MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A mix of sun and clouds will continue to populate the Middle Georgia sky on Wednesday. Today A layer of cloud cover moved into Middle Georgia this morning following a relatively clear night. Those early clouds made for some spectacular sunrises this morning, but now they are giving the later morning hours a gloomier vibe. We…
Apple is holding a launch event at its headquarters in Cupertino, California today. The company is expected to announce new iPhone models as it has every September since 2012. Cybersecurity people say if you are accidently sent money on Venmo don’t refund it and tell the sender to work it out with Venmo. McDonald’s adds a new cheese Danish to…
Photo Credit to Bibb County Sheriff’s OfficeUPDATE (9/07): The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office says 20-year-old Breanna Eugenia Snead turned herself over to members of the U.S. Marshal’s Southeast Regional Task Force on Tuesday evening in connection to the aggravated assault investigation. Investigators identified Snead as the suspect involved in the incident and had warrants issued for her arrest. Snead is…
GRAY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Week four of high school football is here, and our End Zone Game of the Week features the Jones County Greyhounds and the Peach County Trojans. Last season, the Greyhounds were 10-3 and fell in the 5A state quarterfinals against eventual champions Warner Robins. Jones County began this season with two victories against Northside and Dacula…
It was a hot day in Middle Georgia, and we have one more on the way before a pattern change brings a significant cool down. Most of us should be staying dry overnight, with partly to mostly cloudy skies to start Wednesday. A stray shower or storm will be possible Wednesday afternoon as a cold front drops in from the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Macon-Bibb Design Review Board approves design plans for the new Otis Redding Arts Center in downtown Macon. The board’s decision on Tuesday comes after the board raised concerns that the first design clashed with Macon’s historic downtown setting. The foundation says it made small changes to the original design. The Otis Redding Foundation says the…
Georgia National Fair Food favoritesFair FoodPERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Georgia National Fair is helping stock the Middle Georgia Community Food Bank, and it’s asking for your help. The first 500 people who bring in a minimum of five non-perishable items still in date will receive $10 in coupons to spend with food vendors at the 2022 Georgia National Fair….
North Central Health hosts virtual health assessment Virtual Health AssessmentMACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The CDC is now recommending an updated Covid-19 booster after it approved the use of two boosters. The Pfizer booster shot has been approved for ages 12 and up, and the Moderna booster has been approved for ages 18 and up. According to Michael Hokanson with the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – SparkMacon is launching two new programs thanks to a $4,800 grant from the Central Georgia Empowerment Fund. The non-profit says it plans to facilitate two new programs to help entrepreneurs in Macon-Bibb County. The Central Georgia Empowerment Fund awarded eight local non-profit organizations grants with a total value of $40,000. Spark Macon will use its portion…
UPDATE : The Dublin Police Department is releasing details involving the deadly shooting on Sunday night. According to Interim Police Chief Keith Moon, an officer was an officer was dispatched to the intersection of Academy Ave and Kingsby Street just before 7 p.m., in reference to an accident with unknown injuries. Before arriving on scene, the officer was advised the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – More pleasant conditions have returned to Middle Georgia after a relatively cloudy Labor Day. Today Sunny skies greeted Middle Georgian’s this morning as sunrises could be seen across the region. We are continuing to see pleasant skies as we head into the lunchtime hours. More clouds will develop as we head into the afternoon, however not…
Pay raises for job hoppers bigger than they’ve been in two decades. Nationwide $3 movie ticket deal Saturday drew 8.1 million moviegoers. The Artemis mission was scrubbed again due to a fuel leak, the next opening is September 19. CVS says it would acquire Signify Health for 8 billion dollars. The deal marks a big push by CVS into the…
(41NBC/WMGT) — Science Guy Jason Lindsey shows us this week how you can pop a balloon inside of a balloon only using the sun! It starts with a black balloon floating around inside of a clear balloon and then using a magnifying glass while standing outside, Lindsey concentrates the sun on the black balloon. The balloon will absorb the sun…
(41NBC/WMGT) —College football season is officially underway! Let’s look at how one university is using tech to study concussions, and help players. Virtual reality isn’t just for playing video games. It’s being used to help student athletes. Graduate athletic training professor Gary Wilkerson with the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is studying why more players who’ve gotten concussions, are also…
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— Patricia Duncan has lived in Macon her entire life, and she’s been helping the elderly ever since she was a little girl. She’s making it her mission to ‘Train the next generation of caregivers.’ with the hope of addressing the shortage of care givers in the area. She recently opened ‘Wonderland International Training School’ located at 3770 Napier…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— No matter how you feel about the current political climate, there are ways to make your voice heard. One of them is voting, the other is getting involved with a political organization. Hayden Hart, a canvasser with the New Georgia Project explains what options there are. “There’s a lot of things you’re able to do both as…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Local activist Herbert Dennard has started the Just Walk Away Initiative. Dennard is the Executive Director of Changing Mindsets, a non profit organization that looks to curb violence in Macon. The new initiative hopes to encourage people to walk away from confrontation. Dennard and his organization are hanging posters in 40 convenience stores and barber shops…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Participants of the 45th Annual Labor Day Road Race started off their Labor holiday with a good run with friends. Racers took their marks early Monday morning. Almost 1,300 people came out to celebrate the holiday with a run through downtown Macon. “It feels great,” participant E.J. Durham of Macon said. “It felt a whole lot…
After a rainy weekend across Middle Georgia, we saw an afternoon of sunshine and highs in the 90s today. Tomorrow will bring another nice day, but highs will again be warming into the low 90s. There is a small chance of showers and storms during the afternoon, but most of us should end up dry. By Wednesday we will start…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a man involved in an afternoon shooting and auto theft in Macon. Deputies first responded to a shooting around 1:15pm Monday. Deputies learned that a man was shot in the back of the leg while on Churchill Street in Macon. The man later went to his home on…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Mercer University held its annual Labor Day concert Monday afternoon. The concert, which included pieces from Felix Mendelsshon, Florence Price and George Walker, featured students from Mercer as well as high school students from around the country. The director of the Robert McDuffie Center for Strings says her favorite part of the concert was the community…
UPDATE: The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office has identified the victim as 66-year-old Jackie Polk of Macon. —————————– MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A driver dies in a single vehicle crash along Northside Drive in Macon. According to the Bibb County Sherriff’s Office, the crash happened near the intersection of Athens Drive around 1:35 Monday afternoon. Deputies say a male driver was…
Photo Credit to Bibb County Sheriff’s OfficeMACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a masked male suspect who’s wanted for a commercial strong arm robbery that took place Friday, September 2nd. The Sheriff’s Office says that the incident took place at John Smeal Jewelers in the Macon Mall, just before 5 p.m. Its reported that…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The GBI is investigating it’s 83rd officer involved shooting of the year after an incident in Baldwin County this weekend that left a man dead. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation says that the shooting happened Saturday, just after midnight. The Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office responded to a domestic dispute on Union Hill Church Road, after several…