Photo Credit to City of PerryPERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — District discussions are continuing in Perry Tuesday evening in the form of a town hall. The town hall is being held at Perry Middle School, and is set to begin at 6 p.m. District 2 Councilmembers Robert Jones and Joy Peterson will be holding the meeting in order to discuss the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — An 18-year-old has been arrested in connection to a hostage situation prank at McDonald’s on Ocmulgee East Blvd. The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office says that Friday, April 7th at 4:24 p.m., a call came into the 911 center from a female caller, reporting that there was an irate male in the lobby who was upset that…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – High pressure over the southeast will keep the skies clear around the Peach State this afternoon. Today Save for a few stratocumulus clouds around the sunrise Middle Georgia has seen clear skies all morning. That trend will remain this afternoon as temperatures rise up into the low to mid 70s. Ambient winds will blow from the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Several deadly incidents over the weekend in west Macon have left residents in fear. Saturday afternoon, a vehicle drove by and someone inside opened fire on a home in the 5900 block Bloomfield Road, killing 15-year-old Ozias Gore. “Nobody feels safe in no areas where we know that crime is at, and when people are getting…
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A new grant is helping a rural fire department in Middle Georgia recruit more volunteer firefighters. The Crawford County Fire Department received a federal grant of $223,600. The grant is part of FEMA’s Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response, or SAFER program. Fire Chief Randall Pate is currently the only paid firefighter in Crawford…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Perry High School has unveiled a new fieldhouse that will provide more space for the school’s football team. The project, started in 2017, was funded by $2 million in Education Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (E-SPLOST) money. The 7,700 square-foot fieldhouse will benefit both home and guest teams. It will make getting on and off…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Crisis Line & Safe House of Central Georgia, along with community leaders, marked Sexual Assault Awareness Month Monday with a proclamation and signing of the Sexual Assault Response Team Protocol. Bibb, Crawford and Peach Count leaders signed a commitment vowing to achieve the best practices in cases involving sexual assault. “Sexual assault affects everybody, even…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an armed robbery that took place at the Sunoco at Arkwright Road on Saturday. According to BCSO, the incident took place just before 12:00 a.m. on April 8th, when a male subject entered the Sunoco brandishing a firearm. After taking an undisclosed amount of cash from the clerk, he…
JEFFERSONVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — In early April, two people were arrested and three small children were removed from a home after the Twiggs County Sheriff’s Office found methamphetamines in the residence. TCSO says on April 3rd, investigators and Twiggs County deputies served a search warrant in a home on Regina Drive, located off Highway 129 in the north end of…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Two suspects are wanted in connection to the burglary of Howard’s Pawn and Jewelry on Mercer University Drive that took place on April 5th. According to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office, 2 masked individuals broke into Howard’s Pawn and Jewelry by entering through a large hole that was made through a brick wall. Bibb County investigators…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The 39th Annual Mighty Rock Easter Egg Hunt and Family Fun Fest in Macon is happening Saturday from 11:00am to 3:00pm. The event is moving to the Macon Convention Center dues to the expected rain. There will be games, bounce houses and an Easter egg hunt. You can also take pictures with the Easter bunny. The…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Engines are firing up at the Macon Coliseum for Monster Jam! Eight iconic trucks like Grave Digger and Scooby-Doo are revving up to compete to see who can come out on top in competitions of skill and speed. In the Scooby-Doo car is driver Linsey Read who’s been with Monster Jam since 2016. Read says she…
Amazon reportedly gave some sellers “small business” badges even though they were large companies. It was also reported that “black-owned small business” badges were also given to companies that are not black-owned. Amazon removed the badges from some of the products categorized incorrectly, though some still remain. Amazon did not immediately respond to request for comment. American teens aren’t excited…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Snakes seem simple enough, but there’s actually a lot we don’t know about them. A Georgia College biologist and his students are using technology to track and study them, and they’re hoping to uncover the secrets of snake behavior and their role in maintaining ecosystems. Dr. Dominic Desantis is an assistant professor in Biology at GCSU,…
Meta a new AI model called SAM that can identify items within photos. When using SAM, you can select individual objects by clicking on them or by writing text prompts. In one demonstration, writing the word “cat” prompted the tool to draw boxes around each of several cats in a photo. Meta already uses the technology for tasks such as…
As it prepares to lay off thousands of employees, Walmart says it expects stubborn inflation to continue weighing on its business this year. Although inflation has cooled from a peak of 9.1 percent, notched last summer, it remains uncomfortably high. Meanwhile, Costco’s sales saw their slowest growth in 3 years. The average wedding guest will spend 611 dollars per wedding…
Vanguard reveals that a rising number of us workers of all ages enrolling in savings plans. The U.S. saw significantly more millennial and Gen Z workers contributing to their savings or retirement plans in 2021 than compared to 2006. The increase can be attributed to automatic 401k contributions. Workers in the U.S. are also putting away 40 percent more than…
A recent survey shows that Americans are more unhappy with the customer service they’re getting than ever. Thousands are voicing their discontent and you can see it just about everywhere on Yelp. Customer service and hospitality, especially since the pandemic, have declined in the eyes of many Americans. Across the country, 74 percent of people say they’ve had product or…
Photo: United Community ChurchMACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Macon’s United Community Church will hold the first of three performances of its annual “He Touched Me” Easter play on Friday. The drama takes you back in time as scenes depict Jesus Christ’s miracles, the Last Supper, trial, crucifixion and resurrection. The church is scheduled to hold the first of three performances on…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The city of Macon is being recognized on a national level for its efforts toward community development. The city is expected to host more than 100 community leaders from cities across the country so they can learn from Macon’s successful community development efforts. The Urban Development Authority, along with Knight Foundation, announced Thursday this national recognition…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Bibb County Sheriff’s Office Animal Enforcement Officers are issuing a warning to residents to be aware of alligators and take necessary precautions. This comes after officers relocated two alligators in just one week. On Wednesday, officers relocated a 5-foot-6-inch alligator, known as “Wallie” by the sheriff’s office, from a business on 11th Street. Earlier this week,…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC?WMGT) – The group “Macon Periods Easier” celebrated its fourth anniversary with an event at The Society Garden Thursday night. Macon Periods Easier works with 42 organizations throughout Bibb County to provide menstruation products for girls of all ages. President Sarah Spencer says she hopes to reduce the stigma around menstruation and make products more accessible, especially for…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Monster Jam is back in Macon this weekend, and the Macon Coliseum is getting a major makeover in preparation for the event. Truckloads of dirt are being piled onto the arena’s floor to create a racing track for the 12,000-pound monster machines. The Monster Jam Dirt Crew is hard at work shaping the track using bulldozers…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Several Macon churches will come together on Friday to commemorate the crucifixion of Jesus Christ with a 1-mile “Cross Walk.” Victory Church, New Hope Baptist Church, Bibb Mt. Zion Baptist Church and Bread of Life Ministries will host the event, which will start at 1 p.m. at Ocmulgee National Park, located at 1207 Emery Highway. Church…