WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Houston County Bears welcomed the Sumter County Panthers to Freedom Field on Friday night. The Bears were coming off a 10-3 season and beat Sumter County 41-7 to open the season last year. The Panthers had won only one game in each of the last three seasons. They were 3-24 since 2020. Bill Shanks…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Veterans Warhawks hosted the Richmond Academy Musketeers in Week 1 of The End Zone. The Warhawks went 5-5 last year, giving up 35 points per game along the way. The Musketeers, from Augusta, beat Veterans 23-20 last season. Check out the highlights from Herb St. John Stadium: Categories: End Zone, Local Sports, Sports Tags: Bill…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Baldwin County is looking for a new EMS service after Grady EMS, based in Atlanta, will not renew its three year contract. Baldwin County Commissioners met Friday to discuss its next steps to get a new service. County Manager Carlos Tobar, says this was an unexpected change but still plans to maintain good EMS service reputation…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Georgia College and State University wants to teach students financial literacy. For many, college is the first time students have to manage money. Without guidance budgeting, it can be difficult. With the new semester underway, GCSU offers a Financial Literacy Club to help students manage their money. Professor Brent Evans teaches financial literacy at GCSU. He…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Walmart wants you to ring in the new school year with wellness this Saturday. Pharmacies and vision center teams at Walmart locations across Middle Georgia are taking part in Wellness Day on Saturday, August 19th from 10:00am to 2:00pm. Customers can receive free glucose, cholesterol, body mass index (BMI) and blood pressure screenings. Walmart will also…
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) –The first End Zone Game of the Week for the 2023 high school football season features the Peach County Trojans hosting the Baldwin Braves. The Baldwin Braves are coming off their worst finish to a season since 2016, going 4-7 while falling in the first round of the GHSA 4A state playoffs. But this offseason, things…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Southwest Patriots defeated the Howard Huskies 42-6 at Ed Defore Sports Complex to open up the 2023 high school football season. Check out the highlights from Ed Defore Sports Complex. Categories: Local Sports, Sports
MONROE COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office needs your help finding a wanted man. Laron Jeffery Woodard is wanted for for Burglary, Theft by Taking and Criminal Damage to Property. If you have seen Woodard or know where he is, call 911 or the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office at (478) 994-7010. Categories: Featured, Local News, Monroe County Tags:…
LAURENS COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Laurens County Sheriff’s Office needs your help finding a wanted man. Investigators say Dustin King is wanted for Aggravated Assault. If you have any information or know where King is, call 911 or Laurens County Sheriff’s Office at (478) 272-1522. Categories: Featured, Laurens County, Local News Tags: Aggravated Assault, Dustin King, Wanted
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — On Thursday, a Peach County man was sentenced to prison. Clinton Rudy Mitchell plead guilty to Trafficking Methamphetamine and Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon. He was sentenced to 30 years, with 10 years to be served in state prison. On May 11, the Peach County Sheriff’s Office along with the Crawford County…
It has been another beautiful day in Middle Georgia, with dry air filtering into even our southern counties. That dry air will allow our overnight temps to fall into the mid and low 60s Friday for a great start to the day. Sunshine will stick around all Friday with high warming to the low 90s. Humidity will stay low Friday…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Thrifty shoppers in Middle Georgia have reason to celebrate with National Thrift Shop Day emphasizing the importance of saving money through secondhand purchases. According to the Association of Resale Professionals, the U.S. has more than 25,000 resale shops, and 62 percent of Generation Alpha and millennials prefer to seek secondhand items before buying new ones. Goodwill…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — More people in Middle Georgia are speaking up on issues that matter through the Community Foundation of Central Georgia’s 2023 On the Table Survey. Thursday, the Foundation announced the survey results and awarded $24,500 in mini-grants to 25 community organizations. This year, the biggest issues affecting the community were crime, affordable housing and mental health according…
Tech companies laid off more than 300,000 employees in the first half of 2023. Tech analysts from Bernstein research have been posting monthly updates on layoffs across the industry for about a year. The adoption of AI in video surveillance is expanding, due to the increase in higher resolution cameras and cloud-based video surveillance. Eagle eye networks says it saw…
Remote work’s negative effects outnumber positive ones, according to business leaders in a new York fed survey. Roughly two-thirds said remote work hurt workplace culture, team environment, communication, and training. The upside for employers: it helps with recruiting and retaining workers. Americans may be pulling back on food delivery. Both Sweetgreen and Cava says more customers are picking up their…
UPDATE (8/16/23): A 26-year-old Macon man is in custody in connection with a deadly shooting in December. The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office says 26-year-old Jaleel Deshawn Parker is charged with murder in connection with the shooting death of 23-year-old Deshazo “Destin” Kifian Howard of Macon in December. Parker was taken into custody at a Northside Drive business just after 12…
MGNMACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – As former President Donald Trump faces charges in Georgia, we asked former Macon Judicial Circuit District Attorney David Cooke his thoughts on the indictment out of Fulton County. Trump and 18 other defendants are named in the 41-count indictment. The charges stem from claims that Trump and his allies tried to overturn the 2020 election results…
BYRON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — In a sport less commonly pursued in middle Georgia, two young prodigies have ascended to prominence on the grandest stage, securing an impressive 3rd place at the Pan Kids Jiu-Jitsu International BJJ Federation Championship, which is highly regarded as the largest and most competitive Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tournament for kids in North America. “It was exciting, but…
It has been a stormy night across Middle Georgia, as a cold front fired up a few severe storms early. The front will continue to push south into our area, before stalling sometime Wednesday. Behind the front, dry/comfortable air will move in, along with dry conditions. A few showers will be possible south of the stationary boundary, but severe storms…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Crimestoppers’ Sergeant Greg Thomas visited 41Today to highlight five wanted suspects and their charges. Crimestoppers offers rewards of up to $2,000 for tips that lead to arrests. The Crimestoppers tip line is anonymous and callers are not required to provide their name. Can you help Crimestoppers track down the following suspects: Lonnie Wingate Samuel Jones Pershameron Banks…
Coach Cecil Lester of Dooly County sits down with 41NBC’s Bill Shanks to talk about their upcoming season. Categories: Coach’s Corner, Sports Tags: Dooly County Bobcats, high school football
Ford sees revenue from in-car software services, like its hands-free driving feature, surging by 1,000% over the next few years. Ford sees more technology especially in the areas of safety and security to be coming to cars in the next few years. A lucky few who are trained in A.I. technology could find lucrative jobs paying as much as $900,000…
Hawaiian electric’s stock tumbled to a 13-year low Monday. It plunged more than 40% after a class action lawsuit alleged that Maui’s devastating wildfires were caused by the utility’s energized power lines that were knocked down by strong winds. The UAW and the automakers are still negotiating new contracts, which expire September 14th. The union is asking for huge raises,…
A new Illinois law is now the first in the country designed to protect the earnings of children who are social media influencers. Alphabet, the parent company of Google, is in the early stages of negotiating with Universal Music Group over a tool to let fans create “deepfake” songs using artists’ voices and music through a legitimate process that would…