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Bibb County, Featured, Local News

Deputies: Teen hospitalized after being shot while inside home Tuesday afternoon

It happened just after 1:30 in the 4700 block of High Oak Drive, according to a news release from the Bibb County Sheriff's Office.
Tucker Sargent,

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A 17-year-old is in critical condition at the hospital after being shot inside a home Tuesday afternoon. An unidentified male fired shots into the home in the 4700 block of High Oak Drive just after 1:30, according to a news release from the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office. 17-year-old Tyashia Lundy was shot and taken to the hospital…

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Bibb County, Featured, Local News

Arrest made in deadly Macon Mall shooting

Shelby Coates,

The shooting happened on Sunday, August 1st, 2021 and resulted in the death of 17- year-old Quentavious Moore of Macon. Deputies arrested Moore’s brother, 19-year-old Kowasis Moore in connection to the shooting. Investigators say they consulted with District Attorney Anita Howard and determined that Moore’s death was a murder. Kowasis Moore is now charged with Murder and Armed Robbery. He’s…

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Education, Featured, Local News

Southwest High School receives bomb threat Tuesday morning ; students evacuated

Haley Janes,

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A bomb threat was called into Southwest High school Tuesday morning on December 14th, 2021. The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office says that the BCSO received a call from the Board of Education Campus Police around 11:35 a.m. in reference to a bomb threat. This led to school officials evacuating students, faculty, and staff. The BoE Campus…

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Restaurant Report Card: Food service inspection scores December 6-10

Here are Middle Georgia's food service health inspection scores from the Georgia Department of Public Health between Monday, December 6 and Friday, December 10, 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 6 and Friday, December 10, 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…

Warner Robins Demons Head Coach Marquis Westbrook Interview
Sports

Interview with Warner Robins Head Coach Marquis Westbrook

Head Coach Marquis Westbrook after winning the GHSA 5A State Title
Shaaz Peerani,

The Warner Robins Demons captured back-to-back GHSA 5A State titles for the first time in school history after defeating the Calhoun Yellow Jackets 38 to 14 this past Saturday. Here’s Head Coach Marquis Westbrook’s interview after the victory. Categories: Sports

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Bibb County, Featured, Local News, WMGT

Bibb County Investigators searching for missing elderly man

It was reported 78-year-old James Dumas went to his dialysis appointment on Thursday, December 9.
Clayton Poulnott,

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Bibb County Sheriff’s Office Investigators are asking for your help to find a missing elderly man. It was reported 78-year-old James Dumas went to his dialysis appointment on Thursday, December 9. Dumas was then later dropped off at his home on Sheridan Drive. On Friday, family members went to Dumas’ home, but he was not there….

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Featured, Local News, Weather

Staying sunny and mild Tuesday

Cecilia Reeves,

Clear skies are sticking around Middle Georgia for much of this week as high pressure hangs around. Highs today warmed to the mid 60s and tomorrow will be another day with highs just a bit above normal. Although a few isolated showers are possible in our far southern counties Wednesday, most of us will stay dry through the end of…

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Bibb County, Business, Featured, Local News, WMGT

Upgrades approved for new shopping plaza in north Macon

The new shopping plaza looks to bring a new bank, a Dunkin' Donuts, and a few other restaurants or retail spots.
Peyton Lewis,

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – After more than a year of planning for a shopping plaza along Bass Road in north Macon, builders and investors brought their ideas before Macon-Bibb Planning and Zoning again. The project, planned for the 1400 block of Bass Road, was first approved in 2019. After a year of clearing land and putting in water lines, Cleve…

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Bibb County, Featured, Local News

Local small businesses being affected by inflation

Rising inflation and supply chain issues have affected small business owners across America.
Cameron Branscomb,

The inside of The Transformation Spot in VinevilleMACON,Ga(41NBC/WMGT) -Rising inflation and supply chain issues have affected small business owners across America. Local wellness store owner Edna Fisher says plastic cups have been increasingly more difficult to receive in the last few months. The rising prices of goods has forced a lot of businesses to either raise their prices or go…

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Jones County, Local News, WMGT

Teens arrested after shots fired at Jones County basketball game

Multiple juveniles and a 17-year-old were arrested Saturday in connection to a shooting that happened during a basketball game in Jones County.
Lizbeth Gutierrez,

Jones County High School (File)Jones CountyGRAY, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT) — Multiple juveniles and a 17-year-old were arrested Saturday in connection to a shooting that happened during a basketball game in Jones County. According to a news release from the Jones County Sheriff’s Office, it happened inside the Jones County High School Gym around 8 o’clock. The Greyhounds were facing Baldwin. Deputies stopped…

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Bibb County, Local News, WMGT

Bike Walk Macon receives grant from Governor’s Office of Highway Safety

The organization is planning to use the grant to educate the public in an effort to lower pedestrian deaths.
Lizbeth Gutierrez,

Bike Walk Macon received grant from GOHSGovernor’s Office of Highway SafetyMACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Governor’s Office of Highway Safety awarded Bike Walk Macon a more than $40,000 grant. The organization is planning to use the grant to educate the public in an effort to lower pedestrian deaths. “Utimately we want to get those crash rates down, those fatality rates…

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Education, Featured, Local News

Anonymous donor gifts $2.5 million to Ft. Valley State University’s Finish Line Initiative

Haley Janes,

A press release from FVSU says on Monday, December 13th, 2021, the school received it’s largest single contribution in school history. The gift goes towards the school’s Finish Line Initiative, which works to help students pay for educational expenses not covered by financial aid. The donation came from the same person who donated $250,000 to the same initiative in August…
Bibb County, Featured, Local News

