ATLANTA , Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Georgia's unemployment rate has been steadily dropping for 14 consecutive months since April of 2020 as jobs increase. The current unemployment rate sits at 4.0% for the month of June, where it was previously 4.1%…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Here are Middle Georgia's food service health inspection scores from the Georgia Department of Public Health between Monday, July 12 and Friday, July…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — School might be out for summer, but the new school year begins in just two weeks. Achieve Academy is an alternative school…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Knight Foundation is matching $1.6 million in American Rescue Plan Funding to help increase affordable housing in Macon-Bibb. NewTown Macon, Historic Macon and Mayor…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Warner Robins held its second comprehensive plan meeting Monday. The meetings are to gather community input. Housing, transportation, and natural cultural land use were on…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Former Macon Mayor David Lee Carter died Saturday, July 17th at the age of 90. Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones say the former…
ROCHELLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Wilcox County community is mourning the loss of rising senior student Mason Harris on Sunday. The Wilcox County Coroner's office says the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Macon woman is dead after being hit by a vehicle Friday night. That's according to a news release from the Bibb County Sheriff's Office, which said 65-year-old Irene Stubbs was hit in the 2000 block…
It was another hot day in Middle Georgia, but showers and storms held off for most of us today. A few showers and storms are lingering this…
SOPERTON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Traffic is now flowing in both directions on I-16. That's according to a Facebook post by the Georgia Department of Public Safety Friday night. The Georgia Department of Transportation announced earlier Friday that westbound lanes were…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— A new hotel is coming to the Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agriculture Center. LNW Hospitality and the Georgia Agricultural Exposition Authority signed a land lease. According…
BYRON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Peach County is celebrating its 97th birthday this Sunday with a night full of activities. The celebration kicks off at 6:00pm Sunday, July 18th, at…
SOPERTON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Westbound lanes are back open on I-16 after a truck damaged the Highway 86 bridge Thursday morning. Repair crews say they are…
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — 30 people are charged in Laurens County as part of a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy. Operation Monroe Doctrine identified the meth trafficking conspiracy throughout…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)—Barbara Adler, Owner of Phoenix Equine Assisted Program, started the program three years ago. Her goal is to help give back to the community through her love for…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— Rutha Jackson and Kimberly Hicks founded the African American Tre-City newspaper. The newspaper encompasses the cities of Centerville, Warner Robins and Perry. They say the…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — On Tuesday afternoon July 13, 2021, Warner Robins Police were dispatched to assist Macon-Bibb in recovering a stolen vehicle and apprehending the driver in the area of Mary Lane and Clairmont Drive. Upon chasing the…
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)—In late February of 2020, the Fort Valley Police Department responded to a call that led to them finding 57 year-old Alton Cotton, who had been shot in the upper torso, who was later declared dead at…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) has released some new information concerning further construction projects related to the I-16/I-75 Interchange Improvement Project taking place next week. GDOT has mentioned some lane closures and traffic shifts, the…
CENTERVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Centerville Police Department is searching for a missing person by the name of Andrew Semelink. Semelink was last seen Tuesday wearing a white shirt and khaki/gray shorts with…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Bibb County Sheriff's Office and Parks and Beautification Department has announced they will begin stronger enforcement of gate closure hours at Amerson…
Heavy rain and storms once again moved across Middle Georgia this afternoon, keeping with the theme of scattered showers from the rest of the week. We won't be diverting…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Several dozen people showed up to a forum Thursday night to discuss ways to prevent violence from happening. The forum, which…
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Fort Valley Mayor Barbara Williams is speaking out on the recent arrest of City Council member Jimmy Barnes. After learning Barnes was arrested and…
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Thursday afternoon, the Monroe County Sheriff's Office received a call from the Butts County Sheriff's office regarding the pursuit of a vehicle driven by Kimberly Dye with a small child in the back seat of her…
