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…
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The city of Forsyth is looking back on 200 years of history with its Bicentennial Celebration this weekend. Founded in 1823, Forsyth now serves as the county seat for Monroe County. Forsyth Mayor Eric Wilson says…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Wesleyan College announces a new partnership with Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia. This partnership provides new opportunities at Wesleyan, with in-person recruitment sessions and presentations from the girl scouts. Wesleyan will award an additional $5,000 towards…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Houston County honored its Sheriff Tuesday night for 50 years of service. Houston County Sheriff Cullen Talton began his first term on January 1, 1973. For the last half-century, the county says he has always upheld…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Bibb County Sheriff's Office is investigating a Family Dollar armed robbery. It happened just before 1:00 Wednesday afternoon at the 3567 Houston Avenue location. According to the Bibb County Sheriff's Office, a man with a…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Conditions will not be as sunny around Middle Georgia this afternoon. An abundance of cirrus clouds rolled into much of Georgia early this morning and will remain around the state throughout the day today.…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Macon-Bibb County Board of Elections is helping residents register to vote and check their registration status in recognition of National Voter…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) is partnering with Operation Lifesaver for National Rail Safety Week September 18-24 to raise awareness about the…
It has been another beautiful day in Middle Georgia with highs back in the mid-80s. Partly cloudy skies will stick around overnight and into Wednesday. Highs will once…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Sweepstakes checks were gifted to a Macon daycare center and one of its students on Tuesday. The Department of Early Care and Learning presented checks in the amount of $1529, through its Path2College 529 Plan, to…
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Monroe County Sheriff's Office arrested an Atlanta woman accused of stealing an ambulance out of Henry County. Around 1:20 Tuesday morning,…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Bibb County Sheriff's Office is looking for two men who robbed a Macon store at gunpoint Monday night. The Bibb…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - High pressure is keeping dry and pleasant conditions around much of the southeastern US. Today Middle Georgians will get to enjoy another lovely afternoon with highs into the mid 80s and plenty of sun. While there…
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 11 and Friday, September 15, 2023. All scores of 69 and below are shown…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Warner Robins City Council voted unanimously Monday night to set the 2023 millage rate at 9.980 mills. The decision, which took place at Warner Robins City Hall, designates December 20, 2023, as the due…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Macon Riverside Post Office will be closing after the lease for the property was not renewed. The post office, located at 2720 Riverside Dr. Suite 124, will close on Friday, September 29. Customers can resume…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon Regional Crimestoppers' Sergeant Greg Thomas visited 41Today with five new wanted suspects. Crimestoppers partners with media organizations, police departments, and other law enforcement agencies in eight Middle Georgia counties to provide anonymous rewards for tips…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - NewTown Macon says downtown Macon is a dog friendly destination, and they have the hype hounds to prove it. Hype Hounds are an extension of downtown Macon's Hype Team, and they serve as downtown Macon's furry…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Belvedere Manor-Weaver Heights Neighborhood Association is highlighting Macon's Black history and planning for future events in recognition of Macon's 200-year history. The Neighborhood Association will host a public meeting Monday night during which community members…