Arrested Wilcox County deputy faces 3 felony charges
A Wilcox County deputy was arrested Wednesday after a narcotics investigation.
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Cherry Blossom Festival makes Top 20 event list
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon’s International Cherry Blossom Festival is getting some regional recognition. The Southeast Tourism Society has selected the International Cherry Blossom Festival as a "Top 20 Event" for March 2020. Every year, travel industry experts select 20…
Rare "unicorn" meteor storm possible Thursday night
The skies of Middle Georgia could be graced with 100's of meteors an hour on Thursday night amid what experts are referring to as a meteor storm. The alpha Monocerotid meteor shower will be peaking on Thursday Nov. 21. While…
Early voting for Warner Robins, Perry runoffs start November 21
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Both Warner Robins and Perry start their early voting for December runoff elections. In Warner Robins, Eric Langston and Charles Bibb are running for the Post 2 seat. During the November 5th election, Langston claimed…
DOJ: Violent crimes drop by more than 24% in Dublin
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The City of Dublin is making progress in decreasing crime. Dublin Law enforcement, along with the Department of Justice and the FBI held a news conference on Wednesday at Dublin City Hall. Officials discussed the collaborative…
Records: Boy attacked by teens because of earlier fight
DECATUR, Ga. (AP) - Authorities in Georgia say a group of older students attacked an elementary student on a school bus because of an earlier dispute with their sibling. News outlets report the teenage siblings of a Snapfinger Elementary School…
Columbus woman gets life sentence in boyfriend’s slaying
COLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) - A Georgia woman convicted of shooting her boyfriend to death then confessing to the crime at a mental health facility has been sentenced to life in prison. The Ledger-Enquirer reports 45-year-old Yashicer Alexandra Pritchett was found…
Richmond County Sheriff's Investigator killed during shooting
AUGUSTA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Richmond County Sheriff's Investigator died Tuesday night, after he was shot at a convenience store. According to a press release from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit was conducting…
Oglethorpe Library closed until further notice
OGLETHORPE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Oglethorpe Library will be closed until further notice, according to a tweet from the Middle Georgia Regional Library System. Oglethorpe city clerk Tara German says after the most current librarian's probationary period ended, the city…
Daybreak Interview: Little Mr. and Miss Cherry Blossom Coronation
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – This weekend, the International Cherry Blossom Festival is holding its first Royalty program event with the Little Mr. and Miss Cherry Blossom Coronation. International Cherry Blossom Festival President and CEO, Stacy Moore, stopped by Daybreak to…
Staying dry and warming through the week
We are pretty much going to copy and paste our weather from today onto Wednesday. Expect sunny skies and highs staying in the 60's. This will pretty much be our forecast through Thursday evening. Expect to keep the clear skies…
Four arrested at Forsyth Gardens apartment complex
The Forsyth Police Department attempted to serve a felony arrest warrant for Brandon Smith, at the Forsyth Gardens.
Five arrested on drug charges with seven-week-old present
A seven-week-old baby is safe while five adults face multiple drug charges.
Human remains found in Wilcox County
Skeletal remains were found Tuesday afternoon around on the side of Georgia Highway 280, east of Pitts in Wilcox County.
Centerville set to revitalize community
EGGS AND ISSUES GIVES COMMUNITY AN UPDATE ABOUT CENTERVILLE IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS CENTERVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - "So much to show. So much to see." That's how Betsy Yates, specialty leasing and marketing manager of Houston County Galleria, sums up renovations at…
Police: White teen girl aimed to attack black Georgia church
GAINESVILLE, Georgia (AP) - Police say a white teenage girl is accused of plotting to attack a mostly black church in north Georgia. Gainesville Police Chief Jay Parrish said in a Tuesday statement that Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church was…
Salvation Army's Angel Tree up, looking for people to adopt wish lists
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Salvation Army in Macon needs people to help make a child's Christmas better. Christmas wish lists are hanging from the Salvation Army's Angel Tree at the Shoppes at River Crossing. Major Frances Gilliam with the…
Macon Mayhem "parts ways" with head coach Leo Thomas
The Macon Mayhem are looking for a new head coach.
