Wet Monday to begin the first week of April
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A small weather low pressure system will bring soppy weather to Middle Georgia for much of the day Monday. Today Middle Georgia is in…
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Children with special needs invited to experience prom in Milledgeville
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Children with special needs are invited to attend an evening of food, music and fun, thanks to the community of Milledgeville. Children with…
Georgia colleges respond to $66M in state budget cuts
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The University System of Georgia reports 26 Georgia institutions will experience state budget cut totaling $66 million. The University System says it is worried…
Emergency responders break ground on new Monroe County fire station
JACKSON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Monroe County leaders and emergency response teams gathered Friday to break ground for the new High Falls Fire Station. The new station…
Students compete in SoCon Entrepreneurship Challenge at Mercer
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Student entrepreneurs from schools from across the southeast met in Macon for a chance to showcase their business ideas and compete for a grand…
Bike Walk Macon renovating street in Pleasant Hill neighborhood
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Bike Walk Macon is transforming a section in Pleasant Hill this weekend. The organization wants to improve the Walnut Street area by adding…
Jones County Charity Kickball Celebration happening Sunday
GRAY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A local non-profit is partnering with the Jones County Parks and Recreation Department to bring the community together for family fun, food and kickball. Mind Strong Body Strong Sports Mentoring is hosting the first ever Charity…
Man wanted in connection to Macon burglaries
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Bibb County Sheriff's Office needs the public's help locating a burglary suspect. Deputies are trying to find 57-year-old James Edward Rouse. He is wanted…
Severe storms possible Saturday across Middle Georgia
Hope you have been enjoying the nice weather in Middle Georgia because Saturday brings the return of storms. A line of storms will be moving into the area during the morning hours along a cold front. This cold front is…
Teen shot on Pinedale Drive in Macon
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - An 18-year-old is in critical condition after a shooting in south Macon. The shooting happened around 1:20 Friday afternoon in the 4500 block of Pinedale…
Donald Trump indicted; 1st ex-president charged with crime
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury, his lawyers said Thursday, making him the first former U.S. president to face a criminal charge and jolting his bid to retake the White House next year. The…
Historic Macon hosting Spring Flea Market this weekend
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Historic Macon is preparing for its Spring Flea Market. Items for sale range from furniture and silverware to vinyl albums and historic art. Other…
Perry hosting 34th annual Dogwood Festival this weekend
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Downtown Perry is painted in yellow and white in celebration of the 34th annual Dogwood Festival. It is happening April 1-2nd. The Perry Chamber…
World Bipolar Day observed to raise awareness and dispel stigma
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Today is recognized as World Bipolar Day as an effort to raise awareness and dispel stigma surrounding the mood disorder. According to…
GCSU offers compost operation program for students
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Georgia College and State University is teaching students about compost operations. Since 2017, the campus has turned more than 70,000 pounds of food waste into…
Eastman Tractor Supply teaches youth how to grow a garden
EASTMAN, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)-- The Tractor Supply store in Eastman is inviting kids to learn how start their own garden. The store is hosting a "Plant-A-Seed event" on…
Beautiful weather expected all day Thursday
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - High pressure is keeping sunny and warm conditions over the Peach State throughout the day Thursday. Today It is sunny around the entire Peach State. Temperatures in Middle Georgia will climb into the mid to upper…
UPDATE: Arrest made in fatal shooting at Brookhaven Apartments
UPDATE: Deputies make an arrest. It was reported that suspect 32-year-old Keywan Gerold Capers was involved in an altercation with his girlfriend when victim 37-year-old Christopher Matthew…
Monroe County man busted for trafficking Meth
MONROE COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Wednesday, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at a home on Towaliga South Rd. Investigators received information that the suspect, Brooks Bass-Gainey was located at a friend’s house. Brooks Bass-Gainey was…
Local law firm donates hundreds of free meals, supplies to Milledgeville residents impacted by tornado
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A local business gave away hundreds of free meals and emergency supply kits to a community recovering…
First Baptist Church of Centerville to stage 'The Living Last Supper' performance
CENTERVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - First Baptist Church of Centerville is preparing to stage a dramatic performance of "The Living Last Supper," a recreation of…
Carl Vinson VA Medical Center hosts PACT Act clinic to educate veterans on disability compensation
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Carl Vinson VA Medical Center hosted a clinic in Macon on Wednesday to educate veterans on how to file for disability compensation claims and understand the benefits available to them. The clinic focused on the…
Macon Water Authority discusses flooding issues following weekend storms
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon-Bibb County residents were hit hard by heavy rainfall over the weekend, causing major flooding in many homes and businesses. The Macon Water…
Georgia Military College names Jackie Lee first female police chief in history
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Georgia Military College (GMC) has appointed Jackie Lee as its new permanent police chief, making her the first female police chief in the…
Japanese exchange students visit Dublin, participate in STEM learning
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Eighth graders at Irish Gifted Academy made some new friends from halfway around the world. Twelve foreign exchange students from Osaki, Japan toured the school’s stem lab on Tuesday. The students spent the day working with…
Miss Georgia Peach queens crowned for 2023
HAWKINSVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Miss Georgia Peach Scholarship Pageant crowned new queens this weekend in Pulaski County. The winners will go on to represent the peach industry at functions and events across Georgia. This includes taking part in the…
