WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Robins Air Force Base has a new commander. Brigadier General Jon A. Eberlan is taking over as Commander of the Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex, a position previously held by Brigadier General Jennifer Hammerstedt. Eberlan enters the position after having over twenty years of Air Force experience under his belt and will be overseeing a work…
Omicron continues to evolve into a more contagious subvariant. The CDC recommends people who have confirmed or presumed Monkeypox exposure to get vaccinated. Bed, Bath and Beyond is reportedly turning down air-conditioning in its stores to cut costs, according to Bank of America analysts. A lawsuit says Procter & Gamble is duping consumers with higher doses of melatonin than it…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Western Little League team is one of three teams to represent Macon in the Georgia District 5 Little League Tournament and resides in the western part of Macon but includes athletes from all around Middle Georgia. “We host the Lizella area, Peach County, we got a little bit of Crawford County too, and we have…
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) —Two women were arrested in Monroe County on Monday, after a tip leads deputies to a hotel room. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office says investigators received a tip that Amy Chason and Gabrielle Murphy, had active warrants and drug inside a hotel room they were staying in. Investigators then got a search warrant for the hotel room…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Warner Robins Mayor LaRhonda Patrick is addressing three recent homicides that happened within 48 hours. Patrick said in a news conference Tuesday that the senseless killings must stop. She’s asking the community to join her in helping make Warner Robins the peaceful city she knows it can be. “Not in my city,” she said. “Crime:…
20 local businesses are participating in Macon Pride’s Dine Out, Shop Out this year.MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The second annual Macon Pride Dine Out, Shop Out event was held on Tuesday, June 28. 20 local businesses are supporting the cause this year by donating 10% of their sales to Macon Pride. “Oftentimes in Pride Month, we have a lot of…
Keep Dublin-Laurens Beautiful celebrates 40 yearsKeep Dublin-Laurens BeautifulDUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Keep Dublin-Laurens Beautiful is celebrating 40 years of beautification projects. The organization held a luncheon Tuesday to honor several groups that have played a part in the effort. Carolyn Crayton, the founder of Keep Macon-Bibb Beautiful, was the keynote speaker. She was also involved in Keep Dublin-Laurens Beautiful’s inception….
Middle Georgia Mothers protest Southern Pines Water Park after Breastfeeding incidentBreastfeeding ProtestDUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Several middle Georgia mothers are expressing concerns over their right to breastfeed in public. The mothers hosted a ‘Nurse-In’ protest in front of Southern Pines Water Park after an incident that happened on June 20. Macy Price says it was her first time taking her…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A former Mercer University School of Law Dean is explaining what people may see in the future following the Supreme Court’s recent overturning of Roe v. Wade. The decision put the legality of abortion back in states’ hands. Gary Simson says the decision has opened the door to other privacy rights laws being examined. “Interracial marriage…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Georgetown Beeck Center for Social Impact and the Center for Public Impact recently announced the “Opportunity Project.” Detroit, Michigan, Long Beach, California, Macon-Bibb, Georgia and Miami-Dale, Florida will join the project, which allows residents to use a digital tool to address challenges in their communities, according to a Macon-Bibb Facebook post. It’s a five-month-long effort…
Photo credit: Matt Boyd Photography WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Miss Georgia 2022 is a familiar face who is also making history. Miss Capital City’s Kelsey Hollis is a Warner Robins native. And she earned the job of serving as Miss Georgia 2022. She is only the second in the state to serve as Miss Georgia Outstanding Teen and then become…
(41NBC/WMGT) — Ocmulgee EMC is planning to partner with Conexon Connect in order to provide more Georgians in rural areas high-speed fiber broadband service. According to a release from Governor Kemp, Conexon Connect is an internet service provider, that in teaming up with Ocmulgee EMC–which provides several counties with powerlines and more, plans to launch and deploy a network that…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Today is the first day of summer and highs are likely to eclipse 100 degrees in many Middle Georgia locations. This Evening Isolated storms began to fire up during the lunch time hours earlier this afternoon. Storms will become more numerous as we head into the evening, likely scattering around half of the region. Storms will…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Baldwin County School District is looking to help families by purchasing basic school supplies for all students for the 2022-2023 school year. According to a release from the Baldwin County Board of Education, Superintendent Dr. Noris Price recommended using funds from the federal CARES Act to buy school supplies to students in an effort to…
(41NBC/WMGT) — Science Guy Jason Lindsey shows us this week a new way to launch decorations! Warning do not try this without safety glasses and a parent! Using a fireworks decoration for the rocket this time, we take an old film canister and secure it to the bottom of the decoration. Next you’ll want to fill the canister with some…
In the United States, the $100 billion per year lottery business has been mostly offline and cash-based. Last year, less than 5 percent of those sales came from online transactions. Only 20% of IBM’s U.S. employees are in the office for three days a week. IBM’s CEO says he does not see getting back to over 60% of workers in…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Here are Middle Georgia’s food service health inspection scores from the Georgia Department of Public Health between Monday, June 20 and Friday, June 24, 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…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — It was a wet and rainy game day, but that did not phase the Macon Bacon as they defeated the Wilmington Sharks 10-1. The Bacon’s highest-scoring inning came in the bottom of the second as Carter Sanford and Tyler Martin hit RBI singles, Holden Breeze hit a two-RBI single, and a wild pitch scored the fifth…
17-year-old Jontel Williams was shot and killed in the 400 block of Thomas Drive just before 7 p.m. Sunday night.WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— Two people are dead following separate shootings within hours of each other this weekend in Warner Robins. One of them happened on Thomas Boulevard, the other happened a mile and a half down the road on Davis…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) —Americans and Georgians are still reacting to the overturning of Roe v. Wade last week. Several organizations are reacting to the ruling, including Georgia Right to Life and the Georgia Democrats. On a Zoom call Monday morning, Dr. Kelly Coffman, a candidate for State House District 53 and a reproductive psychiatrist, spoke about how she treats women…
We got our first round of showers and storms for the week across parts of Middle Georgia this afternoon. These storms will be setting the stage for a pretty rainy week to come for the area. Overnight we could see some patchy fog developing, as lows drop into the low 70s. The cold front that was pushing south this afternoon…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – After two drownings in Macon over the weekend, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources is reminding people how to stay safe in the water. Game Warden Lamar Burns says you should take steps to stay safe while having fun. “If that requires them to put on a life jacket on, or more people, more eyes on…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Three people are dead after separate shootings over the weekend. On Friday, 32-year-old Dontarrius Durell Holloway was killed at a home on Wynnwood Drive. According to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office, Holloway suffered from a mental illness and was having an episode of mental distress. Investigators say Holloway pointed a gun at his sister, Destiny Watson….
Community Ambulance kicks off ‘Firearm Safety Campaign.’Community AmbulanceMACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Community Ambulance, a Macon non-profit EMS provider, says there have been more than 100 firearm-related injuries in its service area this year. To bring awareness to the issue, it’s hosting a ‘Firearm Safety Campaign,’ — an effort to educate the community who may own a firearm. Community Ambulance says…