MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Bibb County grand jurors charged 16 defendants in a multi-jurisdiction racketeering case on charges including bribery, money laundering, tax evasion, and illegal gambling. District Attorney David Cooke announced the charges in a virtual…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — An Augusta woman is asking people to send Christmas cards to her sister with special needs. Mary Crook says the pandemic created visitation issues between her and her sister, Shannon. Shannon lives in a group home…
115 Crawford County School District students are now quarantined due to possible COVID-19 exposure.
The Bibb County Sheriff's Office is investigating an armed robbery that happened at a convenience store Tuesday afternoon.
After a chilly couple of days, Middle Georgia begins a warming period. Highs will be warming to the low 60's by tomorrow afternoon as high pressure to our southwest pushes closer to the area. This will finally push the cold,…
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)-- Dublin City Hall will remain closed in an effort to protect residents and workers. Instead of allowing people inside the building, residents will now use a drive-thru and walk-up window. Dublin officials say the window will help…
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - December 16th will be a virtual learning day for students who attend Dublin City Schools. This will be the last day of school before Christmas break. Superintendent Dr. Fred Williams says that this…
Pace Center for Girls expands its services to Middle Georgia with grant funding. MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— Pace Center for Girls will expand their services to Macon-Bibb and Peach counties. The Florida nonprofit helps vulnerable girls find pathways…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- 2020 has been crazy, to say the least. Some may call 2020 has been a "crappy" year. A-OK Portables in Macon created an outhouse selfie booth to commemorate how crappy the year it…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Georgia Democratic Party kicked off its Ballot Box Tour to raise early-voting awareness in Macon Tuesday. The group plans to visit cities throughout the state. Macon-Bibb County commissioner-elect Seth Clark and Georgia…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Bibb County Sheriff’s investigators say 18-year-old Ricky Tyron Brown III turned himself in connection with a September 24th shooting incident that happened on Sherry Drive in Macon. Investigators say that Brown was the…
Here are Middle Georgia's food service health inspection scores from the Georgia Department of Public Health between November 30 and December 4.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – One man is in the hospital and another is behind bars after an early morning shooting. According to the Bibb County Sheriff's Office, deputies found 26 year old Tavern Downing Jr., who was…
A bridge over the railroad on Bass Road will close at 10 a.m. Thursday, December 10 so crews can begin making repairs to a guardrail that was damaged in a car accident.
It has been a cool and breezy day in Middle Georgia and we will be continuing that trend overnight and into Tuesday. Sunshine returns Tuesday, but temperatures will likely not be warming much more than they did today. We will…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - At local Christmas tree farms, picking the perfect tree is like science. With so many options, you want to ensure you select the best one for the family. We spoke to the experts,…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The recent violence in Middle Georgia has a local church covering communities in prayer. Pastors at the In His Glory Praise and Worship Center in Perry took part in a week-long City to…
JEFFERSONVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Twiggs County’s Sheriff Office and Emergency Management Agency responded to a crash on I-16 Eastbound around 11 a.m. Monday. The accident happened on I-16 East near State Route 96. It involved one car and four…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The City of Warner Robins says that its citizens may experience a delay in service due to a spike of COVID-19 exposure among their employees. This is according to a news release…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Starting December 7, North Central Health District plans to offer self-administered COVID tests at their 13 testing sites. Public information officer Michael Hokanson says the tests are more cost-effective. They also help reduce…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Better Business Bureau of Central Georgia wants to make sure you don't get scammed if you plan to buy a furry friend this holiday season. Kelvin Collins -- president and CEO of…
JEFFERSONVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- There has been an accident on I-16 Eastbound before State Route 96 in Twiggs County involving one car and four trailer trucks. This is according to the Georgia Department of Transportation. GDOT announced on Twitter that…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Bibb County Sheriff's Investigators are looking for a man who they say robbed a gas station in Macon at gunpoint early Monday morning. According to the Bibb County Sheriff's Office, the robbery happened at the Circle…
