MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Out of Darkness Campus Walk will be at Tattnall Square Park on Saturday, April 12. Will Spurlock, a sophomore at Mercer University, is partnering with The American Foundation of Suicide Prevention to host the Out of Darkness Campus Walk . Spurlock says this event is important to him and he is thankful to have the…
MACON, Georgia – (41NBC/WMGT) – The Ace Gryphons (19-6) defeat the Marion County Eagles (9-13) on a Senior Day by a score of 11-0 in five innings. Seniors Henry ‘Hondo’ Lewis, Chase Gazafy, Josh Williams, Jack Corrigan, and Weldon Ballard were all honored before the game. With just a few games remaining in the regular season, ACE will head to…
MACON, Georgia – (41NBC/WMGT) – On Thursday morning, ACE Senior Pitcher Jack Corrigan signed his letter of intent to continue playing baseball at Truett McConnell University in Cleveland, Georgia, where he will be pitching only. With family, friends, classmates, teammates, coaches, and teachers all there to support the Gryphons Senior, Corrigan committed to TMU and gave a speech to the…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Robins Air Force Base leaders announced during the State of the Base event on Thursday that the base contributed nearly $4 billion to Georgia’s economy last year. Base officials also announced they are looking to hire for hundreds of positions. Commander Christopher Cox, in charge of the Spectrum Warfare Group, says they are looking to…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Milledgeville Police Department is investigating a single-vehicle crash Thursday morning that left a man dead. According to a news release posted on the Milledgeville Police Facebook page, patrol units were dispatched to the 2600 block of North Columbia Street just after 9 a.m. in reference to an iPhone crash activation. Patrol officers located a vehicle…
HOUSTON COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Houston County District Attorney’s Office stated in a news release that 40-year-old Matthew Ralph Delp pleaded guilty to aggravated child molestation. According to the news release, Delp sexually abused a minor in November of 2021. Delp was sentenced to 25 years in prison without parole, followed by life on probation. After Delp’s release he…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Macon Mental Health Matters will be hosting a Women’s Wellness Circle. The Women’s Wellness Circle is an opportunity for women seeking connection, support and rejuvenation. Andrea Cooke, Director of Development at The Southern Center for Choice Theory, LLC and with Macon Mental Health Matters, says this event is an opportunity for women to come out and…
UPDATE (4/11/24): Joey Fournier, one of four inmates who escaped the Bibb County Jail in 2023 before being recaptured, was found guilty last week of malice murder, felony murder and aggravated assault in connection with the strangulation death of Cynthia “Cindy” Berry in February 2022. He was sentenced to life in prison. According to a news release from Macon Judicial…
Photo: Bibb County Sheriff’s OfficeUPDATE (4/11/24): A former Bibb County JROTC Instructor was sentenced to 50 years, with the first 25 to be served in prison, after pleading guilty last month to child molestation, enticing a child for indecent purposes and sexual contact by a person in a position of trust. Charles Jackson will also be required to be on…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – This morning, we’re experiencing mild temperatures in the mid to upper 60s, along with showers and thunderstorms across the area. A wind advisory is currently in effect for Middle Georgia until 8 p.m. tonight, indicating gusts as high as 40 mph in the afternoon. As we move into the afternoon, the rain will gradually move out…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A shopping center owner in Macon is expressing frustration over what he calls a “Tent City” behind his properties. According to owner Eli Mazon, between 100 and 150 homeless people live in the encampment near Emery Highway. He claims they have damaged his properties. However, those living in the encampment say they’re safe and friendly and…
FORSYTH, Georgia – (41NBC/WMGT) – The Mary Persons Bulldogs (13-9) beat the Peach County Trojans (17-8) at home in a GHSA AAA Region game by a score of 2-1. Mary Persons had only two hits, while Peach County grabbed four hits. However, The Trojans only scored one run on an error. This was game one of a three game series…
