PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Friends of Perry Animal Shelter faces closure soon after staff say they learned their rent will double in January, leaving nearly 90 animals in urgent need of homes. Director Lyne Gibbs and volunteers are reaching…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - 20-year-old Johniya Chappell was sentenced to 50 years, with the first 25 to be served in prison, for the shooting death of Johntavies Coleman at his Macon home in January 2020. That's according to a Macon…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The City of Milledgeville's Water and Sewer Department issued a boil water advisory Monday due to a water main break. A city news release says the advisory is in effect for 127 Blandy Road, Meriweather Circle,…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Heat indexes in excess of 105 degrees and a few storms are likely for the remainder of the day. The Rest of the Evening Cloud cover is thickening around parts of Middle Georgia rolling into…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - August is National Breastfeeding Month, and Piedmont Macon Medical Center wants new and expecting mothers to know there are options when it comes to feeding your baby. Kaitlyn Oscar is a mother of two. After the…
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A three-vehicle crash in Monroe County sends a driver to the hospital. Deputies responded to the accident on Highway 41 South near Pea Ridge Road just after 11:00 Monday morning. According to the Monroe County Sheriff's…
ROBERTA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- A heartbreaking incident unfolded this morning as a mother and son lost their lives in a house fire in Crawford County. The Crawford County Sheriff's Office reported that the fire occurred shortly after 5:00 a.m. Monday, at…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- A man was arrested in Perry Sunday morning in reference to a home invasion incident that happened at a home on Houston Lake Road around 8:40 a.m. Perry Police officers were sent to the home in…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- A vehicle chase with deputies left 2 teens in critical condition early Monday. According to the Bibb County Sheriff's Office, the incident began just after 1 a.m. where patrol deputies and K-9 units responded to the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- A car accident on I-475 left a 37-year-old man dead on Saturday. According to the Bibb County Sheriff's Office, just before 11 p.m. on the overpass above Eisenhower Parkway, a 19-year-old man from Sparta was driving…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- A shooting incident in Macon left a 20-year-old in critical condition early Sunday. The Bibb County Sheriff's Office says the incident happened in the parking lot of the Exxon gas station on Napier Avenue just before…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Spirits are high in the Houston County School District after all full-time employees received a raise to start the new school…
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- With classes beginning next week at Fort Valley State University, students, faculty and staff can expect easier access to healthcare thanks to…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — As hip-hop celebrates its 50th anniversary, Macon's Guap Records is breaking barriers and combating negative stereotypes that often shadow…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Georgia Bureau of Investigation, along with other law enforcement agencies, arrested a Macon man after a two-month-long drug investigation. 34-year-old Shedrick Fambles is charged with…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A man is behind bars, accused of trying to break into a Macon home Friday morning. According to the Bibb County Sheriff's Office,…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Scattered storms remain possible through Friday evening before rain odds drop and heat climbs this weekend. The Rest of the Evening Mostly cloudy skies will stay with Middle Georgia as storms remain possible through the suppertime…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Macon-Bibb County shined a spotlight on the Bicentennial Celebration and the Black Business Community Expo at the most recent Mayor's Council of Clergy Luncheon. Dozens of clergy and community leaders gathered at the Georgia Sports Hall…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Georgia Military College held a ribbon cutting ceremony for its new Academic Center of Excellence. During Friday's event speakers shared how the new facility will serve as the hub for all GMC Academic Affairs Departments. The…
UPDATE: Schroeder has been located and is safe. The Jones County Sheriff's Office thanks everyone for their help. ---- JONES COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Jones County Sheriff's…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Ladies in Macon are being invited to learn how to protect themselves. Saturday morning, local law enforcement is teaching women about situational awareness and self defense. They're holding a class that will run from 9 a.m.…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Three suspects are wanted after robbing the Circle K on Thomaston Road. According to the Bibb County Sheriff's Office, just before 3 a.m. on Friday morning, 3 male suspects entered the Circle K, one of them…
