Bibb County, Business, Featured, Local News, WMGT

MaconThon officially begins a three month intensive program this weekend

They will build a tech enable solution that helps the community.
Ariel Schiller,

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— MaconThon officially begins a three month intensive program this weekend. It contains elements of a hackathon and an accelerator program. There are 16 candidates who will work in teams of four over the next three months. They will build a tech enable solution that helps the community. We spoke with the Community Manager of MaconThon, Amber Stewart,…
Bibb County, Education, Featured, Local News

Mentors Project in need of more mentors

The Mentors Project has been greatly impacted by the pandemic and needs adults in the community to step in.
Peyton Lewis,

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Mentors Project needs volunteers. The Mentors Project is a program that assigns a student to an adult mentor who helps them get through grades 6-12. Bibb County School District officials are asking mentors to come forward to help students reach their goals for education. All eighth grade students have the opportunity to apply for the…

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Bibb County, Featured, Local News, WMGT

Wreath laying in Macon honors MLK

The Macon-Bibb MLK commission gathered in Rosa Parks Square to honor Dr. King's life before his birthday.
Peyton Lewis,

MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— Just two weeks before his birthday, the MLK commission gathered in Rosa Parks Square to pay their respects to the historic civil rights figure. The group made it a point to say, you do not have to wait for Martin Luther King day to honor the lives and legacies of black people who made a difference in the…

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Bibb County, Featured, Local News, WMGT

Ryland Environmental starts trash pickup for Bibb County

Ryland has been contracted to now pick up 100% of the trash in the Macon-Bibb community.
Peyton Lewis,

MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— Macon-Bibb residents saw the impact of delayed trash pickup last year, after a change in the county’s pickup company contract. In October, the county announced it would allow Ryland Environmental to move from only picking up 20% of the community’s garbage to now handling 100% of the job. Monday, January 3, marked the first day of pick up…

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Featured, Local News, Weather

Warming trend starts Wednesday

Cecilia Reeves,

Warmer weather is on the horizon for Middle Georgia starting tomorrow (nothing like last week though), but it will only hang around for a few days. Mostly cloudy skies and a chance for an isolated shower will start the day Wednesday, clearing by the afternoon. Highs will be warming into the low 60s Wednesday afternoon ahead of our next weather…

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Restaurant Report Card: Food service inspection scores December 27-31

Here are Middle Georgia's food service health inspection scores from the Georgia Department of Public Health between Monday, December 27 and Friday, December 31, 2021.
Tucker Sargent,

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Here are Middle Georgia’s food service health inspection scores from the Georgia Department of Public Health between Monday, December 27 and Friday, December 31, 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…

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Bibb County, Featured, Local News

Bibb deputies: 2 shot Monday night near Anthony Road

It happened just after 10 o'clock near the intersection of Adams Avenue and Aline Street, according to a news release from the Bibb County Sheriff's Office.
Tucker Sargent,

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Two people are in critical condition after being shot Monday night. It happened just after 10 o’clock near the intersection of Adams Avenue and Aline Street, according to a news release from the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office. That’s near Anthony Road. Both male victims were transported to the hospital by ambulance, according to the release. Their…

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Featured, Local News, Monroe County

Officials provide update on Monroe County teacher accused of sexual exploitation of children

Monroe County Sheriff Brad Freeman, Monroe County Schools Superintendent Dr. Mike Hickman and Towaliga Judicial Circuit District Attorney Jonathan Adams hosted a public forum Monday night.
Tucker Sargent,

Monroe County Sheriff’s OfficeFORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) –  Mary Persons High School band director, teacher and coach Miles Benson posted $12,000 bail Friday after being arrested the day before and charged with two counts of sexual exploitation of children and sexual conduct by person with supervisory authority. That’s according to Towaliga Judicial Circuit District Attorney Jonathan Adams, who said he requested…
Elections, Featured, Houston County, Local News, Politics, WMGT

Warner Robins Mayor Patrick officially takes oath of office

Mayor LaRhonda Patrick took the oath of office just after 5 p.m. Monday.
Ariel Schiller,

WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Monday was the day many people in the city of Warner Robins had been waiting for. Mayor LaRhonda Patrick took the oath of office just after 5 p.m. “A sense of pride knowing that history has been made for the first time in our city,” Patrick said. “It brightens my spirit to see how people…

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Featured, Local News, Weather

Staying cool and sunny Tuesday

Cecilia Reeves,

Overnight lows will be dropping into the 30s and 20s under clear skies, but at least the gusty winds have calmed down. Tuesday will be another pleasant, but cool day in the area with sunshine expected all day. By Wednesday we will begin our increase in some cloud cover, ahead of our next cold front. Thursday is our next chance…
Bibb County, Featured, Health, Health & Fitness, Local News, Medical, Unpublished, WMGT

Setting S.M.A.R.T. New Year’s resolutions

Ariel Schiller,

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— New Year’s resolutions are as cliché as it gets, but that doesn’t stop people from creating a new list of goals to start off each year. According to Forbes.com studies show that 80 percent of New Year’s resolutions fail. Madison Couch, a registered dietitian with Atrium Health Navicent, says the best way to set New Year’s resolutions…
Featured, Local News, Monroe County

