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…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – River Edge Behavioral Health is expanding in 2024 with new administrative offices, an outpatient clinic and a housing project. In Feburary, River Edge will begin construction at Riverside Plaza behind QuikTrip on Riverside Drive in north Macon. A new outpatient clinic building will include behavioral health urgent care, child and adolescent outpatient services and substance use…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Folks it’s extremely cold outside this morning with temperatures ranging from 16-22 degrees. There is also wind chills in the single digits in our northern counties. You need to layer up as you head out the door this morning and continue to have the coat this afternoon. Today we warm up to the mid 40s with winds…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The City of Warner Robins announces the lineup for the 41st Annual Independence Day Celebration Event set to take place on Saturday, June 29. The city says due to overwhelming community feedback following last year’s rainout, it’s bringing back two acts that were unable to perform. Grammy-winning songwriter, solo artist and the voice of Creed,…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – In response to the freezing temperatures forecasted for Macon, local organizations, including the Salvation Army of Greater Macon, Brookdale Resource Center, Loaves and Fishes Ministry, and Daybreak, are joining forces to provide shelter to those in need. “We’re not turning anyone away,” Latresa White, the Social Services Director of the Salvation Army of Greater Macon, said….
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) –Bibb County Sheriff David Davis was recently appointed to the Juvenile Justice State Advisory Board by Governor Brian Kemp. This board serves in an advisory capacity to the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council and will help oversee and advise on the preparation and implementation of the State’s Juvenile Justice three-year plan. The Board also helps set funding priorities…
Perry Schools cameras now operationalPerry School CamerasMACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Speed limit cameras continue to be installed throughout Bibb County school zones. The newest cameras will be added to Stratford Academy and will be activated on February 5. Only warnings will initially be issued in the new zone, and full enforcement with tickets will begin on March 6. Speed limit…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A blast of arctic air will drive temperatures below 20 degrees tonight across much of Middle Georgia. The Rest of the Evening Any remaining high level clouds over the region will work to clear out through this evening. Winds will remain a bit breezy from the northwest tonight as they range from about 6-15 mph. Gusts…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – L. H. Williams Elementary, located in the Pleasant Hill community, has partnered with Community Schools United to launch a Walking School Bus program, which aims to help students get to school safely. Attendance has been a major concern for years, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic, which resulted learning loss. Community Schools United Coordinator, Emma Steinhaus, noticed…