ATLANTA, Georgia (NBCNEWS) — Governor Brian Kemp and Commissioner McMurry gave an update on the I-16 closure Thursday afternoon at 3:00 p.m. after a large dump trailer struck a bridge over the Interstate and shifted the structure. They said it…
ROBERTA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)-- The Emergency Management Agency of Crawford County has put forward a Shelter in Place order for the city of Roberta due to…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Warner Robins Police Department arrested 2 suspects in connection to a murder. Authorities found Gregory Arnett shot to death in a parked vehicle…
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT) — A woman is in critical condition after being hit by an SUV. Bibb County Sheriff Deputies responded to a pedestrian crash on Napier Avenue just before…
SOPERTON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) says Interstate 16 in Treutlen County has been shut down in both directions. Therefore, traffic cannot access…
Not many surprises in the forecast for the rest of the week if you have been around for the past few days. We will be warming into the 90s once again tomorrow…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The "End of Watch Ride to Remember" made a stop in Macon-Bibb County to honor a deputy killed in the line of duty. Along with their trailer, a group of six motorcycle riders stopped at the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — With less than half of the Georgia population vaccinated against Covid-19, doctors say they want to keep expectant mothers safe. According to the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Child tax credits are on their way to 91% of Georgia families starting July 15. Warner Robins resident Courtney Driver, a former marine…
CENTERVILLE, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT) — If you are driving on Houston Lake Boulevard, it's hard to miss Centerville's new fire station. With a new look and a bigger facility, the…
EASTMAN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Traffic at a Dodge County railroad crossing is detoured for construction. Norfolk Southern closed the intersection on State Route 46 near 5th avenue to repair rail damage. The intersection is scheduled to reopen on Friday, July…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Bibb County Sheriff's Office needs help identifying a suspect in connection to a theft. The person of interest (wearing pink) stole a purse at the Walmart on Gray Highway on June 12th. The purse…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Bibb County Sheriff's Department needs help identifying a suspect in connection to a theft. Deputies say someone stole multiple vehicles, and lawn equipment from 4301 Interstate Drive on June 27 and 28. Listed below are…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Bibb County Sheriff's Office needs help finding a man in connection to a homicide. 20-year-old James Lee Card is wanted for fatally shooting Marquez Card, his 19-year-old brother. photo courtesy of…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Bibb County investigators charged a man in connection to the shooting death of Tanesha Thomas. Investigators interviewed Thomas' boyfriend, Leonard Dewayne Holmes following the incident. Deputies arrested Holmes on two counts of Possession of a Firearm…
Thunderstorm coverage was much lower today than yesterday across Middle Georgia, despite continued heat and humidity. Tomorrow we will have a similar set up in regards to thunderstorm chances. Most…
ANDERSON, South Carolina (41NBC/WMGT) - Former Mercer University head football coach Bobby Lamb has a new head coaching job. Previously, Mercer hired Lamb in 2011 to bring the Mercer program back to life after a 70-year hiatus. Lamb coached the…
CENTERVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Robert "Bob" Bird has won the runoff election for Centerville City Council, Post 1. The unofficial results show Bird received 360/599…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Central Georgia Technical College Alumni Network is hosting several job fairs this week. The events are part of a plan to revitalize the college's alumni…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The North Central Health District (NCHD) is bringing fresh fruits and veggies to its 13 counties through its annual WIC farmer’s markets. The free farmer's markets are for participants of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Macon-Bibb community donated more than 1,200 cases of water to the Brookdale Warming Center Tuesday. Macon-Bibb Commissioner Al Tillman and…
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A Fort Valley city council member faces multiple charges after a woman says he threatened to shoot her at a laundromat…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— The Bibb County Sheriff's Office is asking for help from the public in identifying the suspects behind a box trailer theft. The box trailer was stolen from 120…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— The Bibb County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's assistance in identifying 3 suspects behind a grab and run theft. The theft happened June…
MACON,Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Bibb County Sheriff's Office is asking for the help of the public in identifying 2 suspects behind a burglary that took place on July 6, 2021.…