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…
Centerville Police helped the Houston County Sheriff's Office capture a man
The Georgia Sports Hall of Fame held its annual jacket ceremony.
Monroe County and Bibb County Deputies executed search warrants Friday.
A gordon man is in jail, accused of setting his camper on fire.
Macon-Bibb County fire crews responded to the Ashley Towers Apartments
Customers do not have to press 9 first, to dial 911.
Love comes in all different kinds of packaging.
Former boyfriend of 23-year-old Anitra Gunn, is charged with malice murder in connection to her death.
Monroe County is helping with Juliette's contaminated water crisis.
Three more suspects are charged in connection to the murder of a former Appling Middle School student.
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Fort Valley judge grants bond for 23-year-old Demarcus Little, the former boyfriend of FVSU student Anitra Gunn. Little’s bond is set at $10,000 and he is ordered to wear an ankle monitor. Once he…
MONTEZUMA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Two people are dead after crash involving a box truck in Macon County. The crash happened around 1:00pm on Georgia 49. According to Georgia State Patrol, 22-year-old Clarence Coleman of Americus and 20-year-old Shantion Seats of…
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Friends, classmates and co-workers are remembering Fort Valley college student Anitra Gunn. They held a special balloon release Thursday night at Eighteen36 in Fort Valley. Several city leaders and friends shared memories about the 23-year…
After what seems like a year of consecutive rainy days, we are finally starting to dry out in Middle Georgia. We picked up another 1.08" of rain just today, bringing our total to 8.51" for the month of February...an we…
Some of the counties impacted are Bibb, Houston, Jones, Twiggs, and Monroe.
Georgia is one of three states to celebrate Arbor Day in February.
Bibb County deputies need help finding a man they say has warrants for five counts of aggravated assault.
A Macon woman is dead after a single vehicle crash Thursday afternoon.
A Macon man faces gun and drug charges after being arrested Wednesday night near downtown.