MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon-Bibb Commissioner, Virgil Watkins, announced Thursday that he's dropping out of the race for Macon-Bibb mayor. In a Facebook post, Watkins says it was a hard decision to make, but says he's keeping the best interest…
MACON, Georgia (WMGT/41NBC) – Bibb County Deputies are trying to figure out who shot two teenage boys in their Macon home. According to the Bibb County Sheriff's Office, deputies responded to a shots fired call in the 200 block of…
Military families were in for a surprise, after hearing their layaway gifts at Robins Air Force Base's 'Exchange', were paid off.
Bibb County Sheriff deputies responded to a domestic dispute on December 13, at a home in the 900 block of Glenbrook Road.
Officers with the Warner Robins Police Department were dispatched to the area of Tallulah Trail on Wednesday, in reference to two people looking into mail boxes.
Governor Brian Kemp will administer the oath of office for Judge of the State Court of Bibb County, to Sharell F. Lewis on Friday, at 1 p.m.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Earlier this week, Macon Bacon Baseball gave 21 teachers gift cards for school supplies. Now, the organization is running a Christmas Ticket Special for any of its ticket packages, as a way of giving back. If…
WARNER ROBINS (41NBC/WMGT) -- Warner Robins detectives arrested a man for the December 12th shooting of Christian Searcy. On Dec. 19, Warner Robins detectives secured arrest warrants for 24-year-old Akeel Garbens Zamor for the following charges: Aggravated Assault Aggravated Battery…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – For 75 years, the American Red Cross of Central Georgia was located on Holt Avenue in Macon. Now, the organization has moved its services into a new building. Red Cross Executive Director Connie Hensler says the…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Two children living at the Abba House -- who may not have a gift under the Christmas tree -- will have a Merry Christmas. Thursday, Warner Robins Department of Community Supervision Office employees distributed dozens of…
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Today is the start of the Early National Signing Period. More than 80% of prospects are signing letters of intent to play for their future schools. In Dublin, High School Football Player, Romello Height is one…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Creekside at Macon Apartment residents still urge management to remove a dumpster near the property. Former Mayor C. Jack Ellis held a second news conference Wednesday to address the overflowing trash dumpster that caused rodents and…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- A former Associate Probate Judge and Family Law Attorney in Walton County, Georgia will spend 15 years in prison for attempted online enticement of a minor. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office of Middle District of…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Macon Bacon Baseball and partners surprised 21 local teachers with gift cards for school supplies for their students. The generosity is all a part of the organization's Tools for Teachers program. Each gift card was worth…
MACON, Georgia (WMGT/41NBC) – Scout is a 4 month old boxer lab mix. He’s calm, sweet and lovable. He’s also in need of a forever home. You can adopt him at All About Animals Rescue. It’s located at 101 Riverside Drive…
SUSPECTS FROM NOV. 29TH POST OFFICE ROBBERY, CAPTURED U.S. Marshal's Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested 19-year-old Roy Ford Jr. and 36-year-old Alvin Dunn MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Bibb County Sheriff's have two post office robbery suspects in custody this…
Warner Robins Police were called to the Family Dollar on North Houston Road Wednesday night, in reference to an armed robbery.
Middle Georgia saw temperatures this morning return to the freezing mark, but we are going to see much colder temperatures by tomorrow morning. By tomorrow our highs will be topping out in the mid 50's once again, but the good…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Macon-Bibb County’s IT department wants feedback from the public to help plan its Smart Neighborhoods MBC project. According to a Macon-Bibb Public Affairs news release, people can see what types of kiosks other cities use and…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - At Heritage Elementary School, 5th graders helped bring science to life. The students brought interactive learning to a whole new level to help peers learn about animal and plant cells. They dressed up, showed videos, and…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Radio station, Power 107.1 is helping families in need this holiday season. The station is giving away gifts to 12 less-fortunate families. It's part of power 107's "12 days of Christmas." People all over the community…
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Monroe County Sheriff's deputies arrested a Pensacola man after he carjacked a woman for her Hyundai Sonata. Authorities identified the suspect as Tony Levestear Scott, Jr. The Monroe County deputies received a "be on the lookout"…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Mount de Sales quarterback Dexter Williams and running back Josiah Cotton both signed letters of intent Wednesday to play for their future schools. Mount de Sales senior QB Dexter Williams after signing…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Bibb County teachers will receive the gift of having all of their projects supplies paid for. It's all thanks to the Peyton Anderson Foundation and an anonymous donor. "Every day your email was going off,” 3rd-grade…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Houston County District Attorney has filed a motion to revoke bond for Warner Robins Director of Redevelopment Gary Lee. He was charged with falsely reporting and making a false statement. However, he was released…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- A Houston County jury convicted a former school bus driver for the 2018 fatal accident of six-year-old Arlana Haynes. A judge handed Shalita Harris a 10-year sentence, charging her with the following: Homicide By Vehicle in…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Milledgeville community is mourning the death of a school employee killed in the John Millage Academy parking lot Wednesday morning. Georgia State Patrol reports 60-year-old Dianne Bayne was hit by a truck in the John…
MACON, Georgia (WMGT/41NBC) – The start of a new year and a new decade is just two weeks away. Lots of us come up with goals we want to achieve when the new year arrives. Licensed Therapist D. Renee Smith…
MACON, Georgia (WMGT/41NBC) – Bibb County deputies are looking for a man they say robbed a Waffle House at gunpoint and hit an employee in the head. According to the Bibb County Sheriff's Office, the robbery happened at the Waffle…
Bibb County deputies are investigating an armed robbery of a phone store Tuesday night.
