Dublin VA honors fallen soldiers on Memorial Day
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Carl Vinson VA Medical Center honored fallen soldiers during a Memorial Day service Monday. Gus Allbritton, a veteran who served two years in the…
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Warner Robins holds Memorial Day service, moment of silence
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Mayor LaRhonda Patrick and the City of Warner Robins held a moment of silence and a service honoring fallen veterans Monday. The event…
Man drowns in Ocmulgee River in Wilcox County
ABBEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A man is dead following a drowning in Wilcox County Sunday evening. According to Wilcox County Coroner Janice Brown, a 26-year-old man was swimming with friends in the Ocmulgee River, around 7:15pm. Brown says the man climbed…
Two dead in block party shooting in Washington County
SANDERSVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Two people are dead following a shooting at an '80's vs 90's Freak Nik" block party in Washington County. According to Sheriff Joel Cochran,…
UPDATE: Levi's Call issued for Laurens County 2-year old
UPDATE: Baby Jacob has been found safe. the Amber Alert is now canceled according to the GBI. --- (41NBC/WMGT)- An Amber Alert has been issued for 2-year-old Jacob Coney. According to the Laurens County Sheriff's Office, Tyler Coney, drove to…
Man found dead on Greter St.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) –The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a death that occurred on Greter Street, in an overgrown field, between Broadway and Antioch Heights. The Macon-Bibb 911 Center received…
MLK Dollar General robbed
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Around 2pm Saturday at the Dollar General, located at 1444 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Two masked males entered the store, one of them with a gun. The two…
Heating up this weekend
We have been dealing with a few lingering showers this evening, but as the cold front pushes south, dry weather returns across the area. Sunshine and low humidity return for Saturday, with…
1 hospitalized, 1 arrested after shooting near Macon gas station
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - One person is in the hospital and another is in the Bibb County Jail following a shooting near a gas station Friday night.…
Macon man arrested on multiple gun, drug charges following search warrant
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A man is in custody on multiple gun and drug charges following a search warrant at a home on Friday. A Bibb…
May Days on the Midway ends Monday
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- The Georgia National Fairgrounds is holding its second annual May Days on the Midway. The carnival event started in 2021 as a way for vendors and carnivals to bounce back from pandemic-related closures.…
Bibb County School District celebrates Superintendent Dr. Curtis Jones as he prepares to retire
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— The end of a 7-year career is nearing for Bibb County School District Superintendent Dr. Curtis Jones. It was a…
Bibb County pools opening for summer
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)- Pools are officially open for the summer season on Memorial Day weekend. The Booker T. Washington Center, the Delores A. Brooks Center, and the South Bibb Community…
Warner Robins Independence Day Celebration Concert line-up announced
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— The City of Warner Robins is gearing up for it's annual 'Independence Day Celebration.' On Friday, the city announced the headlining acts for the summer…
Georgia State Patrol offers reminders for holiday weekend
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— Georgia State Patrol says it is all hands on deck this weekend to ensure drivers are being safe. AAA is expecting more than 1.2 million…
"Look again" to avoid leaving children in hot cars
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— As the weather heats up the Georgia Department Of Early Care and Learning is reminding families and caregivers of the dangers of leaving a child in…
Monroe County deputies searching for missing Gwinnett County man
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Monroe County Sheriff's Office needs your help finding a missing Gwinnett County man. According to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office, deputies found an abandoned vehicle on Highway 341 near Billy Harris Road. The vehicle was…
President Biden nominates Perry Police Chief for U.S. Marshal
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - President Biden has nominated Perry Police Chief Stephen Lynn to serve as a U.S. Marshal for the Middle District of Georgia. Lynn is one…
Teen charged in Perry shooting and robbery attempt
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A teen is facing charges in connection to a robbery and shooting in Perry. According to Captain Heath Dykes with the Perry Police Department, the…
Cold front Friday brings dry weekend weather
It has been a stormy day in Middle Georgia, but we are almost done with the rain for the week. A few showers and storms will be possible overnight…
UPDATE: Arrest made in connection to death of 30-year-old Keonta Rouse
UPDATE (5/26) - A Macon man is now in custody in connection to the death of 30-year-old Keonta Rouse. 27-year-old Brian Christopher Horton Jr. of Macon…
RAFB holds Airman's Memorial Service ahead of Memorial Day
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Robins Air Force Base took time Thursday to remember 73 men and women who were part of Team Robins. The base held…
Conference aims to educate public on environmental health, climate change
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Dogwood Alliance and Science for Georgia came together Thursday to host the first Environmental Health and Climate Protection conference. The organizations want to share…
Gov. Kemp extends Georgia's gas tax suspension
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Governor Brian Kemp has signed an executive order extending the suspension of the state's gas tax until July 14th. The first suspension was scheduled to end on…
Cold front could bring severe storms this afternoon
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A cold front pushing through Georgia could bring severe storms later today. Today The Storm Prediction Center wasted no time upgrading parts of Middle Georgia…
UPDATE: Bicyclist dies after collision with tractor trailer
