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Bleckley County, Featured, Local News

Tornado damages high school gym, tennis court in Bleckley County

After storms swept through Middle Georgia on Thursday, some residents in Bleckley County are now cleaning up and assessing the damage caused by the severe weather.
Edward Smart,

COCHRAN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — After storms swept through Middle Georgia on Thursday, some residents in Bleckley County are now cleaning up and assessing the damage caused by the severe weather. Among the affected areas is Bleckley County High School, where a confirmed EF-0 tornado hit the gym and tennis court. Despite the damage, Director of Operations Stanley Thompson remains optimistic….

Military Child Purple Up Day
Featured, Houston County, Local News

Langston Road Elementary hosts ‘Purple Up Day’ parade to support military children

Langston Road Elementary School in Perry hosted a Purple Up Day parade on Friday to show support for children of military families in Middle Georgia.
Andrew Willis,

PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Langston Road Elementary School in Perry hosted a Purple Up Day parade on Friday to show support for children of military families in Middle Georgia. Parents serving in the military were invited to walk with their children as the school’s Military Kids Club hosted the event. The club holds monthly meetings for students with family members…

Bee Day
Featured, Laurens County, Local News

Dublin elementary students get up close with live beehive during Bee Day event

Susie Dasher Elementary School students were abuzz with excitement Friday as they got a rare opportunity to see a live beehive up close during the school's Bee Day.
Andrew Willis,

DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Susie Dasher Elementary School students were abuzz with excitement Friday as they got a rare opportunity to see a live beehive up close during the school’s Bee Day. Greg and Tracy Graham, beekeepers from Lime Sink Creek Honey, gave a presentation on the importance of bees and how they contribute to the environment. Students were able…

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Featured, Local News, Washington County

Deputies: 3 arrested for attempting to smuggle contraband into Washington State Prison

Deputies say they were patrolling the area of Davisboro Thursday when they noticed a suspicious vehicle in the 13000 block of Highway 24 East. That led to the arrest of three suspects for attempting to smuggle contraband into Washington State Prison.
Tucker Sargent,

DAVISBORO, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Deputies say they were patrolling the area of Davisboro Thursday when they noticed a suspicious vehicle in the 13000 block of Highway 24 East. That led to the arrest of three suspects for attempting to smuggle contraband into Washington State Prison. That’s according to a Washington County Sheriff’s Office Facebook post, which says the investigation revealed…

Tech Report: Most Americans Say They Have Experienced Sonic Snooping
Tech Report

Tech Report: Most Americans say they have experienced sonic snooping

Finn Balfour,

According to cybersecurity company NordVPN, more than half of Americans says they have been the victim of sonic snooping. Sonic snooping is where apps on your smartphone listen in to background noise, including conversations, to gather more information about you. This common tactic can be spotted when an ad for something you recently talked about or watched on TV appears…

Morning Report: More Women Are Out Earning Their Husbands
Morning Business Report

Morning Report: More women are out-earning their husbands

Finn Balfour,

More women are out-earning their husbands, but still pick up a heavier load at home. The share of women who earn as much as or significantly more than their husbands has roughly tripled over the last half-century, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. The report also found women are still doing about as much housework. Meanwhile, Wells Fargo…

Clergy Luncheon Meeting Addresses Problems With The Macon Youth
Bibb County, Featured, Local News

Council of Clergy discusses Macon issues, solutions at annual luncheon

Macon-Bibb's Council of Clergy gathered at their annual luncheon Thursday to discuss issues in Macon and ways to solve them. The meeting featured speakers from various organizations, including Resilient Macon, Central Georgia Technical College, and U Create Macon.
Edward Smart,

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Macon-Bibb’s Council of Clergy gathered at their annual luncheon Thursday to discuss issues in Macon and ways to solve them. The meeting featured speakers from various organizations, including Resilient Macon, Central Georgia Technical College, and U Create Macon. “We try to have multiple groups from within the community that are doing good work come and share…

