MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Walker Bethune, a Stratford Academy student who was struck by lightning while vacationing in Florida this month, has died. The teen's family made the announcement in a post Wednesday night on a CaringBridge website dedicated to…
Despite the heat and humidity, we had a mostly dry day, with only a few storms this afternoon. A dry day is on the way for Thursday, which means plenty of sunshine and highs warming to the upper 90s, with…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The former Macon Telegraph newspaper facility in downtown Macon will soon house storage units. The Macon-Bibb Planning and Zoning Commission approved the proposal during Monday's meeting. The site sits at the 112 Broadway and has been…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A modified shipping container will serve as restrooms at Macon's new dog park and bar. The Macon-Bibb Planning and Zoning Commission approved the addition during Monday's meeting. "Barks N Brews" is located in Rotary Park at…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Thirsty Turtle in downtown Macon is facing an alcohol license suspension for the second time in less than a year. Bibb County Sheriff David Davis sent a letter to the club Tuesday explaining the license…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Summer is coming to an end, and school buses will soon be back on the roads. That means drivers should keep a few things in mind when it comes to safety. The Governor's Office of Highway…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The City of Perry's Insurance Services Office rating recently improved from a 4 to a 3. The rating means the city is in the top 15% of fire departments in the nation. More than 9% of…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The CDC announced Tuesday that people who are fully vaccinated should continue to wear a mask indoors. The CDC also say all school systems should recommend those who are vaccinated continue to wear a mask. We…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon-Bibb Coroner Leon Jones has confirmed an inmate from Central State Prison was killed by another inmate. Jones says the victim is 34-year-old Joshua Carl Haynes Lester was stabbed by another inmate. Jones also said it…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A fatal car crash along I-75 left one dead and another in the hospital Wednesday. According to the Bibb County Sheriff's Office, around 2:15 p.m., 25 year-old Darius Riley of Perry was driving a Chevrolet SUV…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — With temperatures rising in Middle Georgia this week, you should be aware of the dangers of heat-related illnesses. Vincenzo Happach, an Emergency Medicine Resident Physician at Coliseum Medical Center in Macon, says if you are outside,…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Houston County School Board held its first public hearing Tuesday for residents to discuss a proposed millage increase. HCBE intends to increase the 2021 property tax levy by 4.01% over the rollback millage rate,…
Today was another hot day in Middle Georgia, but storms popped up this afternoon bringing heavy rain and a bit of a cool down. Tomorrow has a similar forecast, but our storm coverage will be less widespread. Highs will be…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The United States Army is partnering with Macon-Bibb for a special civil affairs training mission. For the rest of the week, Civil Affairs soldiers from Fort Bragg in North Carolina will be stationed in Macon to…
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A high-speed chase that started early Tuesday morning in Monroe County ended with a crash in Macon, and now two people are facing charges. The Monroe County Sheriff's Office says deputies tried to stop a speeding…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Bibb County Sheriff David Davis has suspended all alcohol sales at the Thirsty Turtle in downtown Macon following a shooting early Saturday morning that left two people dead and two others injured. Davis sent the downtown…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Baldwin County School District is preparing for the start of the new school year by setting new goals to ensure students don't miss an opportunity to learn. The county held its convocation at Baldwin High…
UPDATE: The Bibb County School District has released that the student's name was Joshua Ivory Jr., as well as a statement from Southwest Principal A. Bernard Young. Principal Young stated that, "Joshua was a young man full of promise and…
(41NBC/WMGT)— As the Fall 2021 school year approaches, the community in Middle Georgia has plenty of events to support parents and children as they get ready to go back to school. A large number of giveaways, bashes, seminars, and expos…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Bibb County Sheriff's office is currently asking for help in identifying and locating an aggravated assault suspect connected to an incident that happened at a Circle K gas station in late May. The incident in…
UPDATE: GSP troopers have investigated and found that the crash happened at about 10:40 in the morning. It's said that the first vehicle was a 2004 Cadillac Deville that was driven by Forrest Haynes, a 55 year-old woman from Milledgeville,…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Here are Middle Georgia's food service health inspection scores from the Georgia Department of Public Health between Monday, July 19 and Friday, July 23, 2021. All scores of 75 and below are shown in red. All…
It was a hot start to the week in Middle Georgia, with highs warming to 97 degrees here in Macon. We started to see a few showers pop up this…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)-- Bibb County students go back to school in one week, and parents and students will have to adjust to a major change for…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Famous Mike's on Poplar Street in downtown Macon now has a "Pay it Forward" board. Customers can pay for the meal of a hungry or homeless…
