UPDATE: Missing 19-year-old found safe
UPDATE: According to a news release from the Bibb County Sheriff's Office, 19-year-old Nekeria Coley has been located and is safe. MACON,…
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Scattered storms possible Wednesday afternoon
It was another nice day in Middle Georgia as we warmed back to the mid 80s. A few showers popped up across the area this evening, with some spots of…
Flock license plate readers help Byron Police Department solve entering autos case
BYRON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR) cameras are coming to the city of Byron, and they’ve already helped the Police Department…
American Red Cross holding 11th annual 41NBC Blood Drive amid summer shortage
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The American Red Cross is holding its 11th Annual 41NBC Blood Drive in Middle Georgia, calling on eligible donors to contribute…
Baldwin County Courthouse undergoing renovations for enhanced space, efficient case resolution
BALDWIN COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Baldwin County Courthouse is set for a revamp that promises enhanced space and more efficient case resolution, with renovations expected to be completed…
Warner Robins family receives mortgage-free home for Memorial Day
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A 9/11 organization is honoring fallen servicemen and woman by supporting the families they left behind. That includes the Freeman family in Warner Robins. On April 28th, 2011 United States Marine Corps Lance Corporal Ronald…
5 steps to keep your house in order over summer break
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Kids are out of school for the summer and spending more time at home. If you want to keep your home in some sort of order, professional organizer Darra McClendon says it's important to keep…
Fort Valley, Byron ready to host 37th Georgia Peach Festival during harsh harvest season
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The cities of Fort Valley and Byron are set to host the 37th annual Georgia Peach Festival,…
Sole finalist for Monroe County Schools Superintendent named
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The sole finalist for Monroe County Schools Superintendent has been named. MCS posted about the finalist on Tuesday, saying that during a called meeting…
UPDATE: Amerson River Park Ocmulgee River drowning victim found
UPDATE: The Bibb County Sheriff's Office, Macon-Bibb Fire Department, Georgia State Patrol and Department of Natural Resources found the 20-year-old victim, Raymund Ellison Jr. of Centerville, just before 2:30 Tuesday afternoon.…
Warner Robins Air Force veteran with stage 4 cancer wins new HVAC system
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Out with the old and in with the new! That’s what We Care Heating and Air brought to…
Four in Butts County arrested in child exploitation case
JACKSON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Four people were arrested in Butts County in connection to a child exploitation investigation that began on May 23rd. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation says the investigation started after a Cybertip from the National Center for…
Kidcam Camps debut at Middle Georgia State University
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Middle Georgia State University is playing host to Kidcam Camps, a 9-week traditional summer program, providing children with several activities and a chance to foster community engagement after a year marked by COVID-19 restrictions. Kidcam Camps,…
Summer pattern is back for Middle Georgia
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Temperatures are back into the mid 80s during the afternoon with partly cloudy skies following a cooler weekend. Following a cooler than average start to the day Middle Georgia will see high temperatures…
Restaurant Report Card: Food service inspection scores May 22-26
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, May 22 and Friday, May 26, 2023. All scores of 69 and below are shown…
HotWheels competition show features two Georgians
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – This weekend my automotive adventures brought me out to Atlanta for the HotWheels Legends Tour which features a very special guest judge that's going to be…
Veterans honor fallen comrades from 1983 B-52G crash on 40th anniversary
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Forty years after the tragic 1983 crash of a Boeing B-52G, which…
Macon-Bibb Transit Authority to launch $25 unlimited summer bus pass for teens
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Macon-Bibb Transit Authority (MTA) is set to open registration this week for its Teen Summer Bus Pass, offering teenagers aged 13 to 17 unlimited bus rides all summer long for $25, in a bid to…
Warm weather, scattered showers return for the week
We had a beautiful Memorial Day across Middle Georgia and that nice weather will continue into the week. Overnight we will see lows dropping into the upper…
African American veterans remembered at Historic Linwood Cemetery
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Residents of the Pleasant Hill Community gathered at Historic Linwood Cemetery Monday to honor fallen service men and women with a wreath laying ceremony.…
City of Warner Robins honors fallen service members with moment of remembrance
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The City of Warner Robins welcomed veterans and community members to Veterans Park at City Hall Monday for a Moment of…
Cochran commemorates Memorial Day, honoring local fallen war heroes
COCHRAN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Cochran community marked Memorial Day Monday with a public gathering at the Cochran City Auditorium. The event was held to honor the…
Child drowns in pool at Lizella home
LIZELLA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- A 4 year-old boy drowned in a pool on Sunday, according to Coroner Lonnie Miley. The victim was visiting with family at a relative's home…
Dodge County ATV crash leaves 13-year-old dead
EASTMAN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- An all-terrain vehicle (ATV) crash in Dodge County on Saturday left a 13-year-old girl dead. According to the Georgia State Patrol, the 13-year-old girl was…
Coastal low pressure brings cool, breezy weather for the weekend
It was another pleasant day across Middle Georgia, but changes are on the way for the weekend. An area of low pressure off the coast…