CRISP COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) –The man accused of killing a Crisp County Sheriff’s Deputy last month pleaded guilty in court Thursday. Croshawn Cross was sentenced to life without the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Bibb County Sheriff's Office recently arrested a wanted fugitive. Deputies say they executed a search warrant at the home of Juan Hernandez on Allen Road on…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A man wanted in multiple counties in Middle Georgia is now behind bars. On August 9, the Bibb…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Hundreds of jobs will remain at Kumho Tire in Macon. The United Steelworkers announce members voted recently to ratify a four-year first contract, covering about 325 employees. "The membership at Kumho Tire fought for years to…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) –A second Macon Chick-fil-A will be closing temporarily. According to a post on its Facebook page, the Chick-fil-A on Bass Road will be closing on August 14 for…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Three suspects were arrested on Thursday in connection with a robbery involving a FedEx truck on Carlisle Avenue. A Bibb County…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - With the Macon Film Festival just one week away, it’s time to get excited for this year’s guest of honor and some new…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - If you’ve ever wondered what it takes to work in law enforcement, the Warner Robins Police Department is offering an inside look…
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Middle Georgia residents can lace up their running shoes this Saturday for a 5-K fundraiser in Fort Valley to put smiles on…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - For a father and son, building canoes is a family affair rooted in history. "Canoe carving is a continuing tradition. We never stopped making dugout canoes, so we're really not trying to recreate history. We're continuing…
JEFFERSONVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A traffic stop in Twiggs County ends with a drug bust and the driver in jail. The Twiggs County Sheriff's Office arrested 41-year-old…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A utility accident claimed the life of a worker Thursday morning and left another injured when a ditch caved in at Massee Lane and Cater Avenue. 20-year-old Caleb Smith of Knoxville succumbed to his injuries and…
WARNER ROBINS (41NBC/WMGT) - A wanted fugitive out of Macon is arrested in Warner Robins thanks to a community tip. The FBI wanted to track down 23-year-old Tiara Thomas,…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Bibb County Sheriff's Office is looking for the man caught stealing in a video that they posted on social media. The man was caught stealing items from Kohl's on Zebulon Road, loading them up into…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon residents are picking up the pieces in the wake of severe weather from the past week. At Ingleside Village Antique Centre, manager…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – With the deadline approaching on September 1, the Macon-Bibb Fire Department is inviting students across Middle Georgia to participate in its annual fire prevention month essay and poster competition, focusing on this year's theme of kitchen…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Warner Robins is taking a significant step towards a vibrant downtown. Mayor LaRhonda Patrick announced on Wednesday the city's…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Macon Regional Crimestoppers says there are four remaining wanted suspects on its Top 15 Most Wanted program. Crimestoppers provides automatic rewards of $1,000 minimum payout on the Top 15 Fugitive List. And there is up to…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Warner Robins Police Department is looking for a man they say tried to rob a bank Wednesday afternoon. It happened at the Robins Financial Credit Union on Watson Boulevard around 4:15 p.m. According to…
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – An old blasting cap labeled as an explosive, discovered by road crews at the corner of Carriage and Plantation Drive,…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Bibb County Sheriff's Office is investigating a commercial robbery that involved a man ambushing an employee as she left work. Deputies say…
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- A retired U.S. Army soldier is facing significant legal consequences as he stands indicted for the July crash that struck Fort Stewart's Third Infantry Division Headquarters building. 39-year old Treamon Dominic Lacy of Dublin, Georgia., is charged…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Middle Georgia will see reduced storm chances Wednesday afternoon, however a line of storms could move through overnight. There will be plenty of sun today around Middle Georgia following a stormy pair of evenings…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) –A Macon man accused of multiple theft is now behind bars. The Bibb County Sheriff's Office arrested Courtley McMillian while executing a narcotics search warrant on Travis Boulevard. After searching the home, deputies found four firearms, including…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is looking for two men they say robbed a store just south of the downtown area. It happened at the Family Supermarket on Houston Avenue just after 7:30 p.m. Deputies say…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Bibb County Sheriff's Office is investigating a commercial robbery that happened Tuesday night at Advance Auto Parts on Pio Nono Avenue. A Bibb County Sheriff's Office news release says deputies were called to the scene…
TREUTLEN COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Power outages throughout much of Treutlen County have led to a delayed start time for Treutlen County Schools on Wednesday, August 9. Staff are required to report to school at 8:30 a.m., while students are…
UPDATE (9:50 p.m.) - The Bibb County Sheriff's Office says the package was determined not to be a threat, and it was removed. Public information officer Sgt. Christopher Williams says deputies responded to the area of Forsyth Road and Idle…