Teenager shot and killed at Walmart in Forsyth

41NBC Web Producer,

The GBI is investigating a shooting at the Wal-Mart in Forsyth that left one person dead. A little after 6pm on Sunday the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office 911 Center received a call from a person inside Walmart indicating that someone was firing shots inside the store. Monroe County deputies and Forsyth Police officers responded to the scene. The preliminary investigation…

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Bibb County, Featured, Local News

Search for suspect in Motel 6 personal armed robbery

41NBC Web Producer,

The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in helping identify and locate a female who is wanted for questioning in connection to a personal armed robbery investigation. The original incident occurred just before 8:00a.m on December 31, 2021, at the Motel 6, located at 105 Riverside Drive. Anyone with information in reference to the identity or…

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Entertainment, Featured, Houston County, Local News, Unpublished, WMGT

Kids celebrate “Noon Year’s Eve” at Houston Galleria Mall

Ariel Schiller,

CENTERVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— Kids in Houston County didn’t have to be up past their bedtime to ring in the New Year Friday. The Galleria Mall hosted its Noon Year’s Eve celebration, dropping a bunch of balloons once the clock struck noon. There was also a balloon artist, face painting, glitter tattoos, and party favors for the kids. We spoke with…
Bibb County, Featured, Local News

Bibb Clerk’s Office, Sheriff’s Office closing to public due to ‘office-wide COVID outbreak’

The offices are scheduled to reopen on Monday, January 10. Online services will be available until then for residents to file complaints and get answers.
Tucker Sargent,

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Bibb County Clerk’s Office and Sheriff’s Office will be closed to the public starting Monday, January 3, due to an “office-wide COVID outbreak.” That’s according to a release from Chief Judge Pamela White-Colbert of the Bibb County Civil & Magistrate Court. “We have had a number of employees test positive for COVID,” White-Colbert wrote. “And…

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Featured, Local News, Monroe County

Forsyth New Year’s Ball Drop

Cameron Branscomb,

MONROE, Ga(41NBC/WMGT) – Downtown Forsyth is getting ready for its annual new years eve Forsythia Ball Drop   This is the sixth year for the downtown event.  There will be food vendors, live music and the ball drops at midnight,  some local shops are staying open late as well The ball drop will be held at the intersection of West Johnston…

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Baldwin County, Bibb County, Featured, Houston County, Laurens County, Local News, Treutlen County, Washington County

A look back at Middle Georgia’s top local stories of 2021

The pandemic and social justice once again dominated national headlines, but other stories were happening across the nation and in Middle Georgia.
Tucker Sargent,

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) –  2021 started much like 2020 ended: Much of the nation remained focused on the pandemic. Following vaccine approval and a slower than anticipated rollout, the state opened four mass drive-thru sites in January. One of them was in Macon. Meanwhile, Macon-Bibb’s new mayor, Lester Miller, hit the ground running.  The Brookdale Elementary School building opened as…

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COVID-19, Education, Featured, Health

Dublin City Schools reinstate temporary mask mandate

Haley Janes,

DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Dublin City Schools will be requiring students and staff to wear masks for indoor activities effective January 4th. Superintendent Dr. Fred Williams polled members of the Board of Education who joined with him to reinstate a temporary mask mandate after hearing updates and data concerning the surge in COVID-19 infections in Dublin and Laurens county tied…
Bibb County, Crime, Featured, Local News, WMGT

BCSO investigating armed robbery at Family Dollar

Investigators say the suspect entered the Family Dollar on Houston Avenue with a handgun, demanding money.
Clayton Poulnott,

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an armed robbery that happened Thursday night. Investigators say the suspect entered the Family Dollar on Houston Avenue with a hand gun, demanding money. After taking an undisclosed amount of cash, the suspect ran out of the store. No one was injured during the incident. The Sheriff’s Office says…
COVID-19, Featured, Georgia News, Laurens County

Demand for COVID-19 tests increases in rural Middle Georgia

The South Central Health District says COVID cases are going up again and so is the demand for COVID testing.
Peyton Lewis,

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) –  COVID-19 testing sites across Middle Georgia are seeing an increase in testing. Hundreds of people showed up to a testing site in Laurens County on Wednesday. Melissa Brantley with the South Central Health District says the staff was so busy they did not even have time for water breaks. “We realized yesterday how they were getting…

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Business, Entertainment, Featured, Local News

Allman Family Revival concert, scheduled for Friday night, postponed

The Allman Family Revival concert, scheduled for Friday night, is postponed due to tour members testing positive for Covid.
Ariel Schiller,

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Allman Family Revival concert, scheduled for Friday night, is postponed due to tour members testing positive for Covid. Devon Allman posted the news on his Instagram account Wednesday. The new show date for Macon will be February 11. We visited the Big House Museum, which is seeing a lot of guests who were in town…

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Bibb County, Business, Featured, Health, Health & Fitness, Local News, Medical, Unpublished, WMGT

Health officials say celebrating New Year’s Eve at home is safest this year

Health officials says we're at the beginning of a fifth wave of Covid due to the highly contagious Omicron variant.
Ariel Schiller,

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Health officials says we’re at the beginning of a fifth wave of Covid due to the highly contagious Omicron variant. With New Year’s Eve on Friday, Chief Operating Officer for Piedmont Macon Scott Strong says it’s best to celebrate at home this year. “There have been a lot of waves of Covid, so it is a…