MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— A third Middle Georgia man who plead guilty in a illegal gun possession and drug distribution investigation, was sentenced to prison Thursday. 57-year-old Jasper Blackshear, was sentenced to more than 10 years followed by three years of…
MONROE COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Monroe County Sheriff's Office arrested a man and woman during a traffic stop on Wednesday. Deputies pulled over a Michael Colwell for Distracted Driving. During the traffic stop, deputies say they noticed suspicious activity…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - L.J. Malone lost his father in 2018 when he was hit by a car in. Since then, L.J. has committed his life to pedestrian safety. June is National Pedestrian Safety Awareness Month. As part of the…
EASTMAN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT ) — It's been more than two weeks since a mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas left 19 students…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A man is in the hospital after being found in a Walmart parking lot with a gunshot wound. A Houston County Sheriff's Office news release says the incident was called in from the Booth Road…
UPDATE (6/9/22) : The Bibb County Sheriff's Office made a…
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Monroe County deputy is injured and a driver is in jail following a chase and crash along Interstate 75. The Monroe County Sheriff's Office says a deputy tried to stop a speeding 2021 Dodge Challenger…
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - One person is dead and two others are hospitalized after a shooting in Fort Valley Wednesday night. A Fort Valley Police Department media release says police were dispatched to 1105 Edward Street at 10:57 p.m.…
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Peach Activity Committee says it will host Fort Valley's first Juneteenth Freedom Festival on Friday, June 17. The event will be held downtown from 6-10 p.m. Festivities will include music, dancers, poetry, storytelling, artifacts…
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT) — Macon-Bibb County is planning to host several events next year in honor of the city's 200th anniversary. The Bicentennial Committee met for the first time…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Macon Water Authority cut the ribbon on its upgraded Rocky Creek Water Rehabilitation Center. "We completely replaced the press building," Executive Director Joey Leverette…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — More homes are coming to Macon this year thanks to Macon Area Habitat for Humanity.…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Bibb County School District announced this week it's moving to a unified dress code for all elementary students. The change is effective…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The man convicted of killing Mercer Law student Lauren Giddings in 2011 is filing for the court system to vacate his conviction and guilty plea and release him from prison. Stephen McDaniel is serving a life…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is looking for two suspects involved in a Wednesday morning armed robbery. The incident took place around 2:44 a.m.,…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Mercer University football team is the first college athletics program or school to accept the 50 Yard…
We have seen a few isolated showers and storms across Middle Georgia this evening, and a few more are possible overnight. Expect partly to mostly cloudy skies to hang around into tomorrow morning, as well as a chance for more…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Bibb County School District started its summer meal program on Monday. The program provides lunches for students through July 2. The lunches provide a…
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT) — Faith-based organizations in middle Georgia are making sure they're protected against those looking to carry out violence. The U.S Attorney's Office for the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- A complaint has been filed against the Friends Food Mart ( where, just recently, a shooting left 2 dead and 1 hospitalized) to put…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The U.S. Department of Justice says the 12th defendant-- a 40 year-old man from Macon-- has been sentenced after being involved in…
DUBIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Middle Georgia State University received a $100,000 pledge from Morris Bank to fund the state of the art nursing lab that is under construction. The Dublin Health Sciences campus will be undergoing renovations that will include…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Specialized nurses are now working across Georgia as sexual assault nurse examiners thanks to a $803,000 grant that is now ending. The grant allowed more than a hundred Georgia nurses to receive extra training to conduct…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Here are Middle Georgia's food service health inspection scores from the Georgia Department of Public Health between Monday, May 30 and Friday, June…
UPDATE (11:52 a.m.) - The Bibb County Sheriff's Office says another person has died following a shooting Monday at Friends Food Mart. The sheriff’s office says Braxton Cole died Tuesday morning. Deroderick Collins is in stable condition. Deputies say surveillance…
We saw widespread showers and storms in Middle Georgia today, and that kept our highs a few degrees below normal. Some areas saw heavy rain and gusty winds, but severe…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT) — The Milledgeville Fire Department is requesting an increase in pay for its firefighters. The fire department says it's looking to retain firefighters and that…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Bibb County School District is moving to a "Unified Dress Code" for elementary schools. The change is effective for the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - After two years of not being able to hold a camp due to Covid-19, the Douglass Theatre is holding its Stage Works Theater Camp.…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Rain chances are ramping up around Middle Georgia to open the new work week. Today There were a handful of clouds over Middle Georgia to begin the new work week. We will continue to see skies…
UPDATE: The Georgia DNR has provided another update on the recovery of the teen's body. The DNR says that by utilizing the Remote Operated Vehicle, game wardens were able to find the body…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A man is in the hospital after a shooting late Saturday night outside a gas station. The Bibb County Sheriff's Office says the shooting followed an altercation between two males outside Marathon, located at 3705 Irwinton…
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Summer means it's time to break out the swim suits and get into the water. Before you do so, the Nu Xi Sigma…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Toys for Tots recently packed more than 400 backpacks for foster care children. Bags were filled with items for different age ranges…
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - It's time for the annual Peach Festival! It started Friday in Fort Valley. Fort Valley Mayor, Jeffery Lundy, says he's excited to get out and…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Warm weather is here, but so is the flu. Primary Pediatrics in Macon says it's seeing around five flu cases a day. While that number…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Bibb County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help finding a missing man. Investigators say 37-year-old Matthew Brock Mayhew hasn't been in…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A 32-year-old man is now in custody following a months-long drug investigation. A Bibb County Sheriff's Office news release says Antwan Cornelius…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Bibb County Sheriff's Office and Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones have provided an update concerning the May 17th crash in which Jenna Scheidegger of Dawsonville, Georgia was driving a Chevrolet truck down the wrong lane…
UPDATE: Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones tells 41NBC that the name of the inmate who died was Carlos Shelley. Jones says Shelley was taken to the GBI's lab for an…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Milledgeville man is dead after crashing his motorcycle Wednesday night. It happened at the intersection of Deepstep Road and Georgia Highway 24. Georgia State Patrol says…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Four people are now in custody following a mid-state theft ring that involved guns, drugs, cash,…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Bike Walk Macon and NewTown Macon are coming together to celebrate National Trails Day, a day of advocacy, events, and fundraising. National Trails Day is…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Georgia Congressman Sanford Bishop, visited the Schnitzer Steel Industries in Macon. He visited the plant to see how it produces high quality recycled metals. Congressman…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Baldwin County Sheriff's Office is installing 'Flock Cameras' to address a recent increase in crime. The Baldwin County Sheriff's Office partnered…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - In the wake of the recent mass shootings across the country, Temple Beth Israel in Macon held a prayer vigil at High Street…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT) — A mother and daughter from Milledgeville have a lot to celebrate after graduating from nursing school together. In her 51 years, Sonya never thought college graduate would be…
BYRON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Central Georgia Technical College partnered with Georgia Work Source for a job fair Thursday. The fair hosted over 30 vendors and welcomed close to…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- A person has been hospitalized after being shot on Nelson Street. According to the Bibb County Sheriff's Office, an investigation is ongoing concerning a…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A cold front will bring some scattered storms to Middle Georgia during the latter hours of the day on Friday. This Evening Conditions will remain mostly clear…