Tomorrow will be another hot day in Middle Georgia, with highs in the mid 90s and plenty of humidity. Today was mostly dry across our area, but as high pressure to our north breaks down, we will start to see…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Pfizer vaccine got full Food and Drug Administration approval Monday morning for people over the age of 16. Health officials in Middle Georgia…
GRAY, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT) — Jones County students, faculty and staff are now required to wear masks effective, August 23 through September 17. The school board says it will no…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Grab your popcorn and get ready to head to Mercer Village next year. Macon-Bibb Planning and Zoning approved a new movie theater. The Indigo Hair…
GRAY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — After being quarantined three times, Kristin Long, the Children's Director at Gray United Methodist Church, wanted to do something to help families, so she set…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— The Local Love Box is back this fall. The Local Love Box is a quarterly subscription box that features four to six locally sourced items…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- A news release from the Georgia Department of Public Health announced that all North Central Health District county COVID-19 vaccine sites will have extended operating hours for walk-in appointments. According to the release, all 13 county…
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Monday morning a news release from the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) was posted announcing that a 3rd additional dose of the COVID vaccine would be available for patients fitting certain qualifications starting August 23,…
UPDATE: The Georgia Department of Corrections has sent out a public release calling for a statewide lookout for Germany. According to this most recent release, Germany was last…
UPDATE: According to a release from the Bibb County Sheriff's Office, Garrolas Jermaine Hunter Jr. turned himself in to Bibb County Sheriff's Investigators on Saturday August 21, 2021. Hunter Jr. is being held without bond in the Bibb County Law…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A TV show filming in Macon is looking to pay audience member to tailgate and enjoy a party atmosphere while watching daredevil acts, talents and stunts. The Go Big Show airs on TBS. During the show…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— GML Community Services will host a fundraiser Saturday, August 21, to help rebuild the Village Green Community. There will be guest speakers, a live performance, vendors, a bounce house and free giveaways. Community Organizer for GML Services,…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Bibb County fire investigators are looking into what they call a suspicious house fire. The fire happened around 11:25 Friday morning at a home in the 500 block of Carmen Place, between Broadway and Mead Road.…
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Peach County Trojans hosted Central High School Friday night. 41NBC's Tucker Sargent has the highlights.
GRAY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Jones County Greyhounds hosted the Northeast Raiders in Week 1 of high school football. It was a David vs. Goliath battle with Jones County in Class 5A and Northeast in Class 2A. Here are the…
KATHLEEN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — It was a battle of two schools in Houston County Friday night. The Veterans Warhawks hosted the Northside Eagles at Freedom Field. Check out the highlights from Bill Shanks. [field59_video account="WMGT" key="724a89057259db9b672de6f18c0cdbc1ff5577c6" vtitle="THE END ZONE HIGHLIGHTS:…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Here are Middle Georgia's high school football scores from Week 1. Games featured on The End Zone: Central (Phenix City, Alabama) 42, Peach County 23 Houston County 13, Perry 36 Jeff Davis 41, Rutland 0…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— The Perry Panthers hosted the Houston County Bears in week one. Houston County was looking for the upset on Friday night. Here are the highlights from Herb St. John Stadium. [field59_video account="WMGT" key="cd581819d16baa76bafe4fd6562efbc6a4463295" vtitle="THE END ZONE HIGHLIGHTS:…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Rutland football looks to turn the program around this year and start with a win in Week 1. The Hurricanes took on Jeff Davis at Ed Defore Sports Complex. Bill Shanks has highlights. [field59_video account="WMGT" key="096041b4ae66379025cb0a7ab2eae1dfc7449499"…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— Recent first week of school attendance numbers in Bibb County show improvement over the last year. Although, school attendance still has not recovered to pre-pandemic numbers. We checked attendance numbers from the first 10 days of school…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— The Macon Little Theatre is returning to the stage after closing their doors more than 500 days ago. Even though they found ways…
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— The month of August is known as National Breastfeeding Month, and experts at Piedmont Macon say there are many benefits to breastfeeding. According to Lactation…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)-- Students and staff gathered outside of Vineville Academy in Macon Friday morning to give one of their own a "star-spangled" sendoff. Bethanie Kitchens has worked at…
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— The second "Project BAAD event" is taking place in downtown Macon this weekend. The Macon Middle Georgia Black Pages, NewTown Macon, and Rythm and Jazz have all partnered to…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The qualifying period is ending Friday August 20, for candidates wanting to serve as the next mayor of Warner Robins. 41NBC checked with the city and three candidates will vye to lead the international city.…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Houston County District Attorney sent out a press release on August 20, 2021 that 26 year-old James Deaquon Staton was sentenced to Life without parole in the Department of Corrections by Chief Judge Edward D.…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Baldwin County Sheriff's Office made a post online Friday August 20, 2021 asking for the public's help in identifying the people or vehicle pictured in connection to an active investigation. Major Scott Deason told 41NBC…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— Historic Macon announced the 2021 Fading Five list Thursday. The organization created the Fading Five when it lost two historic buildings in 2014. The properties added were the Willingham-McBrearty House on College Avenue. They also added the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)-- Many people who went to the Macon Film Festival in 2020, had to enjoy the festivities in the comforts of their own homes. Organizers say though, the event is back to normal this year for the most…
