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…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Thursday is the start of the annual Macon Film Festival. The festival features more than 96 films from around the world. It also showcases 64 traditional independent films. Films span various categories like music documentary, Georgia…
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - An East Dublin teen is facing charges in connection to two armed robberies. Laurens County deputies arrested 19-year-old Christian Newsome on Wednesday while investigating an armed robbery at the Quick Stop on Highway 29 South. Deputies say…
For much of Middle Georgia, it was feeling like fall today, at least as far as lower humidity is concerned. Highs were limited to the low 90s in Macon, with lows tonight falling into the 60s. Tomorrow will bring a…
UPDATE (8/16/23): A 26-year-old Macon man is in custody in connection with a deadly shooting in December. The Bibb County Sheriff's Office says 26-year-old Jaleel Deshawn Parker…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Live music, fun activities and of course, delicious food! That’s what people in Warner Robins can expect at the city's first ever Food Truck Roundup on Thursday, August 17. The event will feature more than…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A new adventure awaits visitors in Macon. Visit Macon has launched the Film Macon Trail. The innovative tour, available through the free Tour Macon app, guides film enthusiasts through more than 25 iconic locations featured in…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - As former President Donald Trump faces charges in Georgia, we asked former Macon Judicial Circuit District Attorney David Cooke his thoughts on the indictment…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Students attending Georgia College & State University have started moving into their home away from home as the school year begins. About 450 freshmen moved into their West Campus apartments on Wednesday. The first group of…
Discount grocer Aldi said Wednesday it plans to buy 400 Winn-Dixie and Harveys supermarkets in the southern U.S. Under a proposed merger agreement, Aldi will acquire all outstanding shares of Jacksonville, Florida-based Southeastern Grocers Inc., the parent company of Winn-Dixie…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Macon-Bibb Emergency Management Agency wants county residents to be prepared for hurricane season. Wednesday from 11a.m. to 2p.m. workers distributed weather radios at the Elaine H. Lucas senior center. They also gave away pillow shakers and…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WGMT) - Temperatures will be lower along with reduced humidity and rain chances following Tuesday's cold front. Today It will be a more pleasant day around Middle Georgia following the cold front that passed through most of…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- A man has been arrested and two others are wanted in connection to an attempt to steal an ATM on Bass road early Wednesday morning. The Bibb County Sheriff's Office says the incident happened just before…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Bibb County Sheriff's Office needs your help identifying a woman in connection to a theft. Investigators are searching for this woman you see in the picture above. They say she was caught leaving Kohl’s on…
It has been a stormy night across Middle Georgia, as a cold front fired up a few severe storms early. The front will continue to push south…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - In the wake of the Maui wildfires devastating Hawaii, The American Red Cross is accepting donations for disaster relief. According to Executive Director of the Red Cross Central Midwest Georgia Chapter, Holly Winner, there are 11…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - This fall, students at Baldwin High School will have a new outlet for fitness that goes beyond physical education. Baldwin HighSchool is the first school in the country to receive a grant of 35 bicycles from…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Macon Water Authority (MWA) was recently awarded the people's choice award for the best tasting water at the Georgia Association of Water Professionals Expo. It's the latest in a list of accolades for MWA, which…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Crimestoppers' Sergeant Greg Thomas visited 41Today to highlight five wanted suspects and their charges. Crimestoppers offers rewards of up to $2,000 for tips that lead to arrests. The Crimestoppers tip line is anonymous and callers are not…
JEFFERSONVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Two people are dead and a third person is in the hospital after a crash in Twiggs County. According to Georgia State Patrol, the crash happened on Monday on State Route 19 near mile marker 22.…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Following former President Trump's indictment Monday by a Georgia grand jury, 41NBC spoke with a local blue collar worker and a Middle Georgia State University student to get their perspectives on the charges and what they…
ABBEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Wilcox County Sheriff's Office makes an arrest in connection to a marijuana grow operation. On August 7th, the Rochelle Police Department requested assistance for an investigation involving several marijuana plants growing in the city limits.…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Heat indexes will reach into the triple digits again before a cold front brings storms later this evening. Today Sunshine will abound for most of Middle Georgia through much of the afternoon as the region awaits…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office has launched an investigation into a commercial robbery that occurred shortly before 3AM at the BP Store located at 4977 Mount Pleasant Church Road. According to initial reports, two males entered the…
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 7 and Friday, August 11, 2023. All scores of 69 and below are shown…
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…
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…