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Restaurant Report Card: Food service inspection scores January 3-7

Here are Middle Georgia's food service health inspection scores from the Georgia Department of Public Health between Monday, January 3 and Friday, January 7, 2022.
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, January 3 and Friday, January 7, 2022. 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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Baldwin County, Education, Local News, WMGT

Milledgeville Police provide update on effectiveness of school zone safety cameras on Highway 49

The school zone speed cameras on Highway 49 have been up and running for two months now.
Lizbeth Gutierrez,

School Zone Cameras UpdateMilledgeville Police DepartmentMILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The school zone speed cameras on Highway 49 have been up and running for two months now. The goal for the cameras is to reduce speed and improve the safety of the students that attend Baldwin High School. Residents, however, say they are still seeing drivers speed through the school zone….

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Bibb County, Education, Featured, Local News

Bibb County teacher gets special sendoff from students ahead of deployment

Veterans Elementary School students said a special goodbye to one of their own Monday morning.
Peyton Lewis,

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) –  Veterans Elementary School students said a special goodbye to one of their own Monday morning. Math teacher Samuel Mike, who is also a sergeant in the United States Army, is being deployed to Poland in the coming weeks. Students lined the halls to show their teacher how much he means to them. The kids held up…

Legislative Session
Featured, Georgia News, Local News, Politics, WMGT

Georgia’s 2022 Legislative Session begins, local lawmakers talk goals

Middle Georgia lawmakers shared Monday what they're hoping to accomplish during the 2022 Legislative Session.
Ariel Schiller,

There isn’t usually so much excitement in the air, but there was Monday. Many lawmakers were dressed in red and black in honor of the Georgia Bulldogs taking on the Alabama Crimson Tide in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game in Indianapolis, Indiana. While the excitement of the game was on everyone’s mind, the House and Senate did have…

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Bibb County, Featured, Health, Local News

Macon-Bibb’s new Covid-19 testing sites now open

Two new Covid-19 testing facilities opened in Macon Monday.
Cameron Branscomb,

The line for Covid testing at the old Macon Health Department buildingOne location opened in the the former health department building, located at 171 Emery Hwy.  The other is located on the north side of Macon Mall. Officials say they detected 20 positive cases within the first three hours of the facilities opening. Both facilities offer free rapid result testing…

Sports

BS Report: January 10th – It’s Game Day!!!

Bill Shanks is in Indianapolis for the much anticipated National Championship game, Georgia vs. Alabama.
David Tufts,

Bill Shanks is in Indianapolis for the much anticipated National Championship game, Georgia vs. Alabama. Hear what he has to say about the matchup and how we might see history made this year.   Categories: Sports

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Bibb County, Crime, Featured, Local News

UPDATE: Columbus Road shooting victim identified

The person was found after the report of "someone down."
Peyton Lewis,

UPDATE (1/10) – The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office announced the shooting victim was  52-year-old Troy Eric Sandifer. Macon-Bibb Deputy Coroner Miley told the sheriff’s office the next of kin has been notified. MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)– The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a report of a person who was fatally shot in the 3100 block of Columbus Road. The call…

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Bibb County, Crime, Featured, Local News

Teen brothers involved in shooting on Sunday afternoon, Aggravated Assault investigation underway

Haley Janes,

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A shooting on Walnut Street near Forest Avenue on Sunday afternoon, January 9, has led to an aggravated assault investigation involving two teen brothers and others. According to a release from the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office, 17 year-olds Jaleel and Jameel Fryer were walking down Walnut Street around 4:00 p.m. when they began shooting towards a…

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Bibb County, Featured, Local News

Restaurant on Pio Nono Ave. in Macon robbed

41NBC Web Producer,

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- An armed man walked into the JJ Fish and Chicken Restaurant on Pio Nono Avenue in Macon and robbed it. It happened just before 11 P.M. Saturday. The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office says the man came in with a gun, demanded money, took cash, then ran away towards Guy Paine Road. If you have any information, you’re…

Metro Pcs Suspects
Bibb County, Featured, Local News

North Macon cell phone store robbed

41NBC Web Producer,

According to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office, it happened around 6 P.M. Saturday at the Metro PCS store on Tom Hill Senior Boulevard. When the women came in, one of them had a gun and demanded money. The clerk ran away, and the women took money from the register. No one was injured. This incident is under investigation. Anyone with…

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Elections, Featured, Georgia News, Local News, Politics, WMGT

Governor Kemp talks goals if re-elected

Governor Kemp hosted a Zoom press conference with Macon media outlets Friday as he prepares to defend his office in the Republican primary in May.
Ariel Schiller,

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Governor Kemp hosted a Zoom press conference with Macon media outlets Friday as he prepares to defend his office in the Republican primary in May. We asked him about his goals if he’s re-elected. He says he kept his word on many of the things he ran on like pro-life legislation, teacher pay raises and expanding…

Centerville K-9
Featured, Houston County, Local News, WMGT

Centerville Police Department retires K-9 Kali

It might sound strange, but some dogs have to wake up and go to work just like the rest of us.
Ariel Schiller,

CENTERVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — It might sound strange, but some dogs have to wake up and go to work just like the rest of us. We’re talking about K-9 officers, of course, but working a job also means an eventual retirement. That’s exactly what the Centerville Police Department granted 8-year-old K-9 Kali. Centerville Police Chief Cedric Duncan says the time…
Featured, Houston County, Local News, WMGT

