Local hospitals react to new CDC guidelines, warn of 5th Covid surge
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— The CDC updated quarantine guidelines Monday. They shortened the recommended isolation time for asymptomatic people with Covid-19, from ten days to…
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Perry Buzzard Drop returns for New Years Eve
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— The historic Perry Buzzard Drop is back after the pandemic cancelled it last year. There will be live music and food trucks. They also plan…
Macon Transit Authority set to unveil new mural
It is commissioned by artist and professor at Georgia College and State University, Abraham Abebe. His design was voted on by local artists and MTA employees. Abebe said…
Bibb deputies: Man dead after Tuesday night shooting at gas station
UPDATE 5:36 A.M.: According to Macon-Bibb County coroner Leon Jones, investigators identified the victim as Jacovian Maxwell of Macon. MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Bibb County Sheriff…
Fort Valley Public Safety Director announces resignation
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Fort Valley Public Safety Director Lawrence Spurgeon announced his resignation Tuesday. In a letter on the Fort Valley Department of Public Safety Facebook page,…
2021: Georgia voters usher in new leadership
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Georgia voters helped create numerous history-making political firsts in 2021. They started off the year by sending two new Democratic senators to Washington to represent the…
New Terminal Station mural begins to take shape
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- If you've driven past Macon's Terminal Station, you may have noticed a new addition to the walls of the bus lanes. Artist Abraham Abebe has been commissioned to paint a mural…
Restaurant Report Card: Food service inspection scores December 20-24
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Here are Middle Georgia's food service health inspection scores from the Georgia Department of Public Health between Monday, December 20 and Friday, December 24,…
Rain chances begin to climb
MACON, Georgia. (41NBC/WMGT) - Rain will be possible around Middle Georgia every day for the rest of the year. Today It was another warm start around Middle Georgia, only this time there wasn't a thick layer of fog across the…
Doctors see increase of cardiac patients during holidays
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— It's the time of year when people gather with loved ones. While that does bring joy, it also brings more food, and potentially stress. Dr.…
Staying warm this week, rain returns midweek
It has been a warm day in Middle Georgia with highs once again make it to the 70s, even with continued cloud cover. Overnight we will once again see…
Warner Robins homeless shelter receives new beds
HOUSTON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)-The Warner Robins Outreach Center received 24 new mattresses. It will be the first time in nearly 20 years the mattresses have been replaced. The mattress were…
Baldwin Co. Fire asking for help identifying arson suspect
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— The Baldwin County Fire Department is asking for your help identifying the person responsible for several fires. Captain Bradley Towe says crews determined a…
Wilcox County High School students recognized through work-based learning program
ABBEVILLE, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— Students at Wilcox County High School are being prepared for the workforce through a program called 'Work-Based Learning." The program is allowing juniors and…
Bibb deputies: Man drives himself to Circle K after being shot
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Macon man is in critical condition at the hospital after being shot Monday afternoon. Bibb County deputies say 23-year-old Rasheed…
Macon-Bibb Fire responds to Monday house fire
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Macon-Bibb Fire Department is investigating a house fire that happened Monday. Battalion Chief Todd Alligood says crews responded to a fire on Twin Wells…
Warm and humid conditions stick around for final week of 2021
MACON, Georgia. (41NBC/WMGT) - A constant pattern is going to keep Georgia warm and humid for the remainder of 2021. Today It was an extremely foggy start to the last week of 2021 with Dense Fog Advisories being issued until…
Last minute Christmas shoppers opt for local stores
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)—The owners of Meme's Boutique in downtown Perry celebrated the end of the Christmas shopping season by popping a bottle of champagne. The store closed down…
26th annual Anita Ponder Holiday Feast to be held at Terminal Station
Held at the Macon Historical Terminal Station, the feast will feed almost 2,000 people. Along with meals, the feast also provides clothes, toys for…
Forest B. Johnson and Associates gives away free meals for Christmas
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— Forest B. Johnson and Associates spread Christmas cheer Friday morning by giving out some free meals to people in need. The law…
Macon fire on Friday morning leaves no injuries
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- A fire blazed Friday morning in the area of Lower Poplar Street and 7th Street, sending clouds of smoke in Macon just the morning before Christmas. Fire crews were on the scene of the fire at…
2021: COVID-19 and the return to normal
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The COVID-19 pandemic is not over, but Middle Georgia and the nation have come a long way from when we all first learned about coronavirus…
Holiday travel expected to increase as Christmas approaches
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— Christmas is just two days away, and many people are expected to be out on the roads traveling. AAA estimates more than 3 million Georgianz…
Santa Claus joyrides through Macon just two days before Christmas
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— Santa Claus is obviously is very busy these next couple of days, and somehow he found a way to squeeze a joyride through…
Christmas Eve brings warmer temps, sunny weather
High pressure is slowly pushing east this evening which will start our next warm up. Highs tomorrow will be warming into the mid and upper 60s with plenty of…
Fort Valley Church holds Christmas toy drive for families in need
MACON, GEORGIA (41NBC/WMGT)- St. Peter AME Church hosted its second annual toy drive Thursday. The toy drive started in 2020, when Pastor Anthony Dixon saw…
Fort Valley State University student killed at home in South Carolina
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Fort Valley State University community is mourning the death of a student. Investigators say 23 year-old MiAysha Brannon was…
UPDATE: 3 Arrested in connection to November fatal shooting in Milledgeville
UPDATE: (12/23/2021) -- Deputies arrested 3 suspects in connection to the fatal shooting of Javon Jackson that took place in November. Booking reports from…
Inmate Albert Booze issued more charges after another incident with officers in jail
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Monroe County Inmate Albert Booze has been issued with more charges after another incident involving an attack on 2 police officers in the jail. According to an incident report from the Monroe County Sheriff's Office on…
Piedmont Macon Doctor: Omicron… COVID’s most contagious variant is here
Hospitals across the country are often full at this time of year because of seasonal illnesses, like the flu. This year, however, we are also still contending with COVID-19. In addition to the Delta variant, which caused the largest and…
Conditions to stay cool ahead of Christmas Eve.
