MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Authorities are searching for the two men who held a teller at gunpoint and robbed the Central Georgia Regional Credit Union off of Ingleside Avenue. According to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office, the armed robbery took place around 9:05 a.m. on Thursday morning, where it was reported that 2 masked suspects entered the bank. One of…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Talks have come to a halt concerning Brightmark’s Plastics Recycling facility coming to Macon-Bibb. The community of Macon-Bibb and many others spoke up when they heard of the initial plans, and now, Peg Jones, President of”Save our River, and Stanley B. Stewart, a former mayoral candidate, are both thanking the people for doing so. Categories: Business,…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Temperatures will push towards the mid 90s today and a cold front could bring some severe weather tomorrow afternoon. Today The conditions outside have been pretty similar each day this week, and we will see that once again this afternoon. Plenty of sun with cloud fields that develop into the afternoon hours. Winds will come in…
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Fort Valley State University’s Police Department is investigating an on-campus shooting that left one student injured. According to a release from FVSU, Campus Police responded to reports of a single gunshot being fired at a residential facility shortly before 7 p.m., Wednesday evening. At this time, the university can confirm that one student has been…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — May the Fourth be with you! Wednesday was the unofficial holiday known as Star Wars day. Reboot in downtown Macon, celebrated the day with a Star Wars Trivia night. Participants showed up dressed in Star Wars apparel as they lined up to create teams. The trivia had different Star Wars related categories with various levels of…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Being an adult, or “adulting” if you will, can be tough for anyone, and transitioning to adult life can be much harder if you’re dealing with autism or a developmental disability. “We’re trying to get them to a point where they adjust outside in the community,” said Stephanie Jefferson, Learning Support Specialist for Puzzle Pieces…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The GHSA baseball playoffs round two action continued today as teams looked to lock in a spot in the Elite Eight. One of those teams was the FPD Vikings, who hosted the North Cobb Christian Eagles. The Eagles hit a two-run home run to right field in the top of the first with two outs. Then…
Photo: Bibb County Sheriff’s OfficeMACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an attempted armed robbery at an east Macon dollar store Wednesday. It happened just after 8 p.m. at Family Dollar, located at 160 Emery Highway. Deputies were told a man wearing all black with a mask entered the store with a gun and demanded money…
MONROE COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office need your help in solving a case. The Sheriff’s Office says deputies were called to the scene of a hit-and-run accident on Juliette Road around 10:45 Tuesday morning. Deputies say the vehicle involved in the incident is a gray SUV, and was driven by a man with gray hair. The SUV…
It is really starting to feel like summer in Middle Georgia with two straight 90° days. We will keep the warm conditions overnight as lows fall into the mid 60s with patchy fog. Tomorrow will be another hot day as a warm front sits well to our north, bringing in warm, humid conditions. Highs will once again warm into the…
CRISP COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)—A traffic stop leads to a drug arrest in Crisp County on Tuesday. The Crisp County Sheriff’s Office says a deputy pulled over a California man identified as 52-year-old Kristian Stucky, for failure to maintain lane on GA 401/I75 near mile marker 96. During the stop, the deputy smelled marijuana in the vehicle. During a search, the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— It’s Teacher Appreciation Week, and several organizations showed their appreciation to Bibb County teachers on Wednesday. Fathers Among Men, District 32, and Adjust Your Vision served a barbecue lunch to Appling Middle School teachers. They enjoyed chicken, hamburgers, and hot dogs. We spoke with Benjalyn King, the 2022-2023 Teacher of the Year for Appling Middle School. King…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— A Macon man convicted for his role in trafficking semi-automatic rifles was sentenced on Tuesday, after pleading guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. 43-year-old Chadrick Purnell will serve ten years in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release. According to court documents, law enforcement used data to identify shell casings collected…
One Middle Georgia Business was selected as a Small Business Rock StarSmall Business Rock StarsMACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A middle Georgia small business was selected as a ‘Small Business Rock Star.’ The Georgia Department of Economic Development selected ‘Acres & Oak Kitchen’ in Macon for the honor. This is all in celebration of Georgia Small Business Week this week. The…
Bibb County Fire Department hosts last burn at training facilityNew Fire Train Facility to be constructedMACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — It was a bittersweet moment for the Macon-Bibb Fire Department on Wednesday. The fire department lit its last fire at its fire training facility ahead of the facility’s demolition. A $2.8 million facility funded by Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Rodney Smith’s life changed after he decided one day to get out out of his car to help an elderly man mow his lawn. Smith was in college at the time, and soon decided to start the Raising Men and Women’s Lawn Care Service. The foundation provides lawn care for the elderly, disabled, single parents and…
Congressman Bishop presenting a check for $11,400,000 to Central Georgia Technical CollegeMACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Georgia Congressman Sanford Bishop spent Wednesday in Middle Georgia with big checks in hand. He presented Central Georgia Technical College with a check for $11.4 million. The money comes from American Rescue Plan funds in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Congressman Bishop also presented checks…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A 22 year-old has been arrested in connection to guns and drugs being found in the 700 block of Tidewater Circle. According to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office, Investigators and members of the U.S. Marshals Southeast Regional Task Force were executing a search warrant when they found a Taurus .38 revolver, 14 pounds of marijuana, materials…
(41NBC/WMGT) — Science Guy Jason Lindsey shows us this week how to blow up a bag in one breath! Using a Diaper Genie bag, you’ll want to have a space between your mouth and the bag and quickly blow into it and shut it! You’ll notice that with the space the breath you blow out of your mouth and into…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Another day with highs in the 90s awaits Middle Georgia this afternoon. Today There will be plenty of sunshine around Middle Georgia again this afternoon as the heat of summer draws on once again. High temperatures in all but two or three spots will be in the lower 90s this afternoon. Cloud fields will develop as…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) –Round two action of the GHSA baseball playoffs kicked off today, and the nation’s 12th ranked team, the Houston County Bears, hosted the Cambridge Bears. After loading the bases in the bottom of the first, Houston County scored two runs to take a 2-0 lead. However, Cambridge hits a two-run home run to tie the game…
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — On Tuesday afternoon, Monroe County deputies were dispatched to the BP on Rumble road in reference to a theft. Investigators say camera footage from the gas station shows an elderly black male and female get out of a white or silver Toyota Corolla. After they walked into the store, the man grabbed a money bag from…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Early voting started Monday, and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger says people came out in record numbers on the first day. Nearly 30,000 Georgians cast their ballots in-person on the first day of early voting. That’s about three times the amount of people that turned out to vote on the first day of early voting…
It was a hot day in Middle Georgia, with Macon finally hitting the 90° mark this afternoon for the first time in 2022. We will be seeing a chance for a few showers overnight in the area, but expect partly cloudy skies through the morning. Highs will be warming to the low 90s once again across the area by Wednesday…