School Testing
Bibb County, Education, Featured, Local News

Help limit your child’s testing anxiety ahead of Georgia Milestones

Check out these tips to help your child minimize testing anxiety.
Shelby Coates,

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – With the start of spring comes mandatory state testing across Georgia. Students are preparing for the Georgia Milestones Assessment. This is a comprehensive summative assessment pro​gram spanning grades three through high school. For some students, testing can be a source of anxiety. And this can impact their ability to do well at test time. Georgia Connections…

Cake Auction Web
Featured, Houston County, Local News

Houston County church raises $45,000 with cake auction

The church held its annual cake auction Sunday afternoon.
Shelby Coates,

WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Houston County church says it raised more than $45,000 by just selling cakes. According to a news release from Centerpoint Church of Warner Robins, it raised the funds by holding its annual cake auction. The event took place on Sunday at Matt Arthur Elementary School. The church says the $45,000 will send around 100…

Miss Georgia Web
Education, Houston County, Local News

Miss Georgia shares her story with youth at Warner Robins church

Miss Georgia Kelsey Hollis spoke at Warner Robins Word of Life Ministries.
Shelby Coates,

WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – 2022 Miss Georgia Kelsey Hollis spent the weekend inspiring students in Houston County. The Houston County native spoke at a youth program at Warner Robins Word of Life Ministries on Sunday. During the event, 22-year-old Hollis shared the importance of not questioning God about your purpose. And she spoke one-on-one with young people in the…

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Bibb County, Featured, Local News

Teen shot in neck at Brentwood Avenue

Haley Janes,

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A teen was shot on Brentwood Avenue Tuesday afternoon. According to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office, an incident was called in around 1:36 p.m. concerning a 17-year-old male who had been shot in the neck.  The victim is currently in stable condition. The BCSO is investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting, anyone with information is urged…

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Bibb County, Featured, Local News

Bibb County Sheriff’s Office arrests man for drug possession and firearms

41NBC Web Producer,

31-year-old Sabian Sharod James of Macon was taken into custody and charged with multiple counts of Trafficking Narcotics, Possession with Intent to Distribute Schedule One and Two Narcotics, and Possession of a Firearm during Commission of a Felony. He is currently being held without a bond. (From: Bibb County Sheriff’s Office) MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office Special…

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Across the Nation

Harry Belafonte, activist and entertainer, dies at 96

Associated Press,

PHOTO: Harry Belafonte, American singer, actor, producer, and activist who was a key figure in the folk music scene of the 1950s and known for popularizing the Caribbean folk songs known as calypsos., Photo Date: 03/23/2018NEW YORK (AP) — Harry Belafonte, the civil rights and entertainment giant who began as a groundbreaking actor and singer and became an activist, humanitarian…

Morning Business Report: Disney Begins Its Largest Round Of Layoffs
Morning Business Report

Morning Business Report: Disney begins its largest round of layoffs

Finn Balfour,

Disney is cutting off several thousand workers across the company this week in the second and largest wave of layoffs. The latest round of job cuts will impact ESPN, Disney’s entertainment division, Disney parks, and its Experiences and Product Division. First Republic, the struggling regional bank, says deposits were down 41 percent in the first three months versus final stretch…

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Across the Nation, Elections, Featured

Biden announces 2024 reelection bid

Associated Press,

PHOTO: President Joe Biden speaks on lowering the cost of high-speed internet for the U.S., Photo Date: 5/9/2022WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday formally announced that he is running for reelection in 2024, asking voters to give him more time to “finish this job” he began when he was sworn into office and to set aside their concerns about extending the run…
Baldwin County, Featured, Local News

Baldwin County Schools Closed Tuesday

41NBC Web Producer,

MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)-  All schools within the Baldwin County School District will be closed Tuesday, April 25th. According to a release by the school district, the closure is due to low water pressure reported by officials from the City of Milledgeville, which will affect the majority of the schools. We will continue to monitor the situation and will provide you…

Hawkinsville Falls In Its First Ever Ghsa Girls Soccer State Elite Eight Appearance
Across Georgia Sports, Local Sports, Sports, WMGT

Hawkinsville falls in its first-ever GHSA Girls Soccer State Elite Eight appearance

Hawkinsville High School added girls soccer in the fall of 2021.
Shaaz Peerani,

HAWKINSVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — After adding a girls soccer program just two years ago, the Hawkinsville Red Devils already hosted their first-ever GHSA State Elite Eight but failed to get by the Towns County Indians as they fell 2-0. Only four other Middle Georgia girls soccer teams played in their respective Elite Eights; the scores are below. A Division I…

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Baldwin County, Featured, Local News

