Woman in critical condition following Rocky Creek Road crash
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A woman is in critical condition following a crash in Macon Tuesday evening. According to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office, the collision happened in…
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Two arrested with drug and traffic charges after chase with MCSO
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Monday evening, 2 men were arrested by the Monroe County Sheriff's Office on drug and traffic violation charges. According to the Monroe…
Consistent heat to stick around Middle Georgia
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Highs will be in the mid to upper 90s around Middle Georgia the rest of the week. Today Our current pattern will be bringing our…
Mid and upper 90s return Wednesday
It was another hot July day in Middle Georgia, but the hottest days of the week are still to come. High pressure will help us warm into the mid and…
Macon-Bibb Coroner: 2 dead, 2 injured following shooting at Waverly Pointe apartments
UPDATE (10:19 p.m. ) - Macon-Bibb Corner Leon Jones has identified the victims of Tuesday night's shooting. Jones says 17-year-old Jayden Ellington and 26-year-old Roctavia Edwards were pronounced dead. He says 17-year-old Devin Washington is in critical condition at Atrium…
NBHA Youth & Teen World Championship visits Perry
PERRY, Ga, (41NBC/WMGT)- The National Barrel Horse Association Youth & Teen World Championship is being held at the Georgia National Fairgrounds this week. The competition features riders from ages…
Sandersville residents express concerns following vandalism of downtown mural
SANDERSVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Washington County Sheriff's Office and Sandersville Police are investigating after a downtown mural was vandalized. According to the…
Pleasant Hill continues town hall meetings
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Pleasant Hill residents are getting the chance to talk with community leaders about how blight affects their daily lives. The Pleasant Hill Neighborhood Organization hosted the fourth…
Georgia's Integrated Resource Plan gets approval
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Georgia's integrated resources are expected to change over the next 20 years. According to Tim Echols, Vice Chair of the Georgia Public Service Commission, the Public Service…
Middle Georgia Community Food Bank stepping up to meet needs
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Middle Georgians have recently gone through a pandemic and are now going through record inflation, and many families are feeling the financial…
Missing Florida resident's car found in Monroe County
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Monroe County Sheriff's Office is searching for a person who's last known address is in Gainesville, Florida, after his vehicle was found unoccupied in…
Man arrested in connection to May fatal hit and run
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- A man has been arrested in connection to a deadly hit and run that took place in May of 2022 that left 65-year-old…
Rain chances remain low as temperatures rise
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Temperatures are slowly climbing this week as cloud cover and rain chances are reduced. Today It was a mostly clear morning to get things rolling on this Tuesday around…
Restaurant Report Card: Food service inspection scores July 18-22
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Here are Middle Georgia's food service health inspection scores from the Georgia Department of Public Health between Monday, July 18 and Friday, July…
Two teen girls shot in Bloomfield area
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an aggravated assault that happened Monday night around 10:00pm. According to a press release a call came in that a…
Robins Air Force Base offers STEM based internship at Project Synergy
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Robins Air Force Base has an internship opportunity to teach aspiring students who are interested in STEM based topics. The internship at Project Synergy lasts for…
Jones County School System holds 'Back to School Bash'
GRAY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Jones County parents and students were at Butler Recreational Hall Monday morning to get free book bags filled with school supplies and lunches. The Jones County School District wanted to make sure parents are ready…
Heating up this week
It was a warm, muggy day in Middle Georgia with highs warming to 93° in Macon this afternoon. Tuesday will keep the trend of heat and isolated storms going with a small…
UPDATE: Arrests made in shootings of 2 Bleckley County toddlers
UPDATE (7/25) - Three people are now in custody following a shooting last week that left a 2-year-old dead and a 4-year-old injured. A Bleckley County…
Historic Vineville home's future in question
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The future of the Catherine Brewer Benson home remains in limbo. The Big House Foundation is applying to demolish the Vineville home and build an amphitheater and…
Bibb County School District welcomes back faculty, staff with high energy convocation
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Bibb County School District is celebrating 150 years of education. The school district held its annual convocation ceremony on Monday at Luther…
Crews rescue man from Ocmulgee River in Monroe County
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Monroe County deputies rescue a 28-year-old man from drowning in the Ocmulgee River, Sunday night. Deputies responded to the river at Georgia Highway 83…
Hot and sunny conditions are back for Middle Georgia
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The final week of July is set to be a hot and humid one for Middle Georgians. Today Today will be one of our cloudier days…
Body found at I-75/I-16 split
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— A body was found over the weekend and now the Bibb County Coroner is working to identify it. Coroner Leon Jones tells 41nbc the body of a white male…
Scattered storms possible this weekend
A few storms moved through Middle Georgia this afternoon, bringing some cooling and cloud cover to the area. Overnight, clouds will start to clear, and lows will be falling into the…
