WARNER ROBINS (41NBC/WMGT)— The City of Warner Robins will now have a city administrator. City officials created the position around three years ago. They opened the position several months ago. David Corbin will serve in the role. He worked as a consultant for the city for several years. Mayor Randy Toms on David Corbin Mayor Randy Toms says Corbin will…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— The Georgia State Senate passed SB 67 last week. It requires voters to enter a driver’s license number or a personal identification number when requesting an absentee ballot. If the voter doesn’t have one of those, they must provide either: a photocopy of a Military ID a passport or some other form of identification The bill also…
The Cherry Blossom Festival returns in 2021 after being canceled in 2020 due to COVID-19.
Overall crime in Macon-Bibb was down in 2020 despite a record-breaking year of homicides.
With the pandemic continuing to impact communities all over, both parents and children are online more than ever.
UPDATED: 10:00 a.m. MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – An uncle and niece are dead after being ejected from a car early Monday morning. Authorities say that 24-year-old Alexsia Taylor and her uncle, 39-year-old Ricardo Danielly were on their way to a hospital to check on Taylor’s sister who had been shot. Bibb County Sheriff Deputies say Taylor was driving along Wimbish…
“We’re starting to get vaccines on base you know to the tune of about a few hundred a week.”
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There’s also early voting for the Houston County ESPLOST continuation.
The plan is a continuation of what needs to be done in the county, which includes input from residents.
Cars lined up at Carolyn Crayton Park before the event began.
Investigators say his death was caused by injuries involving a bobcat.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A local pastor deemed a community staple died from COVID-19 complications. Pastor Bryant Raines of The New Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church in Macon passed away in Gainesville, Florida this week. Deacon Andy Stroud calls Reverend Raines a visionary. He says the pastor planned on opening a youth center and nursing home. Stroud says the 44-year-old pastor…
It’s part of a new county initiative to keep roads clean from litter.
The Red Cross is assisting the homeowner.
The caller/letter then advises the victim they are the winners of 4.5 million dollars.
A Fort Valley man is dead after a shooting Thursday night.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The New Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church in Macon is remembering the life of its pastor, Rev. Bryant Raines. According to a church news release, 44-year-old Pastor Raines died on February 24th due to COVID-19 complications. Raines is being remembered as a visionary, public servant and leader of several outreach programs that provided resources to the Macon…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A Bibb County deputy is hailed a hero after saving a choking infant Wednesday morning. Officials offered tips on infant CPR procedures, in case of an emergency. “I looked at her skin, it was red or purplish,” said Bibb Sheriff’s Patrol Sgt. Reginald Washington. “Her tongue was sticking out, and her fingers were clenched. She absolutely…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Macon’s latest adventure park and party place opens this weekend, eliminating the need to travel to Atlanta for family fun. The grand opening of Urban Air happens Saturday. Owners Steven and Kyanne Jackson say they want people to look forward to coming to Urban Air on the weekends. “It’s for the community so when we brought…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Thursday night marks the first night of the Jewish holiday of Purim. Purim commemorates the events that happened in the Book of Esther. Temple Beth Israel President Betty Taylor compares Purim to Mardi Gras, Passover, and Halloween — all rolled into one. Usually, Temple Beth Israel hosts a Purim carnival open to the public. However, this…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — District Attorney Anita Howard announced Thursday her office resolved 63 cases since January 15. Howard says she asked her leadership team to pull a list of people incarcerated at the Bibb County LEC on January 15. At that time, 794 people were list — some dating back to 2017. D.A. Howard says the pandemic “caused the…
Sisters Erica Pounds and Bridget Hogan, owners of Express RX Pharmacy, encourage customers to get vaccinated for extra protection against the COVID-19. MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Two Macon pharmacy owners encourage people to consider taking the COVID-19 vaccine. Express RX Pharmacy owners — Erica Pounds and Bridget Hogan — say customers stopped picking up medicine, fearing contraction of COVID. The…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Bibb County Sheriff’s deputies arrested three men at an apartment complex on Gray Highway Wednesday after seizing drugs and stolen guns. Deputies identify the men as: Brandon Pat’Shion Mitchell, 22 Dausha Verlyntae Mitchell, 26 Tadarrius DeShawn Antwan Berrian, 23 According to a Bibb County Sheriff’s Office news release, the arrest happened after the search warrant at…