JEFFERSONVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The U.S. Department of Transportation is awarding Georgia a $22 million dollar grant to widen a Twiggs County highway. The grant will be used to expand State Route 96 from two lanes to four lanes on…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Mercer University reports it has set a new fall enrollment record with numbers showing 8,855 students registered in programs across all campuses. According to a Mercer news release, enrollment is up by 247 students, or three…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Click on the following link to read the full story: GBI makes arrests in Hancock County shooting investigation
Showers and storms are lingering across parts of Middle Georgia this evening as tropical moisture is sticking around for quite a while. By tomorrow we will see another warm and humid day with highs warming to the low 90's. Feels…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Warner Robins City Council plans to increase property taxes for the upcoming budget cycle. But first city leaders need input from the community. Council members plan to increase the 2020 property taxes by 0.21 percent…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Mercer University is changing its Homecoming celebration this year to reflect a revised football schedule. Mercer's Homecoming celebration is moving from Nov. 6-8 to Oct. 29-31. And Mercer will play Abilene Christian University of the NCAA…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Mercer Music at Capricorn is now affiliated with the Los Angeles-based GRAMMY Museum. Mercer University President William Underwood made the announcement this week. Underwood says the affiliation allows the two entities to collaborate on educational and…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Georgia Power is hoping to fill an electric vehicle charging gap in Baldwin County. There is now a new electric vehicle charger located in the Burger King parking lot at 2478 North Columbia Street in Milledgeville.…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Publix presented a $60,000 check to the Middle Georgia Community Food Bank to help alleviate hunger for Hunger Action Month. According to a Publix news release, the need for food assistance has reached unprecedented levels due…
An estimated 600,000 to 800,000 men, women, and children are trafficked across international borders each year.
Miller formed the group to help solve certain issues in Macon-Bibb County.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — With just 53 days until the 2020 Presidential Election, John Pence -- the Vice President's nephew and senior advisor to the Trump campaign -- visited Macon Thursday. As part of the 2nd MAGA Meet-Up held by…
SPARTA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Georgia Bureau of Investigation made arrests in a shooting that led to the death of 33-year-old Sabreal Meshae Taylor. GBI made the following arrests: (Sept. 8) Shimu Arkevious Donte Bryant, 22 --- charged with aggravated…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- A US district judge sentenced a Macon man to prison for his possession of an illegal firearm and ammunition during the execution of a state search warrant. This is according to Charles Peeler, the US attorney…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Bibb County Sheriff’s investigators need the public's help locating a suspect in connection with an aggravated battery that happened on August 7. Investigators identified the suspect as 23-year-old Kyler Deon Thompson aka “Petey Souljah.” Investigators say…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Click on the following links to read the full stories: Forsyth passes mask mandate; businesses have option to opt out BOLO: Authorities searching for missing Houston County man
Rain has finally returned to the forecast and it looks like it might outstay its welcome through this weekend... Tomorrow will bring another day of mostly cloudy skies and scattered showers and storms. High humidity that returned today, will be…
The suspect, 50-year-old Antonio Craig Martin, is accused of burglarizing two gas stations in Milledgeville.
Forsyth City Council voted this week to adopt a mandatory mask ordinance for people in public places.
Scam artists have been posing as banking representatives to get information from customers MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Robins Financial Credit Union is urging customers to look out for scams and fraud. According to the credit union, scammers contact consumers posing…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)-- September 9th is the birthday of late singer-songwriter Otis Redding. This month is also coined National Literacy Month -- a time to encourage young people to read. Karla Redding-Andrews -- the daughter of the late musician and vice…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Bibb County Sheriff’s deputies arrested two people from Macon for solicitation of money and shoplifting. Deputies identified the suspects as: Darrell Bernard Spencer, 53 Tara Deshane Williams, 49 According to a news release, deputies responded to…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Bibb County Sheriff’s deputies were monitoring traffic on I-475 southbound when they saw a vehicle speeding Tuesday just after 10 p.m. Deputies stopped the vehicle and approached the driver, 31-year-old Marquis Antonio Milton. They say 24-year-old…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Surcheros opened it's nineteenth location in North Macon Tuesday morning. The North Macon location is open for business at 1675 Bass Road. The Tex Mex franchise was founded in Douglas, Georgia in 2007. The restaurant serves…
Update: GBI identified the person shot as 50-year-old Antonio Craig Martin MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is looking into a police shooting that happened in Milledgeville Wednesday morning. The Milledgeville Police Department requested help from the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Click on the following links to read the full stories: Georgia investigating double voting in primary election 41NBC Acuweather Forecast: Rain returns to Middle Georgia
This weekend and the past few days have been a really nice break from the summer-like trends we have been in for quite a while, but all good things must come to an end. A tropical air mass will be…
The blood disease can be passed down from generations, cause lifelong problems and affect anyone at any age.
