Armed Robbery at Crawford County Dollar General; suspect unidentified
ROBERTA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Thursday morning, an armed robbery took place in Crawford County that has led the Crawford County Sheriff's Office on an investigation to find…
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Man wanted for forgery after faking identity and cashing counterfeit checks
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- A man is wanted for forgery after assuming the identity of an account holder at a bank and cashing several counterfeit…
Attempted bank robbery in Warner Robins leads to arrest in Walmart
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- An attempted armed robbery at the Wells Fargo Bank on Watson Blvd. led to an arrest at Walmart on Thursday…
Monroe County Sheriff's Office suspecting a different car's involvement with fatal hit-and-run
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Monroe County Sheriff's Office is still searching for the car connected to a fatal hit-and-run that took place on December 4th, 2021. According to a news release from Thursday evening, after ruling out an earlier…
Rain chances return Friday with warmer temps
After a chilly day in Middle Georgia we are seeing pretty stagnant temps tonight thanks to dense fog and cloud cover. Fog will continue to hang around into early Friday, finally subsiding through…
Macon home hit by 30 rounds of gunfire overnight
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)- A Macon home was hit by 30 rounds of gunfire just after midnight on Thursday. Fred Hodges and and his 90 year old mother were…
Demaryius Thomas' funeral scheduled for Saturday in Laurens County
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Funeral services for Laurens County native and former NFL star Demaryius Thomas are set for Saturday at West Laurens High School. Thomas, who…
UPDATE: Missing Telfair County man found safe
UPDATE (12/16 at 6 p.m.) - The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office says 38-year-old Sherman Lamar Perry has been found safe. MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Bibb County Sheriff's Office is looking for a missing person from Telfair County, and is…
Macon-Bibb Fire Department investigating 4 fires within 24 hours
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— The Macon-Bibb Fire Department is investigating four different fires that happened within 24 hours of each other. All four fires took place within a…
Vintage and modern clothing resale boutique to open in Warner Robins for a good cause
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Warner Robins is gaining a new resale store that will pledge proceeds to help homeless female veterans. "Hello Gorgeous," is a new booth coming to the Antique mall on Watson Blvd. on December 18th, where…
Cloudy days ahead for the Peach State
MACON, Georgia. (41NBC/WMGT) - Clouds have moved into Georgia ahead of the next system. Today The days of sunshine for this week are over. Plenty of clouds filled in around Georgia overnight, and Middle GA began Thursday with a few…
Three arrested on drug, theft charges after 160 items found
DANVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)—Twiggs County Investigators arrested three men after a search warrant turned up drugs and stolen items. The Twiggs County Sheriff's Office says investigators were…
Temps warming with a few showers Thursday
Clouds have been moving in across Middle Georgia for much of the evening, keeping overnight temperatures warmer than normal. As the winds shift overnight, humidity will also start increasing…
Jones County's Richter signs with Toledo
GRAY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Jones County High School quarterback John Alan Richter signed his letter of intent Wednesday to play football at the University of Toledo. Richter finished his high school career with more than 5,000 passing yards. He tossed…
U-Haul stolen from Macon parking lot, fourth incident this year
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— The Bibb County Sheriff's Office reports another stolen U-Haul. This adds to three other cases from Bibb County this year. The victims are…
Milledgeville, Baldwin County residents express concerns over increase in violence
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— Residents of Milledgeville and Baldwin County are concerned over the increase in violence. In news conference held on Tuesday, city and county leaders came…
Christmas tours back in person at the Old Governor's Mansion
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia(41NBC/MWGT)— The Old Governor's Mansion in Milledgeville is all decked out in Christmas decorations. It's welcoming back the community for in-person Christmas tours this year,…
Achieve Academy's Christmas Market teaches students life skills
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— Achieve Academy hosted its Christmas Market Wednesday. While it might look like a regular school fundraiser, it's actually a way for the school to…
Baldwin County School Board receives exemplary board honor again
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Baldwin County School Board has been recognized as a 2021 exemplary board. According to a release from the Baldwin County School District, the Georgia School Boards Association (GSBA) recognizes good school board governance to foster…
UPDATE: Mother, 14-year-old son arrested in connection to fatal shooting of 17 year-old
UPDATE: Bibb County Sheriff’s Investigators arrested 14-year-old Frankie Clowers III and his mother, 39-year-old Shantelle Monique Cherry in connection to the shooting death…
Rain chances begin to ramp up
MACON, Georgia. (41NBC/WMGT) - Cloud cover has returned to the Peach State and rain chances will gradually climb. Today The clouds filled in over much of Georgia overnight, and the sunrise was nowhere to be seen this morning. In response…
Clouds increase Wednesday across Middle Georgia
Clouds are starting to increase across Middle Georgia this evening which will keep us a bit warmer tonight than last night. Tomorrow will bring a mix of sun and clouds…
Milledgeville leaders address violence in the community
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— An increase in violence is concerning local leaders in Milledgeville. City and County leaders held a press conference Tuesday, to talk about the issues the community is…
The Bibb County Sheriff's Office buys Christmas gifts for kids
MACON,Ga(41NBC/WMGT)-The Bibb County Sheriff's Office is giving our Christmas cheer, by purchasing $1,000 dollars worth of toys and clothes for local children. The toys are part…
New mural unveiled in Pleasant Hill community
