Alabama, Jamey Johnson set for May concert in Macon
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Country music legends Alabama are coming to Macon this spring, with a live concert scheduled for Thursday, May 7 at Atrium Health Amphitheater.…
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Jones County traffic stop leads to drug, firearm arrest on Highway 49
JONES COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A traffic stop on Highway 49 in Jones County over the weekend led to the arrest of a 23-year-old man on multiple drug and firearm charges. According to the Jones County Sheriff's Office, a deputy…
Restaurant Report Card: Middle Georgia food service inspection scores January 12-16
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - This week's Restaurant Report Card provides food service inspection scores across Middle Georgia, as released by the Georgia Department of Public Health. The scores cover inspections conducted between Monday, January 12 and Friday, January 16. Understanding…
Boil water advisory issued for city of Gordon
GORDON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- On Monday evening, a boil water advisory was issued for the city of Gordon. This, according to a Facebook post around 6:30 by the city of Gordon. The post says the city is under the advisory until…
Annual MLK march unites Macon-Bibb community at City Hall
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- The community gathered across Macon-Bibb County Monday morning for the annual Martin Luther King Jr. March, honoring Dr. King’s legacy through unity, reflection, and…
Alpha Phi Alpha chapter hosts 29th annual MLK scholarship luncheon
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Local community members gathered to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., while also supporting future leaders during the 29th…
Milledgeville residents want action over speeding issues on neighborhood street
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Residents along Old Mill Court Road in Milledgeville say speeding vehicles are creating dangerous conditions in their neighborhood, leaving families worried about…
Tubman Museum honors Dr. King's legacy with Day of Service and Hope
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Tubman Museum is marking Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a special community program designed to inspire action…
55-year-old inmate dies after being found unresponsive at Bibb County Jail
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A 55-year-old woman died Sunday after being found unresponsive inside her cell at the Bibb County Jail. According to a news…
Jones County commissioners approve new data center text amendment amid tension
JONES COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- The Jones County Board of Commissioners voted 5-0 to approve a new text amendment outlining regulations for data centers in the…
GBI announces arrests of two in Tennille drug case, including Georgia corrections officer
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Two Tennille residents, including a Georgia Department of Corrections employee, were arrested following a drug and firearm investigation…
Ross Sheppard enters race for Georgia House seat covering Baldwin, Bibb, Jones
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A Milledgeville community advocate and small business owner is launching a campaign for a Middle Georgia seat in the Georgia House of Representatives. Ross Sheppard announced plans Friday to run for House District 149, with a…
Minimal winter weather impacts this weekend
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - While temperatures will get cold Saturday night into Sunday morning, the hopes for winter accumulations around Middle Georgia should not be high. This Evening and Overnight A sunny afternoon will become a cool and initially…
UPDATE: 'Josh Rogers Way' unveiling set for Wednesday, January 21 in downtown Macon
UPDATE (1/16/26): Josh Rogers Way will be unveiled on Wednesday, January 21. According to a news release from NewTown Macon, a news conference…
Emily Hopkins named executive director of Historic Macon Foundation
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Historic Macon Foundation has named Emily Hopkins as its next executive director. According to a news release, the foundation's board of directors voted Tuesday night to offer Hopkins the position. She will succeed Nathan Lott,…
Kelly Loeffler visits Macon manufacturer, touts Trump policies' impact on business growth
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Small Business Administrator Kelly Loeffler visited a Macon manufacturing business Friday to tout the Trump administration's economic policies' impact on…
Macon shelters prepare for cold weather as temperatures drop
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — As temperatures drop through the weekend and into early next week, area shelters are preparing to help people stay warm during the cold…
UPDATE: Houston County woman identified in fatal South Houston Lake Road crash
UPDATE (1/16/26 - 3:25 p.m.): The Houston County Sheriff’s Office has identified the victim in Friday’s fatal crash at South Houston Lake Road and…
DA: Man accused as driver in retail theft ring sentenced for Houston County case
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A man accused of serving as a driver in a retail theft ring operating across Georgia has been…
Teen charged as adult sentenced in 2024 Warner Robins High School assault
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A teenager charged as an adult in connection with a bathroom assault at Warner Robins High School has been…
UPDATE: 15-year-old charged in fatal Thursday shooting in Macon
UPDATE (1/16/26): Deputies say a 15-year-old was arrested and charged with murder and armed robbery after 41-year-old India Davis was found shot to death on Thursday on…
Bibb school board approves revised budget amendment after $5.5M gap revealed
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Bibb County Board of Education voted 4-3 Thursday night to approve a partial budget amendment addressing millions of dollars in…
Middle Georgia doctor urges flu shots as 'super flu' spreads
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Doctors across Middle Georgia are urging people to take flu season seriously, warning that a highly contagious strain commonly referred to as…
Absolutely frigid temperatures expected overnight
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Temperatures will plummet towards 20 degrees ahead of Friday morning. This Evening Skies have been sunny all day which has been nice considering the wind and cold. Once the sun sets things will really fell bitter…
Middle Georgia Weekend Watch: Music, family fun and wellness events
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – If you're looking for something to do this weekend, we have a few places for you to check out, from live music…
13-year-old in stable condition after shooting at Macon home
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A 13-year-old boy is in stable condition at the hospital after what Bibb County deputies believe to be an accidental shooting Thursday afternoon…
