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…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Officer Matthew Wojital took three small puppies into custody on Watson Boulevard—one of the busiest streets in Warner Robins. "I saw something small run across the road when I was coming into the inside lane,"…
MCRAE-HELENA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Two people are in custody following the execution of a search warrant at a home Tuesday afternoon. That's according to a post on the Telfair County Sheriff's Office Facebook page, which says the sheriff's office, the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- A press release from District Attorney (DA) Anita Howard and the Macon Judicial Circuit's office has announced that Bibb County Trials will be on hold for the remainder of August. According to the release, Chief Justice…
UPDATE: In Hartwig's retirement letter to Governor Brian Kemp from August 14, 2021, Hartwig says that he made the decision to retire after much, "thought, prayer, and consultation with my wife". Hartwig also says in this letter that, " It…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Bibb County Sheriff's Office has made an arrest in connection to a homicide investigation from July 24, 2021 on Cherry Street at MLK Boulevard. The incident in July resulted in the deaths of 20 year-old…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Here are Middle Georgia's food service health inspection scores from the Georgia Department of Public Health between Monday, August 9 and Friday, August 13, 2021. All scores of 75 and below are shown in red. All…
McRAE-HELENA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -Telfair County Schools are the latest to switch from in-person learning to virtual due to rising COVID cases in the area. Telfair County Schools posted on its Facebook Page, it will switch to online/packet learning beginning Wednesday,…
WRIGHTSVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Johnson County Schools announced Monday night the district will transition to virtual learning on Tuesday, August 17. "The safety and well-being of our students and staff is our top priority," a district news release read. "Currently,…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT) — 1 in 54 children are affected by Autism, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. One Milledgeville woman is setting out to help…
OCONEE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Crews have worked tirelessly to clean up and make repairs after 32 rail cars came off the railroad tracks in Oconee early Monday. Local authorities…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Macon-Bibb County has announced that the Walker Road Landfill will be closed to the public, including commercial vehicles, roll off containers and dump trailers.…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Macon Volunteer Clinic (MVC) has announced that they will be offering 2 free COVID-19 vaccination events for the community. According to the release, the events will be available for both walk-ups and pre-registered patients, and…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) has released information concerning the ongoing I-16/I-75 interchange project for the week of August 16 through August 22. The release says that, weather permitting, contractors for GDOT will continue the…
Bibb County Sheriff’s Investigators are investigating a shooting incident that occurred outside a home, located in the 200 block of Lilly Ave, just after 5:30pm Saturday. According to a press release, two men were involved in a verbal altercation that…
Scattered storms have been the main focus for our weekend forecast, but tomorrow Fred brings the tropics back to the southeast. Tropical Storm Fred has moved into the Gulf of Mexico and regained tropical storm strength with winds of 40…
No big surprises with the weather today, it was hot and then we saw some scattered showers and storms this afternoon and evening. You can go ahead and pencil that…
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— Blanche Farms in Macon continues to provide riding lessons, even after facing tragedy this week. Blanche Farms opened in 2015, to provide rising…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)-- The National Bikers Roundup kicked off the weekend with fun and smiles. "I always say it's like a big family reunion, and just like…
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— The Museum of Arts and Sciences is popping up at various locations with its wild encounter exhibit. Thanks to funding from the downtown challenge grant, the museum is taking animals to you. For the next six months, the…
UPDATE: According to the WRPD Facebook page the victim has been identified as Dominique Bowers, she is the mother of the 13 year old male who is now charged with…
Macon, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Attorney J Davis from James W. Davis and Associates joins 41NBC's Shelby Coates for our weekly segment "It's the Law." The U.S. Department of Health and Human Service is the latest agency requiring employees who provide…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A property insurance adjuster and business owner announces his bid for Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner. Democrat Derrick Wilson says he wants to bring transparency back to the position, following the fraud conviction of former…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Bibb County Sheriff's Office has released that they are investigating an Aggravated Assault that happened Thursday night. The sheriff's release says the incident happened around 10:47 p.m. on August 12, 2021 at the 2700 block…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Food delivery service Waitr is looking to hire 200 workers in the Macon area. Waitr is an on-demand food ordering and delivery service that hires drivers as independent contractors. “These positions will not only help satisfy…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Bibb County School District is reporting more than 200 COVID-19 cases over the last week. This is according to data posted…
BOLINGBROKE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Monroe County Emergency Services (MCES) report a close call Thursday evening in which a propane tank saved a home from burning down. According…
Friday brings another day of highs in the mid 90s, high humidity and afternoon scattered showers and storms. Not much will be changing through Saturday, but at…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)-- New bar and club safety requirements in Macon-Bibb took effect on July 1. Thursday afternoon, county leaders wanted to make sure those…
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— With COVID-19 cases increasing across Middle Georgia, local hospitals joined together to urge the importance of getting vaccinated. Houston Healthcare, Piedmont Macon, Atrium Health Navicent, and…
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— Fort Valley State University and Phoebe Putney Health System are partnering together to launch a Bachelor of Science in Nursing program. The program hopes to address…
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— Primary election season is here, and candidates are making trips to Middle Georgia to win support and votes. Thursday, a Republican hopeful for the U.S. Senate crossed county lines to visit with voters at Nu-Way Weiner's…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- As of Thursday August 12, 2021, a finalist has been named for the Georgia College and State University (GCSU) Presidency. Cathy Cox of Bainbridge, the current dean of Mercer University School of Law, has been announced…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Bibb County Sheriff's Office has arrested a wanted suspect in relation to an Aggravated Assault that originally happened at a gas station on May 21, 2021. The suspect arrested is Tillman Patterson Jr., a 60…
This weekend, the "Wounded but not defeated" stage play is returning to the Douglass Theatre in Macon. This year, the play features Gospel singers Shirley Murdock and Tony Terry. Vandarry Jackson wrote and stars in the play. While visiting 41…
I know I say this every day, but we will continue our trend of scattered showers and storms through the rest of the week. Highs Thursday will be warming into the 90s, with heat index values getting back into the…
MCRAE-HELENA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A man accused of murder in Alabama was taken into custody Wednesday after a short vehicle chase. A post on the McRae-Helena Police…