WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Selfie Suite opened its second location in Warner Robins just a few months after they opened their first location in Macon. Sisters Angelyca Russell and Katora Moody are co-owners of the business. After opening the Macon location, the sisters knew immediately they were going to need a bigger space. The new location is twice…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a commercial armed robbery that happened at the Family Dollar at 3656 Jeffersonville Road. According to a news release, a man with a gun entered the store around 8:00 Wednesday morning and demanded money from the clerk. After getting an undisclosed amount of cash he ran from the store….
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Coliseum Medical Center is celebrating the biggest milestone they’ve seen in more than a year, by announcing that the hospital is officially COVID-free. Coliseum received its first COVID-19 patient on March 21, 2020, and doctors haven’t gotten a break since. The hospital has treated more than 3000 covid-19 patients since then and reached its peak with…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Coddington House is officially off the market, and Historic Macon is hoping prospective buyers will want to save the remaining Fading Five properties from 2020. The Coddington House was added to the Fading Five in August of 2020. Dana Ketcher and Ryan Tokarz are first time homeowners as they officially closed on the house in…
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A new community blood center is hoping to help the area’s shortage of blood as the nation experiences a national blood shortage. Shepeard Community Blood Center is a local nonprofit aimed at giving back to the community. When a person donates to the center, they can earn points towards a visa gift card or donate the…
DUBLIN, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT) – The city of Dublin and Visit Dublin GA are coming together to revamp the city’s Black History banner program. Banners will be redesigned and include a QR code to take people to a website with more information on each featured person. “We’re making history now, all of us so being able to see family members or people…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Here are Middle Georgia’s food service health inspection scores from the Georgia Department of Public Health between Monday, June 28 and Friday, July 2, 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…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Within the past few months, Bibb County’s animal control has caught and released four alligators, which officers say is high for this time of year. The last alligator sighting was at Carolyn Crayton park in Macon when a woman got out of her car and saw an alligator underneath. Bibb County Animal Enforcement officer Rebecca Galeazzo…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT) — Baldwin County Fire and Rescue is looking for people to join their new Fire Citizens Academy. The academy focuses on teaching the public about the fire department and what firefighters do. Captain Sheri Kneip says the department depends heavily on volunteers since they are a combination department. According to Captain Kneip, the idea to create the academy…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A man is dead in Warner Robins after suffering multiple gunshot wounds Sunday night. Police say they responded to 1000 Executive Court just before 11 p.m. When arriving on scene, officers say people were attempting CPR on 24-year-old Kristopher Mast until medical personnel arrived. He later died at the hospital. Police say there is a…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Two people are dead and a third person is in the hospital after a triple shooting in MIlledgeville. A Milledgeville Police news release sent Saturday morning said offers responded to 2309 Laura Court Apartment B Saturday in reference to three victims with gunshot wounds. Two of the victims, 42-year-old Erica Lachell Reaves and 29-year-old Tyric James…
UPDATE (10:20 a.m. ) – The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office identified the victim of Saturday morning’s shooting as 31-year-old Anthony Benard Burke of Macon. Burke “had gone to the address in the 3600 block of Dawn Street where his ex-girlfriend lives and gotten into a physical altercation with her, after busting a window and kicking in the front door,” a…
A cold front is in the process of moving through Middle Georgia this evening, bringing clearing and an end to the rain threat as is pushes south. High pressure will be filtering in dry air through the day Saturday, keeping it sunny and hot for the weekend. Highs over the weekend will warm to the 90’s, but humidity will be…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Warner Robins Independence Day celebration returned this year after the pandemic cancelled it last year. The gates opened at 5 p.m. Friday, and people filled the McConnell Talbert Stadium parking lot, listening to music acts from A.J. the D.J., Leah Belle Faser, Callista Clarke and country music star Jimmie Allen. Food trucks were also…
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT) — Summer is here, and more people are out and about having fun, but summer can also bring many dangers. Coliseum Northside hospital doctors are providing tips on how to avoid going to the emergency room this summer. “Statistically we see over 200 firework related injuries, most are in the hands,” Dr. Steve McAlpine said. He says if…
Macon, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Attorney J Davis from James W. Davis and Associates joins 41NBC’s Shelby Coates for our weekly segment “It’s the Law.” This week Davis breaks down the United States Supreme Court decision to on the federal government’s temporary ban on evictions. Davis breaks down the court decision, what it means for the temporary eviction ban and the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)– A new restaurant is set to open its doors in downtown macon tomorrow. The restaurant is called Vibez. It’s on Cherry Street next to the Brookhaven Lounge. The restaurant serves breakfast and brunch and has a hidden hookah bar in the back. The restaurant is owned by NFL player Bud Dupree who is a linebacker for the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Bibb County coroner is reporting a deadly crash at the start of a busy holiday travel weekend. The crash happed around 3:00 Friday afternoon on I-75 near the Forsyth Street off ramp. According to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office a Toyota 4Runner was heading north on I-75 when it lost control and hit the center…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A former Bibb County School District deputy superintendent of student affairs is facing a murder charge for his wife’s death in 2019. Sheriff’s deputies arrested 65-year-old Edward Judie Thursday night following an interview where investigators say his story continued to change. On November 29th 2019, deputies responded to a death at a home on Greenview Terrace…
Showers and storms held off for much of the day across Middle Georgia, but as per usual, returned this afternoon. Showers will linger overnight ahead of our next cold front that moves in tomorrow. As the cold front moves south, we will likely see just enough instability to get some storms with heavy rain and frequent lightning. This rain will…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT ) – Bibb County Sheriff’s Office deputies seized several guns and made several arrests in an effort they call “Operation United Front.” The operation, announced Thursday, targeted illegal gun possessions in Bibb County. Sheriff David Davis said deputies targeted areas with several shots fired calls. The operation lasted 40 days, which led to 50 arrests and 40 guns…
The Hawks are in Milwaukee to try and take the lead once again in their battle with the Bucks for the Eastern Conference. No Trae, no Giannis, this will be a test of which team can step up without their biggest stars. Bill Shanks and Tucker Sargent make their predictions for this game and the future of the series. Categories:…
EASTMAN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – State fire investigators make four arrests in connection to the fire bombing of a restaurant in Dodge County. The incident happened on May 22nd at the Captain D’s located at 6006 Oak Street in Eastman. The arrests include: Kymberly Swars, 32, charged with 1st Degree Arson and Obstruction of a Law Enforcement Officer Christopher Wright, 25,…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — July 4 celebrations are back around Middle Georgia after Covid changed or cancelled them last year. The Warner Robins Independence Day Celebration is one of those events. It will be in the parking lot of McConnell Talbert Stadium on July 2. Warner Robins City Clerk and public information officer, Mandy Stella, says the city is…