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— A new mural was unveiled Tuesday morning in the Pleasant Hill community. The mural is on the old First Congressional Church building, which is also known as…
Former Atlanta Falcon dedicates white ribbons to lung cancer survivors
After playing a little more than a decade in the NFL, Draft got involved in Lung Cancer awareness after his wife was diagnosed with lung cancer…
Macon-Bibb leaders get inside look at downtown's Hotel Forty Five
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon-Bibb County leaders got a chance Tuesday to step away from City Hall and into a new space in downtown Macon. Hotel…
BCSO asking for help to locate missing man
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office needs help finding a missing man. The Sheriff's Office says 40-year-old Henry Lewis Jackson Jr. has not been in contact…
GWC releases '2021 Dirty Dozen' report, Ocmulgee river named in article
The report highlights problems threatening the health of Georgia's water. It mentions Georgia Power's coal ash in unlined pits along the Chattahoochee and Ocmulgee rivers.…
Deputies: Teen hospitalized after being shot while inside home Tuesday afternoon
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A 17-year-old is in critical condition at the hospital after being shot inside a home Tuesday afternoon. An unidentified male fired…
Arrest made in deadly Macon Mall shooting
The shooting happened on Sunday, August 1st, 2021 and resulted in the death of 17- year-old Quentavious Moore of Macon. Deputies arrested Moore's brother, 19-year-old Kowasis Moore in connection…
Southwest High School receives bomb threat Tuesday morning ; students evacuated
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- A bomb threat was called into Southwest High school Tuesday morning on December 14th, 2021. The Bibb County Sheriff's Office says…
More sunshine on deck for Tuesday
MACON, Georgia. (41NBC/WMGT) - The sunny pattern continues in Middle GA as we head towards the middle of the week. Today The high pressure over the southeast remains in the region, albeit slightly further east than it was yesterday. With…
Restaurant Report Card: Food service inspection scores December 6-10
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Here are Middle Georgia's food service health inspection scores from the Georgia Department of Public Health between Monday, December 6 and Friday, December…
Bibb County Investigators searching for missing elderly man
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Bibb County Sheriff’s Office Investigators are asking for your help to find a missing elderly man. It was reported 78-year-old James Dumas went to…
Staying sunny and mild Tuesday
Clear skies are sticking around Middle Georgia for much of this week as high pressure hangs around. Highs today warmed to the mid 60s and tomorrow will be another day with…
Upgrades approved for new shopping plaza in north Macon
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - After more than a year of planning for a shopping plaza along Bass Road in north Macon, builders and investors brought their ideas before Macon-Bibb Planning…
Local small businesses being affected by inflation
MACON,Ga(41NBC/WMGT) -Rising inflation and supply chain issues have affected small business owners across America. Local wellness store owner Edna Fisher says plastic cups have been increasingly more difficult to…
Teens arrested after shots fired at Jones County basketball game
GRAY, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT) — Multiple juveniles and a 17-year-old were arrested Saturday in connection to a shooting that happened during a basketball game in Jones County. According to a…
Bike Walk Macon receives grant from Governor's Office of Highway Safety
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Governor's Office of Highway Safety awarded Bike Walk Macon a more than $40,000 grant. The organization is planning to…
Dublin City Schools removes mask mandate for 'foreseeable future'
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Dublin City School Board voted Monday night to remove the district's current mask mandate and make masks optional for "the foreseeable future." The board added an amendment that will allow Superintendent Dr. Fred Williams to…
Bibb County Sheriff's Office receives over $100K in grant to prevent dangerous driving
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Bibb County Sheriff's Office has been awarded with a grant in an effort to combat crashes and lower the number of local crashes due to aggressive and dangerous driving behaviors. The BCSO sent out a…
Weather Service confirms Saturday Wilkinson County Tornado
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has confirmed an EF-0 tornado touched down over South-Central Wilkinson County on during Saturdays storms. A pre-frontal mini-supercell spawned the tornado that brought down some trees between hwy 96 and hwy 441. It…
Anonymous donor gifts $2.5 million to Ft. Valley State University's Finish Line Initiative
A press release from FVSU says on Monday, December 13th, 2021, the school received it's largest single contribution in school history. The gift…
Sunshine returns to kick off the second full week of December
MACON, Georgia. (41NBC/WMGT) - After a week of clouds and rain, the sunshine is back across the Peach State. Today Pleasant weather returned to Georgia over the weekend after a powerful storm system pushed through Friday and Saturday, bringing tornadoes…
Discount Grocery 2 robbed
The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a commercial armed robbery Sunday night around 9:59p.m., at the Discount Grocery 2, located at 4116 Napier Avenue. It was reported that a male subject,…
Crawford County man shot in leg
Crawford County Deputies are investigating a non-lethal shooting. According to a press release from Sheriff Lewis Walker, around 12:30 am Saturday the Sheriff's office received a call about a person…
Man killed in single car accident on I-75
An early morning traffic accident on I-75 cost a man his life. According to a release from a the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office the single car crash took…
Family Dollar on Rocky Creek Rd robbed
Bibb county deputies are looking for a man they say robbed the Family Dollar on Rocky Creek Road. According to a press release around 7:30 a masked male entered…
Warner Robins beats Calhoun 38-14 to capture back-to-back state titles
ATLANTA (41NBC/WMGT) - The Warner Robins High School football team beat Calhoun 38-14 in the Georgia High School Association Class 5A Championship Game Saturday at a soggy Center Parc Stadium. It's the Demons' second straight title and sixth in school…