MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon Mayor Reichert is responding to Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms's comments made during a CNN interview Monday night. Lance-Bottoms stated that Reichert did not take immediate action to close down Macon when COVID-19 started spreading…
Mayors across Middle Georgia are reacting to Governor Kemp's decision to allow some businesses to reopen Friday.
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Around 30 soldiers from the local National Guard tested nearly 400 people for COVID-19 at Central State Hospital and the Georgia Military Veterans Home in Milledgeville. Testing began around 9 a.m. Tuesday morning and lasted about…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A YKK employee in Macon died Sunday from complications associated with COVID-19, according to a statement from YKK Corporation of America President Jim Reed. The statement says YKK will not be disclosing the identity of the…
ABBEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Wilcox County coroner Janice Brown says a 95-year-old woman died in a house fire Monday morning. Brown says it's possible lightning may have started the house fire around 2:30am Monday in the Seville community. Brown says…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Coliseum Medical Centers is now offering same-day COVID-19 testing for patients at three Middle Georgia hospitals. According to a news release from Coliseum, rapid testing is available for patients at Coliseum, Coliseum Northside Hospital and Fairview…
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Dublin City Schools is lighting up its historic Shamrock Bowl in honor of the 2020 Senior class. Dublin City Schools media pages explain the lights will glow for 20 minutes every week night at 8:20pm in…
Alright, so I know we are all pretty tired of severe weather across Middle Georgia, but we have another round on the way Thursday. First things first: Tomorrow is Earth Day, and it will be a nice day with highs…
OGLETHORPE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - An early morning fire in Macon County claims the lives of three children and a man. According to Macon County Coroner Brenda Oglesby, at 2:30 Saturday morning 911 dispatchers received a call for a structure fire…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Not only is it time for high school graduations, but elementary and middle school celebrations as well. With graduations postponed because of COVID-19, the Bibb County School District is making sure 5th and 8th graders aren't…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Click on the following links to read the full stories: Man dies after Napier Avenue shooting 41NBC AccuWeather Forecast: Quiet weather to begin work week
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A local engineer and seamstress who started sewing face masks for co-workers now makes them available to the Middle Georgia community. Rachel Moore says she realized there was a worldwide shortage of face masks after the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Riders on Macon-Bibb Transit Authority and Paratransit bus routes will be required to wear face-coverings starting Monday. According to MTA, the decision was made out of “an abundance of caution” as the Macon-Bibb COVID-19 cases rise.…
GRIFFIN, Ga. (AP) - The Georgia city of Griffin is being recognized for saving its century-old city hall building from neglect and decay. The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation says the restoration of the 1910 building has received the nonprofit's…
Coronavirus vs. iPhone In this segment of Tech Report, coronavirus is predicted to cause a massive drop in iPhone sales. This is according to Goldman Sachs. Analysts expect iPhone shipments to fall 36% as customers around the world remain on…
HAWKINSVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Storms caught Pulaski County residents off guard on Sunday, saying it went from rain to tree limbs flying. Greshian Humphries anticipated a rainy Sunday until the weather became severe later that night. She says "it took…
Governor Brian Kemp announced Monday several businesses can start re-opening this week.
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City confirmed a weak tornado touched down in Houston County during a severe thunderstorm on Sunday. The Houston County EMA performed a survey and relayed their findings. It has been found that a very…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Not only is it time for high school graduations, but elementary and middle school celebrations as well. With graduations postponed because of COVID-19, the Bibb County School District is making sure 5th and 8th graders aren't…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Click on the following links to read the full stories: Man dies after Napier Avenue shooting 41NBC AccuWeather Forecast: Quiet weather to begin work week
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A local engineer and seamstress who started sewing face masks for co-workers now makes them available to the Middle Georgia community. Rachel Moore says she realized there was a worldwide shortage of face masks after the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Riders on Macon-Bibb Transit Authority and Paratransit bus routes will be required to wear face-coverings starting Monday. According to MTA, the decision was made out of “an abundance of caution” as the Macon-Bibb COVID-19 cases rise.…
GRIFFIN, Ga. (AP) - The Georgia city of Griffin is being recognized for saving its century-old city hall building from neglect and decay. The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation says the restoration of the 1910 building has received the nonprofit's…
Coronavirus vs. iPhone In this segment of Tech Report, coronavirus is predicted to cause a massive drop in iPhone sales. This is according to Goldman Sachs. Analysts expect iPhone shipments to fall 36% as customers around the world remain on…
HAWKINSVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Storms caught Pulaski County residents off guard on Sunday, saying it went from rain to tree limbs flying. Greshian Humphries anticipated a rainy Sunday until the weather became severe later that night. She says "it took…
Governor Brian Kemp announced Monday several businesses can start re-opening this week.
