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Macon homeless resource center in need of donations for summer
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Temperatures are heating up in Middle Georgia causing more issues for one of our most vulnerable populations. The Daybreak Resource Center is asking the community for donations and support to help the homeless in Macon this…
Jones County man arrested for stealing lab drop boxes
GRAY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Gray police arrested a man suspected of stealing lab-drop boxes from a medical clinic in June. According to a police report, police arrested Chad Fountain for stealing lab drop boxes outside Gray Family Health in Jones…
Fort Valley resumes services after 3 employees test positive for COVID
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — After Fort Valley government officials closed facilities due to three employees testing positive for coronavirus, some services have returned to normal operations. Fort Valley Municipal Complex and Fire Headquarters were closed Monday for cleaning and…
MORNING UPDATE: Thursday, July 23 at 3 p.m. Georgia COVID-19 tracker; Gov. Kemp addresses refusal to issue statewide mask mandate
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Click on the following links to read the full stories: (Thursday, July 23 at 3 p.m.): Georgia COVID-19 tracker Gov. Kemp addresses refusal to issue statewide mask mandate
Heat eases this weekend, storm chances increase
Summer weather continues today in Middle Georgia with highs in the upper 90's and afternoon showers and thunderstorms. Tomorrow will bring another day of scattered showers and storms, but we will begin to see some cooler temperatures. Now, don't get…
Art installations to be preserved at Tubman Museum
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)-- The Tubman Museum in downtown Macon has received the art installations that surrounded the confederate statues on Poplar Street and Cotton Avenue. Harold Young, director at the Tubman Museum, said he is happy the artwork can be saved…
Cirrus Academy will open school year as virtual academy
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Cirrus Academy Charter School in Macon announced it will open the 2020-2021 school year as a Total Virtual Academy. According to a school news release, the school year will begin as scheduled on August 10th, but…
Kemp: New partnership to provide more COVID-19 tests, faster results
ATLANTA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Governor Brian Kemp and the Georgia Department of Public Health announced a new partnership promising to expand COVID-19 testing and shorten the wait time for test results. According to a news release from Kemp's office, the…
Middle Georgia hospitals launch “Mask Up to Save Lives” campaign
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Middle Georgia hospitals are joining together for a “Mask Up to Save Lives” campaign. The hospitals are asking the community to mask up to protect others against the spread of COVID-19. Coliseum Medical Centers, Coliseum Northside…
Gov. Kemp addresses refusal to issue statewide mask mandate
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Although Governor Brian Kemp continues to encourage Georgians to take safety precautions to slow COVID-19, he says he will not issue a statewide mask mandate. This message comes after Gov. Kemp and Laurens County leaders toured…
Authorities arrest man in connection with Krystal shooting in Macon
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Authorities arrested a man in connection with the July 14 shooting in the parking lot of Krystal on Riverside Drive. Sheriff's deputies identified the man as 28-year-old Trevon Lamar Davis. Bibb County Sheriff’s deputies and the…
Pleasant Hill doctor names new building after music icon Little Richard
Dr. Ruben Kellis names Pleasant Hill building after the famed music-icon Little Richard MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Dr. Ruben Kellis is naming his new building in Pleasant Hill after music icon Little Richard. The Macon building is part of the…
Public hearings set for Houston County property tax increase
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Houston County Board of Commissioners announced plans to increase 2020 property taxes by 0.20 percentage (2/10 of one percent) over the rollback millage rate. According to a Houston County news release, prices on recently…
Middle Georgia Regional Library opens 'mobile library' service
Middle Georgia Regional Library initiates the Library Without Walls program MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Middle Georgia Regional Library wants to offer the Macon-Bibb community access to its services, even if residents have no transportation to get there. The library,…
Bibb deputies searching for check forgery suspect
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Bibb County Sheriff’s investigators need your help identifying and locating a person passing forged checks. Deputies say the suspect forged checks to purchase items at multiple Walmarts and Academy Sports in the Middle Georgia area. This…
