Fall/Winter Children’s Consignment Sale kicks off

You can buy gently used children's clothing, children's shoes, toys, and baby gear at a discounted price.

WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— The First United Methodist Church in Warner Robins began the first day of its Fall/Winter Children’s Consignment Sale. You can buy gently used children’s clothing, children’s shoes, toys, and baby gear at a discounted price. Proceeds from the sale benefit different causes. We spoke with a church sale team members, Kristy Yarbrough, about the causes the…

HOOKED ON SCIENCE: Melting Witch

(41NBC/WMGT) — You’re not gonna believe the spooky science experiment you can do by using something that you use to remove fingernail polish from your fingernails– acetone! Science guy Jason Lindsey takes a container full of acetone and makes a “Witch” made out of styrofoam cups that he places into the acetone to see what happens. The cups dissolve upon…

TECH BYTE: Apple Updates

Apple users can now take advantage of a lot of new features on its latest software update. We first learned about iOS 15 at Apple’s worldwide developers conference back in June. Now the wait to start using it is over. If you like using FaceTime, you can expect to see a lot of updates there. Apple says audio and video…

BS Report: September 29th – Another Division win for the Braves?

After many struggles and setbacks, the Braves are now in prime position to take the NL East division title for the 4th year in a row.

After many struggles and setbacks, the Braves are now in prime position to take the NL East division title for the 4th year in a row. Bill Shanks recaps the year and lays out why the Braves are in a good spot and may have a better showing than previous seasons. Categories: Sports

Vaccination rates slowly increase in Georgia

According to the Department of Public Health, 47% of Georgians are fully vaccinated.

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Covid vaccination rates are increasing across Georgia. According to the Department of Public Health, 47% of Georgians are fully vaccinated. Michael Hokanson, the Public Information Officer with North Central Health District, says vaccination rates for most of the counties the district moniters went up by at least 1% within the last week. Some counties went up…

Bleckley County shows support for local high school teams

Cochran is going all out to show support for the Royals.

COCHRAN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – According to Cochran Mayor Billy Yeomans, there’s nothing like being under the lights on Fridays in Bleckley County. “It doesn’t matter who you are or what you are or your status, everybody comes together for Friday night football,” Yeomans explained. The Downtown Development Authority just put up its latest show of support for the Bleckley County…

Georgia College celebrates new state of the art facilities

The college broke ground for one new building and held a ribbon cutting ceremony for another.

MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT) — Georgia College broke ground for one new building Wednesday and held a ribbon cutting ceremony for another. The college broke ground on Columbia Street for a new 4,860 square foot, Andalusia Interpretive Center. The building is expected to be completed by the summer of 2022. “This facility will serve as a museum space, event space and really…

Baldwin County School District offers dinner meals for students in after school program

Prior to the grant, the district was offering students snacks.

MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Students in after school programs in Baldwin County will now receive free evening meals thanks to a federal grant from the Child and Adult Care Food program. Prior to the grant, the district was offering students snacks. All dinner meals will be prepared at Baldwin High School and then distributed to schools that have students in…

Dry and warm again Thursday

It has been a pretty boring weather week and we will be continuing that trend through at least Friday. A weak, dry cold front will push into our area tomorrow, but in all honesty, you probably won’t even notice. Highs will once again warm into the upper 80s and low 90s, with low humidity. We will continue to stay dry…

Temps continue warming this week

Middle Georgia saw another day of low humidity, sunshine, and late summer heat. Highs today warmed to the upper 80s, with low 90s on the way tomorrow and potentially through the end of the week. High pressure will continue to keep us dry through the end of the week and into the weekend. Humidity will be staying low, with a…

Macon-Bibb leaders make violence prevention action plan

The action plan will be published to the public in the next few weeks.

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)– Macon-Bibb community leaders stepped out of their normal routine and into a more hands-on, collaborative environment to brainstorme ideas for preventing violence. After 14 Macon Violence Prevention meetings during the summer, Mayor Lester Miller is taking ideas the community discussed and using them to create an action plan. “The community’s suggestions are going to be carried out,…

Local doctors report decrease in Mammogram screenings ahead of Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Doctors in Macon say they've seen a decrease recently in the number of women getting Mammogram screenings.

MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT) — Doctors in Macon say they’ve seen a decrease recently in the number of women getting Mammogram screenings. Ahead of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, local doctors say it’s important to get screened. “Don’t delay getting your screening mammograms,” Breast Imaging Service Line Manager at Atrium Health Navicent Latasha Hill said. “The earlier that we catch breast cancer the…

Historic Macon hosts flea market this weekend

It's the organizations biggest fundraiser of the year.

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— Historic Macon will host its annual flea market this weekend. It’s the organizations biggest fundraiser of the year. There’s a preview night Friday which you can buy tickets for. Admission is free Saturday and Sunday, but you do have to sign up for a time slot. Those are in place to limit the amount of people in…

Proposed draft of Georgia Congressional District map released

Lieutenant Governor Geoff Duncan and Senator John F. Kennedy released a proposed draft of the Georgia Congressional District map this week.

  MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Lieutenant Governor Geoff Duncan and Senator John F. Kennedy released a proposed draft of the Georgia Congressional District map this week. We spoke with two political science professors to get their impressions of the map. Chris Grant, a political science professor at Mercer University, says the proposed map could give Republicans an opportunity to pick…

Houston County officials hold ribbon cutting for new government building

The City of Perry will use the old building.

PERRY, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— The Houston County Government building has a new home. Government officials gathered Tuesday morning for a ribbon cutting at the building. It’s located on 2030 Kings Chapel Road in Perry. The building will be home to the Board of Elections, University of Georgia extension office, and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Services. This is the first time all…

Couple arrested during “Burglary-in-progress”

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Tuesday afternoon, the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office released information concerning the arrests of two burglary suspects in the Macon area. According to the release, Deputies responded to a “burglary in progress” call around 10a.m. in the 900 block of Ponce De Leon Circle, where it was reported that a male and female were stealing items from…

Two Macon men arrested for stolen guns and possession of ecstasy

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office sent out a release Tuesday concerning the arrests of 35 year-old Dion Bennett and 26 year-old Jamarcus Rozier of Macon in relation to gun and drug-related charges. According to the release, two search warrants were served Monday September 27, at McKenzie Avenue and Atlantic Avenue, where investigators found a stolen 9mm…

Restaurant Report Card: Food service inspection scores September 20-24

Here are Middle Georgia's food service health inspection scores from the Georgia Department of Public Health between Monday, September 20 and Friday, September 24, 2021.

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Here are Middle Georgia’s food service health inspection scores from the Georgia Department of Public Health between Monday, September 20 and Friday, September 24, 2021. All scores of 75 and below are shown in red. All scores between 76 and 85 are shown in orange. All scores between 86-99 are shown in black. All scores of…

Staying warm and sunny this week

We have had a great start to the week (at least weather-wise) in Middle Georgia. We will be continuing that trend the rest of the week with more sunshine and highs in the 80s. There will be a slow warm up into the low 90s by the middle of the week, but otherwise, not much to write home about as…

Eligibility groups extended for Covid-19 booster shot

The North Central Health District is now offering the Covid booster shot at all 13 of its health departments.

MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT) — The North Central Health District is now offering the Covid booster shot at all 13 of its health departments. The CDC recently announced the groups who are eligible for the shot: Anyone 65+ People who have high-risk health conditions Anyone working closely with Covid-19 patients According to the North Central Health District, there’s one thing to keep…

Non-partisan coalition forms to promote voting ahead of November elections

A non-partisan group has formed ahead of National Voter Registration Day on Tuesday, September 28.

MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT) — A non-partisan group has formed ahead of National Voter Registration Day on Tuesday, September 28.  14 middle Georgia organizations–mostly comprised of women–make up the coalition. The organizations met at the Rosa Parks Square for a news conference Monday with excitement to begin working. They say their goal is to educate the community on voting changes.  Election day…

A recap of the Save America Rally in Perry: What you need to know

Former President Donald Trump took center stage Saturday at the Georgia National Fairgrounds to help campaign for Wrightsville native Herschel Walker in his run for the U.S. Senate.

PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) –  Former President Donald Trump took center stage Saturday at the Georgia National Fairgrounds to help campaign for Wrightsville native Herschel Walker in his run for the U.S. Senate. “People always ask me what qualifies me to run for this office, and I say, ‘Well you’re right. I’m an American,” Walker said to the crowd. “I said,’What…