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Bibb deputies investigating Thursday robbery at Macon restaurant

Bibb County deputies are looking for the person they say robbed a Macon restaurant Thursday night.

November 18, 2021

Tucker Sargent,

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Bibb County deputies are looking for the person they say robbed a Macon restaurant Thursday night. It happened at CC’s Fish House, located at 4032 Chambers Road, around 7:30. Witnesses told deputies a masked man entered the business and handed the cashier a note demanding money before pulling out a handgun. He fled the scne in…

Cooler and drier conditions returning ahead of the weekend

November 18, 2021

Aaron Lowery,

MACON, Georgia. (41NBC/WMGT) – Cooler weather and pleasant conditions are returning to Middle GA thanks to another cold front. Tonight The winds have shifted from the southwest to the north-northwest for most of Middle GA as the overnight hours arrive. Eventually they will take over the entire region, pulling in cooler and drier air heading into Friday morning. The winds…

Bibb deputies looking for person who robbed gas station Thursday afternoon

Bibb County deputies are looking for the person they say used a gun to rob a gas station Thursday afternoon.

November 18, 2021

Tucker Sargent,

Photo: Bibb County Sheriff’s OfficeMACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Bibb County deputies are looking for the person they say used a gun to rob a gas station Thursday afternoon. It happened around 4:30 at Marathon gas station, located at 5013 Harrison Road. A Bibb County Sheriff’s Office news release says a man entered the store, pretended to shop and then displayed…

Annual ‘Light More Homes’ event is back at Mercer Village

The lights are officially back on for the Macon Habitat for Humanity's "Light More Homes" event.

November 18, 2021

Lizbeth Gutierrez,

Macon Habitat for humanity kicks off Light more homes eventLight more homesMACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The lights are officially back on for the Macon Habitat for Humanity’s “Light More Homes” event. The event started Thursday night at Mercer Village. The light display has been put on for more than a decade now, but it’s the second time it’s been displayed…

Perry dedicates Andrew Heights Park

David Grossnickle, former chairman of the Perry Downtown Development Authority, donated $3,000 in honor of his father Kenneth.

November 18, 2021

Ariel Schiller,

PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The city of Perry dedicated Andrew Heights Park in honor of one resident’s father. David Grossnickle, former chairman of the Perry Downtown Development Authority, donated $3,000 in honor of his father Kenneth. The city designed the park as part of the Downtown Development Authority’s master plan. Children in the neighborhood were playing on the playground Thursday…

Georgia Democrats celebrate Infrastructure Bill

Macon is expected to get about $16 million to improve transportation over the next five years.

November 18, 2021

Ariel Schiller,

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Georgia Democrats were in Macon Thursday discussing President Biden’s signing of the more than $1 trillion Infrastructure Bill into law Monday. Kendra Castelow, Vice Chair of the Macon-Bibb Democratic Party, says the bipartisan bill will help make progress on projects like the I-14 corridor and interstate highway. “This historic package will create a generation of high…

Macon-Bibb officials announce ‘Tire Amnesty Day’ in December

The Tire Amnesty Day is made possible thanks to a $50,000 grant from the Environmental Protection Division’s (EPD) Local Government Scrap Tire Abatement Reimbursement (STAR) Program.

November 18, 2021

Cameron Branscomb,

Mayor Lester Miller at the site of a tire pickupMACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Macon-Bibb officials announced “Tire Amnesty Day” to help address the illegal tire dumping issue in the county. The county will allow people to drop off scrap tires at 900 11th Street for free on December 11 from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. “A person must be a…

Warner Robins organizations host annual Vetsgiving

Veterans in Warner Robins got to celebrate Thanksgiving a week early.

November 18, 2021

Lizbeth Gutierrez,

Phoenix at lake joy hosts vetsgiving for second year VetsgivingWARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Veterans in Warner Robins got to celebrate Thanksgiving a week early thanks to a partnership among Phoenix at Lake Joy , the VFW Post 6605 and several other partners. The organizations came together to host Vetsgiving, providing a warm thanksgiving meal for local veterans. Last year’s…

Bibb County names Kevin Grooms as Director of Athletics

Kevin Grooms named Director of Athletics

November 18, 2021

Shaaz Peerani,

Kevin Grooms has been named the new Bibb County Director of Athletics at the Bibb County Board of Education meeting tonight. Coach Grooms takes over for Coach Barney Hester who has served as the previous Director of Athletics since 2018. Coach Grooms has served as the Head Basketball Coach at Northeast High School since 2012 and the Athletic Director since…

BS Report: November 18th – Free Agent Freddie

Even while the celebration continues, many Braves fans are worried about the future, and whether Freddie Freeman will remain with the Braves.

