SPARTA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has closed the investigation looking into the incident that led to the death of Brianna Grier in Hancock County on July 15th while in custody of the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office. The latest release from the GBI on November 7th says that the GBI met with the family after completing the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Plenty of sun and warmth will hang around Middle Georgia this afternoon. Today Following a foggy and muggy morning to kick off our Monday conditions cleared quickly around Middle Georgia. Temperatures will reach their peaks earlier in the day now as a result of the time change, and for today that is in the low to…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A man is in jail facing several charges after an incident in Warner Robins over the weekend. According to a news release, the Warner Robins Police Department was dispatched to Walmart at 2720 Watson Blvd after a report of a kidnapping in progress. Officers found that 67-year-old Haimnarine Doobay had arrived with the juvenile victim,…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal traffic collision on Irwinton Road at Crystal Lake Drive. The incident occurred just after 6:30 Saturday morning. It was reported that a bicyclist, 50-year-old Rupert Shane Ward, was traveling east on Irwinton Road when he was struck by two different vehicles. The first vehicle left the scene, but the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Southwest Patriots took on the Central Chargers at Henderson Stadium in the last regular season game for both teams. The Chargers (2-7, 2-4 in 2-AA) lost to Spencer 20-14 last week. The Patriots (3-6, 3-3 in 2-AA) lost to ACE 62-28 last week. If Southwest wins, it would make the playoffs due to tiebreakers. Check…
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— The Mary Persons Bulldogs welcomed the Pike County Pirates on Friday night. The Bulldogs (5-4, 1-2) shut out Upson-Lee 33-0 last week. The Pirates (2-7, 0-3) had lost five in a row. With a win, Mary Persons would be in the playoffs as the 4th seed in 2-AAA. Check out the highlights from Dan Pitts Stadium at…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Houston County Bears faced the Veterans Warhawks in our Game of the Week on The End Zone. The Bears (7-2, 2-2 in 1-6A) beat Tift County 66-7 last week. The Warhawks (5-4, 1-3 in 1-6A) lost to Northside 58-7 last week. This was the last regular season game for both teams. Win this game,…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The FPD Vikings took on the Stratford Eagles at George S. Johnson Memorial Stadium on Friday night. The Vikings (2-7, 1-2) lost to Tattnall 42-28 last week but did beat Stratford last season. The Eagles (6-3, 1-2) beat Mount de Sales last game and were coming off a bye week. Bill Shanks has the highlights: …
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— The Northside Eagles hosted the Thomas County Central Yellow Jackets in the last week of the regular season. The Eagles (6-3, 3-1 in 1-6A) beat Veterans 58-7 last week. The Yellow Jackets (9-0, 4-0) were scoring 42 points per game while only giving up 14 points per game. They were ranked #3 in 6A. Here are…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) —The Tattnall Trojans hosted the John Milledge Trojans in the final regular season game on Friday night. JMA (9-0, 3-0) had won 46 games in a row after beating Mount de Sales 54-7 last week. Tattnall (6-3, 3-0) beat FPD 42-28 last week and had won four in a row. Tucker Sargent has the highlights from Jack…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Here are Middle Georgia’s high school football scores from Week 12: Games featured on The End Zone: Houston County – 70 Veterans – 21 Thomas County Central – 24 Northside – 14 Pike County – 10 Mary Persons – 46 Central – 24 Southwest – 6 Stratford – 49 FPD – 40 John Milledge – 28…
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— Flu season doesn’t stop during the holidays and health experts are warning to get your flu vaccine. According to Dr. Jason Smith with Primary Pediatrics, they’re seeing 80 to 100 cases a day. “This is probably the busiest flu season that I’ve seen in probably 10 years since 2012.” He says the increase could be due to the…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— Georgia broke early voting records with more than 2.4 million people casting their ballot. Early voting in Houston County is expected to exceed its 2018 numbers. According to Andy Holland, Elections Assistant for Houston County, around 35,000 people voted early as of Friday morning. He expected a few more thousand people to vote by the end of…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— The Georgia Bureau of Investigation now has more resources to fight drug trafficking in the state. Senator Jon Ossoff says funding from the Anti-Heroin Task Force is now available to the G.B.I. He says it will help them target, arrest, and prosecute drug traffickers. “My message for those who are engaged in this narco-trafficking, who are bringing…
Dia De Los Muertos event happening in ByronDia de Los Muertos eventBYRON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— The Austin Theater in Byron is bringing back its ‘Dia de Los Muertos Culture Expo’ this year. The event is meant to teach people the important of an ‘Ofrenda’ or atlar, which helps to celebrate family members who passed by placing their favorite foods and drinks on…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Three teams had a 2-3 region record in 4A Region 2, and two of those teams, Howard and Westside, battled for a spot in the state playoffs. The Seminoles struck first as quarterback Cameron Taylor scored a rushing touchdown; however, Howard would answer with a rushing touchdown of their own but would fail going for two…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Georgia Sports Hall of Fame continues to host Bibb County athletic programs for media nights; this time, it was the basketball teams’ turn. Coaches and players from both girls’ and boys’ teams spoke about the outlook on their seasons while getting a chance to mingle with other teams and get accustomed to media questions. Bibb…
It was another warm, nice day in Middle Georgia with partly cloudy skies starting to clear this evening. Patchy fog will develop in some spots across the area, but we should quickly clear Friday morning. Highs will once again warm into the 70s and 80s Friday afternoon under clear skies. Saturday will bring the return of clouds and scattered showers….
Agile Cold Storage and general contractor Ti Cold leadership joined Macon-Bibb Mayor Lester Miller and leaders from Macon-Bibb County Industrial Authority for the groundbreaking of Agile’s new state-of-the-art cold storage facility. (MBCIA)MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Agile Cold Storage broke ground Thursday on its fourth cold storage warehouse in Georgia. Agile, an Atlanta-based company, plans to invest more than $150 million…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Georgia Democrats met Thursday morning in Macon to voice their opposition to Herschel Walker being elected senator. Georgia House Minority Leader James Beverly, former Georgia State Senator and Milledgeville Mayor Floyd Griffin and Houston County resident Caly Hess all accused Walker of having a pattern of lying and disturbing behavior. “We’ve got to re-elect Reverend Warnock…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— Middle Georgia Orthopaedics is now offering urgent care services for people when they pull a muscle or break a bone. Dr. Scott Malone says going to an emergency room for those types of injuries can take hours, while they can treat it in 30 minutes to an hour at their clinic. Dr. Malone says they’re hoping to…
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT) – The junior class of Mount de Sales Academy picked up paint brushes Thursday to help Rebuilding Macon give back to elderly residents. More than 100 students repainted four homes across Macon for residents who aren’t able to. MDS Head Football Coach Grey Yates says this is part of the students’ annual community service day. “For us, it’s…
Stacey Abrams makes a stop in Macon as part of her ‘Let’s Get it Done’ Bus Tour.Stacey AbramsMACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT) — Macon was the latest stop in Stacey Abrams’ “Let’s Get it Done” bus tour. Thursday’s stop was part of her final push to get people to the polls. So far, her bus tour has made more than 20 stops throughout…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Democratic candidate for governor Stacey Abrams brought her ‘Let’s Get It Done’ statewide bus tour to Macon. Supporters gathered for a rally Thursday afternoon outside the Tubman Museum. Abrams’ campaign says the tour is her closing message to voters ahead of Election Day. Before the Macon rally, Abrams sat down with 41NBC’ Shelby Coates to talk…