MACON, Georgia. (41NBC/WMGT) - Temperatures will stay cool around Middle GA on Thursday. Today Sunny skies are back for a second straight day across Georgia. However, unlike yesterday the wind is not going to be nearly as noticeable as it…
U-Haul stolen from family in Macon, located in Atlanta
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— Police located the U-Haul stolen from a family in Macon earlier this month. The Bibb County Sheriff's Office says a family moving from Florida to Alabama stopped at…
Atrium Health Nacvicent details how to have a safe holiday with new Covid-19 variant
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— It's that time of the year where people are gathering with family to celebrate the holidays. Before you get…
Greek Corner Pizza catches fire
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- The Greek Corner Pizza restaurant on Vineville Avenue caught fire just before 11 a.m Wednesday. Fire officials arrived on scene to heavy smoke coming from the building. Owner…
Bibb County Sheriff's Office unveils new camera system
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- The Bibb County Sheriff's Office unveiled a new camera system Wednesday. The enforcement device has two cameras sitting on top of a retractable pole. There's one…
Animal shelters warning against pets as Christmas presents
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)-- "People want to go and adopt an animal for a family member or a friend, thinking that it's a good idea," Animal Control Officer Jessica McAbee explained. "Then…
Staying sunny Thursday ahead of weekend warm up
Sunshine returned today across Middle Georgia as high pressure pushed in behind the rain. The high pressure will be sticking around for the rest of the week and into the weekend, keeping us dry for a while. Not only will…
Fire on Vineville Avenue burns up pizza restaurant; no injuries reported
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Wednesday morning, Macon-Bibb fire crews responded to a fire in the Greek Corner Pizza restaurant on Vineville Avenue. Captain Jimmy Hollis with the Fire Department says the cause…
Sunshine returns leading up to Christmas
MACON, Georgia. (41NBC/WMGT) - With the gulf low now away from the Georgia coast, the skies have cleared out. Today The sun was back in all its glory this morning as it rose over the horizon. There were no clouds…
Shooting leads to police chase in Milledgeville
MILLEDGEVILLE , Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— One man is in custody, and another is is the hospital after a shooting in Milledgeville Tuesday night. The shooting happened at the Super Inn and Suites on North Columbia Street just before 9 p.m. Officers say…
Monroe County Sheriff's Office warns about 'work from home' scam
FORSYTH, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— A scam that has been going on for years, known as the 'work from home' scam, is causing concern with several residents in Monroe…
Wreaths laid at Rose Hill Cemetery to honor those buried
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— Each year in December, people across the country come together to participate in Wreaths Across America, where wreaths are laid on Veterans' graves. This…
Santa to visit Macon just two days before Christmas
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— Santa Claus will visit Middle Georgia early this year, just two days before he delivers toys around the world. Saint Nick will joyride through…
Sunny, breezy weather returns Wednesday
It was a rainy and cold day today in Middle Georgia, but sunshine will be returning Wednesday. High pressure will be moving in overnight, which will help to clear out our clouds and bring a dry end to the week.…
Making Music Winter: How one woman is spreading holiday joy through song
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)-- Christmas is known as the season of giving. Normally people think of this as giving presents or charitable donations, but Gloria…
Atrium Hospital opens Food as Medicine Market
MACON, Ga (41NBC/WMGT)- Atrium Health Navicent opened a Food as Medicine Market called Farm-acy. The goal of the Food as Medicine Market is to cut down on…
Robins Air Force Base to begin retiring E-8 JSTARS fleet
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— The Air Force authorized Air Combat Command and the Georgia Air National Guard will start divesting the E-8 JSTARS fleet at Robins Air Force Base, beginning with four aircrafts in 2022. The divestment makes way for four…
Tuesday to be soggy for much of Middle GA
MACON, Georgia. (41NBC/WMGT) - A system just off of Georgia's Atlantic Coast is bringing lots of rain to the southern half of the state today. Today Gloomy. Soggy. Those are the two words to describe the weather for today. If…
Restaurant Report Card: Food service inspection scores December 13-17
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Here are Middle Georgia's food service health inspection scores from the Georgia Department of Public Health between Monday, December 13 and Friday, December…
North Central Health District shares tips on how to stay safe from Covid
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— Covid cases are increasing in Georgia and across the country. Public Information Officer for North Central Health District, Michael Hokanson,…