Dublin City Schools taking adding more metal detectors in effort to keep students safe
DUBLIN, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT) — The Dublin City School District is making the safety of its students its top priority. The school system purchased eight…
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Atrium Health Navicent Wellness Center offers free yoga classes for National Yoga Awareness Month
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Atrium Health Navicent Wellness Center is offering free yoga classes for National Yoga Awareness Month. The Wellness Center in Macon is offering the classes…
Beverly Knight Olson Children's hospital participates in 'Brave the Shave'
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – "Brave the Shave" is happening nationwide, and the Beverly Knight Olson Children's Hospital is participating. The event challenges people to shave their heads in order…
Wreck in Peach County causes diesel spill, all lanes blocked on I-75 S
UPDATE: Georgia State Patrol has provided details concerning the cause of the crash-- GSP says around 1:44 p.m., a tractor trailer was traveling on I-75 South when it traveled into the median, where it struck an embankment with 2 guardrails.…
Local movers help One Warm Coat donation delivery
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A moving company is partnering with a national organization to give back to the community. Two Men and a Truck in Macon is working with the…
Rainy pattern set to begin Thursday afternoon
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Beginning later this afternoon a wet pattern will take hold over the Peach State for a few days. Today It was a slightly cooler and drier…
Rain returns Thursday afternoon
Most of Middle Georgia has stayed dry today, but widespread rain and storms are back in the forecast tomorrow. Showers and storms will be possible after noon. With the rain and clouds…
MGRL celebrating National Library Card Sign-Up Month
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Middle Georgia Regional Library is celebrating National Library Card Sign-Up Month. According to Director of Libraries for the Middle Georgia Regional Library, Jennifer Lautzenheiser, only…
Macon-Bibb community mourning loss of beloved volunteer, community member Steven Fulbright
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Macon-Bibb community is mourning the loss of beloved volunteer and community member Steven Fulbright. Fulbright passed away suddenly Tuesday due to…
Concerts, groundbreaking and beer to honor Otis Redding this weekend
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Otis Redding Foundation is celebrating 81 years of soul singer Otis Redding with a weekend full of events in Macon. Redding was raised in Macon. He went on to create hit songs "(Sittin' On) The…
Macon-Bibb EMA gives preparation tips in case of flooding
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — With heavy rain chances later this week, Macon-Bibb County Emergency Services says now is the time to prepare for a flooding emergency. Just this…
Macon family looking for justice 7 years after murder
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A Macon family says they're still waiting for justice for a loved one following his murder seven years ago. We reported in…
Man arrested in Dublin after shooting on Tuesday
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- A man was arrested for aggravated assault in Dublin on Tuesday. According to the Dublin Police, the arrest stems from a shooting at Riverview Heights Apartments on Riverview Drive. Officers responded to the scene around midnight,…
15-Year-old arrested for vehicle robbery on Napier Avenue
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Bibb County Sheriff's Office arrested a 15-year-old boy after an incident Tuesday night involving the robbery of a vehicle. BCSO says it was reported that a man pulled into the parking lot of a store…
More sun expected Wednesday afternoon
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A mix of sun and clouds will continue to populate the Middle Georgia sky on Wednesday. Today A layer of cloud cover moved…
UPDATE: Woman in custody for August shooting of 3-year-old
UPDATE (9/07): The Bibb County Sheriff's Office says 20-year-old Breanna Eugenia Snead turned herself over to members of the U.S. Marshal's Southeast Regional Task Force on Tuesday evening in connection to the aggravated assault investigation. Investigators identified Snead as the…
Wednesday warms to the 90s before rain and cool temps to end the week
It was a hot day in Middle Georgia, and we have one more on the way before a pattern change brings a…
Macon-Bibb Design Review Board approves design for new Otis Redding Arts Center
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Macon-Bibb Design Review Board approves design plans for the new Otis Redding Arts Center in downtown Macon. The board's decision…
Georgia National Fairgrounds hosting food drive Saturday
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Georgia National Fair is helping stock the Middle Georgia Community Food Bank, and it's asking for your help. The first 500 people who bring in…
NCHD: Upgraded vaccine booster formula better protects against Omicron variant
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The CDC is now recommending an updated Covid-19 booster after it approved the use of two boosters. The Pfizer booster shot has been…
SparkMacon receives more than $4,800 in funding to facilitate two new programs
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - SparkMacon is launching two new programs thanks to a $4,800 grant from the Central Georgia Empowerment Fund. The non-profit says it…
Man dies following shooting, crash in Dublin
UPDATE : The Dublin Police Department is releasing details involving the deadly shooting on Sunday night. According to Interim Police Chief Keith Moon, an officer was an officer was dispatched to the intersection of Academy Ave and Kingsby Street just…
Sunshine returns for Tuesday
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - More pleasant conditions have returned to Middle Georgia after a relatively cloudy Labor Day. Today Sunny skies greeted Middle Georgian's this morning as…
Restaurant Report Card: Food service inspection scores August 29-September 2
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Here are Middle Georgia's food service health inspection scores from the Georgia Department of Public Health between Monday, August 29 and Friday, September 2, 2022. All scores of 69 and below are shown in red. All…
Macon resident opens long-term care facility to address Certified Nurse Aide need
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— Patricia Duncan has lived in Macon her entire life, and she's been helping the elderly ever since she was a little girl.…
Ways to get involved in politics
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— No matter how you feel about the current political climate, there are ways to make your voice heard. One of them is voting, the other is getting involved with…
