MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Grab your popcorn and get ready to head to Mercer Village next year. Macon-Bibb Planning and Zoning approved a new movie theater. The Indigo Hair Salon on the corner of Linden and Coleman Avenues has been vacant for more than a year, but with the help of a Mercer University professor, a restaurant owner, and a…
GRAY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — After being quarantined three times, Kristin Long, the Children’s Director at Gray United Methodist Church, wanted to do something to help families, so she set out to create family quarantine kits. The kits include several activities for children like word searches, play-doh and coloring tools. Long says it can be tough being at home with nothing…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— The Local Love Box is back this fall. The Local Love Box is a quarterly subscription box that features four to six locally sourced items ranging from art to home goods to food. Rachelle Wilson, the creator of the box, says all proceeds go back to local artists who were hit hard financially during the pandemic. “I…
(41NBC/WMGT) — Troy Thompson speaks with Chiropractor D. Craig Taylor CD. CCSP about Wellness Centers, the goals of which are to help patients achieve better overall health through services like physical therapy, nutrition, weight loss, massage therapy, and chiropractic work. Categories: Featured, Health, Living Well Tags: health, Living Well, Troy Thompson, Wellness Center
Monday afternoon, August 23, 2021, President Biden speaks concerning the recent full-approval of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine. Categories: Across the Nation, COVID-19, Featured Tags: covid vaccine, fda, Joe Biden, Pfizer, Pfizer Vaccine approval, President Biden
UPDATE: The Georgia Department of Corrections has sent out a public release calling for a statewide lookout for Germany. According to this most recent release, Germany was last seen wearing a state issued orange shirt and white pants with blue stripes. This post also adds to the description of Germany, adding that he has brown eyes and black hair. The…
Jane King speaks on the latest news in technology, from a Steve Jobs signed apple manual selling for $800,000 on the auction block, to some bosses being worried that remote work may now last for two years. Categories: Business, Technology Tags: Jane King, Tech Report, technology
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— GML Community Services will host a fundraiser Saturday, August 21, to help rebuild the Village Green Community. There will be guest speakers, a live performance, vendors, a bounce house and free giveaways. Community Organizer for GML Services, Lemecia Humphrey, says she’s trying to bring awareness to the Village Green neighborhood to help clean it up. “It seems…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Bibb County fire investigators are looking into what they call a suspicious house fire. The fire happened around 11:25 Friday morning at a home in the 500 block of Carmen Place, between Broadway and Mead Road. According to Sergeant Kyle Murray with the Macon-Bibb County Fire Department, crews put out flames in the front living room…
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Peach County Trojans hosted Central High School Friday night. 41NBC’s Tucker Sargent has the highlights. Categories: Across Georgia Sports, End Zone, Featured, Local News, Local Sports, Peach County, Sports Tags: Central, football, high school, high school football, Peach County, phenix city, The End Zone
GRAY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Jones County Greyhounds hosted the Northeast Raiders in Week 1 of high school football. It was a David vs. Goliath battle with Jones County in Class 5A and Northeast in Class 2A. Here are the highlights of the game from Bill Shanks. Categories: Bibb County, End Zone, Featured, Jones County, Local News, Local Sports, WMGT…
KATHLEEN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — It was a battle of two schools in Houston County Friday night. The Veterans Warhawks hosted the Northside Eagles at Freedom Field. Check out the highlights from Bill Shanks. Categories: Across Georgia Sports, End Zone, Featured, Houston County, Local News, Local Sports, Sports, WMGT Tags: Bill Shanks, football, highschool football, northside eagles, Tucker Sargent, veterans…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Here are Middle Georgia’s high school football scores from Week 1. Games featured on The End Zone: Central (Phenix City, Alabama) 42, Peach County 23 Houston County 13, Perry 36 Jeff Davis 41, Rutland 0 Northeast 33, Jones County 28 Northside 48, Veterans 7 Other scores: Baldwin 42, Liberty County 6 Bleckley County 21,…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— The Perry Panthers hosted the Houston County Bears in week one. Houston County was looking for the upset on Friday night. Here are the highlights from Herb St. John Stadium. Categories: End Zone, Featured, Houston County, Local News, Local Sports, Sports, WMGT Tags: Bill Shanks, football, highschool football, houston county bears, Perry Panthers, Tucker Sargent
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Rutland football looks to turn the program around this year and start with a win in Week 1. The Hurricanes took on Jeff Davis at Ed Defore Sports Complex. Bill Shanks has highlights. Categories: Across Georgia Sports, Bibb County, End Zone, Featured, Local News, Local Sports, Sports, WMGT Tags: Bill Shanks, Ed Defore Sports Complex, football,…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— The Macon Little Theatre is returning to the stage after closing their doors more than 500 days ago. Even though they found ways to do virtual performances during that time, they’re excited to finally have a live audience for their production of “Songs For A New World.” JP Haynie is the Artistic Director for the Macon Little…
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— The month of August is known as National Breastfeeding Month, and experts at Piedmont Macon say there are many benefits to breastfeeding. According to Lactation Specialists at Piedmont Macon, breastfeeding is even more important now, because women who are vaccinated pass on the vaccine antibodies to their child. “They don’t have much of an immune system up until…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)– Students and staff gathered outside of Vineville Academy in Macon Friday morning to give one of their own a “star-spangled” sendoff. Bethanie Kitchens has worked at Vineville for the last four years, and has always dreamed of being in the military. Now her dreams are coming true, as she’s leaving the school to join the United States…
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— The second “Project BAAD event” is taking place in downtown Macon this weekend. The Macon Middle Georgia Black Pages, NewTown Macon, and Rythm and Jazz have all partnered to host the event. It takes place on the second Saturday of the month through December. The goal for the event is in its name, BAAD stands for Bringing African…
Jane King speaks on the latest business news, including how Toys ‘R’ Us will open shops inside some Macy’s locations next year, and how Bank of America will stop offering a unique service beginning Friday. Bank of America customers will no longer be able to write checks on their savings accounts, the change will encourage customers to use their savings…
Kids are always mesmerized by the actual lava lamps, so why not try to recreate that on your own? It’s easy to do; all you’re going to really need is vegetable oil, water, Alka-Seltzer, and food coloring. First, take your vegetable oil and fill up your glass about two thirds of the way. Then take the water and fill it…
Lots of homeowners are looking at ways to freshen up their homes after spending so much time indoors this past year, and many are taking on exterior painting as a major home project. In this week’s Ask Angi segment Bailey Carson discusses what to look for when hiring a painter and how to know when it’s time to call in…
Jane King reports on the latest news in technology and business, from the ways companies are feeling about work-from-home and hybrid workstyles, to high sales with Amazon during the pandemic. Categories: Business, Technology Tags: business, Tech Report, technology
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — District Attorney Anita Howard for the Macon Judicial Circuit sat down with Community Facilitators LJ Malone, Jaime Kaplan, and Amber Jones to host a Q&A style “Lunchtime Conversation”, in which she answered the community’s questions relating to how she’s handled different things in the District Attorney’s office. A livestream of the conversation was posted to social…