Today was a busy day in Middle Georgia with record rainfall, a big cool down, and a likely tornado in Irwin County. Luckily, the end of the week will bring much calmer weather to the area, before we ramp up…
Three men involved in a multi-million dollar scheme to defraud millions from Citizens Bank and Trust (CB&T) have been sentenced.
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Warner Robins officials and residents gathered to find out whether the city will implement a new city manager position. "It was a 3/3 tie so it's going to just sit on the table for a…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The number of classes Bibb County high school students can take will soon change, moving from a seven-period schedule to six. On average, a Bibb County high school student has four common classes and three electives…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Houston County School Nutrition Program held its statewide food show at the Perry Arts Center Tuesday. More than 35 vendors and 200 visitors, including representatives from the Department of Education, participated. The event aims to…
EASTMAN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – GBI agents are still investigating a murder-suicide that happened in Dodge County over the weekend. Authorities say that the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office requested the help of Eastman GBI agents to assist with a death investigation.…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Tired of eating the same old-same old? Well, a new dining option is coming to Historic Downtown Perry. Orleans on Carroll is taking over Rusty's Downtown Grill and Bar. The restaurant is located at 807 Carroll…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is still investigating the incident that led former Mayor C. Jack Ellis detained by deputies at Creekside at Macon Apartments. Ellis says he suffered a few injuries from deputies while being handcuffed.…
MACON, Georgia (WMGT/41NBC) – The holiday season would not be complete without a little music. This Thursday, the Otis Redding Foundation is hosting its 2nd annual O'Tis the Season Benefit Concert. Justin Andrews, the Otis Redding Foundation's Special Projects and…
Here are Middle Georgia's food service health inspection scores from the Georgia Department of Public Health between December 9 and December 13.
The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a person shot Monday, in the 1900 block of Mallard Avenue
A Better Business Bureau study is exposing online rental property fraud
We have been closely monitoring severe storms in Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama.Those storms have had a history of producing strong tornadoes, including some that caused fatalities. These storms are to be taken very seriously, that being said, once these storms…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Razorline Barbershop on Pio Nono Avenue spent four hours cutting the hair of Hartley Elementary School boys. The boys not only got a fresh fade. They also got to impress the barbers by demonstrating their…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The historic New Perry Hotel will soon become apartments. HALO Group bought the building more than a year ago. Phase one of the project will convert the building behind the hotel into six -- one-bedroom apartment…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A project to widen a part of Bass Road is approved. According to Macon-Bibb Planning and Zoning Communications Manager, Mark Strozier, the project includes widening Bass Road from Providence Boulevard to New Forsyth Road. In an…
EASTMAN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Georgia Bureau of Investigating is investigating two shooting deaths outside a healthcare and rehab center in Dodge County. The shootings happened Sunday at the Eastman Healthcare and Rehab on Chester Highway. The case is being…
COCHRAN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - “The holiday season is when you kinda dig in your heart and you find that spiritual moment that you want to help others." Those are the words of Andy Lucas, president of the Cochran-Bleckley Chamber of…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A woman was killed after a tire flew from a truck and hit her on Sunday night. This comes from Lieutenant Kent Bankston with the Houston County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities identified the woman as 22-year-old Kimberly…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Downtown Perry Businesses say they are breaking records this holiday shopping season. Business owners say between Black Friday and Small Business Saturday, they brought in twice as many customers than ever before. Michelle Rhoades, the owner…