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— Mercer University welcomed more than 1000 freshman and transfer students to its campus on Thursday. Smiling faces and excitement was stirring on campus, as the Mercer movers helped freshman and their families unload boxes. The Mercer movers are…
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— The Partnership for Southern Equity and Working Films will launch Wind Down Thursdays: Cinema, Chat, and Chews. The first of four events took place Thursday night at the mural on South Cameilla Boulevard in Fort Valley.…
Pop up storms helped to cool many of us down this afternoon across Middle Georgia, and we will likely see more rounds of afternoon storms through the weekend. Partly cloudy skies will keep us a bit cooler tomorrow with highs…
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— The Bibb Education Foundation received its first donation since forming in May of 2021. The foundation is aimed at enhancing educational opportunities for students. The first donation came from the Forrest B. Johnson and Associates Law firm. They…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- District Attorney Anita Howard for the Macon Judicial Circuit sat down with Community Facilitators LJ Malone, Jaime Kaplan, and Amber Jones to host a Q&A style "Lunchtime Conversation", in which she answered the community's questions relating…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Bibb County School District says it's resolving issues with new Covid-19 notification procedures. The process began Tuesday night with the first round of calls to parents. The new system will notify parents if someone in…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— Per Diem Market opened in downtown Macon July of 2020, after originally planning to open in March of 2020. Co-owner Jeremy Smith, who also owns Reboot Retrocade and Bar, says the initial launch concept was a deli…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The minimum wage for Macon-Bibb County employees is getting a boost. Macon-Bibb County commissioners voted to increase the minimum wage for all employees making less than $14/hour. Currently, the minimum wage is $12.66 per hour or…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Macon-Bibb County Commission unanimously passes a plan to pay public safety workers a bonus for their long-term service. This includes employees within the sheriff's office, fire department, E-911 Center, Lake Tobesofkee rangers and emergency management.…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Macon-Bibb County Commission approves lowering the millage rate, following Mayor Lester Miller's recommendation. During Tuesday's meeting, commissioners voted to lower the millage rate to 19.901. That is a decrease of 0.43 mills for Fiscal Year…
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Just Mike's Seafood and More recently partnered with Foodhaul—a platform that provides a portfolio for delivery only restaurants, also known as Ghost Kitchens.…
DUBLIN, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT) — The Carl Vinson VA Medical Center partnered with the Middle Georgia community food bank to host a food giveaway Wednesday. The distribution, the VA's sixth since the start of the pandemic, was drive-thru only to help facilitate…
SANDERSVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Wednesday afternoon on August 18,2021, the Washington County Sheriff's Office shared information concerning a drug bust that resulted in the arrest of 4 people. According to the release, Deputies from Washington County and Johnson County teamed…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones tells 41NBC that a man was killed while cutting limbs off a tree in his yard Wednesday afternoon, August 18, 2021. According to Jones, 60 year-old Marvin Little was cutting limbs…
UPDATE: According to an update from the Bibb County Sheriff's Office, Investigators found Collier had checked himself into Atrium Health Navicent under a different name, but was later identified on August 19, 2021. MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Bibb County…
COCHRAN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Bleckley County Board of Education has sent out a news release stating that quarantined students and staff will be allowed to return to school under certain conditions. According to the release, the Bleckley County Board…
UPDATE: As of Thursday August 19, The Fort Valley Department of Public Safety has reported that Travis Bunkley Jr. has been found safe and is in good health. FORT VALLEY (41NBC/WMGT) -- Tuesday night on August 17, 2021, authorities released…
While it was rainy for much of the morning, we have started to see some clearing this evening. Overnight, patchy fog will be developing, so be sure to give yourself some extra time to get to work tomorrow. Through the…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— The Warner Robins Mayor's race is heating up with the qualifying period this week. Warner Robins Mayor Randy Toms has been in office for eight years, and hopes to extend his time in office for another…
JEFFERSONVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— As Tropical Storm Fred made landfall in Georgia early Tuesday morning, it left damage behind to parts of Middle Georgia. Overturned boats, fallen trees, and debris were left lying on the ground after a storm moved through…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Warner Robins Mayor Randy Toms and members of City Council appointed Kate Hogan as the new director of the Community and Economic Development Department. Hogan worked as Director of Economic Development and Marketing for the…