MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Middle Georgia Regional Library is celebrating its goal of breaking the summer reading record. The library set a goal of 2 million minutes of reading during the summer break, and hit 2.3 million, beating last year. Director of the Middle Georgia Regional Library, Jennifer Lauzenheiser, says reading can help students be more successful during the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A Macon woman pleaded guilty on Monday to three counts of tax fraud involving more than $331,000 in false refunds and a scheme totaling more than $3.5 million, according to a news release from the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Georgia. The plea was entered before U.S. District Judge Marc T. Treadwell….
ATLANTA , Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) –Due to a strong defensive effort, the Atlanta Falcons opened their 2023 campaign with a 24-10 victory over divisional opponent, the Carolina Panthers. However, the big talk of the offseason for the Atlanta Falcons has been the rookie phenom Bijan Robinson, and coincidentally, he scored the Dirty Birds’ first points of the season with a sweet…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Sports can be a great way to keep kids active, but they can also teach valuable lessons and build lifelong bonds. That’s why the Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Heart of Georgia is launching its Sports Buddies initiative in middle Georgia. According to Match Relationship Specialist, Sarah May, it can be especially difficult to find…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — First Presbyterian Day School students used chalk and prayer to pay tribute to 9/11 victims, including a school alumnus who lost his life in the Pentagon attack, in a campus ceremony on Monday. Students were handed a list containing the names of individuals who lost their lives during the 9/11 attacks 22 years ago. Each student…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Wesleyan College officially opened its new Downtown Leadership Lab in Macon on Monday, signaling a $1 million investment into student leadership development and women-focused community programming. The ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the start of the lab, which will serve as the home for Wesleyan’s CEO Leadership Institute. The facility aims to prepare students for leadership roles in…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Georgia Military College (GMC) held a solemn Patriot Day ceremony on Monday, featuring cannon fire to honor 9/11 victims and remarks from Georgia Governor Brian Kemp. Students and faculty at GMC paid tribute to the victims of the September 11 attacks in 2001. Cannons were fired to coincide with the timing of the planes that crashed…
Crimestoppers: Suspect’s hatWARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Macon Regional Crimestopper’s Sergeant Greg Thomas visited 41Today to share details on a 2008 Warner Robins cold case. Crimestoppers is looking for the suspect who murdered Ronald Orlando Brown on August 8th, 2008. According to the Warner Robins Police, Brown was shot multiple times just after midnight at the Cedar Point Apartments on…
Tonight we lift up and celebrate Flint Energies power Lineman of the Week Willie Lumpkin and high school football lineman Jay’vaughn Dunn of Howard High School, both lineman working to bring power and passion to everything they do on and off the field! 41NBC Lineman of the Week is powered by Flint Energies! Categories: Lineman of the Week
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Covenant Rams welcomed the Windsor Knights for our Game of the Week on The End Zone. The Rams (2-1) beat Peachtree Academy last week, 32-10. The Knights ( 2-1) beat Covenant 51-8 last season. Shaaz Peerani has the highlights from Covenant Stadium. Categories: End Zone, Game of the Week, Local Sports, Sports Tags: Covenant Rams,…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Westside Seminoles and the Rutland Hurricanes played at Ed DeFore Sports Complex in week 4. The Westside Seminoles (3-0) were averaging 39 points per game this year and beat Rutland 51-7 last year. The Hurricanes (1-1) had never beaten Westside since the series began in 2010. Check out the highlights. Categories: End Zone, Local Sports,…
GRAY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Peach County Trojans went on the road to take on the Jones County Greyhounds in Week 4. The Jones County Greyhounds (1-2) lost to Perry last week and had allowed 35 points per game this season. The Peach County Trojans (0-2) lost to Northside and Baldwin to start the season. Tucker Sargent has the highlights…
