MACON, GA (41NBC/WMGT) – Good morning to everyone hope you all had a great weekend. This morning we have seen heavy rainfall and thunderstorms. This morning we have already seen 2-3 inches of rain. A flash flood warning is in effect for Bibb, Monroe, Jones, Houston, Peach, and Twiggs counties to see an additional 2-3 inches of rainfall. Overall not very…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Northeast boys basketball team traveled to Rutland Friday. 41NBC’s Justin Dierkes has the highlights. Categories: Bibb County, Local Sports, Sports Tags: boys basketball, Highlights, Macon, Northeast, Rutland
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Stratford boys basketball team traveled to rival Tattnall Square Friday. 41NBC’s Justin Dierkes has the highlights. Categories: Bibb County, Local Sports, Sports Tags: boys basketball, Highlights, Macon, Stratford, Tattnall Square
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Mary Persons girls basketball team traveled to Fort Valley Friday to face the Peach County Trojans. 41NBC’s Justin Dierkes has the highlights. Categories: Local Sports, Monroe County, Peach County, Sports Tags: Girls basketball, Highlights, mary persons, Peach County
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A Bibb County Sheriff deputy recenlty arrested a 16-year-old with a stolen Glock. (Photo courtesy of the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page) According to a report from the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office, several juveniles were stealing items from store shelves and threatening to shoot up a Houston Avenue business. Deputies say when they attempted to…
HOUSTON COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Houston County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents about a recent scam. Deputies say the scammers are using actual deputies’ names and telling people they have unpaid fines or warrants, and asking fore money. According to the Sheriff’s Office, it will never call you to ask for money or tell you you have a warrant….
CRAWFORD COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Crawford County Sheriff Lewis Walker is reacting to support received from Middle Georgia and the rest of the state following the death Tuesday of 40-year-old Timothy Rivers. The 40-year-old deputy died after a crash on Marshall Mill Road in Crawford County. “When you lose someone in a tragic accident, it’s tough, but the support that…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A 68-year-old man is in the hospital after a domestic dispute led to a shooting on Friday night. According to a Warner Robins Police Department (WRPD) news release, officers responded to a call at 109 Gordon Street around 5 p.m. Police say the caller, identified only as a 60-year-old woman, reported she had shot her…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The next weathermaker is on deck for Middle Georgia as we roll into the 2nd weekend of February. The Rest of the Evening Mostly cloudy skies will stay with Middle Georgia this evening and tonight in the form of high level stratus clouds. No rain is expected tonight, and wind should remain on the calm side…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Mentors Project of Bibb County delivered 40,000 pounds of cabbage to the community outside Luther Williams Field on Friday. People gathered with bags and boxes ready to pack up cabbages to store for food at home. June O’ Neal, the executive director of the Bibb County Mentors Project, says these food donations help reduce food…
Fred Lee Roberts (Photo: FBI)UPDATE (2/9 – 3:15 p.m.) – Mitchell Robinson has been taken into custody, according to the FBI. “FBI Atlanta would like to thank everyone who helped spread the word of the Wanted Posters,” the FBI wrote in an email to media outlets. “It’s because of the coverage that the fugitives are in custody.” UPDATE: (2/8 –…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Blanco Brown and the Ying Yang Twins are set to perform on the Coca-Cola Entertainment Stage at Carolyn Crayton Park on Friday, March 22 as part of the Cherry Blossom Festival’s Nightly Concert Series. The festival made the announcement on Friday, five days after revealing Lupe Fiasco would not be able to perform on Friday, March…
Surayah Johnson (Photo: Houston County District Attorney’s Office)WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – 24-year-old Surayah Guyana Johnson of Warner Robins will serve the rest of her life in prison after entering guilty pleas on Friday in connection with a June 2022 shooting that left Jamal Colson dead and two others injured. According to a news release from the office of Houston…
Booking Photos (L-R – First Row: Balkcom, Balthrop, Carswell, Dawson; Second Row: Dugger, Little, Mattox) (Photos: Bibb County Sheriff’s Office)MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Seven people, identified by the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office as “top gang members in Bibb County,” were taken into custody on Thursday in “Operation Clean House.” A Bibb County Sheriff’s Office news release says the sheriff’s office…
Rosa Parks Square (Photo: Macon-Bibb)MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Macon-Bibb Commissioners appropriated up to $1.5 million this week for improvements at Rosa Parks Square. According to Macon-Bibb, the improvements will include new seating and enhanced shading, as well as a wall to honor local luminaries. The space will also be leveled to make it more accessible for events. Macon-Bibb says the…
File: 2021WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Keep Warner Robins Beautiful (KWRB) announced Friday its selection as a recipient of a micro grant totaling $3,635 from the Keep Georgia Beautiful Foundation. KWRB says the funds will be used to buy supplies, including trash bags, buckets, litter grabbers, vests, gloves and water for volunteers during the 2024 Great American Cleanup (GAC) events….
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help finding a man wanted in two cities. According to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office, the man, who deputies say they have identified, is wanted for shoplifting. Deputies say a total of more than $3,000 in merchandise was taken from The Home Depot, located at 4635 Presidential Parkway…
Funeral arrangements announced for Deputy Timothy RiversMACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Funeral arrangements have been announced for Crawford County Deputy Timothy Rivers. Deputy Rivers died in a two-vehicle crash on Tuesday, February 6 while on duty. The crash happened on Marshall Mill Road, south of Chapman Road. According to Georgia State Patrol (GSP), the preliminary investigation revealed the marked unit was…
Tracey Chatman (Photo: BIbb County Sheriff’s Office)UPDATE (2/9): Bibb County deputies say 50-year-old Tracey Chatman has been located and is unharmed. “The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office was notified that 50-year-old Tracey Chatman has been located unharmed,” an updated news release stated. “Chatman has been removed from the NCIC system as missing.” ORIGINAL STORY (2/5): MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Bibb County…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Well folks it is finally Friday and this morning we are starting off in the low to upper 40s across the area with clouds. Today we are going to be in the 70s! I know that sounds wonderful, however there is gonna be cloud coverage. Overnight clouds will move in to the area still with temperatures in…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Religious leaders across Macon-Bibb came together at The Tubman African American Museum, to discuss various issues in the community and potential solutions, in the first ‘Mayor’s Council of Clergy Luncheon’ of the year on Thursday. Macon-Bibb Mayor Lester Miller highlighted the county’s growth and economic accomplishments. The Pastor of Community Church of God, Jason McClendon, says…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Houston County third graders transformed the Cary W. Martin Conference Center into a marketplace for selling and buying services and goods on Thursday. These students have been learning economic concepts since October and are now using that knowledge to create their own unique products and services for customers to purchase. Parents, administrators and guests were…
Christopher Waters (Photo: Houston County District Attorney’s Office)WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Houston County man has been banished from Houston County after being convicted of child molestation this week. A news release from District Attorney William Kendall’s Office says 40-year-old Christopher Neal Waters was sentenced to a total of 30 years with 13 of those years to be served…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Cloud cover, heat, and humidity will continue to rise ahead of the weekend. The Rest of the Evening High level clouds moved in last night and have blanketed much of Georgia today. These will not budge as we head into tonight, helping to insulate the state and lead to warmer low temperatures. Additionally, winds are now…