Scholarship fund created in honor of former 41NBC anchor Taylor Terrell
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Friends and family of former 41NBC anchor Taylor Terrell are keeping her memory alive through a scholarship fund. Former 41NBC morning meteorologist…
29th annual Georgia Amputee Golf Tournament underway
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Club at Lake Sinclair is hosting the 29th annual Georgia Amputee Golf Tournament. The tournament, which started in memory of Atlanta Prosthetics owner Ray Rice…
Fort Valley representatives speak out against violence
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Local residents are calling on lawmakers and law enforcement to put a stop to violence. A news conference was held Friday, two days after the…
UPDATE: 4 arrested in connection with July 14 shooting in Washington County
UPDATE (7/22): Four people are now in custody in connection with a July 14 shooting in Washington County. The Washington County Sheriff's Office says deputies and investigators arrested…
Bibb County teachers receive $100 gas cards from local law firm
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Several teachers in Bibb County got a surprise on Friday. Forrest B. Johnson and Associates partnered with the Bibb…
Safety tips to keep in mind if lightning strikes your home
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The summer months bring storms, and those storms often feature lightning. The Macon-Bibb Fire Department says it's important to be prepared.…
More than 1,000 contraband items seized in Georgia prison shakedowns
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Georgia Department of Corrections seized more than 1,000 contraband items at multiple state prisons during facility shakedowns. The department announced Friday it…
Friends of Perry Animal Shelter mourns death of founder
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— The Friends Of Perry Animal Shelter is remembering one of their founders, Davis Cosey. He passed away on July 17. Cosey helped start the…
Bike ride from Georgia to Florida raises funds for youth home
VIDALIA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A five-day bike ride from South Georgia to Central Florida wraps up this weekend. The 17th annual ride runs from July…
DECISION 2022: Georgia AG candidates share plans if elected
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— Georgia's top attorney is hoping to stay in office for another four years. Current Attorney General Chris Carr, has held the office for six years. He…
Sunshine and more heat return over the weekend
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Temperatures will climb and rain chances will drop as more sun returns this weekend. Today It’s another cloudy one for Middle Georgia as…
UPDATE: Body found near B&B Food Mart in Macon identified
UPDATE: Leon Jones says that the body has been identified as David Alton Bowen of Houston County. He was 35 years old. MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Bibb County Coroner…
Lightning strike causes west Macon house fire
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— A lightning strike left a home on Peninsula Avenue unlivable. According to Macon-Bibb County Fire Department Battalion Chief, Michael Williamson, a call came in for a…
UPDATE: Arrests made in connection to Reynolds shooting
UPDATE: The Reynolds Police Department has released more details concerning the shooting, including the names of those arrested. According to Reynolds PD, the 2 males that were shot and had non-life threatening injuries, were also the persons of interest that…
Scattered storms stick around Friday
After an eventful evening of storms for Macon, we are seeing dry conditions across the area tonight. Overnight we could see a few isolated storms pop up, but expect most of…
Baldwin County school leaders increase safety measures
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— Baldwin County School leaders are adding more safety measures as students prepare to return to the classroom. This is due to the incident that happened in Uvalde, Texas.…
Museum of Aviation unveils new exhibit created by students
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- The Museum of Aviation unveiled a new cyber security exhibit designed by high school students. The exhibit is part of a six-week long camp…
Meal changes happening in Houston County Schools
PERRY, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— If you're child attends a school in Houston County, they may not be eligible for free meals this year. That's because the U.S. Department of Agriculture is not…
Community Church of God gives away food, school supplies
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- The Community Church of God in Macon gave out frozen chicken and school supplies Thursday. The church gave away more than 14 thousand pieces of…
Hancock County woman dies from injuries sustained while in custody
SPARTA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is looking into the death of a woman who died while in custody of the Hancock County…
Indoor marijuana growth operation found in Johnson County; 43 plants seized
KITE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Johnson County Sheriff's Department found an indoor marijuana growth operation inside a building while responding to a call for a medical…
Columbia 350 plane crashes in Perry Wednesday
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Officers with the Perry Police Department responded to a plane crash in Perry Wednesday afternoon, where a Columbia 350 was reported to be down with significant…
Wet Thursday ahead
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A large mass of storms will move south through Middle Georgia this afternoon and evening. Today It was a mostly cloudy start to our Thursday…
Fort Valley shooting leaves 1 year old dead, sister injured
UPDATE: Fort Valley Police are reporting that the 2-year-old sister who was shot in the chest, Markailey, is in critical but stable condition. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FORT VALLEY,…
Soperton teen missing
SOPERTON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— The Laurens County Sheriff's Office and the Treutlen County Sheriffs Office are asking for your help in finding a missing 16 year old. William White was last seen in Soperton on…