MORNING UPDATE: GBI investigating possible murder-suicide in Milledgeville; Zaxby’s robbed at gunpoint, Bibb Sheriff’s Investigators looking for suspect
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Click on the following links to read the full stories: GBI investigating possible murder-suicide in Milledgeville Zaxby’s in Macon robbed at gunpoint, Sheriff’s Investigators looking for suspect 41NBC Acuweather Forecast: More of the same; above…
Zaxby's robbed at gunpoint, Bibb Sheriff's Investigators looking for suspect
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Bibb County Sheriff's investigators are looking for a man who robbed a fast-food restaurant at gunpoint. According to the Bibb County Sheriff's Office, the man pulled up to the drive-thru window at Zaxby's on Northside Drive…
Officials urge motorists to abide by speed limit posted along state highways
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) --It’s day three of Operation Southern Shield a Speed Campaign to bring awareness to the dangers of speeding. The state of Georgia and 4 other neighboring states will enforce the message of safe driving in hopes of…
Afternoon storms continue through the week, tropics getting active
As expected, although it was still hot across Middle Georgia today, high temps topped out in the upper 90's, instead of 100's (we are taking the small wins here because, 2020). We will continue to see the heat through the…
Mount de Sales' Kobe Sewell signs with Savannah State
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Mount de Sales guard Kobe Sewell was looking for his very first offer to play college basketball back in April. Now, he's signed with a school. Sewell inked his letter of intent with the Savannah State…
Macon-Bibb commissioners approve relocation of Confederate statues
Macon-Bibb commissioners approved the relocation of Confederate statues to Whittle Park at Rose Hill Cemetery MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Macon-Bibb Commissioners approved the relocation of two downtown Confederate statues in a 5-4 vote on Tuesday. As part of a city…
Middle Georgia man feeds 100 healthcare workers at Navicent
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – As frontline workers continue to help patients during the coronavirus pandemic, one man shows his appreciation. Terry Hedden provided lunch for 100 healthcare workers at Navicent Health Wednesday. Hedden says during this time of COVID-19, many…
Houston County's Gage Harrelson commits to Texas Tech
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Houston County's Gage Harrelson recently committed to play baseball for the Texas Tech Red Raiders. Harrelson is only entering his junior year in high school. He graduates in 2022. He's a Perfect Game All-American, a…
GBI investigating possible murder-suicide in Milledgeville
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41nbc/WMGT) - The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is assisting with a death investigation involving a Milledgeville couple. According to the GBI, around 11:30 Wednesday morning, police responded to a 911 call at a home on West Mitchell Street…
Less momentum for Confederate statue removal in rural areas
CLINTON, La. (AP) - Dozens of Confederate statues have fallen across the country -- often in more liberal-leaning urban centers -- but in many smaller places, the effort to remove markers that many view as racist relics has stalled or…
Fort Valley conducts city business remotely, 3 employees test positive for COVID
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Fort Valley government officials closed some facilities after three of its city employees tested positive for COVID-19. This comes from a Fort Valley Department of Safety Facebook post. The Facebook post states that three firefighters…
Macon Tracks Running Club's 2020 Labor Day Road Race Canceled
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Macon Tracks Running Club's 2020 Labor Day Road Races have been canceled. According to a post on the running club's Facebook page, Macon-Bibb County denied the running club a permit to hold the races and…
Candidate for Macon-Bibb Commissioner asking for investigation of ballot irregularities
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) --Candidate for Macon-Bibb’s 5th Commission District is asking the Georgia Secretary of State and Macon-Bibb Board of Elections to investigate ballot irregularities after several complaints from local voters. Candidate Seth Clark first got wind of the ballot…
Macon businessman sentenced in case of defrauding BCSD
49-year-old, Dave Carty, was found guilty on February 1, 2019 of one count of wire fraud.
Macon-Bibb Commissioners approve mask mandate, relocation of Confederate statues
Macon-Bibb Commissioners Tuesday approved a local face covering mandate and the relocation of two downtown Confederate statues.