UPDATE - Monday, December 7, 2020, at 8:30 a.m. 18-year-old Semaj Martin is now in custody. According to the Bibb County Sheriff's Office, Martin told investigators early Monday morning that he wanted to turn himself in. Investigators…
UPDATE – Monday, December 7, 2020 at 8:45 a.m. 29-year-old Jeremy Brown is now in custody. According to the Bibb County Sheriff's Office, Brown's father took him to the Sheriff's Office and he turned himself in at…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Bibb County Sheriff's Office makes another arrest in connection to a deadly shooting at the Riverbend Apartments in Macon. Deputies say 21-year-old Devin Smiley, of Macon, turned himself in Friday afternoon. He's charged with Murder…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office needs your help in finding a missing Macon woman in need of medical help. Deputies are trying to locate 73-year-old Sandra Joan Orr. They say she has a…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a missing man who needs medicine for his medical issues. Deputies say 81-year-old Albert Funchess walked away from his home in the 4100 block of…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Bibb Sheriff’s Office is looking for the person who robbed the Murphy USA gas station on Zebulon Road Friday night. According to deputies, around 6:30pm, a man with a gun entered the store located at…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an armed robbery that happened at the Family Dollar Saturday morning. Deputies report around 8:30am, a man with a gun entered the store located at 800 Pio Nono Avenue.…
The incident occurred Friday, just before 8:30 p.m.
56-year-old William Gregory Roberts was last seen on October 28.
The Georgia Department of Health has a Covid-19 Vaccine distribution plan ready to go.
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The event was called off due to the pandemic.
The classes are one hour long, and allow participants to enhance their yoga practice.
The cold front has moved through Middle Georgia this afternoon, bringing rain and now cool and breezy conditions. Tomorrow will bring another day of cool weather, but sunshine will hang around all day. Highs on Saturday will warm to the…
You watch the virtual tree lighting from the comfort of your own home.
Bibb County Sheriff's Office investigators made an arrest Thursday in connection to a November 22 shooting death at an apartment complex.
Dry weather will be coming to an end for Middle Georgia by tomorrow afternoon. An approaching cold front is already bringing showers to parts of Mississippi and Alabama. We haven't see rain quite yet, but high clouds have already pushed…
Miller wants to add a Code Enforcement Department to help rebuild certain areas.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Four new Macon-Bibb County Transit Authority buses are in operation and running routes. The ENC Eldorado Passport-HDs are cutaway buses that have a nearly flat entrance to help with wheel chair entry and…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — When the temperature drops, residents turn on the heat. The Macon-Bibb Fire Department says that could mean trouble if you're not careful. "We want to make sure those heating elements are used properly,"…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— A new fruit orchard is growing on Hydrolia street near Taylor Avenue. The Macon-Bibb County Parks and Beautification Department partnered with the Arbor Conservation Board, Urban Development Authority, and Keep Macon Beautiful on the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Sundance Film Festival will partner with Macon Film Festival to bring movies to you. Due to the pandemic, organizers of the Sundance Film Festival selected Macon as one of its locations for…
The Uprights host drive-by Christmas light display to bring cheer FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- One Monroe County family hopes to spread cheer during the holidays with a light display. Eleven-year-old Trinity Upright says her family started hanging…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Bibb County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man after he robbed a car wash at gunpoint. The incident happened at around 9 a.m. Thursday. Authorities identified the man as 50-year-old Robert Gerome Tufts. …
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – An economic forecast from the University of Georgia Terry School of Business predicts that Macon will have a slower recovery from the COVID-19 recession than the rest of Georgia. The forecast shows that…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Navicent Health named Delvecchio S. Finley as its next president and CEO. Finley has more than 15 years of leadership experience and is a graduate of Emory and Duke Universities, respectively. Subsequently, he is…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Tinker is a 6-8 year old chihuahua mix. He’s dog friendly, gentle, and loyal. He’s also in need of a forever home. You can adopt him at All About Animals Rescue in Macon. Anyone that goes…