November 18, 2021

David Tufts,

Freddie Freeman is a free agent after the Braves triumphant season. He wants to stay in Atlanta and the office wants to keep him, so where’s the deal already? Bill Shanks discusses whether it’s too early to panic. Categories: Sports

Houston County man sentenced to 35 years in prison for drug trafficking

November 18, 2021

Haley Janes,

(41NBC/WMGT) — The Houston County District Attorney’s office sent out a press release Thursday morning, November 18, concerning the conviction of 44 year-old Raymond Edward Chatfield and details about the case. According to the release, Chatfield was convicted on three counts- trafficking and possession of meth with intent to distribute, as well as possession of cocaine with the intent to…

BS Report: November 11th – Now It’s the Dawgs Turn

This is quite a year for Georgia sports fans. The Braves have won it all and it looks like the Dawgs are next.

November 18, 2021

David Tufts,

It took the Braves nearly three decades, but they pulled it off, and now it’s the Dawgs turn. Bill Shanks is here to tell Georgia fans to sit back, relax, and wait for the fireworks as this year’s team is looking pretty unstoppable. After 41 years we could see history being made again. Categories: Sports

Perry Mayor reacts to former Mayor’s death

Mayor James "Jimmy" Faircloth died following a motorcycle crash in Twiggs county Tuesday afternoon.

November 17, 2021

Ariel Schiller,

PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)—Perry Mayor Randall Walker is responding to the death of former Mayor James “Jimmy” Faircloth. He died following a motorcycle crash in Twiggs county Tuesday afternoon. Mayor Walker says they got word of Faircloth’s death during their council meeting Tuesday night. The news was shocking to everyone at the meeting. He shared the former Mayor’s impact on the…

UPDATE: Missing teen is back at home

It was reported that 14-year-old Tiffany Phelps was last seen around 7:00 p.m. on November 8, at the Intown Suites on Eisenhower Parkway in Macon.

November 17, 2021

Clayton Poulnott,

UPDATE #2: The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office Crimes Against Children Investigators have been informed that 14-year-old Tiffany Phelps has returned home. She has been removed from the system as a runaway. UPDATE #1: The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed that 14 year-old Tiffany Phelps is a runaway, not a missing person. According to the BCSO, Phelps has contacted her mother…

Clouds returning Thursday; rain chances low but still there

November 17, 2021

Aaron Lowery,

MACON, Georgia. (41NBC/WMGT) – The next cold front is arriving in Georgia Thursday, bringing clouds and some rain with it. Tonight Clear skies will persist through the rest of the evening and into the overnight hours. Continuous wind out of the southeast and south-southeast through the overnight hours will allow low temperatures to climb upwards of 10 degrees warmer than…

Recount results make Jeffery Lundy next mayor of Fort Valley

November 17, 2021

Ariel Schiller,

FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— 19 votes determined the Fort Valley mayoral race on election night for Jeffery Lundy. A recount confirms those 19 votes were cast for Lundy, officially making him the Mayor-Elect for the City of Fort Valley. “Due process… it works and it was favorable and so I’m ready to go to work for the citizens,” said Lundy….

Local health providers now administering vaccine to children five and up

November 17, 2021

Lizbeth Gutierrez,

Health Officials offer vaccine to children 5 and up Covid-19 vaccine to children 5 and upMACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— Several local health officials in Middle Georgia are now offering the Pfizer vaccine to children ages five and up. Currently the state is at a 50 percent vaccination rate. But where do children fall in this percentage? According to the North Central…

Annual ‘Clean Energy Road Show’ visits Macon for the first time

November 17, 2021

Cameron Branscomb,

The new fully electric Mustang Mach E at the Georgia Public Service CommissionMACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Georgia Public Service Commission held it’s 11th annual Clean Energy Road Show which displays the impact of switching to clean energy. The event stopped in Macon Wednesday, and it will head to Savannah on Thursday. The road show helps large schools, universities and…