UPDATE (7/27) - As of Tuesday, July 27, Georgia DNR has confirmed the other six people injured on the pontoon boat have been released from the hospital. Information concerning potential charges in connection to the incident hasn't been released yet.…
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — 30 new businesses have opened in Dublin since January. "It's just us getting back to our normal, this is what we are used to…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A downtown Macon business owner is speaking out after a shooting early Saturday morning left two people dead and two others injured. Darrin Ford, the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Brookdale Warming Center is now under new management after the Macon-Bibb Commission requested United Way of Central Georgia step in. Along…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — New pedestrian walkways are coming to Watson Boulevard soon. According to the Georgia Department of Transportation, the walkways will be near Austin Avenue…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office towed 24 vehicles and ticketed more than 15 people in connection with illegal street racing and reckless driving. It happened in a parking lot at 3555 Mercer University Drive on Sunday…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Museum of Aviation Foundation (MOAF) has announced the winners from their 35th Annual Auction/Raffle and Taste of Local Cuisine from early July. On July 10, three cash prizes were awarded by raffle at the…
(41NBC/WMGT) -- West Laurens football coach Kagan McClain is entering his fifth season as the head football coach at West Laurens High School. His raiders are looking to make it three straight trips to the playoffs this Fall. McClain sat…
UPDATE: According to the Jones County Sheriff's Office, Creek Stiner has been located. GRAY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Jones County Sheriff's Office posted a Missing Person alert Monday July 26, 2021 concerning a woman by the name of Creek Stiner…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Bibb County School District made an announcement Monday July 26, 2021, that face masks would be required on all district campuses, effective immediately. District leaders say it was an informed decision based on data and…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- A major construction project that began in 2019 is making strides as 4 out of 8 bridges to be replaced are now ready to be used, marking the halfway point of the project which is anticipated…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A man is dead after a single-vehicle accident on Interstate 75 northbound Saturday night. That's according to a news release from the Bibb County Sheriff's Office, which says it happened at 7:56 p.m. near Hardeman Avenue.…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A 77-year-old man was shot to death at a Perry apartment complex Saturday night, and two people are now arrested and charged in connection to his murder. It happened just before 11:15 p.m. at Mason Terrace…
UPDATE (7/24 10 p.m.) - A Georgia Department of Natural Resources spokesperson provided additional details about a deadly boat crash on Lake Tobesofkee Saturday night. The spokesperson said a cigarette boat, occupied by two people, collided with a pontoon boat.…
UPDATE (6 a.m.) - The Bibb County Sheriff's Office identified the victims of Saturday morning's shooting as 20-year-old Donovan Munir Cason of Macon and 21-year-old Kabryan Johnson of Macon. A sheriff's office news release sent Saturday morning says Cason was…
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT) — The Bibb County School District is partnering with Atrium Health Navicent to encourage people to get vaccinated. They will host a second vaccination event Saturday, July 24, at the Atrium Health Navicent Wellness Center. It's a back…
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT) — Former Stratford Academy and current Detroit Lions wide receiver Quintez Cephus was back in Macon Friday night. He held a free meet and greet event at the Frank Johnson Recreation Center where he played basketball and football…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Baldwin County School District held its back to school bash event at Lakeview Academy Friday afternoon. More than 100 students showed up with…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Arlene Simmons grew up in Baldwin County and wanted help the youth in her area, so she set a goal to do it. "I…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Most Middle Georgia students head back to school in just more than a week, and back to school events are well underway. Houston County…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Macon Bacon will host their Breakfast Bowl tryouts this weekend. The Breakfast Bowl is a nine game series the Bacon plays against their rival…
UPDATE: (7/23): 29-year-old Christopher Arnold has been taken into custody following a triple shooting in Milledgeville that led to three deaths. "Thanks to everyone who called in…
UPDATE: The family of Walker Bethune, the student struck by lightning in Florida last weekend, gave an update on their son's condition. The following is…
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A man wanted in Houston County was arrested Friday morning in Monroe County. The Monroe County Sheriff's Office says it received an anonymous…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) —According to a post on its Facebook page, Robins Air Force Base has closed one of its main gates. The post says the Russell Gate will be closed until further notice. The MLK gate will be…