If you enjoyed the weather today, you are most likely going to enjoy Friday's forecast as well. A cold front will be dropping in from the north bringing a chance of snow to parts of the mountains, and rain to…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- More than 1,000 third graders met in Warner Robins in the name of economics. For Market Day, students gathered from 19 Houston County Schools to buy and sell goods and services that they researched and…
HAMPTON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - NASCAR's David Ragan took 41NBC's Montezz Allen on a ride-along Wednesday at Atlanta Motor Speedway. While driving, Ragan peaked at 170 MPH, which is about 30 to 40 MPH less than what the drivers reach in…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon Transit Authority buses are opening their doors to offer children free rides. Beginning March 2, children under 13 can ride for free with an accompanying adult on MTA buses. MTA officials took the proposal to…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Beverly Knight Olson Children’s Hospital, Navicent Health celebrated its 1st birthday Thursday. Dozens gathered in the lobby area to recognize donors who contributed to the facility. The Children’s Hospital opened its doors to Middle Georgia…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- A 16-year-old girl faces a 2019 armed robbery charge after being suspected of a recent burglary. Bibb County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call about a burglary at 4728 High Oak Drive on Wednesday around 1:30…
Update: Rescued animals are now at a secure location out-of-state and the total number of recovered dogs is 168. MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Law enforcement agencies executed 11 federal search warrants Wednesday morning related to a suspected dogfighting ring. The…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Bibb County Sheriff's investigators say that 17-year-old Drequan Brown turned himself over to authorities this morning. Drequan was reportedly in the passenger seat of the vehicle when the accident happened. Authorities say witnesses saw both Dontavious…
FORSYTH, Georgia (WMGT/41NBC) – Two people are dead after an early morning fire in Monroe County. According to Anna Lewis with the Monroe County Sheriff's Office, the Monroe County fire department responded to a structure fire on Old Zebulon Road…
MACON, Georgia (WMGT/41NBC) – Melanie is a shar pei mix. She's a little less than a year old, she's playful and gets along with other dogs. She’s also in need of a forever home. You can adopt her at All…
A cold front moved through the area today that brought some much cooler air and dry weather. This cold air will continue to flow into the southeast through the end of the week. Not only will it be cold on…
Former Northside High School football coach Kevin Kinsler is now an assistant football coach at The Westfield School.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The coronavirus, which began in China, has now reached multiple countries. Health officials across Georgia are preparing people to help slow the spread of the virus. “We are having a global impact from the coronavirus,” said…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Georgia farmers and forest landowners impacted by Hurricane Michael will now have help returning to regular operations. Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black announced today the approval of the Farm Recovery Block Grant. The grant is worth…
A second person is in custody in the Anitra Gunn case.
An 18-year-old was arrested this week following a fatal accident in Macon this month.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Bibb County sheriff's deputies need your help finding 17-year-old Drequan Brown. Brown is wanted for theft by receiving regarding a fatal traffic accident that happened on Feb. 17 on Napier Avenue in Macon. Suspect’s description Stand…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Bibb County Sheriff’s investigators need your help identifying the person in the photo. Authorities say the suspect stole an employee’s purse from Natalia’s Restaurant in Macon. Deputies say the incident was reported on February 5 around…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Bibb County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a burglary that happened at the Dollar General, located at 4471 Jeffersonville Road. Authorities say the incident happened around 6 a.m. on Wednesday. Camera footage shows a man smashing the…
ROBERTA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Local farmers have their fingers crossed in hopes that House Bill 545 passes. This will allow added protection for farms and their legacies. Leighton Cooley, a fourth-generation farmer and co-owner of Cooley Farms in Roberta, has…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A fire that sparked in a vacant apartment at apartment complex in Macon caused a lot of damage Wednesday morning. According to the Macon-Bibb Fire Department, the fire happened a Green Meadow Townhouses on Log Cabin…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Bibb County deputies are looking for a man who they say robbed a gas station in Macon at gunpoint Wednesday morning. According to the Bibb County Sheriff's Office, the robbery happened at Murphy Express at 1410…
We saw a few showers across Middle Georgia today that brought our monthly rain totals up to 9.91". This now ranks us at the #2 wettest February on record in Macon. Today we saw a cold front move into the…
For the 11th year, Eagle Springs Elementary school in Byron highlights African American writers for Black History Month.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - In the fight to control crime, Macon-Bibb commissioners want to put a limit on new alcohol licenses at convenience stores. Commissioners say there is more alcohol being sold at these stores than goods. According to Bibb…
MACON, Georgia, (41NBC/WMGT) - More access to food for Middle Georgia's youth -- that was the goal of Tuesdays Summer Food Service Program Summit. The Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning hosted the summit at Helms College, in Macon.…
