MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Storms have been active through the afternoon, however they will dwindle through the evening. This Evening Scattered storms from the afternoon will taper off as the sun sets. While a couple of storms or showers may linger into tonight, they shouldn’t be very strong. Overnight will be partly cloudy with low temperatures in the low to…
Edwin Brown (Photo: Twiggs County Sheriff’s Office)TWIGGS COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A wrecker service driver has been arrested in connection with the death of a dog left in a towed vehicle following a traffic stop on I-16, according to the Twiggs County Sheriff’s Office. Edwin Thomas Brown, an employee of Brown’s Wrecker Service, was taken into custody around 12:45 Wednesday…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a person wanted in connection with an aggravated assault against a peace officer investigation, according to a media release. Deputies say the incident occured on July 12 near the intersection of Log Cabin Drive and Evers Place. Anyone with information can contact the…
UPDATE: (7/31) – A woman who was found dead inside a home in Forsyth on Tuesday has been identified. Monroe County Coroner Joey Proctor identified the woman as Pam Terry. He says she had been there a few days before officers discovered her body. The body has been sent to the GBI Crime Lab to determine an official cause of…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Deputies have arrested three suspects after a burglary at local business Gear and Axle. According to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office, the burglary happened around 6 p.m. on Monday on 5156 Houston Road. A witness reported seeing three men loading items from Gear and Axle into a vehicle after closing time. Tuesday at around 4 p.m.,…
(Photo Credit: Godfrey Hall/41NBC)MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- New Piney Grove Baptist Church located at 258 Straight Street hosted a drive-thru thank you, teachers giveaway of school supplies and lunch from Chick-fil-A to give back to local teachers. The giveaway was held Wednesday in the church’s parking lot from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The church invited educators from schools surrounding their…
UPDATE (7/31/2024) – Forsyth residents are no longer under a boil water advisory Wednesday morning. In a social media post, the City of Forsyth announces the a precautionary boil has been rescinded. Officials say water samples have tested negative for bacteria. UPDATE (7/30/2024) – The Monroe County Board of Commissioners announced county offices are open again Tuesday morning. Although the…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Warner Robins Mayor LaRhonda Patrick spoke with the community Tuesday morning during the second “Moment with Mayor” event. Dozens of people stopped by North Houston Road Sports Complex for a one-on-one with Patrick, speaking about what’s important to them. Mayor Patrick says she finds these events effective. “I’ve been able to institute some things already,…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Macon-Bibb County will activate speed limit cameras in school zones at Vineville Academy of the Arts and Heritage Elementary School on Monday, August 5, according to a county news release. Initially, only warnings will be issued for the new zones, with full enforcement and ticketing beginning Monday, September 9. On the same day, speed limit cameras…
Gabriel StoneWARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Attorneys representing the family of Gabriel Stone, a 14-year-old boy who died when a wall at Robins Air Force Base collapsed on him on July 22, are opening an independent investigation into the teenager’s death. According to the family, the collapse happened during a 20-minute adult swim interval at Heritage Club Pool. Gabriel, his…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Severe weather is expected in parts of the Tennessee Valley this afternoon and the remnants of those storms may impact parts of Middle Georgia tonight. This Evening and Overnight It’s been a partly cloudy and hot day around Middle Georgia with most spots seeing heat indexes this afternoon over 100 degrees. A heat advisory is in…
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Students in Peach County had an exciting start to the school year on Tuesday. The atmosphere at Fort Valley Middle School was lively, with cheers, balloons and decorations welcoming the students on their special day. Principal Kizzy Johnson says she’s committed to setting high expectations from day one while also ensuring the students feel loved…
(UPDATE 7/30) A former Sandersville high school teach pleaded guilty to producing and distributing child sexual abuse material in federal court on Tuesday, according to the United States Attorney’s Office Middle District of Georgia. 33-year-old Michael Allen Dendy pleaded guilty to one count of production of child pornography and one count of distribution of child pornography. Dendy faces a mandatory…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Here’s this week’s Restaurant Report Card: Middle Georgia’s food service inspection scores from the Georgia Department of Public Health between Monday, July 22 and Friday, July 26, 2024. All scores of 69 and below (considered unsatisfactory on the state’s scale) are shown in red. All scores between 70 and 99 are shown in black. All scores…
2025 Bibb County Teacher of the Year Sarah Mallett and Bibb County School District Superintendent Dr. Dan Sims (Photo: Bibb County School District)MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Howard Middle School audio, video, technology and film teacher Sarah Mallett is the Bibb County School District’s 2025 Teacher of the Year. The district made the announcement during Tuesday’s Convocation, held inside the Macon…
UPDATE (7/30/24) – The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office identified the drowning victim as 26-year-old Daniel Romain of New Jersey. UPDATE (7/29/24) – The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office says members of the Macon-Bibb County Fire Department Dive Team and Georgia Department of Natural Resources located the body just before 5:30. According to a news release, the man’s identity is being withheld…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – More typical conditions are returning following a week with plenty of clouds and below average temperatures. This Evening A line of storms is moving through Middle Georgia this evening. It entered the region during the late afternoon and should clear out of here during the late suppertime hours. A couple of showers will be possible…
CRAWFORD COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Crawford County man was arrested and charged with sexual exploitation of children on July 24, according to a press release from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. The GBI’s Child Exploitation and Computer Crimes (CEACC) Unit began an investigation in May into 39-year-old Derrick Sartain’s online activity, which later led to a search warrant of…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Macon Volunteer Clinic (MVC) is remembering Dr. Chapin Henley, a beloved surgeon and MVC founder, after he died on Friday in Columbus. Dr. Henley, who delivered more than 5,000 babies and performed Georgia’s first laparoscopic hysterectomy, was a “cherished surgeon, family man, and community pillar,” according to an MVC email on Monday. “Dr. Henley’s profound…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Macon Area Habitat for Humanity needs your help identifying people the organization says stole from a job site over the weekend. Surveillance video caught an image of a white pickup truck at the site. The video doesn’t have a clean image of a license plate, but the white truck appears to have a lift gate…
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A person was shot on Saturday, according to Fort Valley Police Chief DJ Flores. Deputies responded to the 1100 block of E. Church St. in regards to a shooting that happened July 27 at 3:40 a.m. Deputies arrived on scene and were told by dispatch that victims were taken to Peach County Hospital. The victim…
MACON, Georgia – (41NBC/WMGT) – The Macon Bacon held their annual Strike Out Cancer night on Thursday at Luther Williams Field. Bacon players wore the ‘Strike Out Cancer; jerseys with the phrase on the back of their jersey, in place of their names, in solidarity of the cause to battle cancer. Fans, coaches, and players from both teams alike all…
PERRY, Georgia – (41NBC/WMGT) – Perry native and former NFL player Casey Hayward is helping out his community before kids go back to school. Hayward announced his organization, Hayward Hands, plans to sponsor the haircuts for every young man in grade school in Perry so they can “go and get fresh before the school year start”, according to Hayward. Saturday,…
MACON, Georgia – (41NBC/WMGT) – The Covington Academy Rams Varsity Football program have found their new head coach just three weeks before the high school football season kicks off. CA has hired Clint Humphrey to take the helm of their football program as new head coach of the Rams. Coach Humphrey has GISA coaching experience with Deerfield-Windsor school, Sherwood Christian,…