Schools have prepared teachers and students with at-home learning equipment.
ROBERTA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Authorities are looking for a missing Houston County man after finding an abandoned vehicle in Crawford County. Crawford County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call about a suspicious vehicle off the roadway on Rowland Road on…
MACON, Georgia ( 41NBC/WMGT) - Resilient Middle Georgia shares tools for teaching children how to deal with hardships. The organization gave out 5,000 tool kits across middle Georgia called resilience bags. The bags contain information about trauma, and training tools…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- What felt like the longest summer break ever came to a virtual end today with teachers in Bibb County re-engaging with students for the first time in months. Parents have been left to adjust, juggle, and reprioritize…
WARNER ROBINS (41NBC/WMGT) -- Warner Robins Police officers responded to the 150 block of Willow Avenue regarding shots fired early Tuesday morning. Upon arrival, officers determined that during a large gathering at the residence, someone fired a shot into the…
Here are Middle Georgia's food service health inspection scores from the Georgia Department of Public Health between Monday, August 31 and Friday, September 4, presented by Pierce Parts and Service.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Click on the following links to read the full stories: GBI: Sparta man charged with stabbing death of another man Bibb County Schools Superintendent shares what new school year will be like 41NBC Acuweather Forecast: Dry…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)--A local photographer has been spending his time highlighting people making a positive impact in communities around Macon. Local freelance photographer Dsto Moore started taking photos for, what he calls the “Positivity Project", about two years ago. He…
We have got another pleasant day on the way for Middle Georgia on Tuesday. Sunshine will once again be plentiful as high pressure hangs around. Highs will be warming into the low 90's and upper 80's by the late afternoon.…
SPARTA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- GBI agents charged 29-year-old Bernard Hall with murder and aggravated assault for an incident that caused the death of 34-year-old Brandon Renardo Morris. Authorities charged Hall on Monday in Sparta. On Sunday evening around 6:45, the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - If you want to request an absentee ballot for the upcoming election, you have a couple of options now; you can submit a paper request or do it online. According to Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger,…
WARNER ROBINS (41NBC/WMGT) - Police say multiple people are responsible for a shooting incident from over the weekend. Warner Robins police officers responded to the 100th block of Ignico Dr. early Saturday morning for a shots fired call. Later that…
CRAWFORD COUNTY, Georiga (41NBC/WMGT) - An accident in Crawford county involving a car and a cyclist kills a peach county man. Crawford County Sheriff Lewis Walker tells us the accident happened on Boy Scout Rd near Holcomb valley Rd Friday…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Warner Robins police officers receive a call about an armed robbery while the suspect is still inside the store. According officers, 34-yr-old Darris Lowe was trying to get away as they arrived. Police say Lowe…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Click on the following links to read the full stories: One dead, several shot in Hancock County weekend shooting Macon-Bibb County PPE giveaway now includes hand sanitizer 41NBC Acuweather Forecast: Perfect holiday weather in store
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Now’s the chance to score yourself some free hand sanitizer, in Bibb County. Macon-Bibb County Emergency Managment Agency and Recreation Department says it’s now adding hand sanitizer to its PPE giveaway. You can visit any of…
SPARTA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - One person is dead, six others shot in Sparta, over the weekend. According to a news release from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Sparta police and Hancock County deputies responded to the corner of Faye St.…
Former Mercer University athletic director Bobby Pope died Sunday afternoon at 75.
Highs today once again warmed to the upper 90's in Middle Georgia with plenty of sunshine and a few hints of some dry air. As we move into the weekend a cold front will push south and bring some relief…
State troopers and local law enforcement officers want to remind those to celebrate responsibly.
GRAY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Jones County Sheriff Office deputies arrest a man accused of damaging homes and cars and then attacking a neighbor with a pipe. Thirty-four year old Gregory Battle is charged with criminal damage to property and aggravated…
GRAY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Deputies make an arrest in a dog fighting incident in Jones County. Community complaints led deputies to the Kingsview area last Friday. That's where deputies reported finding dogs in poor condition and with old injuries. Deputies…