City of Perry hosts meeting for Pine Needle Park
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— The city of Perry hosted a public meeting for Pine Needle Park Thursday. It was the second meeting for the 63 acre park. Residents…
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Overnight cold front brings nice Friday weather
We finally saw a few showers across Middle Georgia today after what has been a pretty dry stretch over the past week. A cold front is approaching the area…
BCSD approves supplement for full-time, part-time employees
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Bibb County School District is seeking approval to pay retention supplements to full-time and part-time employees. Individuals on service agreements and regular non-long-term substitutes do not meet the criteria and therefore will not receive a…
Dublin City Schools graduation rate higher than state average
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - For the second year in a row, Dublin City Schools posted a 90-plus graduation rate. The Georgia Department of Education announced 2021 graduation rates Thursday morning. Figures show Dublin City Schools had a graduation rate of…
Bibb County high schools surpass 80 percent graduation rate
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - For the first time in at least a decade, the Bibb County School District’s high school graduation rate has surpassed 80 percent. The…
Houston County Superior Court sentences Alabama man to 10 years for statutory rape
The Houston County District Attorney sent out a media release on Thursday October 21, 2021 concerning the sentencing of 26 year-old Andres Perez, of Alabama, who was found guilty of Statutory rape and Child Molestation after a jury trial. Houston…
Shepeard Community Blood Center in Dublin now testing for Covid-19 antibodies
DUBLIN, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT) — Shepeard Community Blood Center recently opened a location in Dublin. You can now be tested for Covid-19 antibodies via a blood donation. It takes two weeks to get your results back. The center will email or text…
UPDATE: City of Fort Valley files legal challenge to residency ruling in mayoral race
UPDATE (10/21/2021): The Georgia Supreme Court denied an appeal from the city of Fort Valley when the elections superintendent ruled Lundy could not…
Open Streets Macon returns Sunday, October 24th on Napier Avenue
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Open Streets Macon is returning Sunday afternoon from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. to encourage people of all ages and backgrounds to actively re-imagine how public streets in the area are used. According to Bike Walk…
Scattered showers likely Thursday afternoon
MACON, Georgia. (41NBC/WMGT) - A weak warm and cold front will bring rain showers to Middle GA throughout Thursday and into Friday. Today For the first time this week a blanket of clouds opened the morning to kick things off…
3 state legislators ask Macon-Bibb Mayor, Commissioners to lower property taxes
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— The Other Local Option Sales Tax, also known as the OLOST, would add an extra penny onto a bill for anything purchased in Macon-Bibb County.…
New trash pickup services announced for Macon-Bibb County
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— Macon-Bibb County residents will soon see a change in trash pick up services. County Leaders held a new conference to discuss the change to Ryland Environmental. The…
Clouds and rain chances increase Thursday
After a string of sunny, dry days in Middle Georgia, we will start to see an increase in clouds overnight. By tomorrow morning moisture will start to filter in across the area, bringing back a moderate level of humidity for…
Substitute teachers needed for support in Bibb County Schools
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)-- It's no secret places around the country are facing staffing shortages. Here in Middle Georgia, the school districts are no exception. According to the National Council…
FVSU breaks ground for new Greek Plaza
FORT VALLEY, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— Fort Valley State University held a groundbreaking for its first Greel Plaza, as part of the schools homecoming week. The new building will celebrate the past…
Friends of the Library semi-annual book sale starts Thursday
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— The Friends of the Library Macon is finally back with their semi-annual book sale. There are so many books, you'll probably need a whole…
Macon Macabre walking tour returns with murder and mayhem
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Just in time for Halloween, a walking tour through downtown Macon promises ghosts, murder and mayhem. Rock Candy Tours is bringing back the Macon Macabre tour. The 1.5 hour walking tour also mixes in Macon history,…
BOLO: Package thefts; BCSO searching for suspect
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Bibb County Sheriff's Office is asking that the public be on the lookout for the suspect connected to an incident where packages were stolen from a residence in Bibb County. According to the BCSO, the…
UPDATE: Missing Macon woman FOUND
UPDATE: The BCSO sent out a release Wednesday morning, October 27, stating that Shamel Stidwell has been found safe and sound and that she's been reunited with her family. MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Bibb County Sheriff's Office sent out…
UPDATE: Woman dies from gunshot wound, becomes Macon's 46th homicide of 2021
UPDATE: The Bibb County Sheriff's Office has reported that the incident was reported to the Macon-Bibb 911 center at 1:16 a.m. on October 10th. MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones told 41NBC Wednesday morning that as of…
UPDATE: Full closure on part of GA-247 to remain active through November
UPDATE (2/2): GDOT has announced that the "Eight Bridges" replacement project's road closures will close an entire portion of GA 247 to all traffic, making the detour route necessary to pass through the area. For a map of the updated…
Rain chances begin to climb tonight
MACON, Georgia. (41NBC/WMGT) - The approach of a new low pressure system is ramping up rain chances around the Peach State. Today The sunny trend we have seen so far this week will continue through our hump day. Temperatures will…
Bibb Sheriff's Office investigating armed robbery at Cracker Barrel
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Bibb County Sheriff's Office is investigating an armed robbery that happened at the…
Dry weather continues Wednesday
It has been another pleasant weather day in Middle Georgia with temperatures around normal and plenty of sunshine. Wednesday will continue the string of dry days that we have seen since the…
Glass Pumpkin Patch back at Stratford Academy
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT) — The Glass Pumpkin Patch is back at Stratford Academy for the 5th time. It's part of the school's event "Celebrating Art." It starts Wednesday and runs…
