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…
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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…
West Laurens High School remembers Demaryius Thomas
He was 33. After Thomas graduated from West Laurens, he went on the play college football at Georgia Tech. He was later drafted in the first round by…
Macon-Bibb County dedicates community center to Delores A. Brooks
Brooks was the first African American woman to sit on Macon City Council. She mentored many incoming council members during the 20 years, including District 3 Commissioner…
FVSU partners with Bibb County School District for 'Interns as Teachers'
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Fort Valley State University is known for its agriculture education, but the university is hoping to attract more students to…
Macon-Bibb Fire adds 26 new firefighters
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Macon-Bibb Fire Department added 26 new firefighters to the department on Friday. The Summer 2021 recruit class had its graduation ceremony at the Central Georgia…
Community Church of God hosts gift giveaway Saturday
You can go to the church at 5555 Bethesda Avenue at 9 a.m. and register for the free gifts from the church's Walmart store. Once you register, the…
Houston Galleria Mall hosting Health and Resource Fair Saturday
Notivision partnered with the Latino Community Fund of Georgia to host the event. During the event, you can receive a Covid-19 vaccine and flu Vaccine. There will…
Severe storms possible Saturday evening
It has been dreary day in Middle Georgia with fog, drizzle, and some cool conditions for most of the day. A Dense Fog Advisory has been issued for much of the…
Cordele teen gang member arrested -- stolen weapons, bank cards, phones, drugs
CORDELE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Cordele police arrested a gang member that was considered armed and dangerous on Thursday; that gang member is only 16 years-old. A social media post from the Cordele Police Department on Friday, December 10th, 2021,…
Severe weather chances for Saturday low but still there
MACON, Georgia. (41NBC/WMGT) - The final storm system of the week is arriving as we head into the weekend. Today It was another morning in Middle Georgia in which the majority of residents woke up to rainfall. Showers moved in…
Reports: Former NFL receiver Demaryius Thomas dies
DEXTER, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Demaryius Thomas, who played 10 seasons in the National Football League, has died at 33. FOX 5 producer Miles Garrett was the first to report the news Thursday night. "I just emailed Demaryius Thomas position coach…
Rain and warmer return temps Friday
Rain is moving across Alabama this evening and will be pushing into Middle Georgia after midnight. These scattered showers will be sticking around for the overnight hours and into Friday…
Travel insurance claims cause frustrations from pandemic cancellations
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— Carrol Colbert loves to travel. She's been to New York, Las Vegas, and even Egypt. In December of 2019, she booked a trip with her…
Beverly Knight Children's Hospital receives toy donation from BCSO
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— The Holiday season is in full swing at Atrium Health Navicent's Beverly Knight Olson Children's Hospital. Many children at the hospital will be spending Christmas a…
The Nutcracker returns to Middle Georgia after more than a year
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)-- A Christmas tradition is returning to The Grand Opera House in Macon. The Nutcracker of Middle Georgia is back, and the cast…
Macon celebrates 30 years of Kwanzaa
MACON, Ga(41NBC/WMGT)- The Kwanzaa Cultural Access Center is celebrating 30 years of Kwanzaa in Macon. Kwanzaa was created by Maulana Karenga, a professor of black studies at California State University in…
Hay House gets in the holiday spirit
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— The Christmas spirit is in full effect at the Hay House in Macon. The Historic Museum is hosting luncheons again, where guests can have a delicious meal…
Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger hosts telephone town hall
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger hosted a telephone town hall Thursday for residents in District 8. That covers Macon and Warner Robins. Raffensperger answered questions about last year's election, how Senate Bill 202 will effect elections…
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…
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…