Ron Rodgers and Marshall Hughes (Photos: Ron Rodgers for Sheriff/Facebook and Marshall Hughes-For Sheriff/Facebook)MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — In a special-called qualifying challenge hearing held Wednesday afternoon, the Macon-Bibb County Board of Elections voted to disqualify two candidates from the upcoming race for Bibb County Sheriff. Marshall Hughes and Ron Rodgers were ruled ineligible to run in a 3-2 vote. The…
FileMACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A worker has died after being injured Wednesday afternoon at Kumho Tire in south Macon. Macon-Bibb Coroner Leon Jones confirmed the death before directing our inquiry to Deputy Coroner Luann Stone, who deferred us to Bibb County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Lt. Linda Howard. Howard confirmed an incident happened around 4 p.m. and identified the person who…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – An incoming storm system will bring thunderstorms tonight and tomorrow morning, some of which may be severe. This Evening and Tonight Cloud cover will remain abundant around Middle Georgia this evening ahead of the overnight rain. Conditions will remain muggy with temperatures in the 70s and dew points in the mid 60s are likely much of…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Central Georgia Autism will be hosting ‘Autism Rocks Music Festival’ on Saturday, April 13. The music festival will be at the Museum of Arts & Sciences from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. Shelley Price, President of Central Georgia Autism, says the event will have live music, food, a silent auction and family-friendly activities. There will be…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Pop, pop and cheer. Those are the likely sounds you’ll hear at Rhythm & Rally Sports & Events. The facility, located in Macon Mall, has drawn on average hundreds of visitors per week. “We’ve had 200 first-time visitors on average per week, since we’ve opened on January 1,” General Manager John Roberts said. “Our membership has…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The 35th Annual Perry Dogwood Festival will be this weekend in Historic Downtown Perry. Saturday, April 13: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, April 14: 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. The 2-day event will feature more than 150 vendors. There will be food trucks, shopping, a kids zone and an adult zone. There will also be…
Good morning, everyone! Today starts with temperatures in the upper 50s to low 60s. Moving into Wednesday afternoon, anticipate mostly cloudy skies and temperatures rising into the lower 80s for most areas. Winds will increase from the south, ranging from 10-20 mph, possibly gusting over 30 mph by the evening. Additionally, a few showers may develop later in the evening….
MACON, Georgia – (41NBC/WMGT) – The FPD Vikings (16-3) grab the shutout victory 5-0 over the Mount De Sales Cavaliers (13-6-1) in GIAA AAAA/AAA District Six Region play game one of two in the series. Besides the two home runs from FPD, Vikings Pitcher Hayes Bryant pitched a complete game shutout with at least 11 strikeouts, including the final out…
MACON, Georgia – (41NBC/WMGT) – The Trinity Christian Crusaders (10-6) beat the CFCA Lancers (10-3) by a score of 16-1 in a GIAA AA Region game. This was the first of a three game series, with game two in Dublin Wednesday, and game three back in Macon on Friday. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: CFCA Baseball, CFCA Lancers, CFCA…
UPDATE (4/9/24): Pineview Mayor Brandon Holt has been suspended by executive order of Georgia Governor Brian Kemp following his indictment on theft charges. Kemp issued the order on Tuesday as a result of Holt being charged with multiple felony counts of theft by taking on March 11. The indictment was reviewed by a commission appointed by the governor, which found…
SOPERTON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Georgia Department of Transportation has awarded Treutlen County a $300,000 grant to help fund construction of a new road off State Route 56 that will lead into the planned Georgia 16 Industrial Park. “We’ve been bypassed for growth opportunities for whatever reason, and now I feel like we are in the game,” Soperton Mayor John…
Darion Hudson (Previous booking photo courtesy of Bibb County Sheriff’s Office)MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Darion Hudson, a Macon man who was being sought by Bibb County deputies after they say he barricaded himself inside a home with a gun and three children last month, has been taken into custody. According to a Bibb County Sheriff’s Office Facebook post, Hudson, who…