MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Macon's International Cherry Blossom Festival has been named one of the Signature Events of the Southeast for 2023 by the Southeast Tourism Society (STS). The accolade forms part of the 40th Anniversary celebration of the society,…
Highs today stayed in the mid and low 90s for much of the area. Tomorrow the wedge front that kept us "cooler" will move out, allowing the intense heat to move back in. Highs across Middle Georgia will heat back…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Following former President Donald Trump's surrender to Fulton County authorities in Georgia, the Bibb County Republican Party is pointing to a resolution it approved on August…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The public is invited to participate in shaping the future of downtown Macon for the kickoff of phase three of the…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Applying for higher education can be intimidating, but a new program in Houston County is helping high school seniors find the path to success. Starting Saturday, the Lindsey Student Support Center, in partnership with the…
ROBERTA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Crawford County Fire Department is set to receive a $577,000 grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The grant, announced…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The founder of Inspiro Tequila, Mara Smith, shows us how to celebrate the peach season with a fabulous peachy cocktail. Smith shows us how to make the Inspiro Peachy Ranch Water. The summer cocktail includes the…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Sacred Heart Catholic School, which has been in existence for nearly seven decades, is celebrating a new chapter after securing…
JEFFERSONVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Twiggs County Sheriff’s Office is working toward the goal of a safer community, and it’s getting some help with a technology grant from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety. A $30,000 technology grant will go…
SOPERTON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The dog days are almost over for Treutlen County Animal Control as renovations on its dog kennels are set to…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – State leaders announced Wednesday a leadership program that saw success in Bibb County is going statewide. The "Leader in Me" program…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - An 89-year-old grandmother celebrating her birthday at an Olive Garden in Middle Georgia received a surprise gift from former WNBA star Linda Burgess:…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The streets of Macon's Greenwood Bottom neighborhood will come alive on Sunday with the spirit of community as families and friends gather for an event known as "Play Streets Macon." Between 2 and 5 p.m., Bay…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Maconite Tangie Herring has announced candidacy for Georgia House District 143. Herring is a veteran classroom teacher of 30 years and…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Some cooler air will bring slight relief to Middle Georgia overnight Wednesday and Thursday afternoon. Today Middle Georgia will see plenty of sunshine once again with highs reaching into the mid to upper 90s. Heat indexes…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The City of Warner Robins plans to increase 2023 property taxes. The Mayor and Council announced plans to increase property taxes by 8.17 percentage over the rollback millage rate for City of Warner Robins and…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – With the help and support of Senator Raphael Warnock, Crisis Line & Safe House of Central Georgia has been granted $1.2 million in Congressional Appropriations from the Department of Justice. This funding will go towards the…
BALDWIN COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Baldwin County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously on Tuesday to adopt a 2023 millage rate of…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A mother is concerned about her daughter’s well-being in the Bibb County Jail after undergoing a major surgery. Sheila Rouse is…
It was a hot and humid day across Middle Georgia with many of us seeing highs in the upper 90s. Overnight temps will be staying warm,…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A popular downtown establishment, Taste & See Coffee Shop and Gallery, is set to make a triumphant return later this year. After closing…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Warner Robins Rotary Club is set to enhance the patriotic spirit of the city with new American…
MACON, Ga. (41NBC/WMGT) – The historic Douglass Theatre in Macon is gearing up to host the 12th Annual Atlanta Black Theatre Festival from August 31 through…
UPDATE: Superior Court Judge G.E. “Bo” Adams sentenced Kendrick to Life in prison with the possibility of parole. Sentencing was held on August 21th. Kendrick will be…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Better Together Servant Leadership Conference is happening this weekend in Perry. Organizer David Grossnickle visited 41Today to share how this one-day event will allows people to learn from two servant leadership experts. The speakers include…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Temperatures will climb towards the triple digits Tuesday afternoon around Middle Georgia. Today Plenty of sun is again expected around Middle Georgia this afternoon along with plenty of heat. While more cloud cover is anticipated than…
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, August 14 and Friday, August 18, 2023. All scores of 69 and below are shown…
The heat is here to start the week and it will only get worse through the week. A ridge of high pressure that has brought record-breaking heat to the plains…
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – As a bus driver shortage causes problems for student transportation across Middle Georgia, the Peach County School District believes it has found a solution…
MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia sheriff pleaded guilty to groping TV judge Glenda Hatchett during a law enforcement conference last year and resigned from office Monday. Bleckley County Sheriff Kristopher Coody pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of sexual…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Sunny skies along with heat indexes in the triple digits stick around to begin the new week. Today Middle Georgia will see plenty of sun this afternoon with highs reaching into the mid 90s for most…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Moviegoers who attended the Macon Film Festival were treated to a variety of workshops and films, but one event…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Black entrepreneurs gathered on Saturday to promote their businesses and exchange resources during the Black Business and Community Expo…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Baldwin County is looking for a new EMS service after Grady EMS, based in Atlanta, will not renew its three year contract. Baldwin County…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Historic Downtown Perry welcomed a new neighbor to the neighborhood on Friday - an expanded City Hall. In 2014, then Mayor James E. Faircloth, Jr. began working to secure a deal to purchase the new building…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Shoppers in Perry can find discounted deals during the city's bi-annual Sidewalk Sale on Saturday. Downtown shops will set up their discounted items along the sidewalk for shoppers to select from. This season, participating shops will…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Georgia College and State University wants to teach students financial literacy. For many, college is the first time students have to manage money. Without guidance…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - There's a new sausage company in Macon, and the owners are hoping to connect with the community over food. The SL Sausage Company celebrated its grand opening on Friday with samples of their food offerings, slushies,…
ROBERTA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. announces Friday, Crawford County received over $500,000 through the Assistance to Firefighter Grants (AFG) program. The Crawford County Fire Department received $577,295.23 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which administers…
UPDATE (8/18): The Georgia Department of Transportation has reopened one lane of I-16 westbound in Treutlen County at exit 78. Drivers will merge to one lane at US 221/State Route 56 (exit 78), while crossing the westbound bridge over Pendleton…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Mercer University welcomed its largest freshman class in history Friday. First-year students arriving on Mercer's campus for the start of the fall semester were greeted by the Mercer Movers, a group of more than 150 volunteer…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Walmart wants you to ring in the new school year with wellness this Saturday. Pharmacies and vision center teams at Walmart locations across Middle Georgia are taking part in Wellness Day on Saturday, August 19th from…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Temperatures will gradually climb through the weekend as sunny skies stick with Middle Georgia. Today Today was likely the coolest start seen in some time across Middle Georgia with most locations waking up to the mid…
MONROE COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Monroe County Sheriff's Office needs your help finding a wanted man. Laron Jeffery Woodard is wanted for for Burglary, Theft by Taking…
LAURENS COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Laurens County Sheriff's Office needs your help finding a wanted man. Investigators say Dustin King is wanted for Aggravated Assault. If you…
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — On Thursday, a Peach County man was sentenced to prison. Clinton Rudy Mitchell plead guilty to Trafficking Methamphetamine and Possession of a Firearm by…
It has been another beautiful day in Middle Georgia, with dry air filtering into even our southern counties. That dry air will allow our overnight…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Houston County Library System finally has a unique logo to call its own! At the start of 2023, the Library System entered talks with Breanna Blocker of Eloquence Creative, a design firm that specializes…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Thrifty shoppers in Middle Georgia have reason to celebrate with National Thrift Shop Day emphasizing the importance of saving money through secondhand…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- More people in Middle Georgia are speaking up on issues that matter through the Community Foundation of Central Georgia’s 2023…