MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Lenders in the home buying market say business is starting to pick up as coronavirus restrictions ease in Georgia. Tara Purvis with Angel Oak Home Loans says this time of the year - spring into summer…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - To aid small businesses through COVID-19, a local freelance designer is providing help with his Macon Gives a Shirt Campaign. Matt Smith and other designers started the campaign in April to partner with businesses with the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Meals on Wheels has launched a new project to help more elders during the pandemic with its senior chat program. A new initiative addresses the social isolation experience that elderly people face as they shelter in…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A mix up in the Congressional Republican Primary might cost some citizens their votes. According to Macon-Bibb County Board of Elections members, they made an error which placed candidates on the wrong ballot. The error took…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Macon-Bibb County Mayor Robert Reichert recommended budget cuts and furloughs during his Fiscal Year 2021 budget presentation, which he called his "most difficult". Reichert said that the full impact of COVID-19 remains unknown, but he expects revenue…
Mary Persons High School announced its Class of 2020 Valedictorian and Salutatorian Tuesday.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Historic Macon plans to sell the Sidney Lanier Cottage House within the next nine to 12 months. Executive Director Ethiel Garlington says the cottage will sell as a private, single family home. Once sold, it will no…
Here are Middle Georgia's food service health inspection scores from the Georgia Department of Public Health between Monday, May 11 and Friday, May 15.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Click on the following links to read the full stories: Early morning fire causes damage to three structures in Macon Warner Robins teen hospitalized after Monday night shooting 41NBC Acuweather Forecast: Scattered showers forecast all week…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – An early morning fire causes damage to three structures in Macon. According to Macon-Bibb Fire Chief, Marvin Riggins, the fire started just after 5 a.m. Tuesday on Pebble and 2nd streets. Riggins said one of the…
A Warner Robins teenager is being treated at the hospital after being shot in the leg Monday night.
Rain and storms are still hanging around Middle Georgia this evening. You can expect to see a few more storms ahead of a cold front moving through by tomorrow morning. Through the day on Tuesday we will see some clearing…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Warner Robins city council met Monday to discuss the construction of a new visitor information center coming to the city. Not to be confused with the EL Greenway Welcome Center by Robins Air Force…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Heart of Georgia announce a new program to help families in need. The program known as Operation Summer Help assists parents in providing safe childcare options during the summer months.…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Macon-Bibb Transit Authority is starting to open its transit station. "We've relied on the science and we've relied on the experts. But then when the governor came in and changed the rules for Georgia, we felt…
The Treutlen County School District announced in a Facebook post Monday it is postponing its scheduled May 24 ceremony.
SANDERSVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Sandersville police and fire departments are reporting the town's fourth fire in three weeks, and this one was deadly. According to a post from the Sandersville Police Facebook page, the fire happened around 5:30 Monday…
55-year-old Kenny Whitehead now has additional charges following the discovery of a woman's body outside the Daybreak center Sunday.
On May 14, PR Daily announced the winners of its Communicators of the Year program. Chris Floore -- Public Affairs for Macon-Bibb County -- was named Government Communicator of the Year. Floore received the same recognition in 2019 when the…
ROBERTA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- On Tuesday, Highway 42 South at the intersections of Marshall Mill and Taylors Mill Road will become a four way stop. This news release comes from the Crawford County Sheriff's Office. Deputies urge Crawford County residents…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Three Macon churches alongside the Community Empowerment Center partnered to provide free COVID-19 testing. On Saturday, residents drove through the parking lots of both Unionville Baptist and Bibb Mt. Zion Baptist Church seeking results. “If you’re…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Little Richard House reopens, honoring his memory. This comes almost a week after the rock-n-roll legend's passing. The Little Richard House in Macon wants to keep his memory and spirit alive. Representatives say fans and friends…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- A traffic accident in Macon left one man seriously injured after he tried to help another man in the roadway. Bibb County Sheriff’s investigators say the accident happened on I-475 at the Tucker Road overpass around…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Click on the following links to read the full stories: Man arrested following River Walk Apartments homicide Bibb deputies investigate after reports of public intercourse with corpse 41NBC Acuweather Forecast: Active weather across southeast
We have seen a few storms push through Middle Georgia after a hot day. These showers will help cool things down a bit with our lows still warm in the upper 60's. Tomorrow will bring a chance for strong to…
Hawkinsville High School's Class of 2020 will graduate on Thursday, June 4.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer-involved shooting that happened Saturday night.