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City confirmed a weak tornado touched down in Houston County during a severe thunderstorm on Sunday. The Houston County EMA performed a survey and relayed their findings. It has been found that a very…
Here are Georgia’s latest confirmed numbers from the Department of Public Health.
A 27-year-old man who was shot in the chest Sunday afternoon has died.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A 3-year-old child is dead and others are injured after a single-car accident on I-475 in Macon. According to Bibb County deputies, driver 29-year-old Jordan Fields, of Dothan, Alabama, lost control of the car as he…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A 3-year-old child is dead and others are injured after a single-car accident on I-475 in Macon. According to Bibb County deputies, driver 29-year-old Jordan Fields, of Dothan, Alabama, lost control of the car as he…
A 27-year-old man who was shot in the chest Sunday afternoon has died.
Several Houston County businesses are giving back amid the coronavirus.
EASTMAN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Churches across the United States have been forced to close their doors out of concern for coronavirus. Lakeside Church, in Dodge County, moved its Sunday service to an online stream. This "new normal" is still strange…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) --The Georgia Election Board is giving counties the option of establishing absentee ballot drop boxes for the June primary election. Officials say voters can use the drop boxes to turn in their ballots, while continuing to…
Well, we have had a beautiful day across Middle Georgia today, but we will see deteriorating conditions as we head through the weekend. Severe storms are once again in the forecast and Middle GA is under the gun...once again. Main…
The Georgia Red Cross is preparing for the chance of more severe weather this weekend and "an even larger statewide response" after last weekend's major tornado outbreak, which is just entering the recovery phase.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The North Central Health District's first drive-up sample collection for COVID-19 testing opened in Macon Friday. The first collection site is located at the Macon-Bibb County Health Department. Public Information Officer, Michael Hokanson says residents must…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Better Business Bureau encourages graduating seniors to think twice before uploading senior pictures to social media. According to the organization, scammers surf social media sites looking for #ClassOf2020 posts. This gives hackers the name of…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Bibb County Board of Education has decided to end online instruction for students and teachers a little early and postpone graduations. According to an announcement from Bibb County Superintendent Dr. Curtis Jones, the academic school…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Since many restaurants are either closed or doing take out only during the COVID-19 pandemic, many people may be cooking more than they have before. The staff at Texas Roadhouse in Macon wanted to show everyone…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Bibb County Coroner's Office is trying to figure out what happened to man that was found dead in a hotel room. Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones tells 41NBC that 36 year old Tremayne Lester was…
$1,648,580 in federal grant dollars is now available to multiple communities across the Middle District of Georgia in response to public safety challenges posed by the outbreak of COVID-19.
It's Severe Weather Awareness Week, and storms could return to Middle Georgia this weekend.
Pastor Eddie Smith believes partnering with the Middle Georgia Food Bank was the best thing to do.
It's so students can make-up work and turning in Chromebooks.
Summer camp in Macon-Bibb County may not open this year.
Bibb County Sheriff's Office investigators need your help identifying a woman seen on surveillance video entering the automobile of another person.
We started Thursday chilly across Middle Georgia, with lows dropping to the upper 30's in Macon this morning. We will finally get a warm up from these chilly mornings by Friday. Through the day on Friday high pressure, that has…
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)-- The National Weather Service has confirmed a strong tornado touched down in Monroe County early Monday morning. After an extensive damage survey, crews determined that an EF-3 tornado, with winds up to 140 mph moved through the…