Our summertime pattern of pop up showers and storms will be continuing through much of this week thanks to a tropical air mass. High humidity will be sticking around for Wednesday as well as highs in the 90s. Once again, easterly winds will help to bring in showers and storms from the coast that will reach our area by the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— Senator Jon Ossoff visited Macon Tuesday, to announce that relief is coming for Georgia families. Senator Ossoff visited Jimmie Samuels Head Start at Agnes Barden Elementary school. He toured the school and visited several classrooms. After the tour, Senator Ossoff announced 90 percent of Georgia families will receive monthly tax refunds for the rest of the year….
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— Robins Air Force Base gathered Tuesday morning for a ceremony welcoming its newest Installation Commander. Colonel Lindsay C. Droz is now in charge. She will lead more than 2,000 personnel, each of whom perform tasks such as civil engineering, medical, mission support functions, operations and more. “The men and women of Team Robins are integral to our…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)– When passing through Lilly Avenue in Unionville, you can see a lot of houses with friendly neighbors and an older gentleman outside doing yard work. “They want us to take care of our own neighborhoods. Take care of your house. Charity begins at home,” said Greg Albert. Since May, Albert has been helping clean up yards and…
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— As Pride month comes to an end, Macon Pride rallied the support of local businesses. 36 Businesses partnered with the organization to donate 10% of their sales to Macon Pride. Money raised will go towards a pride week that will be hosted in September. Scott Mitchell, President of the organization, says he’s thankful for all the businesses that…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— The Macon Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s office partnered with Compass Cares for ‘Know Your Status’ day. The office offered HIV testing, Covid vaccinations and a food giveaway. It also offered services for people to know the status of a case. District Attorney Anita Howard, says she often gets questions from people about their cases. She wanted to…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Here are Middle Georgia’s food service health inspection scores from the Georgia Department of Public Health between Monday, June 21 and Friday, June 25, 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…
In the period of just a few hours today we saw the strengthening of an area of low pressure into a depression and then a tropical storm. Tropical Storm Danny is the first June named storm to make landfall in South Carolina since Hurricane One in 1867. Danny shouldn’t be impacting us too much, but the track does push through…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — If you’re planning on taking a road trip for the upcoming July 4th holiday weekend, you should make sure your car is in good shape. According to AAA, more than 43 million Americans will drive for the July 4th holiday. AAMCO Transmissions and Total Car Care in Macon says if you have warning lights, you should…
DUBLIN, Geogia (41NBC/WMGT) — A Laurens County 12-year-old is being charged in connection to the shooting death of his brother. That’s according to Dublin Police Chief Tim Chatman, who says 13-year-old Travion D. Wright was killed Friday afternoon in an accidental shooting. Wright’s 12-year-old brother is being charged with involuntary manslaughter. Police say the 12-year-old initially said Wright was shot…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— The Macon-Bibb mayoral team is keeping their promise to take shifts helping Waste Management collect recycling throughout the county. Four members of the Macon-Bibb mayoral team, including Mayor Lester Miller, were out with waste management Monday morning. Mayor Miller says they’ll continue to take shifts until the whole county has been reset. He says the mayoral team…
UPDATE (6 p.m.) – A Bibb County Sheriff’s Office news release says the fatal collision involving a pedestrian happened near Vineville Avenue’s intersection with Forest Avenue. “It was reported that a tractor trailer was making a left turn off of Forest Avenue onto Vineville Avenue,” the release said. “A pedestrian started crossing the crosswalk as the 18-wheeler was making this…
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT) — A woman died Monday after an incident involving a fork lift at a Macon warehouse. Macon-Bibb Coroner Leon Jones says 56-year-old Lawanda Hicks was killed at Gilmer Warehouse on Mead Road. Jones says Hicks was pinned between a forklift and a roll of paper just before 10 a.m. and that she was conscious after the accident but…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— The Perry Water Battle is returning to Rozar Park tomorrow. The Water Battle is a water fight of epic proportions. The city encourages people to bring any water toys you might have, and to make sure you’re wearing a bathing suit and sunscreen. There will be fire trucks and slip and slides on site. Perry’s special events…
UPDATE (6/25): One of the victims in a Warner Robins shooting Thursday afternoon now faces multiple charges. A Warner Robins Police Department news release sent Friday afternoon says 23-year-old Hiram Jamal Johnson was arrested and charged with aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime and possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. 22-year-old Marquise Deviane…
UPDATE (6/25): The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office says it has located a missing Macon man. The wife of 40-year-old Charles Cliatt reported him missing Thursday after he did not return home for two days. Deputies say they located Cliatt’s vehicle in a parking lot in the 100 block of Spring Street. Friday morning, investigators contacted Cliatt’s family and discovered that family…
Can this be happening?! After coming back from a deficit to clinch the first ever Eastern Conference Finals win in franchise history, this year’s Hawks have made it clear they are a force to be reckoned with. Bill Shanks and Tucker Sargent have a lot to say about it. It’s a long one, bring a snack. Categories: Sports
Humidity returned across Middle Georgia this afternoon, bringing increasing heat index values with it. Showers and storms stayed further south along a stationary boundary, and will be staying there for much of the day tomorrow as well. High pressure to our north will be setting up a wedge front, which will push in dry air, to limit our rain chances…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A local church held a friendly competition that quickly grew into something bigger than they expected. A friendly competition between the church’s seniors and young people started after the church planted a garden in March. Just three months after planting the garden, the land is now overflowing with fruits and vegetables to harvest. Terrance Denson has…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — If you’ve been having issues with overflowing trash, Macon-Bibb Mayor Lester Miller says relief should be coming soon. Mayor Miller says he and Macon-Bibb Commissioners have heard from people from all across the county for several months about trash and recycling pickup issues. Advanced Disposal Services (ADS) is the current contractor. Mayor Miller says while he…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— There’s a blood shortage across the country and Macon is no different. The Red Cross collects blood nationally, but they say the blood shortage is unlike any other that they’ve seen. They think it’s due to the delays in care caused by the pandemic. In the last three months, they’ve distributed 75,000 blood products above normal. Dr….
FORT VALLEY, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)- Peach County Planning and Zoning presented a junk car ordinance to the board of commissioners last month. After receiving complaints about about the visibility of junk cars in neighborhoods. According to Rickey Blalock, Administrator of Planning and zoning, the ordinance includes keeping junk cars out of sight, they must be enclosed inside of a building or behind…
Sunshine and lower humidity was the name of the weather game today, but that will be changing through the rest of the week. A stationary boundary to our south will continue to hang around, keeping a chance for showers and thunderstorms through the next few days. We will also be seeing an increase in humidity as we head towards the…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— The city of Perry wants to hear from residents on the 2022 Comprehensive Plan. That’s why it’s hosting several meetings for you to give your opinions. So far, Perry held meetings on economic development and housing. Thursday’s meeting is on future growth and land use. We spoke with the Community Planner for Perry, Holly Wharton, about why…