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Mary Persons Bulldogs welcomed the Haralson County Rebels to Dan Pitts Stadium at Mitchell Field on Friday. The Mary Persons Bulldogs (2-1) were ranked 10th in AAA by the Atlanta Journal Constitution. The Rebels (0-2) lost to Mary Persons last year, 38-17. Bill Shanks has the highlights. Categories: End Zone, Local Sports, Sports Tags: Bill…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Stratford Eagles hosted the Brookwood Warriors at Eagle Field on Friday night. The Stratford Eagles (2-0) were averaging 46 points per game this season. The Brookwood Warriors (2-1) lost to Stratford last year, 42-20. Bill Shanks has the highlights. Categories: End Zone, Local Sports, Sports Tags: Bill Shanks, Brookwood Warriors, eagle field, high school football,…
KATHLEEN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Perry Panthers visited the Veterans Warhawks on Friday night. The Warhawks (2-0) had only allowed six points this season but had lost two straight to the Panthers. The Panthers (1-1) beat Veterans 37-6 last season. Check out the highlights from Freedom Field. Categories: End Zone, Local Sports, Sports Tags: Bill Shanks, Freedom Field, high school…
Here are Middle Georgia’s high school football scores from Week 4. (Catch all the highlights here.) Games featured on The End Zone: Windsor 54, Covenant 0 Peach County 21, Jones County 48 Perry 49, Veterans 41 Westside 49, Rutland 35 Haralson County 14, Mary Persons 35 Brookwood 26, Stratford 45 Other scores: Jordan 0, ACE 54 Laney 44, FPD 44…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The buzz has finally settled as country music star Riley Green is announced as the first act booked to perform at the new Macon Amphitheater. His “Not My Last Rodeo” tour is set to hit the stage on Thursday, April 4 of next year. The newly built amphitheater, located in Macon, will have a capacity for…
Photos: Bibb County Sheriff’s OfficeUPDATE (9/8) – The man and woman wanted following a shooting outside of a downtown Macon bar earlier this week are now in custody. The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office says 22-year-old Elisha Begley and 27-year-old Katie Woodall turned themselves in Friday morning. Begley is charged with two counts of aggravated assault and possession of a firearm…
Amphitheatre DesignAmphitheatre DesignUPDATE: The Macon amphitheater has officially made their first booking! The venue posted on its social media Friday morning with the announcement that Riley Green’s “Aint My Last Rodeo Tour” will be stopping by Macon’s amphitheater to perform on April 4th of next year! The tour includes special guests– Tracy Lawrence and Ella Langley. Tickets will go on…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Thursday is National Grateful Patient Day, and a Dublin paramedic is saying “thank you” to the heart surgeon who saved his life. Forrest Jones is no stranger to saving lives. As a paramedic, he says it’s part of his job. But Jones didn’t his life would need to be saved one day. “We really had no…
GRAY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Students at Dames Ferry Elementary School in Gray had the rare opportunity to speak with astronauts aboard the International Space Station during a NASA STEM day held on Thursday. The event, aimed to expose students to non-traditional STEM careers, was part of NASA’s Educational Downlink program. Teacher Christin White explained the significance of the day for…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Georgia College & State University (GCSU) in Milledgeville has received a $100,000 research grant to help students delve into the field of solar energy through a new certificate program. The grant, awarded by the Partnership of Inclusive Innovation, will fund a program focusing on the design and installation of solar power systems. The program is expected…
Darrell WIlson III (Bibb County Sheriff’s Office)UPDATE (9/7): An 18-year-old is arrested in connection with the death of 21-year-old Eric Payton Thomas Jr. The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office says Darrell Lester Wilson III was arrested on Wednesday on a warrant for murder and several other outstanding warrants in Bibb County, including possession of a firearm by a person 18 and…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – In a 5-4 vote Tuesday night, Macon-Bibb County commissioners approved an ordinance requiring bars to close at 2 a.m., an hour earlier than the current 3 a.m. closing time. The decision stirred debate on economic impact and crime rates among local leaders. The ordinance was hotly contested as commissioners clashed over its potential effects. “People are…