Former Bibb Deputy Superintendent and another woman indicted in murder of wife
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- A former Bibb County School District deputy superintendent of student affairs has been indicted along with another woman for murdering…
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Dry weather returns briefly Thursday
MACON, Georgia. (41NBC/WMGT) - Middle GA will see a break in the rainy trend this week in the wake of the first cold front Today Dry weather does not mean clear skies. We may have woken up to foggy conditions…
UPDATE: Second suspect arrested for Best Western homicide
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Bibb County Sheriff's Office sent out a release Thursday morning detailing the arrest of a second person in connection to the murder of 27 year-old Chauncey Love II that took place at the Best Western…
CVS on Gray Hwy. Robbed
The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a commercial armed robbery that took place just before 2:30 this morning, at the CVS, located at 1271 Gray Highway. It was reported that a male subject entered the store with firearm and…
Dry weather returns Thursday, rainy weekend ahead
The rain finally ended today, but cold air has moved in in its place. Thursday will be another cool day with highs in the low 60s and increasing clouds through the day. By Thursday evening, rain and storms will be…
Former Peach County teacher arrested for sending inappropriate messages
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)– A former Peach County High School teacher is behind bars for texting one of his students. Peach County Sheriff Terry Deese, says 25-year-old…
Milledgeville man arrested for calling in bomb threat at Georgia College
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)– An arrest has been made following a bomb threat to Georgia College’s Maxwell Student Union (MSU) Wednesday around 8 a.m. The Georgia…
Insurance company shares tips on how to prep your home for winter
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)-- It will officially be winter in a couple of weeks, and your home might need a little extra care to get…
Experts share tips on how to help special needs children during the holidays
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— The holiday season is a special time of year. For kids with special needs though, it could mean disrupting…
Perry Holiday Light Hunt is back for 2021
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— The Perry Holiday Light Hunt is back, and the city hopes you'll add your display to the map too. They create the map each holiday…
MGA sets record for number of graduates
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT) — It's graduation time for seniors at Middle Georgia State University. A record number of students are walking the stage. A total of 800 of them are…
Mayor Lester Miller announces next steps in MVP Initiative
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Macon-Bibb leaders are moving into the next phase of the Macon Violence Prevention Initiative. Macon-Bibb Mayor Lester Miller and several other local leaders…
First cold front of the week moves through today
MACON, Georgia. (41NBC/WMGT) - The first of two cold fronts this week is pushing through Middle GA this morning. Today Wednesday was off to a wet start in Middle GA with a cold front and line of thunderstorms just to…
Wednesday starts rainy, clears by afternoon
It has been a cloudy and much cooler day here in Middle Georgia, with highs limited to the upper 50s. Overnight we will see increasing rain chances, with the heaviest…
MWA, MBCIA respond to Brightmark concerns
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— Brightmark is moving ahead with plans to bring what they call, the world's largest plastics recycling and renewal facility to Macon. Residents like Jill Neimark and Dr.…
CFCG announces Downtown Challenge 2.0 Grant recipients
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— We now know the recipients of the second round of the Downtown Challenge 2.0 grants. The Community Foundation of Central Georgia announced the 20 projects that were awarded. $349,000 was split up between those projects. The amounts…
Tips for staying safe during holidays with Omicron variant
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - According to the Georgia Department of Public Health, middle Georgia is in the green in terms of COVID-19 right now, but Michael Hokanson…
GMC partners with Milledgeville Exchange club to host Pearl Harbor ceremony
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— December 7, 2021, marks the 80th anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. To remember the lives lost during the attack, a ceremony was…
World War II veteran in Macon turns 100
MACON, Ga (41NBC/WMGT)- Robert William Pryor was born December 14, 1921. He was 19-years-old when Pearl Harbor was attacked. Pryor recalled being in church and hearing over the…
GMC Prep School hosts 8th annual fine arts winter gala
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— The Fine Arts Winter Gala at Georgia Military College Prep School is back for it's eighth year. The show is compiled of work by…
Restaurant Report Card: Food service inspection scores November 29-December 3
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Here are Middle Georgia's food service health inspection scores from the Georgia Department of Public Health between Monday, November 29 and Friday,…
New pattern to bring plenty of rain to Middle GA
MACON, Georgia. (41NBC/WMGT) - The formation of a 'noreaster will bring showers and a cold front to the Peach State midweek. Today Cloud cover from overnight was clearing out over Middle GA as the sun rose Tuesday morning. Not all…
Bibb deputies investigating Monday night shooting on Bloomfield Road
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Macon man is in critical condition at the hospital after being shot Monday night. That's according to a news release from the Bibb County Sheriff's Office, which says 28-year-old Shamond Evans of Macon was shot…
Colder and rainy weather returns Tuesday
Today was a day of near record warmth (again!) in Middle Georgia with highs in the upper 70s. Rain moved in across the area ahead of a quick moving cold front, and overnight we will be seeing an end to…
FVSU Police Chief Anita Allen to leave campus
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Fort Valley State University President Paul Jones announced Police Chief Anita F. Allen has accepted a new leadership position at Albany State University (ASU). Allen has been named the sole finalist for the Chief of…
Macon-Bibb officials preparing to implement Macon Violence Prevention plan
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Macon-Bibb officials and law enforcement came together Monday to clarify the number of deaths at the hands of others in the county this…
Macon residents share concerns about plastics recycling facility
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— In June, Brightmark announced plans to bring the world's largest advanced plastics recycling and renewal facility to Walden Road in Macon. Some residents are concerned…
UPDATE: Missing Macon teen located, home safe with family
UPDATE (8:30 p.m. ) - 16-year-old Cardasia Brandy has been located and is home safe with her family, according to the Bibb County Sheriff's Office. MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT -- The Bibb County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help…
Man found shot on Birch St.