Cherry Blossom Festival sees strong economic impact in 2023
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Cherry Blossom Festival announced it saw stellar economic impact from the 2023 festival this past March. Numbers show the community received a…
Macon daycare worker charged with theft, attacking deputies
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Deputies with the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office say a daycare employee attacked them as they arrested her for theft. This happened Thursday afternoon at…
Psychiatrist at Piedmont Macon offers tips to regulate screen time after Surgeon General's warning
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Surgeon General released a warning this week that excessive social media use could be harmful to an…
Houston County’s longest serving principal gets big surprise for her retirement
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Houston County’s longest serving principal is retiring, and she got a big surprise for her last day on the…
Salvation Army of Greater Macon hosting rummage sale for kids' summer camp funds
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Salvation Army of Greater Macon is hosting a rummage sale to raise funds for a kids' summer camp, extending an opportunity for…
Macon-Bibb Fire Department urges grilling safety this Memorial Day weekend
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - As the Memorial Day Weekend approaches, the Macon-Bibb Fire Department is emphasizing the importance of grilling safety to avoid potential…
2 Macon-Bibb pools set to open this weekend
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Two of the six recreation department pools will open this weekend in Macon-Bibb County. The Macon-Bibb Recreation Department says the two pools will open…
Overall pleasant Memorial Day weekend on deck
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Middle Georgia will dodge most impacts of the offshore low pressure system this weekend. Today Despite a cloudy start to the day…
20-year-old shot on Worsham Avenue
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A 20-year-old is in critical condition after an early morning shooting. According to a release from the Bibb Sheriff’s Office it happened in the 4200 block of…
Cooler weather returns for the weekend in Middle Georgia
It was another nice day in Middle Georgia with highs warming back to the 80s after a chilly start this morning. Overnight we will see our…
Local, state law enforcement urging drivers to plan ahead for a safe Memorial Day Weekend
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - As motorists prepare to hit the road for Memorial Day Weekend, the Georgia Department of Transportation…
Tubman Museum unveils new reading rooms installed by Leadership Macon Class of 2022
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - There’s a new addition to the Tubman Museum in Macon with a focus on literacy and the…
Houston County leaders rally for SPLOST referendum support ahead of November vote
HOUSTON COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Houston County Commission chairman and mayors from Centerville, Perry and Warner Robins issued a call to local residents Thursday to support the…
Georgia State Patrol, DNR prep for busy holiday weekend
CORDELE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – In an effort to ensure the safety of travelers and boaters this Memorial Day Weekend, local and state law enforcement agencies are enhancing their patrols. Both the Georgia State Patrol and the Georgia Department of Natural…
Former Warner Robins narcotics officer sentenced for violating oath
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A former officer of the Warner Robins Police Department's Narcotics Investigation Unit (NIU), John Tyler Harvey, has been sentenced following a month-long investigation initiated by the Houston County District Attorney's Office. Harvey was found guilty…
Cherry Blossom Festival announces 2023 economic impact
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Cherry Blossom Festival recently announced the economic impact from this years event. According to Visit Macon, visitors spent a total of $5.5 million during the 10 days of the Festival. Officials say the immense growth…
UPDATE: Man shot by deputy now arrested in connection with November 2022 homicide
UPDATE (5/25) - 30-year-old Anthony Donnell Baldwin Jr., who was shot by a deputy on Wednesday after Bibb County Sheriff's Office investigators pursued him in connection with a November…
Suspect in custody for fatal shooting at Rodeo Bar and Grill
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Authorities have apprehended a suspect wanted in connection with the aggravated assault and death investigation at the Rodeo Bar and Grill in…
Partly sunny Thursday
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Middle Georgia will see partly sunny skies most of Thursday afternoon. Today Temperatures will rise into the lower 80s across Middle Georgia this afternoon under partly sunny skies. The majority of overhead cloud cover will be…
Northside Dr. Circle K robbed
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Bibb County Deputies are looking for the man who robbed the Northside Drive Circle K this morning. According to a press release, it happened just before 03:30…
57-year-old man killed in wreck on I-16
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A 57-year-old man is dead after a motorcycle crash on I-16. According to the Bibb County Sheriff's Office it happened around 3:00 am this morning.…
Man in custody after Fort Valley home invasion
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A man is behind bars after a home invasion in Fort Valley Wednesday. According to the Fort Valley Police Department, it happened in…
Man pleads guilty for attempting to rob bank he also robbed in 2013
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A man recently released from prison for robbing a Macon bank in 2013, pleaded guilty this week to attempting…
Dry weather and sunshine return for the end of the week
Although most of Middle Georgia started out the day in the clouds, the skies have started to clear this afternoon. A few areas of…
Dublin student balances motherhood and academics, graduates early
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Overcoming challenges and creating a new path, Darreonna Ford, a high school student who gave birth to the first baby in Laurens County this year,…