MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Widespread light to moderate rain is expected throughout the afternoon on Tuesday as wind chills hover around the 40 degree mark. Today Cloudy conditions moved into Middle Georgia during the overnight hours and will stick around all day today and through much of the night. Most of Middle Georgia woke up to temperatures in the low…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Here are Middle Georgia’s food service inspection scores from the Georgia Department of Public Health between Monday, December 12 and Friday, December 16, 2022. All scores of 69 and below are shown in red. All scores between 70 and 99 are shown in black. All scores of 100 are shown in green. Click here to search…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A man is dead after being hit by a truck Monday night. According to a release from The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office it happened in the 5000 block of Eisenhower Parkway around 11:19 Monday night. It was reported that a male pedestrian was in the roadway when he was fatally struck by a Ford truck that…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT) – We are learning new information and seeing the body camera footage of a deputy involved-shooting that happened in Baldwin County last week. Baldwin County Sheriff Bill Massee held a news conference Monday to give an update on the shooting that happened at Antioch Primitive Baptist Church last Tuesday night. Body camera footage shows two deputies responding to…
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT) – The Salvation Army of Greater Macon is making sure every child will have a present under the tree for Christmas this year. Residents lined up to receive gifts Monday as volunteers rounded up presents for the Salvation Army’s annual Angel Tree giveaway. Sgt. Melissa White can speak from first-hand experience on how the angel tree program can…
WRIGHTSVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office along with Laurens County deputies, Georgia State Patrol Troopers, and Department of Corrections K-9 units worked together to put on “Operation Sleighride”, which resulted in 19 felony arrests and 14 misdemeanor arrests. The enforcement campaign was put on to combat DUI drivers and criminal activity, it involved road checks during the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a pedestrian involved hit and run, with serious injury. The collision was called into the Macon-Bibb 911 Center at around 7:18 p.m., Sunday. It was reported that a male was struck, while walking in the 300 block of PioNono Avenue. The male was struck by an unknown vehicle that…
It was a nice day across Middle Georgia with sunny skies and highs warming into the low 60s. Overnight and into Saturday morning we will see an increase in our cloud cover, ahead of our next chance for a few showers. Highs Saturday will be warming to the mid 50s with a few scattered showers possible, especially south of Macon….
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT) – The Bibb County School District adopted a resolution Thursday to sell a fraction of Carter Elementary School’s property on Zebulon Road to Chick-fil-A. The restaurant submitted a letter of intent to buy nearly an acre for $750,000 that will go toward the expansion of the restaurant’s parking lot to reduce traffic on Zebulon Road. The board also…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Santa is visiting Macon Saturday to make sure every child has a Christmas filled with excitement. The Bibb County Sherriff’s Office hopes the community will come out to enjoy its “Santa’s Village at Outreach.” Corporal Tamika Nelson says the event will be a place where children can enjoy the Christmas season. “We just enjoy giving out…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The holidays are a time of year for celebration, but they can also lead to accidents. Atrium Health Navicent is encouraging Middle Georgians to be mindful of certain hazards this holiday season. Dr. John Wood, the Medical Director at Atrium Health Navicient, explained that during this time of year, people need to be cautious about things…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A firearm was found in a student’s backpack at Northside High school on Thursday. According to a callout sent by Principal Markeeta Clayton, an Anonymous Alert led to the search of a student’s backpack which contained a firearm at school. Clayton says that because of the anonymous alert system, the school was able to respond…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Investigation into the fatal shooting of a woman in Warner Robins Thursday has revealed that 32-year-old Alexander Fisher shot and killed his wife, 30-year-old Christy Fisher. The Warner Robins Police Department says that Alexander and Christy were having a domestic dispute, after which Alexander collided his truck into a vehicle that contained Christy, as well…
Miss Georgia Kelsey HollisUNCASVILLE, Connecticut (41NBC/WMGT) – Miss Wisconsin is Miss America 2023. 20-year-old Grace Stanke took the title at the annual competition Thursday night, held at Mohegan Sun Arena in Connecticut. Miss Georgia, Warner Robins native Kelsey Hollis, made the Top 5 and finished as 4th runner-up. Miss New York Taryn Smith was 1st runner-up, Miss Texas Averie Bishop…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Baldwin County grade school students packed Centennial Center for the Education Day game as the Georgia College men’s basketball team took on the University of West Florida Argonauts. The arena was packed to the brim, with students using their high-pitched yells to throw off the visiting Argonauts. The yelling worked in the first half as the…
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)–Partnerships between Historic Macon and local developers continue to take advantage of the Federal Historic Preservation Tax Incentives. It’s fueling new business growth and giving old buildings new life. The historic tax credit helps finance the renovation of historic buildings around Macon. Local contractors like Bryan Nichols have used the historic tax credit to preserve and develop historic buildings…
We are seeing a cool night in Middle Georgia behind the cold front that brought us rain early this morning. Lows will be falling into the 30s by early Friday under clear skies. Sunshine helps us warm into the 50s pretty quickly Friday, but winds will be gusting up to 20 mph. Clouds will be returning Saturday as a low…
ROBERTA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Crawford County Schools has named the sole finalist in their search for a new Superintendent. In a social media post, the school system says that Mr. Anthony Aikens has been named as the only finalist in their Superintendent search as of December 12th. Aikens previously served as the Executive Director for the Griffin-Spalding school district, as…
Woodrow Blue Jr. — Photo Credit to City of DonalsonvilleFORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Forsyth has a new Police Chief on the job. City Manager Janice Hall announced the news in early December at a council meeting, that Woodrow Blue had been offered the job and had accepted it. Blue’s first day as Police Chief will be Monday, December 19th. The…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Sunny skies and cooler conditions will take over Middle Georgia following a cold front early Thursday. Today It was a wet start around Middle Georgia as heavy rain moved through this morning. Luckily the system had lost a lot of steam before it rolled in, and so nowhere in Middle Georgia had to deal with any…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A woman is dead this morning after being shot in Warner Robins. According to a press release from the WRPD, they received a call just after 12:40 this morning from a woman on Wallace Drive who claimed to have been shot. When officers arrived on the scene they detained a suspect. The victim was taken…
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UPDATE (10:25 p.m.) – The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release Wednesday night 16-year-old Nathaniel Alexander Elder was pronounced dead by medical staff at Atrium Health Navicent. Further details will be released once they’re available. Call the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at (478) 751-7500 or Macon Regional Crimestoppers at 1-877-68-CRIME if you have any information. UPDATE (10…
City of Warner Robins appoints Interim AdiminstratORCity of Warner RobinsMACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Warner Robins held its annual Convention and Visitors Bureau luncheon on Wednesday. The luncheon is in celebration of making Warner Robins as a desirable tourist destination. Marsha Buzzell, Director for the Warner Robins Convention and Visitors Bureau, spoke on what makes the city a good tourist spot….