MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Good Morning to you all! This morning there is a few showers on radar this much need rain as well. The shower and thunderstorm activity will continue through the weekend. Temperatures over the next couple of days will be in the low to mid 90s with feel like temperatures in the triple digits. More details…
HOUSTON COUNTY, Georgia – (41NBC/WMGT) – Eight local baseball players were selected among others to earn a spot on the Georgia Dugout Club’s All-State Teams. Six Houston County High School players and two Perry High School ballplayers made the list: First Team: HOCO RHP Will Allen HOCO C Eli Stephens HOCO OF Kendall Jackson Perry RHP Miles Jones Second…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia – (41NBC/WMGT) – Both the 12U and 10U Warner Robins American Little League (WRALL) baseball teams have won their respective District 5 Championships. Now the 12U team will head to Savannah for the Little League Baseball Tournament starting July 13. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: Disctrict 5 Baseball, Little League Baseball, Warner Robins, Warner Robins American Little…
MACON, Georgia – (41NBC/WMGT) – The Macon Bacon fell to the first place team in the West Division of the Coastal Plain League, the Forest City Owls, by a final score of 9-2. These two teams face off again at The Skillet on Friday night at 7 p.m. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: Coastal Plain League, CPL, Forest City Owls,…
41NBC’s Bill Shanks sat down with Westside Seminoles head coach Sheddrick “Spoon” Risper to discuss their upcoming season. Categories: Coach’s Corner Tags: high school football, westside seminoles
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – With the summer in full swing, officials in Warner Robins are implementing strategic measures to keep the crime rate down. Wayne Fisher, the Chief of Police with the Warner Robins Police Department, says they have a “stable” crime rate right now. However, he acknowledged that property crime, auto break-ins and home burglaries typically increase during…
(Photo Credit: Taylor Gilchrist/41NBC)MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Each stop on Georgia’s Trail of Legacy and Lore represents another story worthy of being told. The attractions along the trail, which includes stops in Macon, Milledgeville and Gray, tell the stories of famous Georgians through cultural art, architecture and heritage. Naomi Peterson, the visitor services manager for Visit Macon, says the trail…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Little Sweeties Cakery is a family-owned business that is offering events geared towards families and community. Pamela Johnson began baking nearly three decades ago after a friend had asked her to help at their local commissary in Guam. Johnson grew her passion over the years and taught her family members what she had learned. After multiple…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Scattered afternoon storms are becoming the norm to finish the week and head into the weekend. This Evening Middle Georgia saw a wave of storms and showers move through the region this afternoon. As temperatures rise some behind those storms, a smaller round cannot be ruled out this evening. Skies overnight will be mostly cloudy with…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A movie is being previewed in Macon at The Douglass Theatre in downtown Macon before its nationwide debut. It’s called, “Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot.” Writer and Producer Rebekah Weigel says it’s set in rural Texas and is inspired by a true story. The movie, partially filmed in Macon, follows leaders of a…
(Photo Credit: Taylor Gilchrist/41NBC)MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Data from Best Friends Animal Society shows that the U.S. is close to the organization’s goal of saving 90% of cats and dogs that come to shelters annually by 2025, but Georgia is trending backwards in adoptions in recent years. Gina Burrows is a strategist for Best Friends Animal Society’s East region. She…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Firefighters with the Macon-Bibb Fire Department were called to an old warehouse on fire in downtown Macon on Wednesday night. When firefighters arrived at the old Martin’s Tack & Feed located at the corner of Sixth and Bay Street, the top floor of the building was on fire. After 41NBC’s Monica Diaz-Meek arrived on scene, a…
41NBC’s Bill Shanks sat down with Mount De Sales Cavaliers head coach Gray Yates to discuss their upcoming season. Categories: Coach’s Corner
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A massive fire tore through a house Wednesday in Warner Robins, leaving destruction behind. The fire, which started on Baker Road just before 5 p.m., engulfed the entire home and several cars on the property. No injuries were reported. Upon arrival at the scene, the Warner Robins Fire Department found the home and vehicles fully…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Macon-Bibb Fire Department is making the community aware about the dangers while swimming in a river or lake after four drownings in the Ocmulgee River recently. Deputy Fire Chief Ron Smith emphasizes the need for caution, stating that while rivers and lakes provide relief from summer heat, they also pose serious risks. He warned about…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Piedmont Healthcare is encouraging men to get screened during Men’s Health Month in June. Doctor Saju Mathew, a Piedmont primary care physician in Atlanta, says men 50 and older should get a physical annually, and younger men every three to five years, depending on your health history. During these physicals, doctors can check blood pressure, and…
UPDATE (6/27/24): Attorney General Chris Carr, joined by Senate President Pro Tempore John F. Kennedy and Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) Director Chris Hosey, announced the addition of veteran prosecutor Ashton Jordan and seasoned investigator Nathan Shoate to the Attorney General’s Gang Prosecution Unit. Effective July 1, 2024, Jordan and Shoate will lead regional efforts in Macon-Bibb County, funded by…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Humidity will rise tonight with increased rain chances taking over for the back half of the week. This Evening Scattered clouds from the afternoon will clear a bit this evening, but any cooling to the upper 90s and lower triple digits wont happen until after sunset. Winds will generally be out of the southwest overnight as…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Warner Robins is hosting the 41st Annual Independence Day Celebration on June 29. The celebration will be at McConnell-Talbert Stadium which is located at 400 S Davis Dr. Gates open at 6 p.m. and the event kicks off at 7 p.m. Warner Robins Mayor LaRhonda Patrick says the event is free and open to everyone….
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Good morning to you all! Triple digit heat is expected to continue again for today. Make sure you practice your summertime safety tips if you have to go outside. Rain chances remain low over today, but will be higher to the east towards the coast. It will increase into the 40 percent range as we head…
MACON, Georgia – (41NBC/WMGT) – The Macon Bacon lost to the Lexington County Blowfish 3-1 at home on Tuesday night. They beat the Blowfish on Friday night at home and lost to them on the road Saturday night in a close one 11-10. After coming off a win on the road to the Asheboro Zookeepers Sunday night, the Bacon were…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A man has been arrested, facing multiple charges after the defacement of a mural of civil rights leader John Lewis in Warner Robins. During a press conference on Tuesday, Warner Robins Police Chief Wayne Fisher, stated this is not a race crime, but didn’t disclose the suspects motive. “He gave a reason set for that….
(Photo Credit: Taylor Gilchrist/41NBC)MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Even though Bibb County students are out of school for the summer, they can still get a free meal at the Boys and Girls Club of Central Georgia. It’s all thanks to ‘Happy Helpings’, Georgia’s summer food service program. Happy Helpings, with the help of funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA),…
41NBC’s Bill Shanks sat down with Dublin Fighting Irish head coach Roger Holmes to discuss their upcoming season. Categories: Coach’s Corner Tags: Dublin Fighting Irish; high school football