MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)-- A new organization called Beyond the Bell is aiming to help kids say no to drugs and alcohol when outside the classroom. It partners with schools and other local organizations…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)-- If you make it out to the Ocmulgee River in Macon this weekend, you might see something a little spooky on the water. ABC Breathe and Ocmulgee Outdoor Expeditions are partnering…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— The Mercer Tennis Classic is back for its 9th year. The weeklong tournament features Women's Tennis…
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— The Fort Valley Mayoral race experienced some back and forth on whether or not candidate Jeffery Lundy could officially run for city office.…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A man is dead and his father is in the hospital after Perry Police say a struggle over a gun led to both men being shot in the city's Public Safety Building parking lot Thursday. The…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— The city of Perry hosted a public meeting for Pine Needle Park Thursday. It was the second meeting for the 63 acre park. Residents…
We finally saw a few showers across Middle Georgia today after what has been a pretty dry stretch over the past week. A cold front is approaching the area…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Bibb County School District is seeking approval to pay retention supplements to full-time and part-time employees. Individuals on service agreements and regular non-long-term substitutes do not meet the criteria and therefore will not receive a…
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - For the second year in a row, Dublin City Schools posted a 90-plus graduation rate. The Georgia Department of Education announced 2021 graduation rates Thursday morning. Figures show Dublin City Schools had a graduation rate of…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - For the first time in at least a decade, the Bibb County School District’s high school graduation rate has surpassed 80 percent. The…
The Houston County District Attorney sent out a media release on Thursday October 21, 2021 concerning the sentencing of 26 year-old Andres Perez, of Alabama, who was found guilty of Statutory rape and Child Molestation after a jury trial. Houston…
DUBLIN, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT) — Shepeard Community Blood Center recently opened a location in Dublin. You can now be tested for Covid-19 antibodies via a blood donation. It takes two weeks to get your results back. The center will email or text…
UPDATE (10/21/2021): The Georgia Supreme Court denied an appeal from the city of Fort Valley when the elections superintendent ruled Lundy could not…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Open Streets Macon is returning Sunday afternoon from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. to encourage people of all ages and backgrounds to actively re-imagine how public streets in the area are used. According to Bike Walk…
MACON, Georgia. (41NBC/WMGT) - A weak warm and cold front will bring rain showers to Middle GA throughout Thursday and into Friday. Today For the first time this week a blanket of clouds opened the morning to kick things off…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— The Other Local Option Sales Tax, also known as the OLOST, would add an extra penny onto a bill for anything purchased in Macon-Bibb County.…
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— Macon-Bibb County residents will soon see a change in trash pick up services. County Leaders held a new conference to discuss the change to Ryland Environmental. The…
After a string of sunny, dry days in Middle Georgia, we will start to see an increase in clouds overnight. By tomorrow morning moisture will start to filter in across the area, bringing back a moderate level of humidity for…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)-- It's no secret places around the country are facing staffing shortages. Here in Middle Georgia, the school districts are no exception. According to the National Council…
FORT VALLEY, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— Fort Valley State University held a groundbreaking for its first Greel Plaza, as part of the schools homecoming week. The new building will celebrate the past…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— The Friends of the Library Macon is finally back with their semi-annual book sale. There are so many books, you'll probably need a whole…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Just in time for Halloween, a walking tour through downtown Macon promises ghosts, murder and mayhem. Rock Candy Tours is bringing back the Macon Macabre tour. The 1.5 hour walking tour also mixes in Macon history,…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Bibb County Sheriff's Office is asking that the public be on the lookout for the suspect connected to an incident where packages were stolen from a residence in Bibb County. According to the BCSO, the…
UPDATE: The BCSO sent out a release Wednesday morning, October 27, stating that Shamel Stidwell has been found safe and sound and that she's been reunited with her family. MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Bibb County Sheriff's Office sent out…
