It was a hot start to the week in Middle Georgia, with highs warming to 97 degrees here in Macon. We started to see a few showers pop up this evening, but not with enough coverage to bring much cooling to the area. Tomorrow, as a stationary boundary slowly sags south, we will see increasing rain chances during the afternoon….
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)– Bibb County students go back to school in one week, and parents and students will have to adjust to a major change for the school year. “We’re going to ask students and staff to wear masks… I guess the better way to say that is that we will be requiring masks,” said Bibb County Superintendent, Dr. Curtis…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Famous Mike’s on Poplar Street in downtown Macon now has a “Pay it Forward” board. Customers can pay for the meal of a hungry or homeless person. Once the meal is purchased, the receipt is added to a board at the front of the restaurant. A person in need can then come in, select a receipt…
UPDATE (7/27) – As of Tuesday, July 27, Georgia DNR has confirmed the other six people injured on the pontoon boat have been released from the hospital. Information concerning potential charges in connection to the incident hasn’t been released yet. MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Georgia Department of Natural Resources continues to investigate after a deadly boat accident early…
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — 30 new businesses have opened in Dublin since January. “It’s just us getting back to our normal, this is what we are used to here,” the Executive Director of the Development Authority, Tracie Morgan said. Morgan says it was time for growth. She says her goal now is to keep transforming the city and helping it…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A downtown Macon business owner is speaking out after a shooting early Saturday morning left two people dead and two others injured. Darrin Ford, the owner of ‘A Brookhaven Lounge’ on Cherry Street in downtown Macon, says he was sitting outside with customers when he noticed something going on. He then decided to take everyone inside…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Brookdale Warming Center is now under new management after the Macon-Bibb Commission requested United Way of Central Georgia step in. Along with new management, $4 million in American Rescue Plan money will go to the center. United Way says it plans to use the funds to provide more resources for the shelter and help more…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — New pedestrian walkways are coming to Watson Boulevard soon. According to the Georgia Department of Transportation, the walkways will be near Austin Avenue and Knodishall Drive. The project includes: Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons New concrete refuge islands in the median Crosswalks ADA ramps Signage Penny Brooks, District 3 Communications Officer with GDOT, says it will…
Vincent Hancock and Amber English join TODAY to talk about their gold medal performances in skeet shooting at the Tokyo Olympics. Hancock, English give Americans a skeet sweep at Tokyo Games TOKYO (AP) — It’s a skeet sweep for the United States. Vincent Hancock gave the Americans a sweep in skeet at the Tokyo Olympics by winning his third gold…
Team USA veteran Sam Mikulak scored a 15.000 on the parallel bars in the men’s Olympic gymnastics team final. He scored a 15.466 during qualifications and will compete in the event final later this week. US men seek momentum after promising Olympic performance TOKYO (AP) — The U.S. men’s Olympic gymnastics team hopes it can build off a fifth-place performance…
The United States claimed the first men’s relay medal of the Tokyo Olympic Games as Caeleb Dressel teamed up with Blake Pieroni, Bowe Becker and Zach Apple to blow past the field. TOKYO (AP) — Caeleb Dressel is off on his quest for six swimming gold medals at the Tokyo Games, leading off an American victory in the men’s 4×100-meter freestyle…
Australia’s Ariarne Titmus ran down Katie Ledecky in the 400-meter freestyle, handing Ledecky her first-ever Olympic silver in an individual event. Titmus went 3:56.69 and Ledecky touched in at 3:37.36. Streak ends: Titmus terminates Ledecky’s golden run in Tokyo TOKYO (AP) — Katie Ledecky strolled onto the deck first, which meant she was headed to the second spot on the…
The United States secured a victory over Japan in the final opening round game to gather momentum ahead of a gold medal rematch. Categories: Olympics, Sports
Gus Kenworthy invited a few of his Olympian friends, including Tara Lipinski and Adam Rippon, to watch the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics and share their own Opening Ceremony memories. Categories: Olympics, Sports
Ariarne Titmus is known as “The Terminator,” and is expected to be Katie Ledecky’s biggest rival in Tokyo. She shares the details of her training schedule and what it’s like to go head-to-head with Ledecky. Categories: Olympics, Sports
After becoming a mother in 2019, Olympic volleyball player Foluke Akinradewo Gunderson proved that women don’t have to choose between being a world-class athlete and having a family. Categories: Olympics, Sports
Anne Thompson shares how a father and son have left their mark on an Olympic venue. Paul and Kenzo Tange both designed the Olympic aquatic buildings in Tokyo, nearly 50 years apart. Categories: Olympics, Sports
Tanith White gives you a look behind the scenes at the Opening Ceremony, and a place few people see: the area where the world’s flags are prepared for the Parade of Nations. Plus, reaction from Team USA’s Flagbearers. Categories: Olympics, Sports
Swimmer Regan Smith details how her life changed after the pandemic put her Olympic dreams on hold, and how she learned to look ahead to the Tokyo Games. Categories: Olympics, Sports
t While in quarantine, Gus Kenworthy and Rutledge Wood drive around different neighborhoods to Tokyo to get an inside-the-car view of the Olympic host city. Categories: Around the World, Olympics
(Monday 7.26.2021)- Swimming – Katie Ledecky will swim two prelims tonight: 200m freestyle in which Ledecky defends her gold, and the 1500m freestyle where Ledecky holds the world record. Lilly King vies for gold in the 100m breaststroke, while Regan Smith on the women’s team and Ryan Murphy on the men’s are the USA’s best hope in the100m backstroke. Men’s…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Baldwin County School District held its back to school bash event at Lakeview Academy Friday afternoon. More than 100 students showed up with their families. School leaders were set up outside to provide resources about COVID-19 and nutritional resources, and students got goody bags filled with valuable information. After a year of events being cancelled,…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Arlene Simmons grew up in Baldwin County and wanted help the youth in her area, so she set a goal to do it. “I wanted something more sturdy,” she said. “Something that will help in the long term.” She founded the Baldwin County Youth Services Center with a goal to empower the youth and their families….
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Most Middle Georgia students head back to school in just more than a week, and back to school events are well underway. Houston County hosted its annual Back to School Bash Friday. Houston County Family Connection hosted the event at Centerville Elementary School, Perry High School and CB Watson Primary School. Executive Director for Houston…