Jury convicts two-time bank robber, faces up to 20 years behind bars

50-year-old Wesley Sorrow was convicted of bank robbery on Monday. He now faces up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

November 17, 2021

Clayton Poulnott,

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A federal jury convicted a Lizella man for bank robbery, one week after being released from federal prison for previously robbing a bank. 50-year-old Wesley Sorrow was convicted of bank robbery on Monday. He now faces up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Sentencing is scheduled on Feburary 1. According to court documents…

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The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation announces “Places in Peril” list for 2022

November 17, 2021

Haley Janes,

Red Hill Cemetery – Photo Credit to Halston Pitman / Walker Sippel / MotorsportMedia(41NBC/WMGT) — The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation released their 2022 “Places in Peril” list today (Wednesday), and one of the sites is here in Middle Georgia. The GTHP says the “Places in Peril” list is designed to raise awareness about Georgia’s historic and cultural sites and…

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Two teens and two men charged in Milledgeville shootout

The Milledgeville Police Department says it received calls of two vehicles shooting at each other.

November 17, 2021

Clayton Poulnott,

MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Two teenagers and two men are charged for a shootout in Milledgeville on November 13. The Milledgeville Police Department says it responded to Swint Avenue and Broad Street around 3:30 p.m. in reference to multiple 911 calls of people in two vehicles shooting at each other. After officers arrived on scene in front of the old…

UPDATE: 37 Year-old shot and killed on Wednesday on Mercer University Drive

November 17, 2021

Haley Janes,

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a deadly shooting that happened along Mercer University Drive near Edna Place. Deputies say there was a fight between people in the roadway around 4:30p.m., and someone shot 37-year-old Jarvis Ottman. According to the Sheriff’s Office, Ottman got back in his vehicle and drove down the road. Then…

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One dead, two arrested in Perry shooting

November 17, 2021

Chace Ambrose,

PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Perry police are investigating a shooting that took place Tuesday on Coventry Circle. Officers were dispatched to the Perry Emergency Room around 10pm Tuesday night after 19 year-old Quadarrien Simmons of Perry and 19 year-old Tyrese Brown of Fort Valley were brought in, each suffering from a single gun shot wound. Simmons died from his injuries….

Man robs Macon gas station

The Sheriff's Office says a man walked into the store as it was closing, and demanded money from the register.

November 16, 2021

Clayton Poulnott,

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an Armed Robbery at a Macon gas station. It happened at the Triangle Food & Gas on Millerfield Road just after 9:00 p.m. The Sheriff’s Office says a man walked into the store as it was closing, and demanded money from the register. Once getting an undisclosed amount…

Bibb County deputies are looking for the person they say robbed a Macon restaurant Thursday night.

Bibb County deputies are looking for the person they say used a gun to rob a gas station Thursday afternoon.

The lights are officially back on for the Macon Habitat for Humanity's "Light More Homes" event.

David Grossnickle, former chairman of the Perry Downtown Development Authority, donated $3,000 in honor of his father Kenneth.

Macon is expected to get about $16 million to improve transportation over the next five years.

The Tire Amnesty Day is made possible thanks to a $50,000 grant from the Environmental Protection Division’s (EPD) Local Government Scrap Tire Abatement Reimbursement (STAR) Program.

Veterans in Warner Robins got to celebrate Thanksgiving a week early.

Kevin Grooms named Director of Athletics

Even while the celebration continues, many Braves fans are worried about the future, and whether Freddie Freeman will remain with the Braves.

This is quite a year for Georgia sports fans. The Braves have won it all and it looks like the Dawgs are next.

Mayor James "Jimmy" Faircloth died following a motorcycle crash in Twiggs county Tuesday afternoon.

It was reported that 14-year-old Tiffany Phelps was last seen around 7:00 p.m. on November 8, at the Intown Suites on Eisenhower Parkway in Macon.

50-year-old Wesley Sorrow was convicted of bank robbery on Monday. He now faces up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

The Milledgeville Police Department says it received calls of two vehicles shooting at each other.

The Sheriff's Office says a man walked into the store as it was closing, and demanded money from the register.

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