6 Assistant District Attorneys resign in 6 weeks: how the Bibb DA's Office is responding
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The last Assistant District Attorney of Anita Howard's original six resigned this week from the Bibb County…
Local nonprofits deal with increase of homelessness following end of eviction moratorium
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT) — Local nonprofits are seeing an increase in homelessness following the end of eviction moratoriums. Eviction moratoriums ended back in August, and…
State legislators urge Medicaid expansion
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — State Representative Matthew Wilson is calling on Governor Brian Kemp to expand Medicaid. Representative Wilson joined Representative Miriam Paris for a press conference in Macon Tuesday. In…
Macon-Bibb announces changes to solid waste pickup
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Ryland Environmental will begin collecting all residential trash, recycling, yard waste and bulk items starting January 1, 2022. Macon-Bibb Commissioners selected the company during their…
JAG Program awards Macon $87,224 to reduce crime
COLUMBUS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Congressman Sanford Bishop announced Tuesday, October 19, 2021, that the U.S. Department of Justice would be awarding $287,195 to multiple cities in Georgia through the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program-- Macon being one…
Twiggs County crash leaves one dead on Monday
JEFFERSONVILLE, Georgia ( 41NBC/WMGT) -- The Georgia State Patrol released findings from the preliminary investigation on Tuesday concerning the fatal wreck that took place in Twiggs County on Monday that led to the blocking of all lanes on GA 96…
Humidity will climb throughout the week
MACON, Georgia. (41NBC/WMGT) - Wind direction shifting back to the south will allow more moisture to fill in around Georgia. Today Today will be the nicest day of the week given the overall conditions. Cloud cover will be at a…
Restaurant Report Card: Food service inspection scores October 11-15
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Here are Middle Georgia's food service health inspection scores from the Georgia Department of Public Health between Monday, October 11 and…
UPDATE: 2 arrested in connection to shooting death of Macon teen
UPDATE (10/18) - Two people are in custody following the shooting death of…
Local governments: employee vaccination incentives have been a success
FORT VALLEY, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)—It's been almost one year since vaccines have been available to the community. In an effort to get more people vaccinated, Middle Georgia counties have…
Sunny and cool weather returns Tuesday
We have been having a nice taste of fall the past few days and we should get at least one more before the 80s return. High pressure is sticking around…
Warner Robins Mayor Randy Toms seeks re-election, faces two challengers
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— Mayor Randy Toms became mayor eight years ago after spending more than 25 years with the Warner Robins Fire Department. Mayor Toms…
If passed, the TSPLOST in Peach County would help fix roads
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Mai Nguyen has been working in Fort Valley during the last four years and says she hears road noise all…
Russell Parkway Dunkin' Donuts celebrates third anniversary
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— The Dunkin' Donuts on Russell Parkway in Warner Robins is celebrating its three year anniversary by giving away free coffee on Monday. We spoke with…
ADA Matson resigns from Macon Judicial Circuit after 26 years of service
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Another Assistant District Attorney is leaving the Macon Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office, effective October 18th. Sandra Matson is the seventh prosecutor to step down in the last two months. On September 1st, five Assistant District…
BCSO searches for suspect in Cricket Wireless burglary
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Bibb County Sheriff's Office is searching for a suspect in connection to a burglary that took place in the early hours of Monday, October 18, 2021. According to the release from the BCSO, the suspect…
Fatal crash in Washington County Saturday leaves one dead
SANDERSVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Washington County Sheriff's Office reported a crash that resulted in a fatality on the Jefferson County line on Saturday evening through a social media post. The following Monday, October 18, Chief Deputy Mark McGraw with…
WCSO searches for woman in connection to child cruelty case
ABBEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Wilcox County Sheriff's Office released information Monday morning concerning an active search for a suspect in a child cruelty case that fled after search warrants were served. According to the WCSO, the sheriff's office received…
Cooler weather kicks off the new week
MACON, Georgia. (41NBC/WMGT) - Fall conditions have taken over the Peach State following a cold front this weekend. Today The time of year where if you forget your sweater in the morning you'll freeze but if you keep it on…
Man dies after car accident on Eisenhower Pkwy
The Bibb County Sheriff's Office is investigating a fatal car accident that took place just after 12:30 in the morning of Oct 17th. According to a press release a 2018 Dodge Charger that was traveling east on Eisenhower Parkway, collided…
Alamo police officer Dylan Harrison laid to rest in Dublin
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)-- Family, friends, law enforcement and others traveled to the DuBose Porter Center in Dublin, to honor Officer Dylan Harrison Friday. Thousands of first…
Eurie Martin's family reacts to trial
SANDERSVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— Eurie Martin's family hosted a news conference Friday. They discussed the trial for three former Washington County deputies charged with the 2017 tasing death. They were responding…
Fair Crackers help create fun at the Georgia National Fair
PERRY, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— The Georgia National Fair in Perry will come to an end this Sunday. A lot of work and planning goes into hosting the annual…
Honey Bee vendor says goodbye after 30 years at the Georgia National Fair
PERRY, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— If you head out to the Georgia National Fair, be sure to make a stop at the Honey Bee Story stand.…
All Macon Belk stores to hold hiring event on Saturday
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Belk announced that Saturday, October 16, that it will be hosting a hiring event at all Macon-area Belk locations in an effort to hire thousands of employees of all kinds. With the holiday shopping season coming…