Centerville Police Department working toward state certification

The Centerville Police Department is working to get certified through the Georgia Association of Chiefs.
Ariel Schiller,

CENTERVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Centerville Police Department is working to get certified through the Georgia Association of Chiefs. If the department receives the certification, it will become a certified agency through the state. Chief Cedric Duncan says the process can take up to three years, but it ensures departments have the best practices. He says the certification would also…

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Bibb County, Featured, Health, Local News

Macon-Bibb announces new Covid-19 testing facilities

Macon-Bibb County announced Friday the opening of two new Covid-19 testing facilities.
Cameron Branscomb,

District 3 Commissioner Elaine LucasMACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Macon-Bibb County announced Friday the opening of two new Covid-19 testing facilities. One will be located in the old Health Department building at 171 Emery Hwy. The other will be located on the north side of Macon Mall. The announcement comes as Covid-19 cases continue to rise in middle Georgia. Macon-Bibb County…

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Bibb County, Featured, Local News

2021 Cherry Blossom Queen returns to Rutland High School

2021 Cherry Blossom Queen Alicia Ford returned to Rutland High School Friday to speak to the senior class girls.
Cameron Branscomb,

Alicia Ford speaking at Rutland High SchoolMACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- 2021 Cherry Blossom Queen Alicia Ford returned to Rutland High School Friday to speak to the senior class girls. Ford spoke about her experience as Cherry Blossom Queen. Ford is now a sophomore at Wesleyan College. “It’s a huge honor,” she said Friday. “I actually went to Rutland Middle School, and…

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Bibb County, Crime, Featured, Local News

Man and Woman arrested in connection to personal armed robbery in Macon

Haley Janes,

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A man and a woman have been arrested in connection to a personal armed robbery that happened at Tom’s Food Mart on PioNono Avenue on Thursday night around 10:30 p.m. According to a release from the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office, it was reported to investigators that a male victim pulled into the parking lot of Tom’s…
Crime, Featured, Local Sports, Sports

Mary Persons and Jackson High School basketball games to be played to empty stands due to risk of violence

Haley Janes,

FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Mary Persons and Jackson High School basketball games scheduled for Friday evening on January 7th will be played with no fans in the gym. According to a release from the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, the decision to make the games go with empty stands was based on information from multiple sources (including the Monroe County…

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Crime, Featured, Georgia News

UPDATE: Arrest made in Arizona for Vidalia double shooting

Haley Janes,

UPDATE (1/12/22): The mother, Pamela, who was in critical condition at the hospital passed away from her wounds. The GBI has released an update, saying that 27 year-old Joshua Sanders of Birmingham, AL, has been arrested in connection to the shooting deaths of Latorey and Pamela Harden. Sanders was arrested on outstanding warrants for aggravated assault, felony murder, possession of…

Court Sentenced
Featured, Georgia News, Houston County, Local News

Governor Brian Kemp makes 4 judicial appointments, intends to appoint a District Attorney for Houston Judicial Circuit

Haley Janes,

Governor Brian Kemp announced four judicial appointments and his intentions to appoint a district attorney for the Houston County Judicial Circuit on January 7th. According to a release from Kemp’s office, Judge Charles E. Bailey will fill the seat on the DeKalb County State Court, Ana Maria Martinez will fill the seat on the Ogeechee Judicial Circuit, Judge Richard Read…

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Bibb County, Crime, Featured

Six arrested in Macon on gun and drug charges; Two of which are juveniles

Haley Janes,

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Six people were arrested by the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office Gang Unit and S.W.A.T. Team after narcotics search warrant executed on January 6th led to the discovery of 3 handguns, 2 of which were stolen, over a pound of marijuana, digital scales, and packaging materials. Among those arrested were: 28 year-old Deontress Marquis Moore 19 year-old…

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Bibb County, Cherry Blossom Festival, Featured, Local News

Cherry Blossom Festival announces first headliner

Brandon Long,

The Cherry Blossom Festival announces Walker Hayes as the first of three major headliners to perform at the 40th Cherry Blossom Festival. Hayes will perform on the Coca-Cola Entertainment Stage at Carolyn Crayton Park on Saturday, March 19, 2022. (Photo provided by Cherry Blossom Festival)MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Country music artist Walker Hayes will be one of the headliners at this…

Sports

Rant and Rave: January 6th – Championship Breakdown

Georgia and Alabama are ready to face off for the college football national championship.
David Tufts,

It’s almost time for Georgia and Alabama to meet up once again, this time the national title is on the line and nothing is left on the table. Bill Shanks and Tucker Sargent give us a breakdown of both teams and why this game is going to come down to the wire. Categories: Sports

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Motorsports, Racing, Sports

Atlanta Motor Speedway reconfiguration complete, NASCAR set to visit in March

It's the first major reconfiguration at the track since 1997.
Shaaz Peerani,

HAMPTON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Atlanta Motor Speedway recently went through its first major reconfiguration since 1997. Crews narrowed the track’s racing surface from 55 feet to 40 feet in most areas, increased the track banking to 28 degrees from 24 degrees, added technology to help dry the surface much quicker and also resurfaced the entire track’s asphalt. NASCAR Cup Series…