50 arrested, 40 guns seized in Macon operation
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT ) - Bibb County Sheriff's Office deputies seized several guns and made several arrests in an effort they call "Operation United Front." The operation,…
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Lake Tobesofkee fireworks show postponed
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Lake Tobesofkee and Claystone Park made the tough decision to postpone their Independence Day fireworks show. This is the second year in a row the July 4 Fireworks at the lake have been postponed. The first…
Four arrested in connection with firebombing of Eastman restaurant
EASTMAN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - State fire investigators make four arrests in connection to the fire bombing of a restaurant in Dodge County. The incident happened on May…
July 4th celebrations across Middle Georgia
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — July 4 celebrations are back around Middle Georgia after Covid changed or cancelled them last year. The Warner Robins Independence Day Celebration is one of…
Fuller Center and Mr. Handyman partner to help community
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT) — A new partnership has formed in the ongoing effort to reduce blighted home in Middle Georgia. Fuller Center and…
Middle Georgia Regional Library removes fines from children's materials
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Middle Georgia Regional Library System is removing fines from children's and teen print materials effective July 1. The library board of trustees…
New Peach County High School opening in August
FORT VALLEY, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT) — Peach County High School is celebrating its 50th anniversary and is also celebrating a new high school. Sitting on more than 100 thousand square…
UPDATE: Second teen arrested in connection to shooting death at Majestic Gardens Apartments
UPDATE 5:48 p.m.: The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office arrested the second suspect in connection to the Homicide Investigation of 18-year-old Marquavious Deshaun Wright. 17-year-old Travis Demontae Gilbert Jr. of Macon, turned himself over to Investigators around 2:00 p.m Thursday. Gilbert…
UPDATE: Dublin man in custody following discovery of woman's body Wednesday
UPDATE (7/1) - Dublin Police Chief Tim Chatman tells 41NBC Ben Whitaker faces a murder charge in connection to the shooting death of his wife.…
Food safety experts offer reminders for holiday weekend
(NBC NEWS)- This 4th of July temperatures and grills are heating up. The holiday is expected to look much different than last year with more celebrations and larger get-togethers. But some things haven't changed, namely food safety. "It is so…
Warm with scattered storms Thursday
You are probably tired of hearing it, but we are going to continue our summertime pattern of storms once again Thursday. It will be another warm day with highs in the…
Fire Department shares tips on how to stay safe while using fireworks
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— July 4th is Sunday, and the Macon-Bibb Fire Department wants you to stay safe if you buy fireworks this year. While you may want to include fireworks in your plans, Macon-Bibb…
Baldwin County Animal Control receives 'no kill' status
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Baldwin County Animal Control is officially a no-kill shelter thanks to years of hard work from staff and volunteers. That means less than 10%…
Baldwin School District wraps first dance academy, will add dance program for all schools next year
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Dance students in Kindergarten through 12th grade wrapped up the Baldwin County School District's first-ever dance…
Macon woman killed in morning crash along Hawkinsville Road
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a deadly crash that happening Wednesday morning along Hawkinsville Road. The Macon-Bibb 911 Center received a call around 6:00am about a crash on Hawkinsville Road at the Houston Road…
Scattered showers return Wednesday
Our summertime pattern of pop up showers and storms will be continuing through much of this week thanks to a tropical air mass. High humidity will be sticking around for Wednesday as…
SWAT standoff in Macon ends safely
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— A Macon man ends up in the hospital after a standoff with police. The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office says they received a call just after 1 p.m. about someone with a weapon making threats to harm himself…
Child tax credits are coming soon
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— Senator Jon Ossoff visited Macon Tuesday, to announce that relief is coming for Georgia families. Senator Ossoff visited Jimmie Samuels Head Start at Agnes Barden Elementary school. He…
RAFB welcomes new Installation Commander
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— Robins Air Force Base gathered Tuesday morning for a ceremony welcoming its newest Installation Commander. Colonel Lindsay C. Droz is now in charge. She will lead more than 2,000 personnel,…
Parking areas designated for Warner Robins Independence Day Celebration
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The City of Warner Robins is sharing parking information as we get closer to the 38th annual Warner Robins Independence Day Celebration. The event includes live concerts and a fireworks show on Friday, July 2nd…
Historic Macon impacting local neighborhood
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)-- When passing through Lilly Avenue in Unionville, you can see a lot of houses with friendly neighbors and an older gentleman outside doing yard work. "They want us to…
Macon Pride hosts 'DineOut ShopOut' Fundraiser
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— As Pride month comes to an end, Macon Pride rallied the support of local businesses. 36 Businesses partnered with the organization to donate 10% of their sales to…
District Attorney's office cohosts 'Know Your Status' day
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— The Macon Judicial Circuit District Attorney's office partnered with Compass Cares for 'Know Your Status' day. The office offered HIV testing, Covid vaccinations and a…
Ceres Environmental Operations to help with Macon-Bibb yard waste collection
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Ceres Environmental Operations will help with Macon-Bibb's yard waste collection for the next eight weeks, starting Wednesday, June 30. That's according to a Macon-Bibb news release sent Tuesday afternoon, which said the normal collection schedule already…
Lizella woman launches invention for babies
