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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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, 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, 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…
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…
49-year-old, Dave Carty, was found guilty on February 1, 2019 of one count of wire fraud.
Macon-Bibb Commissioners Tuesday approved a local face covering mandate and the relocation of two downtown Confederate statues.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
A 17-year-old is charged in connection with the shooting death of a 16-year-old Friday night.
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…
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…
The Georgia High School Association Board of Trustees voted unanimously Monday to push back the start of football season two weeks.
Coach Kevin Kerr is back with the Macon Mayhem.
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…
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…
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, 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.…
A 17-year-old is charged with murder in connection with the shooting death of a Macon 16-year-old.
CENTERVILLE, Georiga (41NBC/WMGT) - A fight at a Middle Georgia mall spilled into the parking lot and ends with shots fired. Friday afternoon, the Centerville Police Department received a call about a fight at the Houston County Galleria. Witnesses say…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- It has been hot over the last few days, and the water park at Rigby's in Warner Robins wants to help you stay cool. The water park and entertainment complex are open now, except for…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- June is Minority Mental Health Awareness Month and with some still practicing social isolation due to COVID, the loneliness can impact communities in many ways. Some experts say black Americans are more likely to report persistent…
Corporal Greg Thomas does something special for law enforcement agents in Middle Georgia. MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- A member from one local law enforcement agency strives to promote hope in Middle Georgia. Corporal Greg Thomas with the Bibb County Sheriff's…
Two-year-old dies after being hit by a vehicle on Hill-Brown Road. JEFFERSONVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- A two-year-old is dead after a fatal traffic accident in Twiggs County on Thursday. Twiggs County Sheriff'S deputies say the incident happened Thursday at around…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)-- The Bibb County Sheriff's Office has arrested a man for the murder of 30-year-old Jontavious Towns, almost 3 years after his death. Thursday, July 16, 2020, officers found and arrested 26-year-old Horace Jamal Marsh, in connection to…
This article about the coronavirus red zone was originally published by the Center for Public Integrity, a nonprofit newsroom based in Washington, D.C. A document prepared for the White House Coronavirus Task Force but not publicized suggests more than a…
They've now won six of their last eight.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- As more and more places are requiring masks, what does that mean for your pockets? According to Dr. Antonio Saravia, associate professor of economics at Mercer, one-third of families are reporting they can't pay their rent…