MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT) — A new partnership has formed in the ongoing effort to reduce blighted home in Middle Georgia. Fuller Center and Mr. Handyman of Macon and Warner Robins have come together to begin working on the home of Mrs. Ballard. Ballard recently lost her husband, and her home was in need of multiple repairs to keep it safe and…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)– Companies from around Warner Robins are coming together to host a dog-friendly July Fourth celebration. Wellston Trees & Greens has organized a more relaxed Independence Day ceremony at Wellston Park to give people a break from the hustle and bustle of the other annual celebrations. The event welcomes dog owners to hang out at Wellston park…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Middle Georgia Regional Library System is removing fines from children’s and teen print materials effective July 1. The library board of trustees voted earlier this year to remove the fines from those materials to remove barriers. They hope it will increase accessibility for lower income families. They are also forgiving all outstanding fines for those…
MACOn, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Georgia Emergency Management Agency made a huge donation to the Macon Volunteer Clinic Thursday. The Macon Volunteer Clinic provides healthcare to uninsured people in Macon-Bibb County. GEMA made a stop at the Macon Farmer’s Market to deliver boxes of Personal Protective Equipment to the clinic. The donation consisted of masks, gloves, robes, bandaids, cottons, and…
FORT VALLEY, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT) — Peach County High School is celebrating its 50th anniversary and is also celebrating a new high school. Sitting on more than 100 thousand square feet of land, the school is located off Peach Parkway. According to Ben Maddox, Assistant Superintendent for Operations, the location of the school was chosen because it’s centrally located. The new school…
NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for Donald Trump’s company pleaded not guilty to tax crime charges Thursday, along with the Trump Organization’s longtime finance chief. It is the first criminal case arising from a two-year investigation into the former president’s company. Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg was arraigned a day after a grand jury returned an indictment charging him and…
UPDATE (7/1) – Dublin Police Chief Tim Chatman tells 41NBC Ben Whitaker faces a murder charge in connection to the shooting death of his wife. He did not provide any further information, citing the ongoing investigation. UPDATE (6/30 – 7 p.m.) – Dublin Police Chief Tim Chatman tells 41NBC Tiffany Whitaker’s husband, Ben, is now in custody. Chatman says Whitaker…
How many times are the Hawks going to shock the world? After it was announced that star point guard Trae Young would be sitting out for Game Four of the Eastern Conference Finals, all hope was lost for many Hawks fans. Bill Shanks breaks down how this team stepped up, and how the Hawks depth might be what leads them…
You are probably tired of hearing it, but we are going to continue our summertime pattern of storms once again Thursday. It will be another warm day with highs in the upper 80s and low 90s, as well as tropical moisture keeping it feeling muggy. Expect showers and thunderstorms to once again pop up by tomorrow afternoon, lingering into tomorrow…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— July 4th is Sunday, and the Macon-Bibb Fire Department wants you to stay safe if you buy fireworks this year. While you may want to include fireworks in your plans, Macon-Bibb Interim Fire Chief, Shane Edwards, says you should follow these safety precautions: Wearing safety goggles Keeping your spectators at a safe distance Being at least 150…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Baldwin County Animal Control is officially a no-kill shelter thanks to years of hard work from staff and volunteers. That means less than 10% of animals the shelter takes in are euthanized. It’s based on the shelter’s numbers from 2020. Out of almost 1,000 animals, only 43 were euthanized for medical or behavioral reasons. This doesn’t…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Dance students in Kindergarten through 12th grade wrapped up the Baldwin County School District’s first-ever dance academy with a performance Wednesday. The Baldwin Braves Summer Dance Academy, a four-week course, closed with a performance at Lakeview Academy. Dance instructor Crystal Williams says her main goal was to teach the students that dance is a fine art,…
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…