MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The new amphitheater in Macon officially has a name. Macon-Bibb County and OVG360 announced Tuesday a naming rights partnership with Atrium Health. The amphitheater will be known as the Atrium Health Amphitheater. It’s set to open with performances from Lynyrd Skynyrd and ZZ Top on March 24, 2024. “There were a lot of folks wanting to…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Good morning to you all!! Hope your Tuesday is going well so far! We are a bit cooler this morning with temperatures in the low to mid 30s. If you like sunshine you will love today’s weather. Plenty of sunshine with temperatures in the low 60s. Overnight we could see a few showers across the northern part of the…
SPARTA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Crisp County Sheriff’s Office, along with other law enforcement agencies, arrest a 15-year-old after a police chase. According to the sheriff’s office, the chase began Sunday around 7:30 a.m. on GA 401/I75 near mile marker 103 after a deputy attempted to stop the driver of a white Hyundai Sante Fe reported stolen out of Florida….
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Pleasant weather remains with Middle Georgia after a cloudy weekend. The Rest of the Evening Skies will stay clear over Middle Georgia as temperatures plummet towards the freezing point. Winds tonight will come from the northwest at around 5 mph. Tomorrow Mostly sunny skies will stick with Middle Georgia as cloud cover is limited to a…
Photo: MGNMACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Bibb County School District has announced the opening of its Pre-K Lottery application process. The application window, set to begin on February 5 and conclude on February 29, is accessible online at www.bcsdk12.net/prekapp. Students must turn 4 years old on or before September 1, 2024 to qualify for the program. “Pre-Kindergarten provides opportunities for…
Joseph Schaarschmidt (Photo: Warner Robins Police Department)UPDATE (12/11/25): Joseph Schaarschmidt was sentenced to 20 years in his brother’s killing. UPDATE (1/29/24): Warner Robins Police say 30-year-old Joseph Schaarschmidt is in custody and charged with murder in connection with his brother’s death. ORIGINAL STORY (1/29/24): WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Warner Robins Police Department (WRPD) is investigating a deadly Sunday…
Dr. Henry Ficklin MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A new candidate throws his hat into the ring for position with the Bibb County School Board. Dr. Henry Ficklin announced in a news release over the weekend he’s running for the Bibb County School Board Post 2 position. Dr. Ficklin says he wants to continue the “powerful representation from District Two.” He’s…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Good morning to you all!!! Hope you had a great weekend!! This weekend we saw temperatures in the 70s on Saturday with cooler temperatures on Sunday. This week will not be as warm or wet as last week was across Middle Georgia. This morning it is a bit breezy with temperatures in the mid and upper 40s. This afternoon…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Macon-Bibb County Urban Development Authority, along with other organizations, held an open house seeking public comment for the Macon Action Plan. Residents who attended the open house voiced their desire to see more businesses, living spaces and a grocery store in downtown Macon. Since the plan’s launch in 2015, there have been noticeable changes in…
Photo: Jones County Sheriff’s OfficeUPDATE: Jones County deputies say Tommy Ledford is now in custody. “Mr. Ledford contacted our deputies and requested a ride to our gated community,” a sheriff’s office Facebook post read. “He has turned himself in without further incident.” ORIGINAL STORY: GRAY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Jones County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a man deputies say…
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Earlier this month, residents in a Dublin neighborhood expressed their concerns about a broken water line that may have caused unknown debris to come up through their drains. Since then, the director of the city’s engineering department, Matthew Bradshaw, says the city has surveyed the water line and is drawing up plans for the repairs. Bradshaw…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A cold front arriving Saturday evening will bring thunderstorms to Middle Georgia, some of which could be strong. The Rest of the Evening Mostly cloudy skies will stick around as the odds for isolated showers or thunderstorms gradually increase. Temperatures will be slightly cooler than last night with low temperatures in the upper 50s and…
Photo: Milledgeville Police Department/FacebookUPDATE (1/26/24): Milledgeville Police have identified the man accused of shooting another man Thursday night. 53-year-old Willie Lee Carswell Jr. is charged with aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during a crime, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and recklessly endangering others. ORIGINAL STORY (1/25/24): MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – One person is injured and another…
Photo: Dejon CampbellMACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Two women were found dead inside a home on Friday, according to Macon-Bibb Coroner Leon Jones. He tells 41NBC the bodies were discovered after a family member hadn’t been able to get in touch with anyone in the home, located at 884 Prince Street. That family member went to the home and tried to…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Do something. That was the message of the “Into the Light” symposium led by Macon Judicial Circuit District Attorney Anita Howard’s office and “Out of Darkness”. It was part of an effort to shed light on human trafficking. “A lot of times when we see thing like this on TV, we don’t think it will touch…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Good morning to you all!! This morning we have started out with temperatures low to mid 60s. Some spots are a few degrees cooler than yesterday morning, that is due to a cool front just to the west of our area. The cool front will not really affect our forecast. Later on this afternoon temperatures will…
Thomas Arnold (Photo: Houston County Sheriff’s Office)HAWKINSVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Houston County deputies arrested a man in connection with a shooting last week. 31-year-old Thomas Arnold was taken into custody on Tuesday, January 23. The sheriff’s office says he’s accused of shooting a man on January 14 on Pitts Road in Hawkinsville. Deputies say the victim was taken to the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Bibb County School District Superintendent Dr. Dan Sims laid out his plan for tackling key issues in the district during his State of the District address on Thursday. Dr. Sims said district will be focusing on five areas: literacy, engagement, chronic absenteeism, mental health and wellness and recruitment and retention. Chronic absenteeism is a big problem…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The One Safe Place Macon Family Justice Center is now one step closer to providing centralized resources to survivors of domestic violence in Middle Georgia thanks to a grant from the American Rescue Plan Act. Bibb County commissioners voted unanimously on January 16 to approve a $1 million allocation to the upcoming center. The center’s director,…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A new bill passed Thursday in the Georgia State House of Representatives is aimed at giving Jews more legal protections against hate crimes. Originally proposed last year, House Bill 30 will now clearly define anti-semitism within state hate crime legislation. Rabbi of Temple Beth Israel in Macon, Elizabeth Bahar, was in support of the bill. She…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The slow moving cold front is arriving in Georgia tonight, increasing the rain odds for Middle Georgia as the weekend nears. The Rest of the Evening Mostly cloudy skies will remain with Middle Georgia as a few isolated showers and perhaps a thunderstorm occur within the region. It will remain very warm and humid with low…
Photo: Monroe County Emergency ServicesMONROE COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Monroe County firefighter suffered a minor injury on Thursday morning after a fire engine crashed en route to an auto accident call. Monroe County Emergency Services (MCES) says the fire engine rolled onto its side in a ditch just before 7:30 on Abercrombie Road between Highway 42 and Highway 83….
Photos: Mercer UniversityMACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Mercer University and The Mercer Athletic Foundation unveiled plans Thursday for three major facility upgrades. The projects include a baseball performance center, a new facility for the men’s and women’s tennis and golf programs and an end zone addition at Five Star Stadium. “I firmly believe each of these projects will elevate our programs,”…
Sheriff and Larson (Photos: Bibb County Sheriff’s Office)MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Two men are now in custody in connection with a warehouse break-in on Tuesday. A Bibb County Sheriff’s Office news release says a call came in to the Macon-Bibb E-911 Center just after 9 a.m. about two men breaking into California Cereal Products’ warehouse on Mead Road. Deputies say…