MACON, Georgia (WMGT/41NBC) – Bibb County Sheriff's deputies are investigating a burglary that happened at a Dollar General in Macon. According to a news release, the burglary happened at the store located at 888 Pierce Avenue overnight on Feb. 17.…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Authorities arrested Macon man after he gave a false identity and made threats to a deputy. Bibb County Sheriff's deputies responded to an address in the 2000 block of Houston Avenue regarding a person trespassing. Upon…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Bibb County Sheriff’s deputies need help finding 20-year-old Travon Maurice Harden. Deputies obtained warrants for five counts of aggravated assault. Authorities responded to a shots-fired incident that happened on Feb. 18 at 6:28 p.m. at West…
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Details are now available about the funeral service for Fort Valley State University student Anitra Gunn. Her funeral will take place Saturday, February 29th at 11:00am at Greater Peace Baptist Church in Opelika, Alabama. Church…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A four story hotel with 92 rooms is set to open in north Macon. Construction could start as early as March. The Planning and Zoning Board approved the project Monday According to the proposal presented by…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - There are no injuries to report after a car hydroplaned and hit a building in Bibb County. The crash happened just before 8:00am at 2972 Vineville Avenue. The Bibb County Sheriff's Office reports no one was…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Teachers and administrators have until Saturday, Feb. 29 to apply for a Cox Charities Innovation in Education grant. According to a Cox Charities news release, grant awards educators up to $2,500 for projects and curriculum that…
Here are Middle Georgia's food service health inspection scores from the Georgia Department of Public Health between February 17 and February 23.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Bibb County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a suspicious death reported in the 2400 block of Holland Drive around 7 a.m. in Macon. Deputies responded to the address where a 16-year-old Jer’mya Troupe was found dead by…
CRAWFORD COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — One person is dead and another person is injured after a car crash in Crawford County. According to the Georgia Department of Transportation, the crash happened on state route 22 at Billy White Road in…
People in one Middle Georgia county are fighting for clean water.
It has been another cold and rainy day in Middle Georgia, no surprise there, but changes are once again on the way. Overnight we will keep heavy rain in the forecast as well as a chance of thunderstorms. As a…
Several dozen of Anitra Gunn's friends, classmates and others gathered at Fort Valley State University's Pettigrew Center Monday night to celebrate Gunn's life.
ROBERTA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- 23-year-old Demarcus Little returns to court, this time in Crawford County. Monday was Little's first court appearance for the malice murder charge of Anitra Gunn. Little is accused of strangling her. Little's lawyer, Benjamin Davis, says…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Bibb County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Macon woman after she tried to flee during a cocaine discovery. Authorities say the traffic stop happened Saturday on Highway 247. After witnessing a Kia SUV traveling 20 miles over…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - State Representative Jeff Jones (R-Brunswick) wants to stop legislators from taking leave, prolonging prosecution of violent criminals. Jones introduced House Bill 982, also known as Hailie's Amendment. According to a news release from the state government,…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Recent flooding of the Ocmulgee River leaves Amerson Park closed for the next few days. The park staff says that receding floodwaters left behind clay-like sand. That sand makes the park's trails slippery. As a precaution,…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Macon bacon baseball club is hosting a “Fan” Fest to unveil new industrial fans to keep Luther Williams Field cool this summer. According to a Macon Bacon news release, the ballpark wasn’t built like modern-day…
CENTERVILLE, Georgia -- A Centerville store sold a winning Fantasy 5 jackpot ticket worth $581,958 for the Feb. 21 drawing. This is according to a news release from the Georgia Lottery Corporation. The news release states that the winner purchased…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Beverly Knight Olson Children's Hospital is celebrating a milestone birthday this year: it's first. Missi Upshaw, the hospital's project manager, visited by Daybreak to let us know how year one went and about a special celebration…
ROBERTA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Crawford County investigators are looking into the death of a 76-year-old man. According to Crawford County Sheriff's Office, Lee Alvin Becham was found lying in his yard unresponsive in the 1900 block of Marshal Mill Road.…
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Investigators say 23-year-old Anitra Gunn died from strangulation. 41NBC obtained the arrest warrant for 23-year-old Demarcus Little's malice murder charge. The warrant states on February 14th, 2020 on Greer Road in Crawford County, "Little unlawfully…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Macon man is in jail after Bibb County deputies found drugs, guns and cash in the car he was driving. According to the Bibb County Sheriff's Office, deputies pulled over 30 year old Dustin Parham…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Bibb County deputies are looking for the person who they robbed a store in Macon at gunpoint. According to the Bibb County Sheriff's Office, the robbery happened Sunday night just before 10 p.m. at the Market…