MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is adjusting its age requirement for candidates interesting in applying for a deputy sheriff position. The Sheriff's Office will now consider applicants ages 18 and up. The previous…
TENNILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Washington County Sheriff's Office has identified the pedestrian killed in a weekend crash. According to the Sheriff's Office, a Ford F-150 pickup truck hit and killed 38-year-old Ronnie Peeler, Saturday night. The crash happened just…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office makes a second arrest in connection to a deadly shooting inside a Macon gas station. Bibb County deputies arrested 20-year-old Jaravi Daevon Leathers Senior in connection to the homicide of Greg Watkins…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— A woman is dead following a single motorcycle crash on I-75 south Sunday afternoon. Georgia State Patrol confirms Cynthia Noreen Abdur-Raheem lost control of her motorcycle in the left lane near mile marker 140. She was thrown…
BIBB COUNTY , Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A chase between Georgia State Patrol Troopers and the driver of a pick up truck ends in a fatal crash. According to the Georgia State Patrol, a trooper tried stopping Angelo D’wan Martin for…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- A shooting at a gas station in Macon sends a man to the hospital. According to the Bibb County Sheriff's Office, the shooting happened at the Murphy Express Gas Station on Gray Highway around 3:15 Saturday Morning.…
ATLANTA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Piedmont Healthcare signed a purchase agreement for four Georgia hospitals. Piedmont will take over ownership of Coliseum Medical Centers and Coliseum Northside Hospital from HCA Healthcare. Additionally, Piedmont plans to acquire Eastside Medical…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A trio of seniors at Southwest High School in Macon are now nationally ranked chess champions. The students have been working on their game for four years now, with the help of their…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— Vending machines are everywhere, but micro markets are popping up more and more in Middle Georgia. A micro market is similar to a vending machine. It has snacks and drinks, but consumers use an app…
Businesses are preparing for parties to help celebrate "The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports".
Atrium Health Navicent will also provide COVID-19 vaccines.
It's part of the Clean Streets Matter initiative.
SANDERSVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The first-ever Georgia Summer Soul Music Festival is happening this weekend in Sandersville. Vizions Entertainment promises some of the biggest names in R&B and soul, like Big Pokey Bear, Big Mucci, Calvin Richardson,…
It has been another beautiful day in Middle Georgia, behind a cold front that passed through early this morning. High pressure will be moving back in Saturday, bringing sunny skies and a drop in humidity. Highs Saturday…
SAVANNAH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - After opening in Shanghai (2019) and Paris (2020), an international collectible design fair is making its American debut in Savannah, Georgia. The show is called Unique Design X Savannah. It is taking place…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – According to the National Cancer Institute, head and neck cancers account for nearly four percent of all cancers in the United States. These types of cancers are in the spotlight in April because its head and…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Bibb County Sheriff's Office and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation are on the scene of a pursuit that ended in a deputy-involved shooting in Macon. According to the Bibb County Sheriff's Office,…
The inside of a car can get up to 43 degrees hotter than the temperature outside if left in the sun.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Bibb County Sheriff Deputies are looking for people of interest after an early morning homicide. Deputies responded to a call of a person down at Circle K on Zebulon Road just before 2…
A Bibb County Sheriff’s Investigator arrested a man during a traffic stop near Tattnall Square Park.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— Middle Georgia unemployment rates are almost back to pre-pandemic numbers, according to data from the Georgia Department of Labor. The GDOL shows unemployment was at 4.2% in March. That's down from a high of…
Clouds have started pushing into Middle Georgia this evening, keeping temps warm overnight, ahead of our next cold front. This cold front will be moving through the area during the early morning hours Friday. Although there is a small chance…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A local alternative school is hosting an expo to help parents know all their options when it comes to other forms of education. Achieve Academy in Warner Robins says public school is a wonderful option…
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— The Real IMPACT Center hosted its Macon STEM Festival mini-series at Cirrus Academy. The festival includes three sessions to teach young girls about the importance of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). La'Quata Sumter with…
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— Fort Valley State University (FVSU) is partnering with the Tubman African American Museum in an effort to provide access to new educational resources and boost curriculum. Tubman Museum Executive Director Harold Young says the museum is excited to…
Cody Griggers, pleaded guilty to one count possession of an unregistered firearm on Monday.
