MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) —Major recalls have been issued for popular items due to fire hazards and safety concerns. Galanz Retro refrigerators [caption id="attachment_1978520"…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Georgia High School Association is moving its basketball state championships from Macon to Atlanta for the next two seasons while Macon builds a new arena. GHSA announced Monday that the championship games will be played…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The odds for rain are lower this evening following a wet weekend, however another round of scattered activity looks possible Tuesday. This Evening It’s been a mostly cloudy day for much of Georgia thus far however…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Warner Robins city leaders are using a six-month moratorium on data center applications to study potential effects on water,…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Macon Bacon are heading back to the Coastal Plain League's Petitt Cup Playoffs for the first time in four years, and the organization…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office says its Internal Affairs Unit is reviewing three Flock camera system queries flagged by the platform's auditing algorithm. The deputies connected to those queries have been denied access to the Flock…
UPDATE (8/3/26): Former Monroe County Animal Control employee Carlos Santillan turned himself in Monday on five additional counts of aggravated cruelty to animals after…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — New Bethel Lodge 180 members helped East Macon students prepare for the new school year Saturday by distributing supplies during…
MONROE COUNTY , Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A 54-year-old man was arrested Saturday morning in connection with a forgery investigation in Monroe County, according to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office. The sheriff's office said its Warrants Division executed an arrest warrant…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The first day of school brought excitement for thousands of students across several Middle Georgia school districts Monday, including those in Bibb County. Endirka Okonkwo said she was so excited about the occasion that she barely…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Bibb County Sheriff's Office is searching for a suspect after an armed robbery at a Macon gas station left an employee with a gunshot wound Sunday morning. According to the sheriff's office, deputies were called…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A low pressure system and its associated fronts will bring rain to Middle Georgia for the opening weekend of August. This Evening It's been a bit hotter today than yesterday however the humidity still…
UPDATE (7/31/26): Fort Valley Mayor Shakeena Reeves says the GBI credit card investigation began before her administration and before she took office. In a statement posted by the city Friday afternoon, Reeves thanked the GBI and Macon Judicial Circuit District…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A 23-year-old man faces burglary and shoplifting charges after Bibb County deputies say he ran from them and tried to hide inside a restaurant bathroom Friday morning. Deputies say they spotted Kenyon Malik Clayton walking along…
MONROE COUNTY , Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A Florida man is facing charges in Monroe County after deputies say they located a stolen vehicle connected to a burglary in Florida. According to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office, deputies responded around 4:06…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Bibb County families received school supplies, uniforms and other support Friday during the district's ninth annual Back-to-School Bash on Friday. This year's back-to-school bash was…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Bibb County Sheriff's Office is reminding motorists to use extra caution as students head back to school Monday, Aug. 3. Officials said school zone cameras will be active during school hours whenever school zone lights…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Warner Robins police are investigating a shooting that left an 18-year-old dead early Friday morning. According to the Warner Robins Police Department, officers were dispatched to a shooting call on Ignico Drive near Village South…
UPDATE: The Dairy Queen in Gray raised $250,000…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Macon-Bibb County Transit Authority opened a new book locker at its downtown bus station Thursday through a partnership with the Middle Georgia…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A 26-year-old Macon man has been sentenced to 45 years, with 25 years to serve in prison, for fatally shooting a man from the backseat of the victim's car in 2022. Deshondre Octavius Liggins pleaded guilty…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Smoke from Canadian wildfires has reached the Peach State and will linger while conditions remain sunny Friday. This Evening Today has been the sunniest day this week around Middle Georgia and it’s also not felt…
SPARTA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A local church and families affected by violence are hosting "Unity in the Community: From Grief to Grace" Saturday in Sparta to support…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — After a series of controversial incidents—including inmate deaths, concerns over inhumane conditions, and a shortage of mental health resources—the Bibb County Jail…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) —A woman is hurt after being hit by a vehicle last night according to Assistant Fire Chief Kirk Crumpton with the Perry Fire Department. Chief Crumpton says firefighters were call to 517 Perry Parkway just before 11:00…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — One man is arrested and another person is on the run after being accused of assaulting an Uber Driver last month. The Bibb County Sheriff's Office says the incident happened on the June 29, in the…