Just Walk Away: Anti-violence initiative looks to deter violence in Macon
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Local activist Herbert Dennard has started the Just Walk Away Initiative. Dennard is the Executive Director of Changing Mindsets, a non profit organization that looks to…
Participants take their mark in 45th annual Macon Labor Day Road Race
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Participants of the 45th Annual Labor Day Road Race started off their Labor holiday with a good run with friends.…
Staying hot Tuesday
After a rainy weekend across Middle Georgia, we saw an afternoon of sunshine and highs in the 90s today. Tomorrow will bring another nice day, but highs will again be warming into the…
Deputies search for auto theft, shooting suspect in Macon
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a man involved in an afternoon shooting and auto theft in Macon. Deputies first responded to…
Mercer University starts concert season with Labor Day event
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Mercer University held its annual Labor Day concert Monday afternoon. The concert, which included pieces from Felix Mendelsshon, Florence Price and George Walker, featured students from Mercer as…
Driver dies in crash along Northside Drive in Macon
UPDATE: The Bibb County Sheriff's Office has identified the victim as 66-year-old Jackie Polk of Macon. ----------------------------- MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A driver dies in a single vehicle…
Suspect wanted in connection to strong arm robbery at Macon Mall Jeweler
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Bibb County Sheriff's Office is looking for a masked male suspect who's wanted for a commercial strong arm robbery that…
WANTED: Suspect drivers in shooting that left woman injured
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Bibb County Sheriff's Office is currently searching for the drivers of the 2 vehicles pictured after a woman was shot while passing a shooting incident taking place between them. The incident…
GBI Investigates officer-involved shooting in Baldwin County
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The GBI is investigating it's 83rd officer involved shooting of the year after an incident in Baldwin County this weekend that left a man dead. The…
Mostly cloudy conditions to hang around for Labor Day
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Cloud cover will continue to stick around Middle Georgia following Sunday's wet weather. Today Conditions will remain mostly cloudy for much of the day,…
Crawford County gets new school, football field
ROBERTA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — You would never know by looking at the parking lot of Crawford County Middle and High School that the old high school used to stand in its place. The freshly-paved parking lot is in front of…
Juvenile arrested in Forsyth after law enforcement responds to burglary in progress
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A juvenile male is charged with burglary after the Monroe County Sheriff's Office says it was dispatched to a burglary in progress Friday. A sheriff's office Facebook post says deputies, along with Forsyth Police Department officers,…
Historic Cannonball House opens time capsules previously buried under Confederate monuments
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Cannonball House officials and Macon-Bibb County officials opened two time capsules recovered after relocating two downtown Confederate monuments. History leaped from two copper boxes Friday when two time capsules were opened that had previously been buried…
Macon-Bibb County looking to add more safety measures to Lake Tobesofkee
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— Although Summer is coming to an end, Macon-Bibb County leaders are continuing to push for more safety at Lake Tobesofkee. According to Mayor Lester Miller, Macon-Bibb County is looking to regulate the types of boats and their…
Macon-Bibb County Transit Authority faces driver shortage
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT) — The Macon-Bibb Transit Authority is temporarily suspending duplicate routes on three of its routes. MTA says the changes don't impact route times. The routes that will lose the second bus on its route include: Houston Avenue East…
Macon Water Authority to raise rates due to increase in costs
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Macon Water Authority is raising prices after a nearly 80% increase in cost of operations MWA says that there's been an increase in costs for chemicals to treat water, fuel, electricity, and contract labor expenses.…
Abandoned structure catches fire in South Macon Friday morning
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Bibb County Fire Department is currently working to put out a fire in South Macon. BCFD says that an abandoned structure at 555 Guy Paine Road caught fire Friday morning, 41NBC is currently working to…
Macon nonprofits donate water to Jackson, Mississippi
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Several Macon nonprofit organizations are working to help residents in Jackson, Mississippi get access to safe water. The Middle Georgia Community Food Bank donated more than…
AAA offering free towing services during Labor Day weekend
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Labor Day weekend is here, and many people will be hitting the road to celebrate the unofficial end of the summer. During the…
Labor Day road races to impact traffic in Macon
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) —On Labor Day, there will be multiple roads in Macon temporarily affected by the Labor Day road races. All traffic headed into town on Vineville Avenue will be blocked at 7 a.m. The 5K road race will…
Macon-Bibb Mayor Lester Miller launches Mayor's Literacy Alliance
MACON,Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon-Bibb Mayor Lester Miller is partnering with the Bibb County School District and Central Georgia Technical College to launch the Mayor's Literacy Alliance program. Miller…
Baldwin County partners with Windstream to expand broadband services
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Baldwin County residents will now be able to have more access to high speed internet thanks to Windstream's expansion of broadband service. For residenst…
UPDATE: Bibb Sheriff's Office announces 2 arrests in T Mart armed robbery
UPDATE (9/1): Two suspects are now in custody in connection with an August 23 armed robbery. A Bibb County Sheriff's Office news release says investigators, along with the U.S. Marshals Southeast…
UPDATE: Pedestrian identified in hit-and-run incident
UPDATE (9/1): The Bibb County Sheriff's Office identified the victim of a hit-and-run Thursday morning as 49-year-old Shawn Smith of Macon. This fatal collision is still under investigation. Anyone with information is urged to contact the Bibb Sheriff’s Office at…