MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Good morning we are seeing a few showers on radar this morning especially in on northern counties. Temperatures are much warmer in the upper 40s to low 50s. Rain showers will be off and on for the rest of this morning with temperatures in the upper 50s to low 60s much warmer than we have been. Rain…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – District 9 of Macon-Bibb County has a new Commissioner. Her name is Brendalyn Bailey. “I’m grateful for the opportunity to serve,” said Bailey, who gathered with a group of community members on Monday to discuss her plans for the district. Bailey is no stranger to the district, having lived there her entire life. She met with…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- The Macon Volunteer Clinic has recently opened a new on-site eye clinic. It’s all thanks to the generosity of donors during the “Giving Tuesday” campaign last November. “To offer this free service to our patients is really a testament to what this community can provide,” said Mara Beck, Executive Director of Macon Volunteer Clinic. The clinic, which…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Members of the Macon Rotary Club gathered at the First Presbyterian Church of Macon Monday, for an update on the progress of the Ocmulgee National Park & Preserve Initiative (ONPPI.) Director of Advocacy for the Initiative, Tracie Revis, spoke of recent achievements strengthening the relationship between Macon-Bibb County and the Muscogee Creek Nation. Revis says within…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Lifelong Macon resident and owner of Stewart Advertising, Stanley Stewart, signed his Declaration of Intent to run for the Macon-Bibb County Board of Commissioners District 3 seat. The seat will be open at the end of current commissioner, Elaine Lucas’, term later this year. Stewart says his top priorities are economic development and public safety for…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Warmer and more humid conditions will take over the Peach State following the bitterly cold weekend. The Rest of the Evening Middle Georgia has seen temperatures rebound quickly today following a bitterly cold weekend. While there has been a healthy dose of sun to accompany that, cloud cover will continue to fill in throughout the evening…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Good morning to you all! This morning we are starting of in the mid 20s to low 30s with clouds in the area. We will continue to see the clouds this afternoon with temperatures in the mid 50 and upper 50s. Temperatures will not be as cold overnight tonight in the mid 40s. Rain showers will…
UPDATE (1/20/24): A man who went missing last month was found dead inside a chimney of a home on Friday night, according to Macon-Bibb Coroner Leon Jones. Jones says the body of 43-year-old Anthony Rumplik was discovered inside inside the chimney of a home at 1085 Courtland Avenue. Jones says he was pronounced dead at 8:17 p.m. A Bibb County…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Braves manager Brian Snitker sits down with 41NBC’s Bill Shanks to give us a look at the Braves as they get ready to start spring training. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: Atlanta Braves, B.S. Report, Brian Snitker
Pollard and Calhoun (Photos: Bibb County Sheriff’s Office)UPDATE (1/19/24): The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office has arrested two people in connection with the shooting death of Clifford Tyrone Browner. A sheriff’s office news release says 24-year-old Dequavia Pollard and 25-year-old Amore Calhoun were taken into custody Friday. Both are being held without bond in the Bibb County Jail. Pollard is charged…
Pollard (File: 2024 / Bibb County Sheriff’s Office)UPDATE (1/19/24): A man is now in custody in connection with the shooting death of Calvin Thomas Hugley Jr. in August 2023. A Bibb County Sheriff’s Office news release says investigators were able to connect 24-year-old Dequavia Pollard with Hugley’s death. Pollard was taken into custody just before 2 p.m. Friday and was…
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Fort Valley City Council voted Thursday night to terminate both the City Administrator and the City Attorney. “I’m going to appeal,” City Administrator James Woods said Friday. Woods says he doesn’t know if it’s going to make a difference, but he hopes the citizens will speak out against the council members who voted to…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Folks it is starting to get cold across Middle Georgia. We saw plenty of sunshine with temperatures in the 50s today. Cold arctic air will be here overnight tonight into Saturday morning with temperatures in the teens to low 20s. Temperatures will feel like the teens on Saturday morning some could be colder. We will not warm up much only…
Photos: Monroe County Sheriff’s OfficeFORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A man is now in custody and faces multiple drug charges after the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at a hotel on Thursday. A Monroe County Sheriff’s Office news release says the sheriff’s office’s investigations unit conducted an investigation after multiple complaints about unusual activity at Rodeway Inn. Stanaviane…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Supporters of the pro-life movement gathered in Macon Friday to advocate for the end of abortion. For nearly a decade, members of the pro-life community have rallied in Macon for the end of abortion as part of the March for Life event. Each year, the faith-based march is hosted by the Kolbe Center, which serves as…
HANCOCK COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) –An officer at Hancock State Prison is charged after the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) says she reported to work with contraband. Officer Jehan Landau was arrested on January 8 when GDC says she showed up at work with one pair of white socks, one pair of men’s underwear, one pair of multi-colored shorts and a…
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Improvements are coming to Forsyth in 2024 as city leadership builds on long term efforts and successes from previous years. Last year, the City of Forsyth celebrated the 200th anniversary of its founding. Now, city leadership is looking to wrap up improvements that have been in the works over the past several years. Forsyth Mayor Eric…
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – According to Fort Valley City Administrator James Woods, the City of Fort Valley has not been recognized as a certified city government by Georgia’s Department of Community Affairs for at least the past 15 months due to the city being delinquent on its audits. “We are a city in the state of Georgia with a…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – I hope you had the chance to get out and enjoy the sunshine today and much warmer weather than we have seen all week. Unfortunately we will not be seeing this temperatures last very wrong as another cold air blast is expected this weekend. Overnight we will see a few showers across middle Georgia. The timing…
Photos: Bibb County Sheriff’s OfficeMACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Bibb County deputies need your help identifying two men who stole a car from a downtown gas station on Thursday. Deputies say just before 1:30 p.m., the two men pictured above stole a black 2002 Honda Accord Special Edition 4-door from the parking lot of the Marathon gas station, located at 277…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The American Red Cross is experiencing an emergency blood shortage, and Piedmont Macon is encouraging the public to make donations. According to a Piedmont Macon news release, the nation faces the lowest number of people giving blood in 20 years. Anita Carrick, Piedmont Macon Medical Center’s blood bank lead technologist, says the recent bad weather has…
Photos: Bibb County Sheriff’s OfficeMACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office needs help identifying a person of interest wanted in connection with a commercial burglary. Deputies said in an emailed request for ID Assistance that it happened in late 2023 “in the shopping center located at 1401 Gray Hwy.” That’s the address of the Walmart shopping center. Deputies…
Photo: Clay PoulnottUPDATE (9 a.m.) – Macon-Bibb Coroner Leon Jones identified the man who died after barricading himself in a restroom at Atrium Health Navicent Wednesday night as 49-year-old Christopher Valentine. UPDATE (3:45 a.m.) – Atrium Health Navicent released an additional statement after the man who barricaded himself inside a restroom Wednesday night died: “We are thankful for the assistance of…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Following a sharp increase in opioid overdoses in Macon-Bibb in recent years, community partners are coming together to reduce them through action and education. From prescription medication like morphine or hydrocodone to illegal drugs like heroin or fentanyl, opioid misuse has grown increasingly common in recent years. In Macon-Bibb County, the rate of opioid overdoses has…