We had a beautiful day with plenty of sunshine and low humidity, and this is just the start for what will be a nice week. Tomorrow will be a cool start in the area with lows falling into the upper 50s. Through the day we will be warming into the mid 80s thanks to clear skies and full sunshine. We…
Ernest Johnson Jr. and Sandra Annette Butts (Washington County Sheriff’s Office)SANDERSVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A man and woman were arrested Tuesday after two homes were raided following a several months long investigation into illegal drug sales. 49-year-old Ernest Johnson Jr. of Sandersville is charged with two counts of trafficking in cocaine, and 66-year-old Sandra Annette Butts of Sandersville is charged…
Georgia’s Old Governor’s Mansion undergoing conservation processGeorgia’s Old Governor’s MansionMILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT) — If you’re driving past the Old Governor’s Mansion in Milledgeville, you’ll notice construction happening. The mansion is undergoing extensive external conservation. The process is done every 10 years to help preserve its look from 1839. Conservation includes repainting shutters and trim and a lime wash. This doesn’t affect…
Baldwin County Fire Department extends hours of operation for fire station 4Baldwin County Fire DepartmentMILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — If you live on the south side of Baldwin County, you’ll likely see a quicker firefighter response time. That’s because the Baldwin County Fire Department has extended Fire Station 4’s hours of operation. Firefighters are called out to a call about four…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – NewTown Macon announced the winners of its Downtown Diversity Initiative Tuesday. Tedra Huston, Geleesa Denta, Materra Drafts, Shabrea Duffy, Dr. Anissa Jones and Deon Aiken were named winners. Each winner received $5,000 to start or expand their business courtesy of Wells Fargo. The program is a 10-week training program designed to attract African American business owners…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A 23-year-old woman was shot and killed in Baldwin County on Monday, and a man is now charged with murder. According to the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office, Baldwin County deputies and officers with Milledgeville Police responded to Atrium Health Baldwin in reference to a female gunshot victim. The victim, 23-year-old Shani King, was later pronounced dead…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Sheriff David Davis is revoking local night club Rodeo Bar and Grill’s license to serve alcohol. According to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office, on behalf of Sheriff David Davis, an alcohol license revocation letter was delivered to the proprietor of Rodeo Bar and Grill at 4053 Pio Nono Avenue on Tuesday, September 13th. This happens after…
UPDATE: The victim of the incident has been identified as 31-year-old Nicholas Chalker, according to Deputy Coroner Luann Stone. She says the next of kin has been notified. MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A man is dead after being struck by a vehicle in the 1300 block of Gray Highway just before 12:00 a.m. Sunday According to a news release the…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A student at Northside Middle School came to school with a firearm on Tuesday. According to a statement from Dustin Dykes, Principal of Northside Middle, the firearm was found during the search of a student’s backpack– the firearm was found to be unloaded. Dykes says in the statement that all students are safe and were…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Here are Middle Georgia’s food service health inspection scores from the Georgia Department of Public Health between Tuesday, September 6 and Friday, September 9, 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…
Twitter stockholders today will vote on the buyout by Elon Musk even though it tangled up in the courts. Amtrak is preemptively canceling trips on three of its long-distance routes due to a possible strike by two of the country’s largest rail unions. The number of dry-cleaning establishments are falling in the U.S. due to COVID-19 and clothing trends. Starbucks…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – According to a press release from the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office, just before 12:00 a.m. Tuesday two men entered the Nams Gas Station, located at 885 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard with guns and demanded money from the clerk. After getting an undisclosed amount of cash they fled the store on foot. One of the clerks…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Macon Touchdown Club hosted its first meeting of the 2022 high school football season. Kennesaw State University football head coach Brian Bohannon spoke at this week’s meeting. Outside of Bohannon’s speech, the club gave out the players of the week honors for the first four weeks of play. Week four features three players. The Back…
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT) – After three gun violence victims died within 24 hours over the weekend, the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office says Macon-Bibb’s homicide count for the year is now at 50. According to the sheriff’s office, 54 homicides were recorded all of last year. Bibb County Sheriff David Davis is upset with the violence that occurred in Macon over the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – An approaching cold front will bring cooler and drier air to Middle Georgia as well as clear out the cloudy pattern. Tonight Storm activity around Middle Georgia has subsided. We now play the waiting game as cloud cover overhead slowly clears out. Wind from the northwest at 5-10 mph will transport cool and dry air into…
Atrial Fibrillation Awareness MonthMiddle Georgia man sharing his journey with Atrial FibrilationMACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — September is National Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month. The condition, known as ‘AFIB,’ is one doctors in Macon say is far too common. For Jarred Mimbs, AFIB could have cost him his life. “They saved my life,” he said. “I mean I could have had a…
North Central Health hosts virtual health assessment Virtual Health AssessmentMILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The North Central Health District will soon implement the Georgia eWIC system for all WIC participants. The eWIC system will replace WIC paper vouchers with a debit-like card. Funds will be loaded on to the card for WIC participants to use for WIC-approved items. “Paper vouchers are a…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Macon Bibb Fire Department celebrated the last beam being put in place on its new training facility Monday. The department broke ground at the Charles A. Smallwood training complex in May. The fire department invited families of deceased firefighters to sign the final beam. Fire Chief Shane Edwards shared what it meant to have the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A man has been arrested in connection to the death of 38-year-old Jimmy Lee Scott III, who was shot and killed in front of a barber shop on PioNono Avenue in late July. The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office says investigators identified 21-year-old Adolphus Dewayne Hughes Jr. as the suspect behind the shooting in front of Next…
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MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Just before 01:30 am Sunday deputies responded to atrium Health in regards to a person shot. According to a release from the Bibb Sheriff’s Office deputies talked to a 32-year-old male that stated he was walking to his car in the parking lot next to the Tubman Museum when a male with gun demanded items from…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – 46-year-old Jermaine Stewart, of Macon, who was shot while working as security for the Rodeo Bar and Grill was pronounced deceased Sunday afternoon. The shooting happened just after 04:00 a.m after there was an altercation inside the Rodeo Bar and Grill. Multiple people were involved and made to leave the bar. As the subjects were leaving…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Two people were shot near the intersection of Dublin Avenue and Forsyth Avenue, just after 10:00 p.m. on Friday September 9. It was reported there was an altercation of some kind near the intersection and shots were fired. A 40-year-old male and 14-year-old male were struck by gunfire. The 14-year-old male was transported to Atrium Health…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – One man is dead and another man is in the hospital following a shooting late Saturday night. It happened around 11 o’clock in the 300 block of Grier Street, according to a Bibb County Sheriff’s Office news release. Deputies found 40-year-old Lester Summers of Macon between two houses. They say he had multiple gunshot wounds. He…