UPDATE: The Bibb County Sheriff's Office has reported that the incident was reported to the Macon-Bibb 911 center at 1:16 a.m. on October 10th. MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones told 41NBC Wednesday morning that as of…
UPDATE (2/2): GDOT has announced that the "Eight Bridges" replacement project's road closures will close an entire portion of GA 247 to all traffic, making the detour route necessary to pass through the area. For a map of the updated…
MACON, Georgia. (41NBC/WMGT) - The approach of a new low pressure system is ramping up rain chances around the Peach State. Today The sunny trend we have seen so far this week will continue through our hump day. Temperatures will…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Bibb County Sheriff's Office is investigating an armed robbery that happened at the…
It has been another pleasant weather day in Middle Georgia with temperatures around normal and plenty of sunshine. Wednesday will continue the string of dry days that we have seen since the…
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT) — The Glass Pumpkin Patch is back at Stratford Academy for the 5th time. It's part of the school's event "Celebrating Art." It starts Wednesday and runs…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The last Assistant District Attorney of Anita Howard's original six resigned this week from the Bibb County…
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT) — Local nonprofits are seeing an increase in homelessness following the end of eviction moratoriums. Eviction moratoriums ended back in August, and…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — State Representative Matthew Wilson is calling on Governor Brian Kemp to expand Medicaid. Representative Wilson joined Representative Miriam Paris for a press conference in Macon Tuesday. In…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Ryland Environmental will begin collecting all residential trash, recycling, yard waste and bulk items starting January 1, 2022. Macon-Bibb Commissioners selected the company during their…
COLUMBUS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Congressman Sanford Bishop announced Tuesday, October 19, 2021, that the U.S. Department of Justice would be awarding $287,195 to multiple cities in Georgia through the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program-- Macon being one…
JEFFERSONVILLE, Georgia ( 41NBC/WMGT) -- The Georgia State Patrol released findings from the preliminary investigation on Tuesday concerning the fatal wreck that took place in Twiggs County on Monday that led to the blocking of all lanes on GA 96…
MACON, Georgia. (41NBC/WMGT) - Wind direction shifting back to the south will allow more moisture to fill in around Georgia. Today Today will be the nicest day of the week given the overall conditions. Cloud cover will be at a…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Here are Middle Georgia's food service health inspection scores from the Georgia Department of Public Health between Monday, October 11 and…
UPDATE (10/18) - Two people are in custody following the shooting death of…
FORT VALLEY, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)—It's been almost one year since vaccines have been available to the community. In an effort to get more people vaccinated, Middle Georgia counties have…
We have been having a nice taste of fall the past few days and we should get at least one more before the 80s return. High pressure is sticking around…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— Mayor Randy Toms became mayor eight years ago after spending more than 25 years with the Warner Robins Fire Department. Mayor Toms…
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Mai Nguyen has been working in Fort Valley during the last four years and says she hears road noise all…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— The Dunkin' Donuts on Russell Parkway in Warner Robins is celebrating its three year anniversary by giving away free coffee on Monday. We spoke with…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Another Assistant District Attorney is leaving the Macon Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office, effective October 18th. Sandra Matson is the seventh prosecutor to step down in the last two months. On September 1st, five Assistant District…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Bibb County Sheriff's Office is searching for a suspect in connection to a burglary that took place in the early hours of Monday, October 18, 2021. According to the release from the BCSO, the suspect…
SANDERSVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Washington County Sheriff's Office reported a crash that resulted in a fatality on the Jefferson County line on Saturday evening through a social media post. The following Monday, October 18, Chief Deputy Mark McGraw with…
ABBEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Wilcox County Sheriff's Office released information Monday morning concerning an active search for a suspect in a child cruelty case that fled after search warrants were served. According to the WCSO, the sheriff's office received…
MACON, Georgia. (41NBC/WMGT) - Fall conditions have taken over the Peach State following a cold front this weekend. Today The time of year where if you forget your sweater in the morning you'll freeze but if you keep it on…
The Bibb County Sheriff's Office is investigating a fatal car accident that took place just after 12:30 in the morning of Oct 17th. According to a press release a 2018 Dodge Charger that was traveling east on Eisenhower Parkway, collided…