MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Several outdoor areas along the Ocmulgee River will be closed beginning Tuesday, August 5, due to high water levels and safety concerns, the Parks and Beautification Department announced. The following locations are affected: Dirt trails around the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT-DT) – Monday marked the first day of school for Bibb County students, and at Bruce Elementary, students were welcomed with…
ATLANTA (AP) — Former University of Tennessee football coach Derek Dooley on Monday announced his 2026 Republican bid for the U.S. Senate in Georgia against Democratic…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT-DT) - A domestic violence call turned into a tense and dangerous standoff early Saturday morning, ending with an exchange of gunfire between police…
UPDATE: Bibb County Sheriff’s Office Investigators with the assistance of the U.S. Marshals Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force and Florida Caribbean Regional Fugitive Task Force safely…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – An arrest has been made for the murder of 30-year-old Ashanti Macon. The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office in collaboration with the U.S. Marshals…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Students and parents braced the rain Saturday to receive school supplies and community resources, such as diapers and wipes in preparation for…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - If you had weekend plans to visit the Ocmulgee River, you’ll need to adjust those plans. Access to the Ocmulgee…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Air Force Reserve Command Force Generation Center has a new commander. On Saturday, friends, family, and Air Force members came…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Bibb County Sheriff's Office investigators are looking into the death of a woman found unresponsive Friday night on Houston Avenue. According…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon's Central High School was buzzing Friday morning with energy as athletes, coaches, and community members gathered for the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - An incoming cold front will stall out just south of Middle Georgia over the weekend, dropping temperatures but bringing…
UPDATE (8/1/25): A man wanted in connection with a double homicide in Sandersville is now in custody. According to Washington County Sheriff Joel Cochran, Damian Reaves was taken into custody just after 2 p.m. Friday. Multiple agencies took him into…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Bibb County students will soon be heading back into the classroom, and the Bibb County School District wants to ensure they are properly…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Local families can gear up for the new school year with a back-to-school giveaway scheduled for Saturday, August 2, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The event will be held at 3654 Eisenhower Parkway in Macon. The…
GRAY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Several Dairy Queen locations across Middle Georgia participated in Miracle Treat Day on Thursday, an annual event where at least one dollar from…
UPDATE: The Bibb County Sheriff's Office has identified the 18-year-old who died in a crash early Friday morning as Alexander Strebeck. Deputies identified the 17-year-old who died…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Macon Mental Health Matters released its second Adverse Childhood Experiences’ Initiative Report Thursday afternoon, unveiling new data on how childhood trauma…
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Monroe County Board of Commissioners along with Georgia State Senator John Kennedy announced Thursday, Monroe County will receive $5 million to help with…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Bibb County Board of Education has tentatively approved a new millage rate that will effectively raise property taxes by about 4.65%. The…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Through July, 2025 has been one of the hottest years on record. Today, Middle Georgians gathered outside the Tubman Museum…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Students have finally returned to the classroom in Houston County, but the back to school shopping and…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has extended the Heat Advisory for Middle Georgia through 8 PM EDT Friday evening. This Evening It’s a…
HOUSTON COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – It was a cheerful morning at Miller Elementary School in Warner Robins, as students returned for their first day of school. Teachers and…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A host of new measures are now in effect, geared toward the safety of students and staff members as they…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Summer break is over for some Middle Georgia students, with others headed back to class next week. With school back in session, school buses are…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Scattered storms will remain possible tomorrow, however the Heat Advisory remains in effect across Middle Georgia. This Evening While it was a cloudy start…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Monroe County School District is preparing for a new school year under the leadership of Superintendent Dr. Jim Finch. Finch began his tenure as…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Macon orthopedic surgeon is offering tips for preventing and treating shoulder injuries. Dr. Jared Hudspeth, an orthopedic shoulder and sports medicine surgeon…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — With temperatures nearing one hundred degrees in Middle Georgia for consecutive days, a local church is working actively to support the most vulnerable in…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — There seems to be more frequent and intense natural disasters today than ever before. That's why the American Red Cross in Macon says there is a need…
(UPDATE) 7/29: According to a news release from the Bibb County Sheriff's Office Tuesday night, Carl Ford has been located and is safe. They say he has been returned to his family. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Bibb County…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Mostly cloudy skies and scattered storms are likely Wednesday across Middle Georgia. This Evening It’s been another hot day around Middle Georgia with scattered storms initially firing up in the southeastern counties. Coverage of these storms…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Bibb County School District is preparing for a new school year under the leadership of Superintendent Dr. Dan Sims. Sims began his tenure…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A new council is looking to tackle teacher burnout, tardiness and other issues facing the Houston County School District.…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Houston County School District is preparing for a new school year and a new superintendent. Dr. Richard Rogers began his tenure as superintendent on…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Macon man is facing charges after deputies responded to an aggravated assault call involving a knife-wielding suspect Monday afternoon. According to…
UPDATE (7/29/2025) An arrest has been made in connection with a fatal single-vehicle crash that happened earlier this year on Bloomfield Road. The incident…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — This week's Restaurant Report Card provides food service inspection scores across Middle Georgia, as released by the Georgia Department of Public Health. The scores cover inspections conducted between Monday, July 21 and Friday, July 25. Understanding…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Leaders in Georgia are pushing for a Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation into the Bibb County Jail. Last week, Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock called on…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Scattered storms are likely around Middle Georgia tomorrow afternoon and evening. This Evening Scattered clouds from the afternoon will linger into the night before clearing a…
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Fort Valley State University (FVSU) will be featured in five games during the 2025 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) football season on ESPN platforms, including a primetime matchup on ESPNU and a pair of rivalry classics that…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Sgt. Greg Thomas of Macon Regional Crimestoppers appeared on 41Today to spotlight five individuals currently wanted by law enforcement agencies in Middle…
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Police are investigating a shooting that left one person injured early Sunday morning in Dublin. According to a release from Chief…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Albert Booze pleaded guilty Wednesday to voluntary manslaughter and aggravated battery in connection with the April 6, 2021 death of Bibb County Deputy Christopher Knight. He was sentenced to 25 years, including 13 to serve in prison…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The family of a woman killed in a head on collision weeks ago in Macon has started a…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Downtown Macon has a new spot for breakfast lovers: Flying Biscuit Café officially opened its doors Monday morning…
MONROE COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Monroe County man is in custody after barricading himself inside a home Monday morning when deputies attempted to serve multiple warrants. According to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, deputies arrived at a residence near…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Three people are in the hospital after a head-on crash early Sunday morning on Pio Nono Avenue. According to a Bibb County Sheriff's Office news release, it happened just after 1 a.m. near Pio Nono's intersection…
MONROE COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A 57-year-old man was found dead Saturday night after barricading himself inside a closet with a gun during a domestic dispute in Monroe County. According to a Monroe County Sheriff's Office news release, deputies responded…