Book Delivery
Bibb County, Education, Featured, Local News

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary students receive books through Book Blast fundraiser

Students helped raise more than $8,000 in their school's Book Blast fundraiser.
Andrew Willis,

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Students at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary in Macon received a special delivery… of books! Faculty delivered books Thursday to each student as a reward for their participation in the school’s Book Blast fundraiser. Students sent out requests to the community to support reading by sponsoring a student or purchasing books. The school was able…

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Bibb County, Entertainment, Featured, Local News

‘Picnic in the Park’ returns to Macon Saturday with food trucks, live music and family fun

Picnic in the Park, hosted by Macon-Bibb Parks and Recreation, is happening on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Edward Smart,

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Food trucks, live music and family fun are all on the menu for “Picnic in the Park,” returning to Macon’s Carolyn Crayton Park this weekend. The event, hosted by Macon-Bibb Parks and Recreation, is happening on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. According to Kalyn Collins, senior administrative assistant for Macon-Bibb Parks and Recreation, the…

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Baldwin County, Education, Featured, Jones County, Local News

Georgia College student named first Truman Scholar in school history

Georgia College and State University made history on Wednesday with the announcement of its first-ever Truman Scholar: Jones County native Colin Hall.
Brick Nelson,

MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Georgia College and State University made history on Wednesday with the announcement of its first-ever Truman Scholar. Colin Hall, a junior political science major, was surprised by faculty and staff with the news that he had been selected as a 2023 Truman Scholar. “When it was announced, I was speechless and so excited and proud to…

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Featured, Jones County, Local News

Jones County Deputy fired, arrested, and charged for Sexual Exploitation of Children

Haley Janes,

GRAY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A deputy with the Jones County Sheriff’s Office was fired, taken into custody, and charged with Sexual Exploitation of Children. Sheriff Reece made a post on the JCSO’s Facebook page describing the incident, saying that Deputy Kevin Harden had been with JCSO since 2017. Reece thanks the Child Exploitation and Computer Crimes Unit of the Georgia…

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Bibb County, Featured, Local News

ATF and NSSF to offer 10K reward for help in Howard’s Pawn theft case

Haley Janes,

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)  is working with the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) to offer a reward to whose who can help with the investigation involving 60 firearms stolen from Howard’s Pawn and Jewelry on Mercer University Drive on April 5th. The ATF is working to investigate the theft of the…

Pink Winners
Bibb County, Entertainment, Featured, Local News

Visit Macon ‘Drink the Pink’ winners announced

More than 20 businesses submitted nearly 40 pink-themed items.
Shelby Coates,

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Visit Macon announces the winners of the first-ever ‘Drink the Pink’ contest. The contest is part of the newly launched Pink Provisions Trail. It highlighted all of the pink-themed food and drinks from Macon businesses during the 10-day International Cherry Blossom Festival. In all, more than 20 businesses submitted nearly 40 pink-themed items. Voting for the…

Tech Report: Amazon Is Closing In On Walmart
Tech Report

Tech Report: Amazon is closing in on Walmart

Finn Balfour,

Amazon is closing in on one of Walmart’s traditional areas of dominance, consumer spending on personal health items. PYMNTS tracking over the past four years show that Amazon has been rapidly closing the distance. Just four years ago, Walmart accounted for 6.4 percent of consumer spending and Amazon barely cleared 2 percent. Since then, Amazon has come on strong and…

Tech Report: Study Finds High Rate Of Amazon Warehouse Injuries
Tech Report

Tech Report: Study finds high rate of Amazon warehouse injuries

Finn Balfour,

A finance professor at the University of Florida, says that large AI language models may be useful when forecasting stock prices. He used ChatGPT to parse news headlines, hoping to see whether they’re good or bad for a stocks. He found that ChatGPT’s ability to predict the direction of the next day’s returns were much better than random. Warner Bros….