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Lizella entrepreneur is launching her first round of products to help new moms and families. The product, called Mr. Zippy Bib, is a baby bib with legs to make sure your baby stays clean at…
Restaurant Report Card: Food service inspection scores June 21-25
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Here are Middle Georgia's food service health inspection scores from the Georgia Department of Public Health between Monday, June 21 and Friday, June…
TS Danny brings rain and storms to Middle Georgia
In the period of just a few hours today we saw the strengthening of an area of low pressure into a depression and then a tropical storm.…
Preparing your car for July 4th travel
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — If you're planning on taking a road trip for the upcoming July 4th holiday weekend, you should make sure your car is in good shape.…
Dublin 12-year-old being charged in brother's death
DUBLIN, Geogia (41NBC/WMGT) — A Laurens County 12-year-old is being charged in connection to the shooting death of his brother. That's according to Dublin Police Chief Tim Chatman,…
Macon-Bibb mayoral team helps with recycling pickup
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— The Macon-Bibb mayoral team is keeping their promise to take shifts helping Waste Management collect recycling throughout the county. Four members of the Macon-Bibb mayoral team,…
UPDATE: Pedestrian killed by 18-wheeler on Vineville Avenue identified
UPDATE (6 p.m.) - A Bibb County Sheriff's Office news release says the fatal collision involving a pedestrian happened near Vineville Avenue's intersection with Forest Avenue. "It…
Woman dies after incident at Macon warehouse
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT) — A woman died Monday after an incident involving a fork lift at a Macon warehouse. Macon-Bibb Coroner Leon Jones says 56-year-old Lawanda…
Scattered storms return for the weekend
Our last dry day for a while is ending across Middle Georgia, as humidity slowly works its way back into the area. Through the day tomorrow, the ridge of high pressure will continue to break down, which will allow for…
Atrium Health teams up with BCSD for vaccine events
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— Atrium Health Navicent, the Department of Health, and Bibb County Schools are hoping more children will get vaccinated. They partnered together to host three vaccine clinics before school starts. "It's important if we want to get students…
Byron proclaims July 17th as Entrepreneurship Day
BYRON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT) — After a recent city council meeting, Byron Mayor Michael Chidester, proclaims July 17th as Ziggy and Tooties Cakes youth Entrepreneurship Day. Ziggy and Tooties found their love for baking in 2014. Five years later, they moved into…
Atrium Health Navicent observing men's health month
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)- According to Atrium Health Navicent, men in the U.S. die at higher rate than women. This is due to men not going to the doctor for regular check-ups. During June, Atrium Health Navicent observes men's health. They're encouraging…
Perry hosts 'Water Battle' this weekend
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— The Perry Water Battle is returning to Rozar Park tomorrow. The Water Battle is a water fight of epic proportions. The city encourages people to bring any…
UPDATE: Warner Robins shooting victim now faces multiple charges, second victim still hospitalized
UPDATE (6/25): One of the victims in a Warner Robins shooting Thursday afternoon now faces multiple charges. A Warner Robins Police Department news release sent Friday afternoon…
Justice Department suing Georgia over state’s new voting law
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is suing Georgia over the state's new election law, alleging Republican state lawmakers rushed through a sweeping overhaul with an intent to deny Black voters equal access to the ballot. “Where we believe the…
UPDATE: BCSO reports missing Macon man found unharmed
UPDATE (6/25): The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office says it has located a missing Macon man. The wife of 40-year-old Charles Cliatt reported him missing Thursday…
Lower humidity returns Friday
Humidity returned across Middle Georgia this afternoon, bringing increasing heat index values with it. Showers and storms stayed further south along a stationary boundary, and will be staying there for much of…
Macon church garden feeding community
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A local church held a friendly competition that quickly grew into something bigger than they expected. A friendly competition between the church's seniors and young people started…
Mayor Lester Miller announces plan to relieve trash issues
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — If you've been having issues with overflowing trash, Macon-Bibb Mayor Lester Miller says relief should be coming soon. Mayor Miller says he and…
National blood shortage felt on local level
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— There's a blood shortage across the country and Macon is no different. The Red Cross collects blood nationally, but they say the blood shortage is unlike…
Peach County Board of Commissioners considering a junk car ordinance
FORT VALLEY, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)- Peach County Planning and Zoning presented a junk car ordinance to the board of commissioners last month. After receiving complaints about about the…
Scattered showers return Thursday
Sunshine and lower humidity was the name of the weather game today, but that will be changing through the rest of the week. A stationary boundary to our south will continue to…
Prisons skewing vaccination rates in southern Middle Georgia
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)-- As Georgia works to meet President Biden's vaccine goals, most health experts in Georgia do not believe the state will make the July 4 deadline. Although most Middle Georgia counties are on track to reach herd immunity…
City of Perry hosts meetings for 2022 Comprehensive Plan
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— The city of Perry wants to hear from residents on the 2022 Comprehensive Plan. That's why it's hosting several meetings for you to give…
Macon-Bibb launches youth registry for clubs and activities
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)- Summer is here and there are several summer camps and programs going on in Macon-Bibb. The Community Affairs Office created a youth registry to get kids…
NewTown Macon creates NewTown Loans with $1 million investment
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— NewTown Macon created NewTown Loans with the $1 million commitment from the Sheridan Foundation. NewTown says it's not only going to help give funding…