41NBC’s Bill Shanks sat down with Westfield Hornets head coach Chad Campbell to discuss their upcoming season. Categories: Coach’s Corner Tags: high school football, westfield hornets
MACON, Georgia – (41NBC/WMGT) – At Mercer University, a new turf field was unveiled at Five Star Stadium just in time for the 2024 football season. The Bears get to test this turf out soon as Mercer opens up their regular season for football under the lights against Presbyterian Thursday, August 29th at 7 P.M. Categories: Local Sports, Sports…
Jerry Lewis Williams (Photo: Monroe County Sheriff’s Office)MONROE COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A traffic stop by the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office on Interstate 75 at Exit 189 on Thursday resulted in the seizure of 4 kilograms of methamphetamine, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office. According to a sheriff’s office Facebook post, deputies stopped a southbound Dodge Charger. During the…
(Photo Credit: Taylor Gilchrist/41NBC)MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — United Way of Central Georgia partnered with MidSouth Community Federal Credit Union on Thursday to host a financial literacy class for elementary, middle and high school students in the area. The students were taught the importance of budgeting and saving money at the Booker T. Washington Community Center. Kelsey Mahone, the Training and…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Temperatures will climb into the upper 90s with a chance for a stray shower Friday afternoon. This Evening It’s been arguably the nicest day of the week around Middle Georgia as temperatures and heat indexes are near identical around the region. Rain is not expected through this evening, and overnight skies will be mostly clear. Temperatures…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A local trainer joined the 41NBC team on 41Today and explained that working is beneficial to your mental health. Eric Henderson, a local trainer from Planet Fitness, says the phrase “when you look good, you feel good” is true. Henderson says to stay upright while doing squats and demonstrated the workout while using a kettlebell. Henderson…
Photo: Bibb County Sheriff’s OfficeMACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A 17-year-old driver led Bibb County deputies on a high-speed chase in a stolen vehicle packed with 10 juveniles, ending in a crash that left four young passengers in critical condition, the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release on Thursday. Jakhori Jamal Woolfolk, the driver, was arrested after a…
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- A significant $80 million federal investment is set to transform a vacant manufacturing facility in Fort Valley into a state-of-the-art electric school bus production site. The U.S. Department of Energy is administering the grant, awarded to the Blue Bird Company, which will use the funds to convert the 600,000-square-foot facility into an electric school bus manufacturing…
UPDATE (7/11/24): The boil water advisory is lifted. ORIGINAL STORY (7/9/24): MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Jones County Water System has issued a boil water advisory for several areas following a water main break that has disrupted water supply and caused low water pressure. The advisory, issued out of caution, affects Lite N Tie Rd (Address 111-319), Clinton Crossing Drive,…
41NBC’s Bill Shanks sat down with Jones County Greyhounds head coach Mike Chastain to discuss their upcoming season. Categories: Coach’s Corner Tags: high school football, jones county greyhounds
(Photo Credit: Taylor Gilchrist/41NBC)DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The U.S. Department of Transportation approved a $1.5 million grant for the Connect Dublin project, which will go toward planning for the improvement of city-owned roads and sidewalks. Connect Dublin, a 10-year project, aims to improve Dublin’s Scottsville, Southside and Stubbs neighborhoods. The grant approval marks the beginning of the planning phase, which…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Visit Macon is hosting ‘Macon on My Mind Day’ to celebrate and promote local businesses. The event will be at Carolyn Crayton Park in the Round Building on July 13. The community event is free and will be from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Lake Lambert, Mobile Visitor Center Manager at Visit Macon, says this is…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Rain odds will be negligible Thursday as conditions stay slightly less humid following the cold front Tuesday night. This Evening Partly sunny skies will give way to mostly clear conditions during the overnight hours. Scattered cirrus clouds may hang around, but that will likely be all. It will be a cooler night with lows largely expected…
41NBC’s Bill Shanks sat down with West Laurens Raiders head coach Kip Burdette to discuss their upcoming season. Categories: Coach’s Corner Tags: high school football, west laurens raiders
41NBC’s Bill Shanks sat down with Tattnall Trojans head coach John Abernathy to discuss their upcoming season. Categories: Coach’s Corner Tags: high school football, tattnall trojans
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is teaching teenagers to become defensive drivers through unique technology. The sheriff’s office has taught the class, which includes driving simulators, for 10 years. It’s an eight-hour course which includes classroom work, too. Recently, the software for the simulators expired, but funding from the Macon-Bibb Law Enforcement Foundation provided updated software…
Christopher Ford (Photo: Wilkinson County Sheriff’s Office)MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Christopher Thomas Ford, a 57-year-old Toomsboro resident, faces up to 15 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possessing a firearm illegally. Ford, who the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Georgia says has a violent criminal history, threatened to shoot and kill deputies executing an arrest…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A man was arrested in Macon on Tuesday for hitting a sleeping woman in the head with a brick in June, according to a press release from the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office. Atrium Health Navicent contacted the Macon Bibb E-911 Center on June 12 and reported that a female had been assaulted. The victim has been…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia – (41NBC/WMGT) – The WRALL 11U Softball team has won the Georgia 9-11 Softball State Championship and now, they need your help. With the State Championship victory, comes the opportunity to head to Tennessee for Regionals in the Tournament of State Champions. However, the team could use a little extra help to make it there. On July…
(Photo Credit: Taylor Gilchrist/41NBC)TWIGGS COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Low-income families in Middle Georgia are receiving produce at free and reduced costs this summer. Hundreds of families in Twiggs County picked up locally grown, fresh produce at the health department and senior center on Tuesday. Mary Walcott, Georgia WIC District 5-2 Coordinator, says mothers who qualify for WIC (Women, Infants, and…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Macon-Bibb County is working toward its goal of having no more unhoused people in the city. While many people are still battling homelessness in Macon-Bibb County, a new app may provide a solution. Jake Hall, United to End Homelessness Executive Director, is sharing a new app called “Show the Way” with Macon-Bibb County Commissioners. “A housing…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The odds for storms will drop for most of Middle Georgia Wednesday following Tuesday night’s cold front. This Evening Scattered storms are ongoing around Middle Georgia and will continue through the suppertime hours before dwindling. A couple of small showers may linger past sunset, but it will not be a rainy night. Expect scattered clouds…
MONTEZUMA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Legacy Group Development is hosting their 16th Annual Flint River School Park Car Show to benefit the Flint River Farm School Historical Park. The Flint River School Park Car Show is also known a the “Big Trophy” and will be in Montezuma on July 20. The event is from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and judging…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – NewTown Macon is set to host Downtown Macon French Fry Fight on July 10. Locally-owned restaurants will sell creative fry specials as they compete for the title of ‘Fry Champion’ and the Super Spud trophy. Emily Hopkins, Vice President of External Affairs and Main Street Macon Manager, says all of the specials are between $10 to…