Staying hot with a chance of storms this week
For the second day in a row we warmed to 100 in Macon today and I for one am over it. Too bad for me, and everyone else who is over this heat, because we will be staying in the…
Residents rally at Macon City Hall demanding public forum
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Macon-Bibb residents gathered outside City Hall for the Macon Deserves Better Rally on Tuesday. Organizers of the Macon Deserves Better rally say they feel as if their voices are not being heard. Bibb County commissioners have…
Virtual back to school drive seeks community support
COCHRAN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Even back to school drives are happening virtually this year. State Farm agent Lindsey Dykes is asking the community to support Cochran and Bleckley County schools. Until the end of July, you can purchase a back…
United Way to hold virtual Golden Eagle Awards ceremony
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — United Way of Central Georgia will hold its first virtual Golden Eagle Awards ceremony at 7 p.m. Tuesday. The organization took over the event after The Telegraph’s decided against hosting the 42-year scholarship program. Originally, organizers…
Deputies investigating fatal shooting of Macon man on Triple Hill Drive
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Bibb County Sheriff's investigators are looking into the fatal shooting of a Macon man on Triple Hill Drive. Investigators say they received a call at 10 a.m. on Tuesday in regards to a man with a…
Yard, bulk waste collection temporarily suspended due to COVID-19
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The trash pickup schedule for Macon-Bibb may be impacted during the upcoming weeks, due to COVID-19. Macon-Bibb’s Solid Waste Department has temporarily suspended collection of yard and bulk waste due to a staffing shortage. According to…
2020 Census: Macon-Bibb County response rate at 49.1 percent
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Bibb County has a lower census response rate than the rest of the state as well as the nation. This comes from the U.S. Census Bureau. As of this week, the national response rate stands at…
Restaurant Report Card: Food service inspection scores July 13-17
Here are Middle Georgia's food service health inspection scores from the Georgia Department of Public Health between Monday, July 13 and Friday, July 17, presented by Pierce Parts and Service.
More triple digit heat possible Tuesday
Today we saw our first day this year of triple digit heat in Macon (and Milledgeville). Unfortunately it won't likely be a one off, with more heat on the way tomorrow. High pressure is situated over Georgia which is keeping…
17-year-old charged in connection with Friday shooting death of Macon teen
A 17-year-old is charged in connection with the shooting death of a 16-year-old Friday night.
Baldwin County wants residents to abide by Georgia Safety Promise Campaign
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Baldwin County Commission commits to the Georgia Safety Promise Campaign and wants its residents to do the same. The statewide campaign urges the public to social distance, wear face coverings, and wash and sanitize hands. Baldwin…
Inactivity during pandemic can cause long-term issues
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)-- The COVID-19 Pandemic has thrown off exercise routines. People sit at home for longer periods of time and become inactive. Catalina Torres Lopez, the lead exercise physiologist at Medical Center Navicent Health, says inactivity can cause long-term…
GHSA Board of Trustees votes to push back football season 2 weeks
The Georgia High School Association Board of Trustees voted unanimously Monday to push back the start of football season two weeks.
Coach Kevin Kerr back with Macon Mayhem
Coach Kevin Kerr is back with the Macon Mayhem.
Fairview Park is ready for increasing COVID-19 cases
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - As the number of positive COVID-19 cases increases, Fairview Park Hospital in Dublin wants residents to know it can handle the pandemic. According to Fairview Park Hospital CEO, Donald Avery, the hospital has seen its highest…
Warner Robins stabbing suspect in custody, victim recovering
Police arrested 46-year-old Corey Dwayne Jenkins as his victim recovers from a stab wound. WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Warner Robins police are investigating a fight that sent a man to the hospital with a stab wound. Police say the…
Former Westside DB/WR Jehlen Cannady talks UGA football experience
ATHENS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Former Westside defensive back and wide receiver Jehlen Cannady AKA "Hollywood" is now a preferred walk-on at the University of Georgia. Cannady graduated from Westside this year. He's the first football player ever to come out…
Macon Bacon tops Catawba, Savannah in clean sweep
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Macon Bacon picked up two wins today. Half of their squad faced the Catawba Valley Stars at Luther Williams Field, while the other half of the team traveled to Savannah to take on the Bananas.…
UPDATE: Teen charged in connection with shooting death of Macon teen
A 17-year-old is charged with murder in connection with the shooting death of a Macon 16-year-old.