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…
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, 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 (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…
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 (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…
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, 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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, 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…
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…
The Georgia Historical Society is continuing to teach others about historical places in the state, with a new addition of a marker in Monroe County. The Civil…
Society Garden partnered with Satterfield's Barbecue to serve food. First, they had to construct a prep kitchen where the food will be kept. As of now, the menu…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)-- What used to be the Cherokee Pines golf course, will now be a community park for nearby residents. The park is called Pine Needle,…
Rain and storms moved through parts of Middle Georgia this afternoon, as a cold front slowly dropped south. This front has helped to bring cooler temps and some drier air to the…
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)- Thousands of 911 calls are made each year, involving domestic violence cases in Macon. That's according to Dee Simms, Executive Director of Crisis Line and Safe…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— The Perry Police Department began the SafeCam Program to partner with residents who use security cameras around their homes. The department hopes the program will help with investigations.…
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)- The Tubman Museum partnered with Georgia Equality to help bring a new traveling exhibit to the museum. The exhibit commemorates the 40th anniversary of…
BYRON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— A Morehouse College student from Byron got a chance to compete in the Capital One College Bowl. Tray Davis says he went to Los…
ATLANTA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) –Governor Brian Kemp issued the final executive order extending the public health state of emergency Tuesday, which will now expire on Thursday, July 1 at midnight. "With the executive order I signed today, the public health state…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Here are Middle Georgia's food service health inspection scores from the Georgia Department of Public Health between Monday, June 14 and Friday, June…
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - One man is dead and two other people are injured in a morning crash in Laurens County. According to Georgia State Patrol…
Scattered showers and storms popped up this afternoon across Middle Georgia, continuing a wet period for the southeast. Tomorrow a cold front will be approaching the area, which means more widespread thunderstorm activity. A few storms will be strong to…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— A 14-year-old will be charged as an adult in connection to a homicide last week. Bibb County Sheriff’s Investigators learned through information and leads that Shamar Smith was involved in the homicide of 18-year-old Marquavious Deshaun Wright.…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— The Eisenhower Business Improvement District is hoping to be re-established for six more years. Executive Director Jamie Arnold, says if they are re-established, they hope to focus…
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)- Dean Baldwin Painting has been in business for over 55 years. It has expanded to different areas, and one of those is Middle Georgia.…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— All of North Central Health District's 13 vaccine locations no longer need an appointment. Like many other places, the district is seeing…
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Monroe County man is in jail, accused of child porn distribution. On June 17, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s (GBI) Child Exploitation and Computer…
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)- One person is dead and another is injured after a house fire. The Macon-Bibb Fire Department responded to the call on Magnolia Drive around…
EATONTON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Eatonton Police arrest a Milledgeville teen in connection to a deadly weekend shooting that claimed the lives of two teens. Nineteen-year-old Xavier…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is looking for two men wanted in connection to a Money Laundering and Identity Fraud case.…
Tropical Storm Claudette made landfall this morning in Louisiana, bringing heavy rain and gusty winds to the area. As this system head slowly north and east we will begin to see some of the rain bands pushing into Middle Georgia.…
UPDATE (11:15 p.m.) - Sheriff Joel Cochran says Georgia Highway 15 S between Old Savannah Road and Indian Hill Road is closed to all traffic for an undetermined amount of time while Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) investigators work the…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Warner Robins woman wins big in a national sweepstakes, and some of her money is going to a local charitable…
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)- The Macon Transit Authority has added its 22 bus to the bunch. This new bus is wrapped in the the image of the Terminal station. It is also named after…
This is the second quarterly roundtable Howard's office has hosted since took office in January. When asked where D.A. Howard was, her leadership team said they were…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— Hurricane season is here, and Georgia Power wants to make sure you're prepared if a storm hits. Leaders say you should build an emergency kit that makes sense…
COCHRAN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Cochran man is facing an aggravated assault charge in connection to a shooting at a local motel. The Cochran Police Department requested…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Perry Police need your help identifying two people they say stole 19 cell phones from Walmart Wednesday. It happened around 5 p.m., according to a Perry Police news release, which said a silver car entered the…
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s secretary of state is publishing a list of nearly 102,000 voters who will be removed from the rolls unless they act to preserve their registration. Republican Brad Raffensperger announced the list Friday, saying he seeks to…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Saturday's scheduled Juneteenth Freedom Festival is still on, but it will be held in a different venue. The Kwanzaa Cultural Access Center says the 29th annual event will be held at Douglass Theatre in downtown Macon…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The swimming area at Lake Tobesofkee’s Arrowhead Park is closed until further notice due to a high level of E.Coli bacteria. Macon-Bibb County reports a routine test by the Macon Water Authority (MWA) showed the bacteria…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Bibb County Sheriff's Office patrol deputy was arrested and charged with felony theft by taking and violation of oath of office after the sheriff's office says he stole a handgun from a crash scene. A…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— Even with the uncertainty of the pandemic, the state of Robins Air Force Base is strong. The State of the Base…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - According to the Georgia Department of Public Health, less than half of Georgia's population is vaccinated. Health centers and pharmacies are still…