MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Bibb County high schools welcomed a special guest on Wednesday to help motivate students in their future endeavors. Tara Schiphof, Miss Georgia…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Bibb County Sheriff's Office is investigating an armed robbery that happened at the Family Dollar store at 3567 Houston Avenue just before 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday. According to authorities, deputies responded to the Family Dollar…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Overcast skies and off and on showers are possible through the afternoon in Middle Georgia today. Today will be the coolest day around Middle Georgia this week with highs reaching only into the mid…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Warner Robins Police Department is investigating a shooting that left two teens hospitalized on Tuesday. WRPD says the incident happened at…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- In Baldwin county, deputies are investigating a possible dog fighting and animal cruelty case. They've seized 25 pit bull terriers, and arrested 42-year old…
We have been dealing with clouds and rain across Middle Georgia today, keeping much of the area in the 70s and low 80s. Overnight we will continue to see cloudy skies and muggy conditions with a few showers. By Wednesday…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A lot has changed since the Covid pandemic, including the way we do business. For one Macon startup space, the change…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Georgia State Environmental Protection Division is lifting its statewide burn ban beginning October 1, and The Macon-Bibb County Fire Department wants residents…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Hotel Forty Five in downtown Macon is looking to elevate its hotel and dining outlet with new management. The hotel…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Macon Regional Crimestoppers Sergeant Greg Thomas visited 41Today to highlight the five most wanted suspects right now. Crimestoppers partners with media organizations, police departments and other law enforcement agencies in eight Middle Georgia counties to provide…
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Fort Valley Police Department has a new vehicle in its fleet: a 2023 Ford Mustang Mach-E. Chief Anson Evans says it's…
UPDATE (9/26): A Macon woman is in custody in connection with a fatal hit-and-run earlier…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A stationary front is bringing increased cloud cover and a few showers to Middle Georgia later today and tonight. Today Middle Georgia will be stuck with mostly cloudy skies Tuesday afternoon with the thickest clouds likely…
BARNESVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Two juveniles are in custody in connection with the death of a Barnesville teen. A Georgia Bureau of Investigation news release says Barnesville Police requested the GBI investigate the death of 17-year-old Hakim Wellmaker on Sunday…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- A mother and son in Houston county were found guilty after a dispute over a car in 2021. Crisjovon Mickens was sentenced to 15-years, while his mother, Cristal Mickens, was sentenced to 10-years. Evidence during…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Here's this week's Restaurant Report Card: Middle Georgia's food service inspection scores from the Georgia Department of Public Health between Monday, September 18 and Friday, September 22, 2023. All scores of 69 and below are shown…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - With school districts across the nation facing teacher shortages, the Baldwin County School District is helping current students prepare for careers in education through the “Grow Your Own” Teacher Program. Taquila Thomas, a Career, Technical, and…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Macon Pride launched its week of events aimed at fostering acceptance and individuality with a "Rainbow Table Talk" at Fall Line Brewing…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Local food banks are feeling the impact amid the rising cost of groceries. A recent USDA Food Price Outlook predicts overall food prices will increase by 5.8%. According to the President and CEO of the Middle…
We saw a return of summer weather this weekend in Middle Georgia with highs warming back to the 90s. Clear skies will give way to…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - In August, Ingleside Village Antique Centre was forced to close its doors due to the building's roof being blown off by a severe…
HOUSTON COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — You'll soon have more time to take in the exhibits at the Museum of Aviation in Warner Robins. Beginning October 1, hours are returning to…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A nearly 300 unit multi-family apartment is approved by Macon-Bibb Planning and Zoning during its meeting this afternoon. The apartments will consist…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon-Bibb Planning and Zoning is set to consider a 400,000 square foot shopping center along New Forsyth Road between Riverside Drive and Bass Road next month. The conditional use application shows plans for a development called…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A proposed expansion for a used car lot, located at 4145 Hartley Bridge Road, was denied during Monday's Macon-Bibb Planning and Zoning Commission meeting. Residents of Timber Ridge Estates expressed their concerns about expanding Interstate Auto…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- A 38-year-old man is in jail after breaking into a doctor's office in downtown Macon on Sunday morning, according to a…
KATHLEEN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – If you're driving through Kathleen soon, drivers need to pay attention as crews will be performing maintenance at State Route 247. WHEN: Monday, October 18, 2023, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. WHERE: The Frito-Lay Railroad crossing at SR…
ELKO, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Houston County Sheriff's Office is investigating a shooting that left one victim hospitalized Sunday evening. The Sheriff's Office says the incident happened just before 6 p.m. at 332 East Highway 26 in Elko, where they…
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Monroe county sheriff's office responded to a fatal motorcycle accident Sunday morning at 10:30. They say the accident took place on highway 42 north just south of Johnstonville Road. The victim was identified as 41-year-old…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Plenty of sun continues to stay with Middle Georgia into the first week of autumn. Today A cool morning by September standards began the first week of fall in Middle Georgia as the region awoke to…
KATHLEEN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Veterans Warhawks welcomed in the Northgate Vikings on Friday night. The Warhawks (3-1) beat the Vikings last season 21-9. Check out the highlights from Freedom Field.