The incident happened on April 19, in the 200 block of Audubon Place around 1:00 a.m.
The incident happened in the 4800 block of Harrison Road around 8:45 p.m.
Another warm day is on tap for Thursday in Middle Georgia ahead of our next chance for rain. This warm weather will be sticking around for Thursday along with some breezy conditions and winds gusting up to 20 mph. Early…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office needs helping identify two people accused of stealing cases of beer from a Macon store. According to the Sheriff's Office, two men are shown on camera entering Joi's Pick and Scratch…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)-- After several losses in 2020, business owners Doretha and David McClinton, are happy to see the Pan African Festival of Georgia back in downtown Macon again. "We're hoping for some numbers and people to…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— Three churches in Houston County are coming together to create a solar-powered OB-GYN clinic inside a freight container. The clinic will include a receptionist area, bathroom, shower and a check-up room. The container will…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— Mother's Day is a little over a week away. Businesses like Yesterdays and Tomorrows are encouraging people to shop local. Julia Marin is the owner of Yesterdays and Tomorrows in Warner Robins. The main…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— Ahead of Bike Walk month, Bike Walk Macon is celebrating throughout the month of May. Each year Bike Walk Macon hosts several free events to help promote biking and walking. Last year events were…
Partnership will deliver high-speed broadband internet access and reliable phone services.
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— A mother and son from Warner Robins are behind bars after stealing a car and firing shots into the air. According to the Warner Robins Police Department, 48 year old Cristal Mickens and her boyfriend were…
Deputies were checking Peter Street when they noticed a Ford Taurus parked against the flow of traffic.
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— The city of Perry is hosting the first-ever 'Art in the Park and Chalk Walk Festival' on Saturday, May 1st. The event will happen at Heritage Oaks Park from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Art in the…
JEFFERSONVILLE, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT) — Twiggs County School District is celebrating its first female student selected for the Gates Scholarship. Twiggs County High School senior Aylah Birks is one of the 300 nationwide winners of the scholarship that honors…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Atrium Health Navicent Medical Center partnered with the Macon-Bibb County Economic Opportunity Council to help expand local vaccination efforts. Atrium Health Navicent administered the Pfizer vaccine to around 50 people at Saint Paul AME Church in…
SANDERSVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - An aggravated assault suspect turns himself in to the Washington County Sheriff's Office. Sandersville Police Lt. Jeff Pettit says 21-year-old Oscar Cruz reported to the Sheriff's Office around 4:00pm Tuesday. Pettit says Cruz was wanted in…
Mass vaccination sites across Georgia will switch to the one-dose Johnson and Johnson vaccine starting Monday, May 3.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will visit the 39th president, Jimmy Carter, and his wife, Rosalynn, while in Georgia this week. The White House had previously announced that Biden would…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT ) - The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office needs your help identifying and locating a woman wanted for using stolen credit cards to make purchases. Deputies believe the woman is also connected to an entering auto investigation that…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a suspect who broke into a CVS store and swiped prescription pills from the pharmacy. The commercial burglary happened at the CVS location at 1390 Pio Nono Avenue…
SANDERSVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Sandersville police need help finding a man they say is armed and dangerous. According to a post on the Sandersville Police Department's Facebook page, 21 year old Oscar Cruz is wanted for aggravated assault. Police say…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Georgia's eight mass vaccination sites are making a shift to include the Johnson and Johnson vaccine. The Governor's Office joined the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (GEMA/HS) and the Georgia Department of Public Health…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A traffic stop leads to two gun and drugs arrests in the Houston Avenue and Ibex Street area of Macon. Deputies with the Bibb County Sheriff's Office arrested 18-year-old Robert Johnson III and his passenger 19-year-old…
Georgia Republicans say Senate Bill 202 will make elections safer, but Democrats, including minority leader James Beverly, disagree.
Highs warmed into the 80's today across Middle Georgia to help start our warming trend. High pressure will continue to move to the east and send in southerly winds through the end of the week. Although we will see an…