UPDATE: Man charged with murder, rape of woman outside Daybreak MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Bibb County Sheriff Deputies are investigating the death of a woman after reports of public intercourse. Deputies responded to a complaint of two people having intercourse…
A Houston County woman, with the help of strangers, made sure high school seniors were celebrated Saturday.
As Election Day inches closer, 41NBC is introducing Macon-Bibb voters to their candidates for commissioners.
Bibb County Sheriff's Office investigators made an arrest in connection to the shooting death of 22-year-old Douglas Stevenson Tuesday night.
As Election Day inches closer, 41NBC is introducing Macon-Bibb voters to their candidates for commissioners.
As Election Day inches closer for Georgia voters, 41NBC is introducing you to Macon-Bibb's commissioner candidates.
The churches are teaming up with Community Empowerment Center Inc., and the Community Church of God.
Friday morning, staff and faculty gave out caps and gowns to the class of 2020
All of the Moonhanger Group's restaurants will reopen on Tuesday, May 26, according to a Facebook post made by owner Wes Griffith.
Supporters for Macon-Bibb Mayoral candidate Cliffard Whitby held a news conference Friday outside the Macon-Bibb Government Center.
According to the Federal Highway Administration, more than half of fatal crashes happen when a driver crosses the center line.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Historic Macon Foundation is moving its headquarters to a new location. The non-profit organization announced the plans at its annual meeting Thursday. Historic Macon says it will move into the oldest standing fire station in…
Five candidates are qualified for the upcoming Macon-Bibb mayoral election.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Two Macon lawyers, Franklin and Laura Hogue, are representing 64-year-old Gregory McMichael in the Ahmaud Arbery case -- a man killed while jogging in Brunswick in February. They say their client didn't commit murder, and it…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - NewTown Macon is in the running for the 2020 “America’s Main Streets” contest. According to a news release from NewTown, Main Streets helps with the growth of downtowns, communities, and it helps build a sense of…
The Houston County School District announced the dates, times and locations for all of its in-person graduation ceremonies in a series of Facebook posts Friday.
ATLANTA (AP) - The election director for Georgia’s most populous county says that technical issues have prevented officials from processing absentee ballot applications sent in by email. Fulton County Election Director Richard Barron said Thursday that it’s caused a backlog…
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia’s labor commissioner has a message to people seeking unemployment benefits -- Don’t forget to claim them each week. Labor Commissioner Mark Butler told reporters Thursday that more than 50,000 gig economy and self-employed workers approved for…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) --A local man is helping the community during the COVID-19 pandemic. Jerrod Echols -- founder of the Melanated Community Stimulation Project Incorporated -- says his life-long mission is to help Bibb County’s under-represented population. He says his…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A pair of murder suspects are in jail this morning in connection to the Randall Head killing, thanks to a Crimestoppers tip. According to a news release from the Bibb County Sheriff's Office, deputies and U.S.…
The distribution drive-thru will be Friday, May 15 at the high school campus.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Medical Center Navicent Health celebrated the release of COVID-19 patient, Bernice Brown on Tuesday. Brown’s daughter, Jacques Williams, says her mom was in the hospital for 37 days. And having her mother home now is the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Georgia lawmakers say the state is past due for hate crime laws and they want a bill to pass following the death of Ahmaud Arbery. "We're coming. There's no way we're going to stop what has…