UPDATE (5/26) - Macon-Bibb Coroner Leon Jones tells 41NBC the bicyclist involved in the accident, now identified as 62-year-old Melvin Butler, died from his injuries around 9 p.m.…
Keep Macon-Bibb Beautiful honors community members
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Keep Macon-Bibb Beautiful and Macon-Bibb County, honored community members for their work. Executive Director for KMBB, Asha Ellen, said Macon is full of people who want to…
Severe storms possible Thursday
We have been dealing with showers and storms each day this week in Middle Georgia, but Thursday will bring a more organized system into the area. The Storm Prediction Center has our…
Macon-Bibb County sues Macon Inn
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Macon-Bibb County is suing Macon Inn on Riverside Drive, citing…
Blood donations needed heading into summer
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Blood donations have picked up in recent months but not enough to be fully back to normal. According to Evan Peterson, Regional Communications Manager for the Red…
Bibb County Schools Superintendent reflects on time in position
MACON, Georgia (41 NBC/WMGT) — From being named National Superintendent of the Year to facing Covid-19 in the classroom, Bibb County School District Superintendent Dr. Curtis Jones has…
Macon Inn on Riverside Drive becomes 4th hotel in string of suits filed by Macon-Bibb for being the center of illegal activity
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Macon-Bibb has filed suit in superior court against a fourth hotel…
UPDATE: Man charged with murder in Macon woman’s shooting death
UPDATE (5/25): The Bibb County Sheriff's Office has charged Jackson with murder in connection to the shooting death of Gabrilla Harris. UPDATE (10:30 p.m.) - Corey…
Macon man arrested in connection to April bank robbery
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- An arrest has been made in connection to the early April bank robbery that took place at Mid-South Community Federal Credit Union. According…
Rain chances are down for today
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Rain chances are lower this afternoon while Georgia awaits tomorrow's cold front. Today Cloud cover will dominate the Peach State once again this afternoon. Highs will climb…
Atlanta woman charged with DUI, vehicular homicide, and more after traffic collision leaves man dead
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- A traffic collision that took place just after 6 p.m. at Monroe Street on Georgia Avenue left…
Scattered storms possible Wednesday
It has been a stormy evening across Middle Georgia with storms packing a punch as they pushed north. Showers will be possible through around midnight for much of the area. Tomorrow will be another foggy/cloudy start to the day, with…
Bibb deputies investigating armed robbery at east Macon Auto Zone
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Bibb County Sheriff's Office is investigating an armed robbery that happened in east Macon Tuesday night. A sheriff's office news release says it happened just after 8:30 at Auto Zone, located at 905 Shurling Drive.…
RACE FOR GA GOVERNOR: Kemp beats Perdue, set to face Stacey Abrams in November
(41NBC/WMGT) -- The results are coming in for who will represent the Republican Party for the November elections for Georgia Governor. AP reports that Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has defeated his Donald Trump-backed challenger David Perdue after a furious push…
Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority teaches elementary students importance of saving
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Members of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Incorporated visited Alexander II Math and Science Magnet school as a part of their Wee Savers…
RACE FOR U.S. SENATE: Incumbent Raphael Warnock to face Herschel Walker
(41NBC/WMGT) -- The results for who has won the Republican and Democratic primaries for United States Senate have been called. NBC News is reporting that Herschel Walker is Georgia's Republican nominee for the United States Senate. NBC also reports that…
Middle Georgia sheriff's offices warn of text message scam
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Multiple middle Georgia sheriff's offices are warning residents of a text message scam. The Baldwin County Sheriff's Office and Washington County Sheriff's Office both posted a screenshot of the scam on their Facebook pages Tuesday. The…
Zebulon Road polling location to stay open until 8pm due to technical issues
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Northway Church precinct on Zebulon Road will be staying open an extra hour this election day to give voters in that precinct the chance at a full 12 hours of voting. Interim Election Supervisor Tom Gillon…
28-year-old shot and killed on Moseley Avenue
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that happened in the 500 block of Moseley Avenue just after 4:00 a.m. today (Tuesday) Deputies responded to the 500 block of Moseley Avenue regarding to a…
More scattered storms possible this afternoon
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Scattered storms are likely during the afternoon and evening hours again today. Today It was another cloudy morning on this final week of May, however unlike yesterday we did not wake up to heavy rain along…
Election Analysis: NBC's Chuck Todd looks ahead to November as Georgia primary races take shape
MACON, Georgia (41NBC.WMGT) - With several key races on the ballot, all eyes are on Georgia this Primary Election Day.…
Restaurant Report Card: Food service inspection scores May 16-20
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Here are Middle Georgia's food service health inspection scores from the Georgia Department of Public Health between Monday, May 16 and Friday, May 20, 2022. All scores of 69 and below are shown in red. All…
Some strong storms possible Tuesday
It was a stormy day in Middle Georgia, as a low pressure system pushed north from the Gulf of Mexico. This system brought heavy rain and some gusty winds to the…
MTA adds new stops to give over 5,000 residents access to its services
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— Macon-Bibb Transit Authority is making changes to one of its bus routes. This will give access to more than 5,000 residents in…
New boutique hotel coming to downtown Macon
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Newtown Macon and the Moonhanger Group have partnered to bring the Woodward Hotel to downtown Macon. The hotel, which will feature a literature theme, will consist…