UPDATE (06/16/2022) -- T. Wright Barksdale III, the District Attorney for Jones County and the Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit tells 41NBC that the jury sentenced Ricky Dubose to death Thursday afternoon. EATONTON, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia prisoner has been found…
COCHRAN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- A vehicle with a body inside was recovered from the Ocmulgee River at 8:50 a.m. Thursday morning in Bleckley County. According…
(41NBC/WMGT) -- Governor Brian Kemp announced the purchase of an over 1,100 acre economic development site between the state of Georgia and the Development Authority of Peach County…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Relief from the heat will be harder to come by today as rain chances drop. Today We will see plenty of sun throughout the day…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Macon Area Tennis Association, in conjunction with the United States Tennis Association, hosted a tournament for 14 and…
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— Washington County Sheriff's deputies make a drug bust during a traffic stop Tuesday morning. (Courtesy of Washington County Sheriff's Office Facebook page) Deputies pulled over 25-year-old Quinton Rosemond on Breezy Hill Road. They say a subsequent investigation…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— The Houston County Sheriff’s Office needs your help in a theft case. Investigators believe this man in the picture below committed a theft and Financial Card Fraud at a business on Watson Blvd. If you know who…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- As the summer continues to bring high temperatures, people will look to get into water. James Bell is a water safety…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The recent heat wave across Middle Georgia has brought temperatures into the triple digits. Dr. John Wood, Emergency Room Medical Director with Atrium Health…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— School may be out for the summer, but some 4th through 7th grade students in Houston County are still learning. Dr. Marion Robinson is the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— GEICO is celebrating Juneteenth a little early by donating $25,000 to the Urban League of Greater Atlanta. This is the first time GEICO has celebrated Juneteenth, after the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Piedmont Macon locations are taking a step to enhance the system's check-in process. The hospital has launched an electronic medical records system known as 'EPIC'…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- As part of its continued effort to remove blighted buildings, Macon-Bibb Public Works Department and the Urban Development Authority demolished another building. This time the county tore…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Houston county has a new District Attorney for its judicial circuit district. District Attorney William Kendall was officially sworn into office on Monday by Governor…
Juneteenth is approaching as Middle Georgians prepare to observe the historic anniversary-- read more here to see the ways local agencies are commemorating African American freedom and achievement. In Macon, Macon-Bibb County Government offices and courts will be closed on…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- An Atlanta-based company is working to build its 3rd cold storage warehouse in Macon, as an effort to invest into construction to support domestic…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Wednesday morning, the Family Dollar at 3600 Napier Avenue was robbed. According to the Bibb County Sheriff's Office, the incident took place at 10:16 a.m., when…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Temperatures will peak over 100 degrees for much of Middle Georgia this afternoon and thunderstorms are likely this evening. Today It was a relatively pleasant…
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— The Community Foundation of Central Georgia awarded its first round of Macon Violence Prevention Grants on Tuesday. 25 non-profit and faith based organizations were chosen…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A recent article from the Washington Post states the Gun Violence Archive has already recorded more than 250 mass shootings…
It was a sweltering day in Middle Georgia with highs warming back to the upper 90s and 100s. Thankfully some storms pushed in to help cool us off this afternoon,…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Lake Wildwood neighborhood was much quieter Tuesday afternoon following an incident Monday that resulted in two Bibb County Sheriff's Office investigators being taken…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon-Bibb Commissioners are considering a $50,000 grant for Family Advancement Ministries in Macon. The organization provides rental and utility bill assistance to families in…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Salvation Army in Macon is working to help keep people cool and hydrated as temperatures rise into the triple digits.…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The City of Milledgeville announced that its 4th of July fireworks celebration is back. According to a press release from the city, after a 2 year-long hiatus due to COVID, it will be hosting its annual…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Feels like temperatures around Middle Georgia this afternoon will be in the triple digits. Today The heat will be unrelenting as we go through the day today, and our rain chances are no where near…
UPDATE (6/14 7:08 a.m.) - The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office says 18-year-old Xzaydrian Ja’Won Lewis and a 16-year-old boy were identified as two suspects…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Here are Middle Georgia's food service health inspection scores from the Georgia Department of Public Health between Monday, June 6 and Friday, June 10,…
It was a hot day in Middle Georgia as high temps warmed to 99°, with "heat index" values in the 100s. This is just the beginning of a very hot…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- The Bibb County Sheriff's Office is reaching out to the youth of Macon by hosting a summer basketball camp for boys and girls. The Police…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Macon-Bibb Parks and Recreation department is working to open more pools. Right now, only three pools are open: the Delores A Brooks Rec Center, the Booker…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Georgia College in Milledgeville is working to tackle the shortage of nurses across the state. The college added a third nursing class to…
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT) — Early voting is underway for Georgia's runoff elections. Two middle Georgia counties we checked with are reporting low voter turnout. Macon-Bibb's Board of…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones tells 41NBC that a body has been found near the Macon Burger King just off Romeiser…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Feels like temperatures around Middle Georgia will be over 100 degrees later today and much of this week. Today We have seen plenty of heat around Middle Georgia lately as highs have remained above 90 degrees…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a commercial armed robbery that took place just after 6:15a.m., Sunday morning, at the Napier Neighborhood Grocery, located at 1095 Pio Nono Ave. It was reported that a male…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A teenager is in stable condition at the hospital after being struck by a bullet Saturday night. A Bibb County Sheriff's Office news release says it happened…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — It's hard to tell an area off Riverside Drive near downtown Macon was recently a homeless camp. “There…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Whether you're shopping at the grocery store or filling up at the pump, you're probably feeling the effects of inflation. Dr. Antonio Saravia, an economics professor…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Atrium Health Navicent is increasing its minimum wage for the third time in two years. Starting July 10, the new minimum wage will be $13.50 for…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Tal Talton is now sworn in as the new Post 4 Commissioner for Houston County. The Houston County native beat out Jackie Rozier…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Bibb County Sheriff's Office says an autopsy determined a death inside the Bibb County Jail was a homicide. The G.B.I. Medical Examiner ruled the…
UPDATE: The Laurens County Sheriff's Office has arrested 45-year-old Wilton Tatem III, of Dublin. He is charged with murder. ------ DEXTER, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT ) — A man was…
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…