ATLANTA, Georgia – Governor Brian Kemp announced a new director to lead the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. The Board of Public Safety unanimous voted to approve the appointment of Chris Hosey as director. The appointment will take effect August 1. Hosey currently serves as Assistant Director of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, overseeing the Investigative Division – the largest component…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Two former employees are indicted on theft and racketeering charges in Baldwin County. Attorney General Chris Carr announced the indictment of 43-year-old Latina Thompson of Sandersville and 39-year-old Sheldonna Williams of Haddock. They are charged with Racketeering, Forgery in the Third Degree and Theft by Taking. Carr says the women are former employees of the Oconee…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Macon man pleads guilty to sexually assaulting and killing a homeless woman outside of Daybreak Ministry. Macon District Attorney Anita Howard says 58-year-old Kenny Whitehead pleaded guilty to Malice Murder, Rape and Necrophilia instead of facing a trial. The evening of May 17, 2020, surveillance video shows Whitehead walking up the front steps of the…
Photo credit to Bibb County Sheriff’s OfficeMACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A deputy chase in Macon ends with a major drug bust and the driver behind bars. The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office shared these photos to its Facebook page on Monday. Deputies say they made a traffic stop at the intersection of Montpelier and Pansy Avenues, but the driver took off…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is looking for the man who robbed the Quality Inn on Chambers Road this morning. According to a press release, around 3:46 a man wearing a red hooded sweatshirt, black track pants, and a face covering entered the Quality Inn and demanded money from the clerk. After getting the cash, he…
Coach J.T. Wall of John Milledge Academy sits down with 41NBC’s Bill Shanks to talk about their upcoming season. Categories: Coach’s Corner, Sports Tags: academy, high school football, John, milledge
Bibb County School DistrictMACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Bibb County School Board is considering three potential millage rate proposals for the 2024 fiscal year. Bibb County School District During a presentation on Monday, Chief Financial Officer Sharon Roberts laid out options A, B, and C based on the Macon-Bibb County Preliminary Tax Digest. Each option illustrates different fiscal outcomes for…
A dome of high pressure that has been over the southwest is going to be pushing into Middle Georgia through the end of the week. This will allow our high temperatures to warm into the triple digits starting on Tuesday, continuing through the week. The addition of lower humidity will at least make the heat a bit more comfortable (it’s…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Milledgeville Police are investigating a shooting that resulted in a juvenile being hospitalized. Police say they were dispatched to the 2400 block of Grandview Drive just before 5 p.m. Monday. Witnesses told police the victim was approached by someone else and shot at close range. The shooter then fled on foot. There’s no word on the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A new medical cannabis production facility is bringing new jobs and economic development to Macon. Local and state leaders toured the future site of Fine Fettle cultivation and extraction center in the Ocmulgee East Industrial Park. The $35 million facility will produce low-dose THC oil products for seven dispensaries across Georgia. The facility has 49 grow…
MILLEGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Senator Jon Ossoff announced a $1.9 million grant to enhance early childhood education in rural Georgia, specifically aimed at Baldwin County’s Early Learning Center and Head Start program. It’s part of an ongoing commitment to bettering preschool education, according to Ossoff. “For me right now the needs of young children (is) something I’m feeling with particular…
Coach Kip Burdette of West Laurens High School sits down with 41NBC’s Bill Shanks to talk about their upcoming season. Categories: Coach’s Corner, Sports Tags: high school football, Laurens, Raiders, west
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Middle Georgia Regional Library wants to spread literacy across Macon. The library system hosted a pop-up library at the Macon Transit Authority on Monday. The pop-up event included free library cards, free books and information on library programs. The Middle Georgia Regional Library says it wants equal access to literacy in Macon. The library plans…
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A total of seven vehicles were involved in a deadly crash this weekend in Peach County. Georgia State Patrol says the crash happened near mile marker 149 on I-75 northbound in Peach County. Around 10:15 Saturday night, northbound traffic came to a stop due to road maintenance and lane closures. Troopers say that’s when a…
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Bibb County woman is dead after being hit by a vehicle early Sunday morning along I-75 in Monroe County. Deputies responded to the crash near mile marker 194 around 5:00am. That’s where they found a woman lying in the roadway. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office posted on Facebook and identified the woman as Janiya Pitts….
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is looking for the man who used a gun to rob the Sunoco in north Macon. The incident happened around 12:30 Monday morning at the Sunoco Gas Station located at 3821 Northside Drive. Deputies say a masked man entered the store and pulled out a firearm. He demanded money from the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Little League softball state tournaments took place this week, and four teams from middle Georgia claimed state titles. In the 10U division, Dudley Little League won the title and will represent Georgia at the Tournament of State Champions in Clarksville, TN, beginning July 28. In the 11U division, Warner Robins American Little League claimed the title…
Coach Jeremy Edwards of Houston County High School sits down with 41NBC’s Bill Shanks to talk about their upcoming season. Categories: Coach’s Corner, Sports Tags: Bears, County, high school football, Houston
We have seen a few pop-up showers this afternoon and evening in Middle Georgia, with a few more expected through midnight. A cold front is making its way into the southeast this weekend and that will help to fire up storms Saturday afternoon. Highs will be warming into the mid-90s, so we will have plenty of “thunderstorm fuel” for some…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A late-night shooting on Briarcliff Road Thursday left two teenagers injured, according to the Warner Robins Police Department. The shooting happened during a party in the neighborhood, following a dispute that escalated into gunfire. Just after 10 p.m., officers were called to the scene in the 100 block of Briarcliff Road. Investigators determined the gunfire…
It was another hot day in Middle Georgia with a few pop-up showers and thunderstorms. We will repeat the forecast Friday before our better rain chances move in for the weekend. Highs Friday will be warming into the mid-90s, with high humidity. By Saturday a more organized line of storms will be rolling into the area during the afternoon/evening. Some…
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Dublin’s Carl Vinson VA Medical Center is improving veterans’ access to healthcare by offering free Uber services, aiming to decrease missed appointments and enhance overall care. The VA’s Uber Health Connect Service is now available for eligible veterans in Dublin. According to VA officials, the service provides a reliable transportation option for veterans throughout the year,…
Coach Keith Hatcher of ACE sits down with 41NBC’s Bill Shanks to talk about their upcoming season. Categories: Coach’s Corner, Sports Tags: ACE CHARTER GRYPHONS, high school football
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Five Macon teens are charged with firing off guns in multiple neighborhoods and trying to stop drivers as they approached the area. Just before 10:00 Saturday morning, Bibb County deputies responded to shots fired in the 4500 block of Shadow Lawn Drive. Deputies learned four young males had opened fire on a home and then left…