Warm weather will be continuing into Friday as a cold front traverses the southeast. Ahead of the front, a few isolated showers will be possible, but most of us should be staying dry through the afternoon. Highs Friday will be warming into the mid and upper 70s, but winds will still be gusting up to 20 mph. The front will…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT ) – A Middle Georgia professor is reacting to Russia’s recent invasion of Ukraine. Professor of History at Georgia College, Dr. William Risch, who spent four years living in Ukraine, teaches a class on Modern Eastern Europe. He contributes the tense relations to a peace treaty that was not signed by Ukraine in 2015. “He has not…
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Lawmakers from Georgia are addressing the situation happening between Russia and Ukraine. While visiting Middle Georgia Thursday, U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff announced he’s meeting with the Secretary of State, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and other senior federal officials Thursday night. The goal is to get the latest updates on the situation….
Daybreak hosts 9th annual Macon SleepoutMacon SleepoutMACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Several people will be trading in their bed to sleep in a tent Thursday night. Daybreak Depual USA is hosting its ninth Greater Macon Sleepout fundraiser. The event helps people of all walks of life come together in solidarity with the homeless community. Community members near and far can participate…
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — CareConnect in Fort Valley opened five years ago, and the CEO and Clinical Director, Dr. Ajay Gehlot, says the number of patients has doubled in the last two years. “When we opened the office, we didn’t expect (it),” he said. “That’s why we started small.” Dr. Gehlot says the location sees more than 1,000 patients…
Macon Amphitheater GroundbreakingMaconMACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Macon-Bibb leaders announced an investment in an amphitheater back in September. County leaders broke ground on the facility Thursday morning. The amphitheater is set to open by the summer of 2023. Mayor Lester Miller, alongside other local leaders, arrived in high spirits to let the community know about the next stop. “It’s going to…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Congressman Jody Hice visited Macon Wednesday night to talk to voters about why he’s running against Brad Raffensperger for Georgia Secretary of State. Hice says he’s running because he’s concerned about election integrity under Raffensperger’s leadership. He also wants to get rid of ballot drop boxes and eliminate outside money from influencing elections in the state….
TENNILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — During the last year, Tennille Mayor Eartha Cummings has been working to receive a grant to help update the city’s wastewater facility to be in compliance. “Because our plant is so old as well as it’s not large enough for us to continue on,” she said. “So we needed more capacity to even be able to…
Photo Credit to Warner Robins Police DepartmentWARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Warner Robins Police Department is looking to reward $8,000 to whoever provides the information to help solve an unresolved homicide case from 2015. According to a social media post from the WRPD, on September 10th of 2015, an armed robbery occurred in which officers arrived at Lulu’s Food…
UPDATE #2 (2/24/22): Macon-Bibb Coroner Leon Jones identified the man killed in a shooting Wednesday night as 63-year-old disabled veteran Steven Lewis Finfrock from Titusville, Florida. Jones says he’s made numerous calls to the family but has yet to make contact with them. Jones is looking for the public’s help in finding the man’s family. UPDATE (2/24/22): The Georgia…
(41NBC/WMGT) — Science Guy Jason Lindsey shows us this week what all you can do with strawberry jam! Strawberry Jam is a PH indicator which means that it will indicate if something is an acid or a base. With a container mixed with strawberry jam and water you can add all sorts of stuff to see how the jam changes…
U.S. life insurers made a large number of COVD-19 death-benefit payouts last year. Target plans to add more to its curbside pickup. This fall, retailers will begin testing at select locations to add a Starbucks order for customers picking up items. American gun sales continue to surge. Texas, Florida, California, and Pennsylvania all saw more than 1 million gun sales…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A 10 year-old boy has died after being struck with a pellet gun. This comes after he was airlifted to the Children’s Hospital of Atlanta and was in critical condition at the ICU. Detective Butch with the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office tells 41NBC that the victim succumbed to his injuries from the incident before 11:00 a.m….
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A former Fort Valley Councilman is now running for a state seat after an unsuccessful bid for mayor. LeMario Brown announced that he is running for State Agriculture Commissioner on social media Tuesday, February 22nd. This comes after a close loss in the race for mayor of Fort Valley last year, in 2021. A recount…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Temperatures around Middle Georgia will be the warmest of the week today despite a cold front passing through yesterday. Today It was another warm and humid morning around Middle Georgia with a few areas of patchy fog. There was limited cloud cover to begin the day as well with most of them being upper level cirrus…
UGA Men’s Basketball nears the close of another disappointing season, but does it have to be this way? Bill Shanks talks about why college hoops in the state of Georgia has had so many struggles and what could be done to fix it. Categories: Sports
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Mercer men’s basketball team played the final game in Hawkins Arena for the 2021-22 season as they hosted The Citadel. In the teams’ first matchup, the Bears took a 71-64 victory, but tonight was different. The first half was one of runs as each team kept answering the others’ run, but The Citadel got the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Day two of round one of the GHSA high school basketball playoffs took place today. Here are scores for the boys. In class 4A, Westside is moving on to the round of 16 with a 69-63 victory over Lagrange. Perry also moves on with a 74-61 victory over Hardaway. In class 2A, Washington County advances with…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) –In a press conference Wednesday morning, Steve Williams announced his candidacy for Houston County Commissioner Post 2. In an email sent to the 41NBC Newsroom, Williams says he aims to concentrate on four areas: growth and infrastructure; support of Public Safety; fiscal responsibility; and community collaboration, cooperation, and partnership. “Serving is not something that I do….
We hit a high temperature record in Macon this afternoon as we warmed up to 82° and tomorrow will be another potential record breaker. A few areas of patchy fog are possible during the morning Thursday, but sunshine will return for the afternoon. Highs will be warming to the mid 80s by late afternoon, likely tying or breaking the old…
Students in the class learning about communicationsMACON, GEORGIA (41NBC/WMGT)- The Frank Johnson Recreation Center has a free after school program encouraging students to get involved in media. The center let’s middle and high school students explore the world of journalism with a hands on experience. Students get to record videos, conduct interviews, and run a news room. Coordinator for the…
Mercer non-profit organization is bringing awareness to sex traffickingMercer UniversityMACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Students at Mercer University are bringing awareness to sex trafficking. Businesses in downtown Macon are helping bring awareness to the problem by giving a percentage of their sales to an organization called “Traffick Jam.”‘ Funds raised will be used to help the organization go into Bibb County…
Tal Talton Announces Candidacy for Houston County COmmissionHouston County CommissionWARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A Houston County native has announced his run for Commission Post 4. Tal Talton met with several local supporters during his announcement on Wednesday. Talton says he is a fourth generation dairy farmer and that this will be his first time he’s running for any local…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Mercer University students will no longer be required to wear masks in school as of Thursday, February 24th. According to a letter to the Mercer Community from Bill Underwood, the president of Mercer University, over 90% of the college’s students, faculty and staff are vaccinated for the coronavirus, and that the risk for severe illness to…