Southwest High School continues remote learning due to COVID issue

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Bibb County School District announced that Southwest High School students will remain in remote learning through Thanksgiving Break due to staffing related to COVID-19.  Elam at Southwest High School — Face-to-face resumes instruction on Thursday, November 19. As a reminder, Elam Alexander Academy at Burke was not previously impacted. Southwest High — Face-to-face resumes instruction…

City of Byron cancels Christmas parade amid pandemic

BYRON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The City of Byron canceled its 2020 Christmas. This is according to the city’s Facebook page. The Byron Welcome Center, along with our Mayor and other City of Byron officials said in the Facebook post: We sadly made the decision to cancel the parade for this year. We know many people look forward to our parade…

Alzheimer’s Association Georgia Chapter offers free yoga classes for caregivers

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/ WMGT) — The Alzheimer’s Association Georgia Chapter offers free yoga classes for caregivers. Originally, the classes met in person but the pandemic forced the classes to meet online. This allows them to reach more people throughout the state. How to join a class To join a class, visit the Alzheimer’s Association website. You can also call 800-272-3900….

Baldwin County Schools graduation rates above state average

MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Getting a child to graduate truly is a team effort. That’s why Baldwin County School District uses a graduation committee to help its students stay the course. The committee started in 2014 when the graduation rate was at 66 percent. Six years later, the graduation rate is now at 85 percent. The 2020 graduating class dealt…

Two Macon-Bibb rec centers closed due to COVID-19 exposure

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Two Macon-Bibb County recreation centers are closed after a staff member was exposed to a positive case of COVID-19. Macon-Bibb County shared the news on Facebook. According to the post, the Memorial Park Recreation Center and the Rosa Jackson Center are temporarily closed until further notice. The recreation centers reopened earlier this month. They first closed…

CGTC offering new sustainable farming certificate in 2021

MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Central Georgia Technical College will have a new Sustainable Farming Certificate available for students starting January 2021. CGTC is working in collaboration with STAG Vets, Inc. in Baldwin County and Fort Valley State University (FVSU) to create the sustainable foods technical certificate program. The new program will be a 17-hour, short-term, specialized Technical Certificate of Credit …

Volunteers still needed to test variety of COVID-19 vaccines

(AP) — Two COVID-19 vaccines might be nearing the finish line, but scientists say it’s critical that enough people volunteer to help finish studying other candidates. Moderna and competitor Pfizer recently announced preliminary results showing their vaccines appear to be strongly effective. More vaccine types will be needed to meet global demand. And different types may work better in different…

Two Bibb County schools to learn from home due to COVID-19

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — As more Bibb County School District students head back to class for in-person learning Monday, that’s not the case for two schools due to COVID-19. Students at Southwest High and the Elam Alexander campus at Southwest are learning from home after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19.  According to Chief of Staff Bibb County School…

Macon-Bibb Mayor elect, transition team develops action steps for better community 

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Macon-Bibb Mayor-elect Lester Miller and his transition team were at the Anderson Center developing action steps for a better community.  “Public safety is certainly an issue,” Miller said. “You see beautification and blight a part of the theme that we had. And then we have the equity and inclusion piece.” These are the three main issues…

UPDATE: Bibb County Board of Elections finishes recount

UPDATE: According to Mike Kaplan with the Bibb County Board of Elections, officials are done recounting ballots.   MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Bibb County Board of Elections officials say they are well ahead of schedule with their recount efforts. Monday afternoon, they started counting the last 17,000 ballots from Election Day. They counted 71,000 ballots on Friday morning. They worked…

Bibb deputies searching for man wanted on sexual battery charges

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Bibb County Sheriff’s deputies are searching for Samuel Spivey on charges of sexual battery. Spivey frequents the Montpelier and Pio Nono Avenue area. Suspect description Height: 5’09” Weight: 197 pounds Tattoos: Both arms, “Psalm 27” on left bicep Crimestoppers If you can help in any way to locate Spivey, please Bibb County Sheriff’s Office: (478) 751-7500….