Tech Report: Ai Music App Moises Reaches 30 Million Users
Tech Report

Tech Report: AI music app Moises reaches 30 million users

Finn Balfour,

Moises, a music app powered by artificial intelligence, is gaining major steam among both users and venture capitalists. The start up reports it has surpassed 30 million registered users on its platform after raising some $10 million dollars from investors. Moises uses AI to offer artists a wide range of tools including the ability to separate or remove vocals and…

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Bibb County, Featured, Houston County, Local News

Macon-Bibb and Houston County NAACP address viral hate speech videos in news conference

The NAACP will be requesting an investigation through the GBI for terroristic threats made against black people.
Andrew Willis,

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Macon-Bibb County and Houston County NAACP branches held a joint news conference Thursday morning at Rosa Parks Square in Macon, to address hate speech expressed by a middle Georgia athletic trainer. The news conference comes as a response to recent viral videos of coach Mark Taylor, owner of Speed Edge Sports in Macon, using racial…

Morning Report: Inflation Falls Along With Grocery Prices
Morning Business Report

Morning Report: Inflation falls along with grocery prices

Finn Balfour,

Inflation dropped in March for the ninth consecutive month. Grocery prices went down, but rent contributed the most to the monthly gain. Soon, the Federal Reserve may be able to wrap up its interest rate hiking campaign as inflation cools. Anheuser-Busch has seen its value nosedive nearly $5 billion since Bud Light’s polarizing partnership with transgender activist, Dylan Mulvaney. The…

Tech Report: Biden Administration Considers Ai Regulations
Tech Report

Tech Report: Biden Administration considers AI regulations

Finn Balfour,

The Biden Administration is considering AI regulations. The administration is examining whether checks need to be placed on artificial-intelligence tools such as ChatGPT. There are worries that the technology could lead to discrimination and other problems. Some propose that potentially risky new AI models should go through a certification process before they are released. Facebook is back online after a…

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Featured, Local News, Weather

Severe storms possible Thursday

Aaron Lowery,

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A low pressure system originating in the Gulf of Mexico is driving a severe weather threat for Middle Georgia this afternoon. Today     The Storm Prediction Center upgraded the severe categorical risk over the southern counties in Middle Georgia to a Level 3 “Enhanced” risk at 9 am this morning. It includes Wheeler, Wilcox, and…

Morning Business Report: Twitter Becomes X Corp
Morning Business Report

Morning Report: Twitter becomes X Corp

Finn Balfour,

Twitter, as a company, is no more. Court filings detail that Twitter has been subsumed by X Corp, Elon Musk’s long-talked up ‘everything app.’ Musk has proposed that Twitter morph into an app that is part social media, part payment processor, and part vacation booking service. As interest in weight-loss drugs soared, so did WeightWatchers’ shares. The company took advantage…

Ghsa Girls Soccer State Playoffs 1st Round Highlights And Scores For April 11
Across Georgia Sports, Local Sports, Sports, WMGT

GHSA girls soccer state playoffs 1st round highlights and scores for April 11

The girls' 2A, 4A, and 6A first rounds will kick off on April 13.
Shaaz Peerani,

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The GHSA soccer state playoffs are underway, and the girls’ first rounds for A-Division I, A-Division II, 3A, and 5A kicked off today. The scores are below. A Division I Dublin 6  Irwin County 1 East Laurens 10  Brooks County 0 Crawford County 1  Claxton 2 A Division II Macon County 0  Johnson County 3 Georgia…

7 Run 4th Inning Propels Kennesaw State Over Mercer
Across Georgia Sports, Local Sports, Sports, WMGT

7-run 4th inning propels Kennesaw State over Mercer

Mercer and Kennesaw State split their season series one game a piece.
Shaaz Peerani,

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Kennesaw State Owls took revenge for a loss to Mercer earlier this season as they dominated the Bears 12-5. Kennesaw State started the scoring off with a solo home run in the second inning and then tacked on seven runs in the fourth inning, putting the game out of the Bears’ hands. The teams split…