Highs once again reached the upper 90s today in Macon, with our official high hitting 98 degrees. Not much will be changing for our forecast tomorrow, but we will be warming a few degrees from where we were today. That means highs will be reaching the triple digits in some places. A heat advisory is in place tomorrow until 8…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A joint Senate and House redistricting hearing took place Thursday night at the Mercer University School of Medicine Auditorium. Local and state representatives, including State Senator John F. Kennedy (R-Macon), were in attendance for Thursday’s hearing. Kennedy is the Chair of the Senate Committee on Reapportionment and Redistricting. The hearings are designed to gain public input…
HAWKINSVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Taylor Regional Hospital is getting a major upgrade sometime in the next eight months. The hospital has been serving Pulaski County since 1977, and doctors say the emergency room is due for a few upgrades. “Medicine has grown so much that in the last 50 years, what we have as an E.R. now is not very…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Temperatures are increasing all over middle Georgia and Baldwin County’s splash pad is almost ready. County Manger Carlos Tobar says the splash pad should be up and running by the end of the week. The splash pad cost the county just under $100,000. It includes an arch and a spinning wheel that splashes water. The splash…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— 11-year-old Valynsia Calhoun began her journey in track and field at just 8 years old. She says her love for running came from her family. Now with her family’s support, she has raised nearly $1,000 to fund a trip to Texas next month after qualifying for the Junior Olympics. Valynsia says getting where she is hasn’t been…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an afternoon shooting that sent three men to the hospital. Investigators say the shooting happened at a car detail shop at 619 Main Street, and it was reported to the 911 Center around 4:30 Thursday afternoon. According to a new release, three men were dropped off at the Coliseum…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT ) — Virginia Sharp is the owner of Daemarii’s Unique Boutique in Macon. Sharp’s business is one of 25 in the country to receive a $25,000 grant from the American Express Coalition to Back Black Businesses. “It’s game changer for me,” she said. “And when I say that, I mean by being able to participate and do…
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Fort Valley State University is clearing outstanding debt for more than 200 students to help alleviate financial hardships during the COVID-19 pandemic. The debt cancellation totals nearly $250,000. FVSU President Dr. Paul Jones made the announcement Thursday after sending notifications to students on Wednesday, July 28th. According to a Fort Valley State University news release,…
ATLANTA, Georgia — On Thursday July 29, 2021, Governor Brian Kemp administers the oath to the Honorable Verda M. Colvin as a new Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia. Categories: Featured
(41NBC/WMGT) — It’s the Baldwin Braves for this edition of the Coach’s Corner. Bill Shanks checks in with head football coach Jesse Hicks. This was their conversation. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: Baldwin High School, Coach’s Corner, high school sports, sports
Jane King takes a look at the latest news in Technology including sales in big tech, ecommerce slowing, and Youtube creeping closer to Netflix. Apple said sales of iphones were up 50 percent and that their 5-g phones are still selling well in what is normally a slow season. Youtube revenue came in over $7 billion, drawing close to Netflix’s…
(41NBC/WMGT) — The Warner Robins High School football team won its first state title in 2020 since 2004, but it was the demons’ fourth straight trip to the finals. Coach Marquis Westbrook now heading up what appears to be a dynasty. He sat down with 41NBC’s Bill Shanks to preview the 2021 season in the Coach’s Corner. Categories: Local Sports,…
Jane King speaks on the latest business news, including current concerns for the economy, big tech updates, and QR code concerns. Investors were nervous about inflation before, but the delta variant of the coronavirus could slow things down if it becomes more widespread. Tech giants Apple, Google, and Microsoft report a big surge in revenue. Stocks of companies that endorse…
Jane King speaks on the latest business news from the NASDAQ in New York. Goldman Sachs says U.S. Economic growth will slow in 2022 as coronavirus fears keep the economy from fully returning to pre-pandemic levels. While Pfizer-Biontech and Moderna are expanding their vaccine trials for children 5 to 11 as a precautionary measure to detect rare side effects including…
VATICAN CITY (AP) — A fraud and embezzlement trial involving mismanagement of the Holy See’s investments has begun in Vatican City, with a once-powerful cardinal who is among the 10 defendants declaring he remains “obedient” to Pope Francis, who fired him from a top post. Cardinal Angelo Becciu is one of two defendants who attended the largely procedural seven-hour session…
NEW YORK (AP) — The first day of the House investigation into the Jan. 6 uprising at the U.S. Capitol exposed daytime television viewers to profane language and racial slurs. The emotional testimony by four police officers was accompanied by video clips of mayhem and profanity, and one officer described how a racial slur was repeatedly directed at him. The…
Team USA’s Carissa Moore talks about why her gold medal in surfing means that much more to her after growing up in Hawaii. Categories: Olympics, Sports
Simone Biles competed in Team USA’s first rotation on vault in the women’s Olympic team final, bailing out of her Amanar and scoring a 13.766 for a 1.5 twist. Shortly after, she withdrew from the team contest. Her American teammates held on for silver after the 24-year-old realized following a shaky vault she wasn’t in the right headspace to compete….
The United States Women’s National Team registered a scoreless draw against Australia in the last of three Olympic group stage games. The result was enough to advance to the knockout rounds. Lloyd navigates her 4th Olympics for the US women’s team SAITAMA, Japan (AP) — Carli Lloyd was lamenting her missed chances in the U.S. women’s 6-1 win over New…
The American pair of Jessica Parratto and Delaney Schnell executed their five-dive list with poise to earn silver in the women’s synchronized 10m platform. It was the United States’ first medal of any color in the event. US rallies to claim silver in women’s 10M synchro diving TOKYO (AP) — Chen Yuxi and Zhang Jiaqi won the women’s 10-meter synchronized…
The women’s 100m breaststroke gold medal remains in American hands, but not the expected ones. Defending Olympic champ Lilly King came up shy behind Alaskan teenager Lydia Jacoby in a surprise finish. Northern lights: Alaska teen shocks with Olympic swim gold TOKYO (AP) — Alaska, of all places, has an Olympic champion at the pool. Seventeen-year-old Lydia Jacoby gave the…
(41NBC/WMGT) — The Veterans Warhawks went 4 and 6 last year, missing the playoffs for the first time since 2017. They’re looking to get back this year. Coach Milan Turner sat down with Bill Shanks in the Coach’s Corner. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: Coach’s Corner, high school sports, sports
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Texas, Oklahoma submit a formal request to join Southeastern Conference. The SEC released the following statement: The University of Oklahoma and the University of Texas, two esteemed academic institutions with storied athletics programs, today submitted formal requests for invitations to become members of the Southeastern Conference in 2025. While the SEC has not proactively sought new…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The new House panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection has opened its first hearing. Democrats are starting with a focus on the law enforcement officers who were attacked and beaten as the rioters broke into the building. It’s an effort to put a human face on the violence of the day. The police officers who are testifying…