Larry the Cable Guy bringing ‘Git-R-Done Tour’ to Macon City Auditorium
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Larry the Cable Guy will bring his Git-R-Done Tour to the Macon City Auditorium on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, with the…
GaDOE responds to Bibb County Schools’ $5.5M budget discrepancy
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Ahead of scheduled meetings Thursday, the Bibb County School District is sharing a response from the Georgia Department of Education that was provided in response to a media inquiry about a $5.5 million discrepancy in the…
Warner Robins police: 19-year-old hospitalized after accidental self-inflicted shooting
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A 19-year-old man was hospitalized Wednesday night after police say he suffered an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound in a parking lot along Highway 96. According to a Warner Robins Police Department news release, officers were…
One person found dead after early morning house fire in Eastman
EASTMAN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — One person was found dead after a house fire early Wednesday morning in Eastman. According to the Eastman Fire Department, firefighters were dispatched around 4:45 a.m. to a reported structure fire at a home in the…
GBI: Nine arrested in Baldwin County drug operation
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A joint drug operation in Baldwin County led to nine arrests after a law enforcement effort targeting ongoing drug distribution investigations. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, the Ocmulgee Drug Task Force and the GBI…
Portion of Tucker Road in Macon to close for up to 90 days next week for bridge replacement project
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Tucker Road will close to through traffic between Foster Road and Peake Road…
Thursday begins series of windy days
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A cold front passing through Middle Georgia this evening will bring plenty of wind and cold Thursday. This Evening It’s largely been overcast thus far around Middle Georgia however some cloud breakup has been observed late…
A Taste of Ireland brings world-class Irish music and dance to Macon
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The high-energy show will perform at The Piedmont Grand Opera House on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, at 7:30 p.m., featuring…
Jones County planning board sends data center amendment to commissioners
JONES COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Jones County Planning and Zoning Board voted 2-1 Monday night to forward a proposed text amendment regulating data centers to the…
Andrea Cooke becomes first candidate to announce for District 5 commission seat
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Andrea Cooke officially announced her candidacy Tuesday for the vacant District 5 Macon-Bibb County Commission seat, following Seth Clarke’s resignation to…
New I-16 westbound on-ramp at Spring Street set to open overnight in Macon
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A newly constructed westbound I-16 on-ramp at Spring Street is set to open overnight Tuesday as part of the…
Cold front Wednesday to bring rain
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - An incoming cold front will bring showers to Middle Georgia throughout the day Wednesday. This Evening and Overnight It’s been a sunny day across Middle Georgia however high cirrus clouds have begun to arrive during…
Boutique Warehouse Sale returning to Macon with luxury clothing up to 90% off
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Shoppers looking for luxury clothing at discounted prices can find major deals in Macon later this month during the…
Deputies: Jones County bank fraud attempt ends in vehicle chase, three arrests
JONES COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Three people were arrested after a suspected fraud attempt at a Jones County bank led to a vehicle chase…
UPDATE: Warner Robins woman sentenced for $5.4M Georgia Medicaid fraud
UPDATE (1/13/26): Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr announced Tuesday that 63-year-old Elizabeth Sue Ivester of Warner Robins has been sentenced in federal court after pleading guilty…
UPDATE: Husband charged after side-by-side crash killed woman in Jones County
UPDATE (1/13/26): The Jones County Sheriff’s Office says the husband of a woman killed in a side-by-side crash in December has been charged following a criminal investigation. According to the sheriff’s office, investigators determined that drugs and alcohol may have…
Restaurant Report Card: Middle Georgia food service inspection scores January 5-9
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - This week's Restaurant Report Card provides food service inspection scores across Middle Georgia, as released by the Georgia Department of Public Health. The scores cover inspections conducted between Monday, January 5 and Friday, January 9. Understanding…
Tri-County EMC warns of scam calls offering fake energy audits
JONES COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Tri-County EMC says it is receiving reports from concerned members about callers posing as the utility or companies claiming to work…
Fort Valley State opens new Legacy Hall student apartments
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Fort Valley State University marked the opening of its new Legacy Hall apartment building with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday, expanding on-campus…
Macon resident George Thomas enters Georgia House District 142 race
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Macon resident George Thomas announced Monday he is running for the Georgia House of Representatives District 142 seat, which covers Macon-Bibb County.…
Sunny and seasonal Tuesday
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - High temperatures will be near average on Tuesday under mostly sunny skies. This Evening The new week is off to a cool start thanks to this past weekend’s…
Houston County State Senator Larry Walker III elected president pro tempore of Georgia Senate
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Larry Walker III, a Republican from Perry, was unanimously elected today to serve as president pro tempore of the Georgia State Senate, according to a Senate announcement. Walker said he is honored by the confidence his colleagues…
Andrea Cooke to announce run for Macon-Bibb Commission District 5
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Andrea Cooke plans to announce her candidacy for the Macon-Bibb County Commission District 5 seat during a news conference Tuesday morning. According to a news release from her campaign, the announcement is scheduled for 10 a.m. Tuesday…
Crimestoppers seeking man wanted for battery in Peach County
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Macon Regional Crimestoppers is spotlighting five individuals wanted by law enforcement agencies across Middle Georgia as part of its weekly effort to encourage community…