Middle Georgia State University, Heart of Georgia College & Career Academy partner to offer nursing degree path for dual-enrolled high school students
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Middle Georgia State University is partnering with Heart of Georgia…
PACT Act Town Hall in Macon on Wednesday to help qualifying veterans
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- A PACT Act Town Hall Meeting is being held in Macon today to help Veterans. The PACT Act is new…
Sunshine is back for Middle Georgia
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Middle Georgia is seeing sunny skies for the first time since Saturday afternoon. Today Middle Georgians woke up this morning able to see the sunrise for the…
Governor Kemp tours Milledgeville tornado damage with First Lady
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Georgia Governor Brian Kemp and First Lady Marty Kemp toured the damage left behind by weekend storms in Milledgeville on Tuesday morning. The National Weather Service reported an EF-1 tornado had moved through Baldwin County on…
Dry weather returns for the rest of the week in Middle Georgia
The rain has finally ended across Middle Georgia, and dry weather is here to stay for the week. Temperatures will be a little bit cooler Wednesday, with highs warming into the mid and upper 60s. A few high clouds will…
Atrium Health Navicent offering free sports physicals to Bibb County student-athletes
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Atrium Health Navicent is offering free sports physicals for student-athletes in Bibb County. The goal of the service is for students to…
Fort Valley cosmetologist to teach hair color techniques at Bronner Bros. International Beauty Show
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Fort Valley cosmetologist will be sharing her skills with thousands this weekend at the Bronner Bros. International…
American Red Cross helps Macon flood victims
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The American Red Cross is assisting Macon families in need of shelter due to recent flooding at two locations. Storms on Sunday and Monday led to the evacuations of more than 150 people from the Timber…
Toombs County Man arrested for sexual exploitation of children
VIDALIA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- A Toombs County man was arrested and charged in connection to sexual exploitation of children on Thursday, March 23rd. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Joseph Prater was arrested and charged by the GBI Child…
Man wanted for Dollar General armed robbery in Macon
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a commercial armed robbery. It happened around 1:20pm Tuesday at Dollar General located at 4996 Bloomfield Road. According to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office, a man approached the checkout…
Baldwin County School District, Create Inc. team up for Riding For Focus program
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Baldwin County School District and Create Inc. have partnered to provide a unique opportunity for students to learn how to ride a bike. Recently, Create Inc. received a generous grant of $35,000 from the Outride…
New Dublin High School principal named
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The next principal of Dublin High School has been selected-- Dr. Michael Overstreet. Dublin City Schools announced the official naming of the new principal as it follows the March 27th Dublin City Board of Education meeting.…
GMC appoints new Police Chief
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- After the retirement of GMC Police Chief James Hodnett in 2022, Jackie Lee has been named the new Chief of Police at Georgia Military College. Lee has been serving as the Interim Chief of Police, and…
Jones County Sheriff's Office evacuates woman due to severe flooding
GRAY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Jones County Sheriff's Office had to evacuate a woman from her home on Monday morning due to severe flooding caused by overflowing…
End of the rain train in sight for Middle Georgia
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Tuesday will bring the last chance for rain to Middle Georgia until Saturday. Today For some folks in Middle Georgia, it is over. The storm after storm after storm training over the same areas, brining relentless…
Amerson River Park closes due to flooding
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- After Monday's severe weather, Amerson River Park has been completely closed off due to a large amount of flooding. Macon-Bibb Chief Communications Officer Chris Floore tells 41NBC that authorities usually close off parts of the park…
Restaurant Report Card: Food service inspection scores March 20-24
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Here are Middle Georgia's food service inspection scores from the Georgia Department of Public Health between Monday, March 20 and Friday, March 24, 2023. All scores of 69 and below are shown in red, which is…
Atrium Health Navicent dropping mask mandates
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Atrium Health Navicent locations in Middle Georgia will drop it universal mask mandates beginning Tuesday. Hospital officials say after careful consideration and extensive review of scientific…
MCSO needs help identifying suspect, vehicle in armed robbery
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Monroe County Sheriff's Office needs your help finding a suspect and vehicle. On March 26, the Sheriff's Office says the person and…
Scattered storms possible Tuesday across Middle Georgia
After a pretty wild weather weekend, we are finally getting a break from the rain tonight. Lows overnight will be falling into the upper 50s, with high clouds filtering in by Tuesday morning. By late morning showers and storms will…
Macon communities come together for annual 'On the Table' event
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Macon communities are gathering this week for the annual "On the Table" event, sponsored by the Community Foundation of Central Georgia. More…
Macon and Kurobe renew sister city relationship with signing of twinning document
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Leaders from Macon and Kurobe, Japan met at Macon City Hall Monday to re-commit their relationship. Macon-Bibb County Mayor Lester…
Twiggs County authorities announce road closures following severe weather
JEFFERSONVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Following severe weather on Monday, Twiggs County Authorities have closed several roads. The Twiggs County Fire/EMA Director and Twiggs Road Department have closed these roads in Twiggs County: Baker Road Shiloh Road Old Griswoldville Road Be…
William F. Pickard named Fort Valley State University's Spring 2023 commencement speaker
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Fort Valley State University has announced William F. Pickard, Ph.D., Founder and Executive Chairman of GAA Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management, as the commencement speaker for the Spring 2023 graduation ceremony. The ceremony will be…