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…
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 1 and Friday, July 5, 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…
41NBC’s Bill Shanks sat down with Tattnall Trojans head coach John Abernathy to discuss their upcoming season. Tags: high school football, tattnall trojans
SANDERSVILLE, Georgia – (41NBC/WMGT) – Washington County’s own Emma Tatum has earned a spot in the top 30 among Georgia Cheerleading Coaches Association’s Cheerleader of the Year competition. Emma will now head to Columbus State University for the Final 16 competition on August 3rd. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: GCCA, Georgia Cheerleading Coaches Association, Sandersville, Washington County, Washington County…
(Photo Credit: Taylor Gilchrist/41NBC)BYRON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – An 8,000-square-foot skate park is coming to the city of Byron. A $250,000 grant from the National Park Service will go toward construction of the skate park at the site of the old Byron Elementary School. The grant was made possible through the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) State and Local Assistance…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Scattered storms are likely around Middle Georgia Monday evening and isolated storms are likely Tuesday. This Evening Storms have begun in the southern parts of the region and will be expanding northward this evening. No severe weather is expected, but heavy rain, thunder, lightning, and a few strong wind gusts are all possible with these storms….
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Teeger Entertainment will partner with Stacii Adams and Grammy-winning artist Anthony Hamilton for the “Happy Days” music video shoot in downtown Macon on Sunday, July 14, at 5 p.m. According to a news release, the event is happening at the Tubman Museum, located at 310 Cherry Street. Mayor Lester Miller of Macon, Mayor LaRhonda Patrick of…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) —The Humane Society of the United States is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of those responsible for throwing a puppy off a bridge in Macon. According to a news release, on May 21, the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office was alerted to a severely injured puppy discovered…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – One person is dead after a head-on collision on Gray Highway near Wood Valley Road early Sunday morning. According to Georgia State Patrol (GSP), Marcel Hill of Macon died in the crash, which happened just after midnight. Troopers say the crash involved a Nissan Altima and a Chevy Colorado. Preliminary investigations indicate that the Nissan Altima…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a commercial armed robbery that happened just before 10 p.m. Friday at Circle K, located at 3889 Vineville Avenue. According to deputies, a witness reported that a man walked into the store waving a firearm. They say he then approached the register and demanded money from the clerk. After…