Discount Grocery 2 robbed

41NBC Web Producer,

The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a commercial armed robbery Sunday night around 9:59p.m., at the Discount Grocery 2, located at 4116 Napier Avenue. It was reported that a male subject, wearing a facial covering, entered the store with a gun, he got money from the clerk and fled on foot The suspect was described as abeing around 6…
Crawford County, Featured, Local News

Crawford County man shot in leg

41NBC Web Producer,

Crawford County Deputies are investigating a non-lethal shooting. According to a press release from Sheriff Lewis Walker, around 12:30 am Saturday the Sheriff’s office received a call about a person being shot in the 6800 block of Sandy Point Road. Upon the deputies’ arrival, they found the 31 year old Michael Bryant Smith had been shot in the leg. Smith…
Bibb County, Featured, Local News

Man killed in single car accident on I-75

41NBC Web Producer,

An early morning traffic accident on I-75 cost a man his life. According to a release from a the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office the single car crash took place around 1:30 a.m. Sunday on I 75 southbound near Arkwright Road. According to witnesses,  a vehicle that was driven by 32-year-old Stevie Jones Jr. of Macon, was traveling south on Interstate 75. Jones…

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Bibb County, Featured, Local News

Family Dollar on Rocky Creek Rd robbed

41NBC Web Producer,

Bibb county deputies are looking for a man they say robbed the Family Dollar on Rocky Creek Road. According to a press release around 7:30 a masked male entered the store, walked around until several customers left, and then pulled out a handgun and demanded money from the cash register. Once the male received an undisclosed amount of currency, he…

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Featured, Laurens County, Local News, Sports, WMGT

West Laurens High School remembers Demaryius Thomas

When people who knew Demaryius Thomas talk about him, they don't talk about his 9,000 receiving yards or his Super Bowl ring. They talk about the person he was.
Cameron Branscomb,

A Sophomore Demaryius Thomas taking his basketball team picture  He was 33. After Thomas graduated from West Laurens, he went on the play college football at Georgia Tech.  He was later drafted in the first round by the Denver Broncos in the 2010 NFL draft and won a Super Bowl in 2016. When people who knew Demaryius Thomas talk about…
Bibb County, Featured, Local News, WMGT

Macon-Bibb County dedicates community center to Delores A. Brooks

Brooks was the first African American woman to sit on Macon City Council
Ariel Schiller,

Brooks was the first African American woman to sit on Macon City Council. She mentored many incoming council members during the 20 years, including District 3 Commissioner Elaine Lucas. “She was a role model. I could watch her and learn an awful lot,” she said. Brooks’ daughter, Pamela Montgomery, says her mother paved the way for many other local politicians….

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Bibb County, Education, Featured, Local News, Peach County, WMGT

FVSU partners with Bibb County School District for ‘Interns as Teachers’

The university says is hoping to put more African American men in the classroom.
Lizbeth Gutierrez,

Fort Valley State University partners with Bibb County School District fir Interns as Teachers ProgramFVSU FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Fort Valley State University is known for its agriculture education, but the university is hoping to attract more students to teaching. The pandemic has caused an extra need for more teachers across the nation. That’s why FVSU partnered with the…

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Bibb County, Featured, Local News, WMGT

Macon-Bibb Fire adds 26 new firefighters

The graduating class will start their first shifts this weekend.
Ariel Schiller,

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Macon-Bibb Fire Department added 26 new firefighters to the department on Friday. The Summer 2021 recruit class had its graduation ceremony at the Central Georgia Technical College Auditorium. Macon-Bibb Mayor Lester Miller spoke to the graduates, who received their pins and diplomas with family members by their side. “It’s an honor to have a group…
Bibb County, Featured, Local News, WMGT

Community Church of God hosts gift giveaway Saturday

You can go to the church at 5555 Bethesda Avenue at 9 a.m. and register for the free gifts from the church's Walmart store.
Ariel Schiller,

You can go to the church at 5555 Bethesda Avenue at 9 a.m. and register for the free gifts from the church’s Walmart store. Once you register, the church will give you a bag to fill with gifts. There are items for children and the family. Senior Pastor for the church, Jason McClendon, says anyone can come to the event….

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Featured, Health, Houston County, Local News, WMGT

Houston Galleria Mall hosting Health and Resource Fair Saturday

During the event, you can receive a Covid-19 vaccine and Flu Vaccine. There will also be a food donation and toy giveaway.
Lizbeth Gutierrez,

Notivision partners with organization to host Health and Resource FairNotivisionNotivision partnered with the Latino Community Fund of Georgia to host the event. During the event, you can receive a Covid-19 vaccine and flu Vaccine. There will also be a food donation and toy giveaway. Event organizers say they will answer any questions you may have about the Covid vaccine. Jose…

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Featured, Local News, Weather

Severe storms possible Saturday evening

Cecilia Reeves,

It has been dreary day in Middle Georgia with fog, drizzle, and some cool conditions for most of the day. A Dense Fog Advisory has been issued for much of the area through 6am Saturday. Make sure you slow down and turn on your low beams if you are driving this evening. Tomorrow brings our next chance for severe weather…

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Featured, Lifestyle, Recipes

Chef Scottie Johnson’s Blueberry Compote

41NBC Web Producer,

Ingredients 1 lb fresh blueberry 3-4 tablespoons brown sugar A pinch of salt A pinch of cinnamon Zest of 1 lemon 1 oz amaretto 2 tablespoon lemon juice (from about 1 lemon) Instructions 1. Wash the blueberries. 2. Add blueberries, sugar, salt, cinnamon, lemon zest, amaretto, lemon juice in a medium sauce pan and cook over medium heat for 5 minutes until blueberries are soft….