MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Tattnall Trojans hosted the Brookstone Cougars out of Columbus in Week One of The End Zone. The Trojans went 5-7 last year in John Abernathy’s fifth season. Check out the highlights from Jack Baynes Field. Categories: End Zone, Local Sports, Sports Tags: brookstone cougars, high school football, Jack Baynes Field, John Abernathy, tattnall trojans
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Northside Eagles welcomed the Eagle’s Landing Golden Knights to McConnell-Talbert Stadium on Friday night. The Eagles were 4-7 last year in Ben Bailey’s second season at the helm. The Golden Knights went 3-7 in 2023. Check out the highlights. Categories: End Zone, Local Sports, Sports Tags: Ben Bailey, Eagle’s Landing Golden Knights, high school…
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Jones County Greyhounds welcomed in the Veterans Warhawks to Greyhound Field in Week One of The End Zone. The Warhawks were coming off a 3-7 season. The Greyhounds went 8-4 last season. Tucker Sargent has the highlights. Categories: End Zone, Local Sports, Sports Tags: Greyhound Field, high school football, jones county greyhounds, Tucker Sargent,…
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Southwest Patriots battled the Macon County Bulldogs at Fort Valley State University’s Wildcat Stadium in Week One. The game was part of the inaugural “Gridiron Classic.” The Patriots were 6-5 in 2023. This was their only non-region game of the season. The Macon County Bulldogs, who now have a new head coach, went 10-3…
The End Zone logoMACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Here are Middle Georgia’s high school football scores from Week 1. (Catch all the highlights here.) Games featured on The End Zone: Northeast 21 Peach County 40 Veterans 26 Jones County 41 Brookstone 26 Tattnall 15 Bethlehem 28 John Milledge 14 Eagle’s Landing 18 Northside 38 Dougherty 44 Central 0 Macon County 26…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A warm front followed by a cold front will increase humidity this weekend as well as bring some storms. The Rest of the Evening Skies are mostly clear around Middle Georgia this evening and should stay that way through the night for the most part. It will be a bit muggier with most of the lows…
UPDATE (3:15 p.m.): Investigators say a man identified as a person of interest in connection with the death of Cotina Louise Fuller has died. The Sheriff’s Office confirms the victim’s husband, 44-year-old Wayne Anthony Fuller Jr., was the person of interest. According to a Bibb County Sheriff’s Office news release, Fuller fled in a gold sports utility vehicle. The Spalding…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Students moved-in to Georgia College & State University this week ahead of the Fall semester. “It’s become a well oiled machine. We’ve got plenty of staff out here to help out. For the most part, the families just pull up, and get their cars unloaded,” said the Executive Director of University Housing of Georgia College &…
UPDATE (8/16 at 10:53 a.m.) The man has been identified as 31-year-old Curtis “CJ” Glen Purvis Jr. of McRae-Helena, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. No officers were injured in this incident. (ORIGINAL 8/16 at 4:38 a.m.) LAURENS COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A domestic dispute turned violent on Thursday in Cedar Grove leading to an officer-involved shooting that left…
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Peach County Trojans are coming off their first losing season since 1986. Head coach Marquis Westbrook, entering his second season, has the Trojans poised to get back to their winning ways. Westbrook has some big shoes to fill to match former head coach Chad Campbell’s 16 winning seasons and Rance Gillespie’s six winning seasons,…
FORT VALLEY, Georgia – (41NBC/WMGT) – Players and coaches from across Middle Georgia are one day closer to the first Gridiron Classic, happening Friday and Saturday at Fort Valley State University’s Wildcat Stadium. Representatives from all 12 competing teams: Central, Dougherty, Macon County, Southwest, Westside, Howard, Perry, Baldwin, Bleckley County, Rutland, Northeast, and Peach County, were at FVSU Thursday to…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Rain chances will remain low to finish the work week as the sun sticks around. This Evening Mostly sunny skies from the afternoon should give way to mostly clear skies overnight tonight. Lows will largely be in the upper 60s as the wind comes from the southeast around 5 mph. That’s good for a few degrees…
KATHLEEN, Georgia – (41NBC/WMGT) – The Veterans Warhawks have a tough road test at Jones County to open the high school football season this Friday night. Last season started off great for the Warhawks; they went 3-1 in their first four games but then lost six straight to finish 3-7. With an 8-12 combined record over the last two seasons,…
Hickman and Franklin (Photos: Monroe County Sheriff’s Office)FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Monroe County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested Jennifer Lynn Franklin aka “Hollywood” and James Walter Hickman aka “Mason” on Wednesday after a search warrant execution on Oakridge Drive in the Betsy Lynn Subdivision, according to a post on the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page. Franklin and Hickman face multiple…
(Photo Credit: Taylor Gilchrist/41NBC)BYRON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Peach County Board of Commissioners voted 5-0 in support of a Flock camera system at North Peach and South Peach Parks on Tuesday. Until now, the Peach County Sheriff’s Office has teamed up with the Byron and Fort Valley Police Departments to monitor the parks since the county does not have park…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – More sun will return to Middle Georgia Thursday on the northern side of a frontal boundary. This Evening Partly cloudy skies will give way to a few less clouds heading into tonight, however a handful will still be present through the night. Temperatures will bottom out in the upper 60s and lower 70s with ambient wind…
GRAY, Georgia – (41NBC/WMGT) – The Jones County Greyhounds football team is preparing for their week one home matchup with the Veterans Warhawks. Head Coach Mike Chastain is entering his sixth season as the Greyhounds head coach. The team has come up short of expectations the last few seasons, but improved from 2022, and has been looking for the type…
Dr. Noris Price (Baldwin County School District)MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Dr. Noris Price, Superintendent of the Baldwin County School District, announced her retirement effective June 30, 2025, during the Board of Education meeting on Tuesday. This will conclude her 40-year career in education, including a decade leading the Baldwin County School District. “It has been an honor to serve as…
UPDATE: The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office has identified the man who died as 66-year-old Robert Wayne Howard. UPDATE: The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office has corrected the victim’s age; he was 66 years old, not 58 as originally reported. ORIGINAL STORY: MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A man is dead after a head-on collision near the intersection of Tucker Road and Foster…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Partly cloudy skies and a couple of isolated storms will be possible Wednesday following a sunny start to the week. This Evening Scattered cumulus clouds from the late afternoon hours will largely clear heading into the overnight hours, however a few should stick around. Ambient wind will largely continue from the northwest save for the southeastern…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Macon-Bibb County is the first municipality in Georgia and one of few across the country to have free period products in government buildings. Tuesday afternoon, Macon-Bibb County Mayor Lester Miller, along with Macon Period Easier and other partners, celebrated the historical moment. Miller says 222 tampon and pad dispensaries are placed in bathrooms across the county…
UPDATE (8/13/24): The man accused of opening fire on Warner Robins police officers was declared dead Monday night after being taken to a local hospital for treatment, according to a news release from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. The man has been identified as 20-year-old Mikhal Anthony Concepcion of Byron. The GBI is investigating the shooting. Concepcion’s body will be…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – An elementary school in Warner Robins is holding its annual Donation Drive to benefit Central Georgia Cancer Care. Students and staff have been collecting nutritional drinks to give them to give to the center for patients fighting the disease. David Gorham, a Chapter Trustee at WoodmenLife, and his wife, are dropping nearly 350 of bottles…
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, August 5 and Friday, August 9, 2024. Understanding the scores Scores 69 and below (unsatisfactory): Highlighted in red. Scores 70-99 (satisfactory): Displayed in black. Scores…