Perry church holds week-long prayer event at local city halls

PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The recent violence in Middle Georgia has a local church covering communities in prayer. Pastors at the In His Glory Praise and Worship Center in Perry took part in a week-long City to City Prayer event. Pastors James and Alma Parker say orders from the Lord directed them to hold morning prayers December 1-7th. Prayers started…

Health District offers self-administered COVID tests at all locations

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Starting December 7, North Central Health District plans to offer self-administered COVID tests at their 13 testing sites. Public information officer Michael Hokanson says the tests are more cost-effective. They also help reduce the risk of infection for the healthcare providers who perform the tests. The health district previously offered nasopharyngeal swab testing administered by healthcare…

Better Business Bureau warns against pet scams

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Better Business Bureau of Central Georgia wants to make sure you don’t get scammed if you plan to buy a furry friend this holiday season. Kelvin Collins — president and CEO of the BBB Central Georgia — says consumers reported fewer than 1,000 scams in 2017. At the end of November 2020, nearly 4,000 scams…

UPDATE: Man wanted for shooting 15 year old boy turns himself in

UPDATE – Monday, December 7, 2020, at 8:30 a.m. 18-year-old Semaj Martin is now in custody. According to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office, Martin told investigators early Monday morning that he wanted to turn himself in. Investigators say they met Martin at the Sheriff’s Office and interviewed him. He was taken to the Bibb County Jail and is charged with…

UPDATE: Man wanted for homicide in Macon turns himself in

UPDATE – Monday, December 7, 2020 at 8:45 a.m. 29-year-old Jeremy Brown is now in custody. According to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office, Brown’s father took him to the Sheriff’s Office and he turned himself in at 4 a.m. Brown is now in the Bibb County Jail and is charged with murder. He’s being held without bond. ORIGINAL STORY: MACON,…

MTA adds four new buses to routes

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Four new Macon-Bibb County Transit Authority buses are in operation and running routes. The ENC Eldorado Passport-HDs are cutaway buses that have a nearly flat entrance to help with wheel chair entry and exit. The 35-foot long buses are also equipped with a front-end bike rack. “Out of necessity, over the past two-and-a-half years we have…

How to keep your home safe this winter

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — When the temperature drops, residents turn on the heat. The Macon-Bibb Fire Department says that could mean trouble if you’re not careful. “We want to make sure those heating elements are used properly,” said Fire Safety Educator Jeremy Webb. “You want to give all those elements at least three feet clearance all the way around it…

Fruit orchard planted in Mill Hill East Macon Arts Village

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— A new fruit orchard is growing on Hydrolia street near Taylor Avenue. The Macon-Bibb County Parks and Beautification Department partnered with the Arbor Conservation Board, Urban Development Authority, and Keep Macon Beautiful on the project. It takes the trees a few years to grow. “It shows great things can happen when people work together and realize that…

Sundance, Macon partner for 2021 film festival

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Sundance Film Festival will partner with Macon Film Festival to bring movies to you.  Due to the pandemic, organizers of the Sundance Film Festival selected Macon as one of its locations for satellite screenings. Screenings will show at the Douglas Theatre for an in-person experience. President of the board director for Macon Film Festival Steven…

Forsyth family hosts massive light display to spread holiday cheer

The Uprights host drive-by Christmas light display to bring cheer FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — One Monroe County family hopes to spread cheer during the holidays with a light display. Eleven-year-old Trinity Upright says her family started hanging their Christmas lights on Nov. 1. “There’s a bunch of them,” Upright said. “There’s like 200 and some of them flash and move,…

Macon set for slower recovery to COVID-19 recession 

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – An economic forecast from the University of Georgia Terry School of Business predicts that Macon will have a slower recovery from the COVID-19 recession than the rest of Georgia. The forecast shows that Macon lost fewer jobs during the pandemic than the rate seen statewide. However, the city will experience a slower recovery from those losses…