UPDATE: Some Milledgeville water customers will be without water Tuesday, possibly longer

41NBC Web Producer,

UPDATE: (10:30) – On Monday, The City of Milledgeville issued an emergency water conservation request for residents on city water and sewer. This was done in response to the system experiencing a motor failure with a high service pump at the city’s Water Treatment facility. According to the city, a secondary pump was started and currently operating but only capable…

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Bibb County, Featured, Local News

UPDATE: Investigators need help identifying suspect in minibike, foot pursuit

Bibb County Sheriff's Office deputies recovered a stolen AR-15 Thursday after pursuing a "young male" on a minibike who was not wearing a helmet.
Tucker Sargent,

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Bibb County Sheriff’s Office deputies recovered a stolen AR-15 on April 20, after pursuing a “young male” on a minibike who was not wearing a helmet. That’s according to a sheriff’s office news release, which says deputies observed the suspect on Mumford Road just after 1:30 p.m. and attempted a traffic stop. The suspect fled, on…

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Bibb County, Featured, Local News

Man pleads guilty to 2020 murder in cell phone fight

Kendarius Hill pleaded guilty to malice murder in Bibb County Superior Court.
Shelby Coates,

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Macon man pleads guilty to a 2020 deadly shooting that started with a fight over a cell phone. Macon Judicial Circuit District Attorney Anita Howard says 23-year-old Kendarius Hill pleaded guilty to malice murder in Bibb County Superior Court on Monday. He was sentenced to life in prison. The murder charge stems from the May…

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Featured, Local News, Weather

Rain returns this week as temps slowly warm

Tuesday brings a chance for a few showers, but better rain chances return to the area later this week. Despite the rain, we will see a warming trend.
Cecilia Reeves,

We had a nice, but cool start to the week today, with highs in the low 70s and partly cloudy skies. We will continue to see some cloud cover overnight, but lows will drop into the low 50s. Tuesday brings another nice day, but a few isolated showers will be possible during the afternoon. Enjoy the mostly dry weather Tuesday,…

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Bibb County, Featured, Local News

Brookdale needs volunteers to help plant blueberry bushes

Edward Smart,

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The garden at the Brookdale Resource Center in Macon is looking for volunteers to help plant blueberry bushes. The garden supplies fresh fruit and vegetables for residents at the resource center. Macon-Bibb County Mayor Lester Miller helped till the ground for the blueberries. Mayor Miller says volunteering is important to the Macon-Bibb community. “I think its…

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Bibb County, Featured, Local News, Monroe County

Small town newspaper expands to Macon

Edward Smart,

FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Monroe County Reporter says it is expanding to Macon-Bibb County. Newspaper owner Will Davis says it will focus on news primarily out of north Macon. The Monroe County Reporter is delivered on Wednesday’s to subscribers. It’s available each week at select businesses in Forsyth and in north Macon for $2. If you would like to…

Wilkinson County Sewer System
Featured, Local News, Wilkinson County

Senators Ossoff and Warnock help secure funding for new Wilkinson County sewer system

Construction is already underway in the city of McIntyre and is expected to take 2 years.
Andrew Willis,

MCINTYRE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Wilkinson County is building its first ever public sewer system thanks to help from Georgia senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock. “It makes you wanna shout with having two senators that see the vision and understand the need, so I’m very elated,” said McIntyre Mayor Vicki Horne. For more than 30 years, officials in Wilkinson County…
Bibb County, Featured, Local News

82-Year-old man dies after East Macon house fire

Haley Janes,

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — An 82-year-old man died after a house fire in east Macon Sunday afternoon. According to Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones, the fire happened at 2893 Wilkes Court around 6:30 p.m. 82-year-old Robert Williams was injured in the house fire, and taken to the Piedmont Medical Center. He was later taken to a hospital in Augusta, where…

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Across the Nation

CNN terminates Don Lemon

41NBC Web Producer,

PHOTO: Don Lemon, American television journalist most well known for being a host on CNN, Photo Date: 11/29/2022Don Lemon was terminated from his anchor role at CNN, he announced Monday. Lemon announced the news on Twitter, saying he was informed by his agent that he was being terminated. “I am stunned,” Lemon wrote. “After 17 years at CNN I would…

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Featured, Houston County, Local News

Warner Robins Police Department’s Narcotics Investigation Unit placed on administrative leave amid misconduct allegations

41NBC Web Producer,

WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Warner Robins Police Department’s Narcotics Investigation Unit (NIU) has been placed on administrative leave following allegations of misconduct. The Houston County District Attorney’s Office will be looking into the claims, according to a news release from the city of Warner Robins. District Attorney William Kendall was notified of allegations involving members of the Warner Robins Police…