Urban Air opens Saturday, February 27

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Macon’s latest adventure park and party place opens this weekend, eliminating the need to travel to Atlanta for family fun.  The grand opening of Urban Air happens Saturday. Owners Steven and Kyanne Jackson say they want people to look forward to coming to Urban Air on the weekends.  “It’s for the community so when we brought…

Jewish holiday of Purim begins Thursday night

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Thursday night marks the first night of the Jewish holiday of Purim. Purim commemorates the events that happened in the Book of Esther. Temple Beth Israel President Betty Taylor compares Purim to Mardi Gras, Passover, and Halloween — all rolled into one. Usually, Temple Beth Israel hosts a Purim carnival open to the public. However, this…

Macon-Bibb district attorney’s office disposes of 63 cases since January

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — District Attorney Anita Howard announced Thursday her office resolved 63 cases since January 15. Howard says she asked her leadership team to pull a list of people incarcerated at the Bibb County LEC on January 15. At that time, 794 people were list — some dating back to 2017. D.A. Howard says the pandemic “caused the…

Black-owned pharmacy encourages people to get vaccinated

Sisters Erica Pounds and Bridget Hogan, owners of Express RX Pharmacy, encourage customers to get vaccinated for extra protection against the COVID-19. MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Two Macon pharmacy owners encourage people to consider taking the COVID-19 vaccine. Express RX Pharmacy owners — Erica Pounds and Bridget Hogan — say customers stopped picking up medicine, fearing contraction of COVID. The…

Bibb Sheriff’s deputies arrest 3 men after seizing drugs, stolen guns

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Bibb County Sheriff’s deputies arrested three men at an apartment complex on Gray Highway Wednesday after seizing drugs and stolen guns. Deputies identify the men as: Brandon Pat’Shion Mitchell, 22 Dausha Verlyntae Mitchell, 26 Tadarrius DeShawn Antwan Berrian, 23 According to a Bibb County Sheriff’s Office news release, the arrest happened after the search warrant at…

BS Report: February 24th

The Braves are in spring training preparing for their first game on Sunday. Bill Shanks gives us an update on their progress and their status heading into the season.

Federal government offers relief to small businesses

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Federal Relief Programs like the Paycheck Protection Program, are now available because of the economic aid to hard-hit Small Businesses Act passed by Congress last December.  Josh Rogers, president and CEO of Newtown Macon says they’ve been offering free coaching and weekly webinars since the federal relief programs began last year. “It’s great to come talk…

Atrium Health Navicent, Macon Housing Authority partner to vaccinate more seniors

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Atrium Health Navicent the Medical Center is partnering with the Macon Housing Authority to vaccinate more seniors. The hospital and the agency will provide on-site COVID-19 vaccinations.  The goal is to help senior residents who might not have access to transportation to get to a vaccination site. So far, the effort has helped to vaccinate 41…

Non-profit organization to hold diaper distribution for mothers in need

MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT) — A non-profit organization — Helping Mamas — is giving away diapers to mothers in need. Helping Mamas serves as a non-profit organization providing essential baby items and period products. The organization has been in service for around six years. Sherita Taylor — the operations manager for Helping Mamas — says after seeing a need for diapers in…

Man arrested for weekend homicide in Warner Robins

WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Warner Robins man is behind bars for a weekend shooting that claimed the life of an Irwington teenager. According to a news release from the Warner Robins Police Department, 20-year-old Gregory Davis was arrested at home in Eatonton for the death of 19-year-old Deandre Pitts. Officers say they found Pitts with gunshots wounds at…

Man wanted in connection to shooting outside of a Macon bar in November

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Bibb County Sheriff Investigators are searching for a man wanted in connection to a shooting outside of a bar in Macon in November. According to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office, 41 year old Jovan Booze is wanted for aggravated battery and aggravated assault in connection to the shooting outside Billy’s Club House on Forest Hill Road…

Neighbors push back against truck stop on Sardis Church Road

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)– After several complaints from neighbors along Sardis Church Road, Macon-Bibb Planning and Zoning is delaying their decision on a proposal for a new truck stop. Since Love’s Truck Stop on Sardis Church opened in 2017, Tom and Shelley Stahl say a number of issues started in their neighborhood. “We’ve seen a lot of non-residential foot traffic in…

Houston County early voting for ESPLOST begins

WARNER ROBINS, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT) — Early voting to continue the ESPLOST in Houston County is underway today. The Education Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax will add a penny tax going towards the board of education. Voting locations and hours Board of Elections office Houston Health Pavilion Conference Center Central Georgia Technical College All locations operate from 8 a.m. to 5…