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…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office received reports of "scam artists" trying to defraud customers by posing as Georgia Power employees. The scammers have been calling senior citizen customers in Macon over the past few days. According…
MACON, Georgia (WMGT/41NBC) – Bibb County Deputies are looking for three men they say robbed the Triangle Package at 3564 Napier Ave in Macon at gunpoint. According to the Bibb…
MACON, Georgia (WMGT/41NBC) – Bibb County Deputies are looking for a man they say robbed a Beauty Supply store in Macon at gunpoint. According to the Bibb County Sheriff's Office, the man entered the Pretty Girl Beauty Supply at 1207…
VIENNA, Georgia (WMGT/41NBC) – Classes at Dooly County Schools will resume as normal this week after a threat was made on social media. According to a post on the school district's Facebook page, the superintendent and other school officials found…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (WMGT/41NBC) – Police in Warner Robins are looking for the person who they say shot and killed a gas station employee over the weekend. According to the Warner Robins Police Department, officers were called to the Express…
Buford High School beat Warner Robins 17-14 in overtime to capture the GHSA Class 5A football championship Friday at Georgia State Stadium.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Navicent Health Police Department partnered with the Bibb Sheriff’s Office to ensure the safety of patients, visitors and staff at the hospital. Officials coordinated an active shooter drill with the intent of making sure those…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Blighted properties along Duncan Avenue in Macon are in the process of being turned into affordable housing. “In total, I've acquired about nine properties,” said Marques Braddy, founder of the God Blessed Us Foundation. “I finished…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Tubman Museum held a “Little Richard House" Annual Luncheon Friday. Former Minority leader Stacy Abrams was the keynote speaker at the fundraising event. The event highlighted the improvements at the Little Richard home, along with…
The Dublin High School football team beat Brooks County 42-32 in the GHSA AA title game Friday.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Bibb County Sheriff’s deputies arrested five Macon men after serving a warrant in the 2800 block of Blount Street. Authorities say the arrests happened at 3:40 p.m. on Dec. 10. They deemed four of the men…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Warner Robins Demon fans are hyped-up. Demons are getting ready to return to the state championship in hopes of securing a 5A state title. Students, teachers, and community members gathered at Warner Robins High School…
House Judiciary Committee approves two articles of impeachment (23 to 17) WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) - The House Judiciary Committee approved two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. This comes after postponing a vote on Thursday. According to the Associated…
MACON, Georgia (WMGT/41NBC) – If you still need to check some items off of your holiday shopping list or if you haven't started yet, the Macon Coliseum has an event coming up that could help with that. It's hosting its…
The Bibb County Sheriffs Office delivered gifts and donations to the Holly Jolly Shoppe
The Mercer Medicine Clinic in Peach County is now open. It's a health facility where all residents will be accepted
Warner Robins Mayor Randy Toms and personnel from the city's fire department are heading to Columbus for the Mayor's Motorcade
Heavy rain has started in Middle Georgia today and it is expected to continue into Friday. A warm front will lift toward the area tomorrow. This will continue to draw in moisture from the Gulf of Mexico. Heavy rain will…
A person is in the hospital after being shot in the face Thursday night.
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Dublin (13-1) taking on Brooks County (10-4) in the 2A state championship Friday at Georgia State Stadium. The Fighting Irish are back in the state finals for the first time since 2006. It's no surprise that…
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- A waitress at a local restaurant calls a tip she received “a blessing.” A party of 11 surprised Janet Ballard, a server at Cracker Barrel, with a $1,100 gratuity tip. According to Ballard, the party came…
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -The Carl Vinson VA Medical Center in Dublin held a ribbon-cutting for its Mental Health Facility on Thursday. According to officials, all furniture, fixtures, and décor are complete. Carl Vinson VA Medical Center Staff have started to…
UPDATE: Authorities arrested 28-year-old Bryant Alexander Poole and 21-year-old Gabrielle Hoges in connection with a shooting that happened on Dec. 10. WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Authorities captured and identified the suspects as: Bryant Alexander Poole, 28 Gabrielle Hoges, 21 Detectives…
GRAY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A deer met head-on with a Jones County woman traveling on Gray Highway Thursday morning. Deputies say the deer ran out of the woods and crashed through the windshield of the woman's vehicle. Furthermore, she was…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - For those who have more holiday decorating to do, first responders offer some safety tips. The holiday season keeps Macon-Bibb's first responders busy. From frying turkeys to live-tree care, Jeremy Webb with Macon-Bibb Fire Department encourages…