HOUSTON COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A new layer of security has been added to all schools in the Houston County School District. The security system gives staff the power to activate a blue, yellow, or code red alert just by…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- The Georgia Allman Brothers Band Association, or GABBA, is hosting a festival this weekend in Macon this weekend. It began Thursday with a pre show event at the Capital Theatre. That is followed by another show Friday…
BONAIRE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- A ribbon cutting ceremony was held Friday morning in Bonaire, in celebration of two long awaited projects being finished. Houston County Government and Houston Healthcare celebrated the completion of the new Houston County Public Safety Complex,…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A new chapter is about to begin at Springdale Elementary School. With the combined efforts of the Bibb County Board of Education, ICB Construction and Robertson Loia Roof PC, construction of a new school began over…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Perry Police have arrested a man accused of attacking a woman with a knife and attempting to enter her vehicle after she exited a Perry business. According to a news release, early Friday morning, the Perry Police…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Perry Police Department issued a statement on Facebook saying is aware of a rumor circulating about a planned school shooting at Perry High School. According to the post, the Houston County Sheriff's Office investigated and…
EAST DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- A Laurens County man, Christopher Scott Andrews, 41, has been sentenced to 96 months in prison after pleading guilty to Possession of Child Pornography, according to Jill E. Steinberg, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of…
REYNOLDS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Property owners in the city of Reynolds can expect to see property taxes go up this year, after the city council voted to increase its millage rate. Reynolds city council voted Monday, to tentatively adopt a…
We saw a few showers in Middle Georgia this afternoon, but those will be the last chances of rain in our area for a while. Overnight, skies will start to clear, allowing lows to drop into the 60s. By tomorrow,…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Bars and restaurants in downtown Macon are participating in the Barr Hill “Bees Knees Week”. The event is being held to help restore pollinator habitats for honeybees. People who participate can post pictures of Bar Hill…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The city of Perry is preparing for a cultural event with its third Annual International Festival. There will be representation from more than 25 countries full of cultural immersion through dance, song, food, shopping, and art.…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Around 40 million people in the United States provide care to older adults and adults who have disabilities, according to the National Council on Aging. The organization says the majority of those caregivers, have another job…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Something colorful is blowing around at Georgia Military College. It's a pinwheel art installation created by students for International Day of Peace. The pinwheel was created by the middle and high school art students. They're designed…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Bibb County Sheriff's Office has made an arrest in connection with a theft by taking auto investigation. On September 20, 2023, at 11:41 a.m., deputies responded to Circle K located at 6205 Zebulon Road to investigate…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A wedge front and weak low pressure setting up to the east could bring a few showers to a cloudy Thursday. The gloomiest day of the week has arrived for Middle Georgia with ample…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Miss Macon Scholarship Organization has a new Miss Macon and Miss Macon's Teen. During the competition at the Grand Opera House in downtown Macon, 21-year-old Hannah McGarity earned the title of Miss Macon 2023. And…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Bibb County Sheriff Deputy is on the other side of a jail cell, accused of smuggling items inside the Bibb County Law Enforcement Center. On Wednesday, Briana Sharnerica Pitts was arrested for Crossing County Guard…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — River Edge Behavioral Health held a groundbreaking Wednesday morning for its new Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) Crisis Stabilization Diagnostic Center (CSDC) in downtown Macon. The project is a collaboration between DBHDD, River Edge, and Mercer…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Macon-Bibb County Emergency Management Agency wants the community to be prepared during hurricane season. The organization will host it 2nd Annual Emergency Preparedness Fair this weekend, to give people the most effective and quickest resources…