Bibb County Sheriff’s Investigators are investigating a shooting incident that occurred near the intersection of Napier Avenue and Birch Street, just before 7:00am Friday. It was reported that 31-year-old Roderick…
BCSO shares tips on how to protect yourself from holiday crime
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— It's the holiday season and that means more shopping, but unfortunately more crime too. Lieutenant Tim James with the Sheriff's Outreach Center…
Dr. Noris Price wins Georgia Superintendent of the year
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— The Baldwin County School District is celebrating a big accomplishment. Superintendent Dr. Noris Price is the 2021 Georgia Superintendent of the year. She was named…
Georgia Cotton Commission donates socks to Rescue Mission of Middle Georgia
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— Several families in Middle Georgia can stay a little warmer this holiday season, thanks to local farmers from the Georgia Cotton Commission. They donated 880 socks to the Rescue Mission of Middle Georgia on Friday morning. The Rescue…
Hutchings College and Career Academy turns students to chefs
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)-- 22 culinary students at Hutchings College and Career Academy in Macon can now have their cake and make it too, after graduating with food…
'Yappy Pawnukkah and Santa Paws' happening Saturday
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— You can celebrate the 'howlidays' with your pets on Saturday, December 4 at the Macon Dog Park on Adams Street. Macon-Bibb County Parks and Recreation partnered…
Convicted felon sentenced to over 6 years in prison after trespassing on golf cart, fishing on private property, carrying loaded gun
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Department of Justice sent out a press release Friday concerning a convicted felon with a lengthy criminal history getting sentenced for illegally possessing a firearm as well as trespassing with a loaded gun on private…
Apartment fire on Houston Avenue leads to arson investigation
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Shane Edwards, the Interim Fire Chief of the Macon-Bibb County Fire Department told 41NBC on Friday afternoon that the Fire Department was alerted…
Two teens arrested in connection to November homicide
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Bibb County Sheriff's Office sent out a release Friday morning, December 3rd, concerning two arrests that were made in connection to a fatal shooting that took place on Greentree Parkway on November 19th, 2021. According…
Near record warmth possible Friday
Warm air has pushed into the southeast today, bringing highs in the mid 70s this afternoon. We have another warm day on the way for Friday, with highs warming into the mid and upper 70s . Clouds will start to…
Local foundation brings affordable housing to Beall's Hill neighborhood
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Historic Macon foundation is bringing affordable housing to the Beall's Hill neighborhood. The 3.5 acre housing project will include six duplexes that…
Goodwill, WorkSource partner to get people back to work
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Goodwill is partnering with WorkSource Macon-Bibb to help people get back to work in time for the holiday season. WorkSource received a grant…
Middle Georgia hospital seeing rise in flu patients
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The holiday season is here, but so is flu season. Michael Hokanson, North Central Health District's public information officer, says Georgia is currently seeing…
Annual Legacy of Lights event back in Houston County
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The annual Legacy of Lights is back in Warner Robins this year. Houston County's Habitat for Humanity partnered with Chick-fil-A on Highway 96. The restaurant will be lit up through the first week of January,…
GDOT installing message signs in Peach County to help motorists avoid waiting on trains
FORT VALLEY, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT) — Drivers in Peach County will soon have the opportunity to take an alternate route at railroad stops when…
BOLO: Truck stolen in Kathleen
KATHLEEN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Bibb County Sheriff's Office is asking the public to be on the lookout for a stolen truck that was taken on Sunday November 28, 2021. According to the BCSO, the 2016 Ford F150 King Ranch…
BOLO: Trailer stolen from Misty Valley Drive ; Suspects unidentified
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Bibb County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in finding a stolen trailer as well as the suspects who took it. According to the BCSO's release, at 2:45 a.m. on November 27, 2021,…
Burglary at Sherwin-Williams Paint store; Suspects unidentified
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Bibb County Sheriff's Office is looking to identify and locate two suspects wanted in connection to a commercial burglary that took place in November. According to the BCSO's release, the incident happened at the Sherwin-Williams…
The warmth continues
MACON, Georgia. (41NBC/WMGT) - Temperatures across Middle Georgia are returning to the mid 70s later today. Today Wednesday saw a handful of small blankets of high level clouds move through Middle GA. Today, those are once again gone as…
Staying warm this week
It has been a nice day in Middle Georgia with highs in the 70s and upper 60s, as well as plentiful sunshine. Through the rest of the week, warm air will be…
Warner Robins runoff sees big turnout, historic win
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Warner Robins is starting a new chapter at the beginning of next year. That's when Mayor-Elect LaRhonda Patrick will take office. Patrick will…
A look behind downtown Macon's Christmas Lights Extravaganza
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Over the past five years, downtown Macon has become famous for its bold and bright Christmas light display. With more than half a million…