from the children’s and young adult sections to the adult section of the library took center stage during…

Fantastic Friday weather on deck

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Friday will feature a fall like morning and pleasant afternoon conditions. This Evening Clouds from this afternoon will gradually clear heading into the evening, and save for the southeastern counties skies over the region should be clear through the night. It will be well below average tonight as temperatures fall below 70 degrees around midnight, bottoming…

UPDATE: Suspect arrested in connection with fire at Byron United Methodist Church

Byron Police identified Luke Westfield as the suspect.

UPDATE (8/22/2024): – A suspect has been arrested in connection with a fire that severely damaged Byron United Methodist Church on W Heritage Street late Tuesday night, according to Chief Wesley Cannon. Byron Police identified Luke Westfield as the suspect. Westfield was taken into custody in Columbia County by the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office. This is still an active and…

UPDATE: Suspect in Callie Goolsby’s death takes own life after standoff with law enforcement

This is still an ongoing investigation by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office.

UPDATE (8/22/2024): The suspect in the death of Callie Brooke Goolsby in Crawford County was found dead with a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to Sheriff Lewis Walker. On August 16, an agent with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation secured warrants for the suspect, 52-year-old Timothy Lamar Crow, for the death of Goolsby. The warrants were for felony murder, malice murder,…

Georgia non-profit to address local opioid epidemic

The townhall is August 22 at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Macon.

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Beyond the Bell is hosting a town hall meeting to educate Macon-Bibb County on opiods. Beyond the Bell is a non-profit aimed at educating students and families about the dangers of underage drug and alcohol use. Beyond the Bell Macon Leader, Sandra Dean, says the opioid epidemic is serious in Macon-Bibb.  The town hall will include…

Local non-profits to hold Ice Cream with Dads

Attendees can purchase treats from Macon Water Ice. The event will be August 24 from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Macon Violence Prevention and Macon Mental Health Matters are hosting ‘Ice Cream with Dads’ at the playground pavilion in Amerson River Park. The event is open to fathers, grandfathers, and male guardians who want to celebrate fatherhood. The event is one of many that are being held across the nation by a group called The Active…

Houston Healthcare and Emory Healthcare announce potential affiliation

Houston Healthcare and Emory Healthcare sign Letter of Intent to explore partnership, aiming for a 2025 agreement

WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Houston Healthcare based in Warner Robins and Emory Healthcare in Atlanta have signed a non-binding Letter of Intent to explore a potential affiliation, according to a news release from Houston Healthcare and Emory Healthcare. The agreement would move toward integrating both organizations, with plans to finalize the partnership by 2025, pending the completion of due…

FVSU football holding annual ‘Meet and Greet’ Saturday

The FVSU Wildcats football team and Athletics Department will be at Wildcat Stadium Friday to meet with family, friends, and fans before the season opener next week

FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Fort Valley State University Wildcats football team is ready for their annual “Meet and Greet” celebration this weekend. The FVSU Athletics Department invites family, friends and fans of the Wildcats football program to come out to Wildcat Stadium Saturday, August 24 at 11 a.m. to greet the players of the 2024 football team. The…

Balloon release held at Carolyn Crayton Park in memory of Cotina Fuller

The 51-year-old was shot and killed at Fast Trip in the 2600 block of Riverside Drive on Friday morning, according to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office.

Photo: Godfrey Hall/41NBCMACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Family and friends gathered at Carolyn Crayton Park Wednesday night to release balloons in memory of Cotina Louise Fuller, who died in a shooting last week. Attendees wore purple, the color commonly associated with domestic violence awareness, as a tribute to the 51-year-old mother of five and long-time certified nursing assistant (CNA) who left…

ACE campus police investigate social media threat, school to remain open

41NBC reached out to the Academy for Classical Education after obtaining emails sent to families about a threat made by a student on social media.

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Academy for Classical Education (ACE) Campus Police Department confirmed it was made aware of an anonymous threat through a social media post on Tuesday, according to Chief of Campus Police Will Ferrel. 41NBC reached out to the Academy for Classical Education after obtaining emails sent to families about a threat made by a student on…

Macon-Bibb County Economic Opportunity Council, Inc. to host Job Fair Saturday

"We want to make sure that quality staff comes in to educate our children," said Jacquice Jones the Early Head Start Director at MBEOC.

(Photo Credit: Godfrey Hall/41NBC)MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – It’s time to put on your business causal best, because Macon-Bibb County Economic Opportunity Council, Inc. is holding a job fair this Saturday as part of its recruitment efforts. They are hiring for a wide variety of head, early head start and other education-related positions. The job fair will include in-person interviews. Applicants…

Staying below average Thursday

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Temperatures will top off in the upper 80s and lower 90s again Thursday afternoon. This Evening Partly cloudy this afternoon will clear some heading through the evening, however scattered clouds should remain through much of the night. Wind will remain out of the east-northeast around 5 mph as temperatures bottom out in the upper 60s and…