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Republican U.S. Senate candidate Congressman Mike Collins visited Monroe County Hospital on Thursday…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Families are invited to the Bibb County School District's ninth annual Back to School Bash on Friday at the Macon Mall. The free event will be…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A vacant two-story apartment building caught fire Wednesday night on Mercer University Drive, according to the Macon-Bibb County Fire Department. Lead fire investigator Kyle Murray tells 41NBC firefighters were called to the 4000 block of Mercer…
TELFAIR COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Telfair County School District is investigating a threatening robo-call message that was received overnight, according to district officials. In a statement, the district said the automated message was received by multiple school districts across…
WHEELER COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Wheeler County K-12 School reopened Thursday afternoon after an anonymous bomb threat prompted an evacuation earlier in the day. According to a statement from Wheeler County Schools, the district received an anonymous bomb threat Thursday…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Hundreds of women are expected to gather at the Macon Coliseum this weekend for Women In Truth: Abide 2026, a two-day Christian conference focused on worship, biblical teaching…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A statewide organization brought an important conversation to Middle Georgia Wednesday, focusing on HIV prevention and expanding access to care. Community members gathered to learn more about HIV prevention and what a new state law could…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A cold front that pushed through Middle Georgia overnight and early today will drop the humidity for the last couple of days this work week. This Evening After a cloudy start to the day things are…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Macon-Bibb County broke ground Wednesday on a new 10,000-plus-seat arena that will replace the aging Macon Coliseum and is expected to open…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Mercer University Athletics Director Jim Cole is stepping down after 16 years, and Deputy Athletics Director Brian Gerrity has been promoted to succeed him, the university announced Wednesday. Cole, a Mercer alumnus and former Bears baseball…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Macon Regional Crime Stoppers is spotlighting five individuals wanted by law enforcement agencies across Middle Georgia as part of its ongoing effort to…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — New federal tariffs, a Baldwin County produce market, an expanded Macon business and an AT&T contest are among this week’s business updates. Tariff changes may impact key Georgia exports Georgia businesses are preparing for a shakeup…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Families looking to beat the Georgia heat celebrated National Water Park Day at Rigby's Water World on Wednesday. The annual…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Piedmont Heart at Lakeside Commons is expanding its services with a new vein clinic designed to diagnose and treat superficial vein disease. Dr. Amy Kingman, a…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Perry’s school-zone speed cameras are turning back on as students return to class, with a new state law limiting when the cameras can issue citations.…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Thousands of educators filled Southside Baptist Church in Houston County Tuesday for the school district's opening session, where leaders…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Temperatures will reach the mid to upper 90s again Wednesday however an incoming cold front may bring a few storms in the afternoon and evening. This Evening A hot and partly sunny afternoon will become…
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A 27-year-old Bonaire man died Tuesday after crashing during a law enforcement chase and suffering a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to Peach County Coroner Kerry Rooks. Rooks identified the man as 27-year-old Zachary Inglett. The…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Macon-Bibb County Mayor Lester Miller has proclaimed this week Girls Dig Deeper Week. A proclamation read Monday recognized the local mentorship…
UPDATE (7/28/26): The grandmother and legal guardian of the 18-year-old woman pointed a firearm at 20-year-old Patrick Hines Jr. after he refused to release his sister during Saturday’s kidnapping, according to a Bibb County Sheriff’s Office incident report obtained by…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A 73-year-old Perry man died after being struck by a vehicle Monday night on Highway 41 in Houston County, according to the Houston County Sheriff's Office and the Houston County Coroner's Office. Houston County Coroner James…
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…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Former Macon Mayor George Matthew Israel III died Sunday at age 78. According to his obituary, Israel served as mayor…
UPDATE (7/27/26): Two more co-defendants have been sentenced for their roles in the planned armed robbery that led to Johntaves Coleman's 2020 shooting death at his Moreland Avenue home, according to the Macon Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office. The DA's office…