'Operation Hidden Eye' helps arrest 30 people in Macon
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- More than 30 people were arrested in “Operation Hidden Eye” by the Bibb County Sheriff's Office. Bibb County Sheriff David Davis held a news conference on Tuesday to discuss how the operation helps decrease crime. Law enforcement…
Georgia officials identify likely source of measles outbreak
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia health officials say a family of five is the likely source of a measles outbreak in a metro Atlanta county that has sickened 11 people. The Georgia Department of Public Health said Monday the family’s cases…
3 black colleges get $1M apiece for faculty development
ATLANTA (AP) - Three historically black colleges are each getting $1 million grants to aid faculty development. Atlanta’s all-male Morehouse College is getting $1 million from the Carnegie Corp. of New York, while neighboring all-female Spelman College is getting $500,000…
Pink Promise United raises more than $53,000 to fund mammograms
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The United Way of Central Georgia is awarding grants to local agencies to fund mammograms. It's Pink Promise United initiative is providing funding to four local organizations to pay for mammogram screenings and education for uninsured and…
WANTED | Man robs Murphy Express gas station in east Macon
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Bibb County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating an armed robbery that happened at a gas station on Gray Highway. Authorities say the incident happened around 1:50 a.m. at the Murphy Express at 1402 Gray Highway. Deputies say…
Restaurant Report Card: Food service inspection scores November 11-15
Here are Middle Georgia's food service health inspection scores from the Georgia Department of Public Health between November 11 and November 15.
Quiet, mild weather hangs around this week
After a few showers to start the day, we saw sunshine and a warm up to the upper 60's for Monday afternoon. A trough will be moving through the area through the day on Tuesday, but impacts are not expected…
Downtown Macon now offers free Wi-Fi
From selfies for social media, to searching local restaurant's menus, you can now do all of that without using your data.
Overtyme Bar and Grill donating turkeys for holidays
A Macon restaurant and bar wants to give back during the holidays.
World’s largest convenience store to bring more than 200 jobs
The world’s largest convenience store is coming to Warner Robins
I-16 rest areas in Dublin reopen after underground upgrades
Two rest areas along Interstate 16 in Dublin are officially reopened Monday.
Macon teen shot walking on Hawkinsville Avenue
The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that happened Monday, involving a teenager
Dodge County man charged with shooting death of his brother
RHINE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is assisting the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office in a death investigation involving two brothers. Deputies responded to a shooting just before midnight Saturday, November 16th at a home on Mill Pond…
GBI investigating teen shooting death in Dodge County
EASTMAN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is looking into the shooting death of a 17-year-old in Dodge County. The death happened around 9:00 Saturday morning at a home on Brown Street in Chauncey. Chauncey Police reported finding…
Man charged with sending sexually threatening messages to minors
JEFFERSONVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Twiggs County deputies arrest a 19-year-old Newnan man in connection to sending sexually threatening messages through social media. Geovanni Adamson is being held without bond in the Twiggs County Law Enforcement Center for three counts of…
Twiggs deputies arrest man accused of sexual exploitation of children
JEFFERSONVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Twiggs County deputies arrest a man in connection to a sexual exploitation of children investigation. Deputies arrested 46-year-old Michael Hulsey on warrants out of Cherokee County. According to a news release from the Twiggs County Sheriff's…
UPDATE: Multiple arrests made in connection to robberies of two Macon stores
Video surveillance helps identify suspects 37-year-old Quantisha Trinita Sanders, 27-year-old Onkendiah Rodney Hightower and two minors arrested MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Several people are in custody in connection to a pair of armed robberies. On November 17th, deputies responded…
Monroe County car crash leaves 1 dead, 2 injured
A two-car collision claims the life of William Stallings in Monroe County FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- A two-car collision leaves one person dead and two others injured. This comes from a news release from Anna Lewis with the Monroe County…
41NBC Morning News Update | Bloomfield family shooting, dollar store robberies
41NBC MORNING NEWS UPDATE 41NBC Headlines: Family feud leaves 2 shot in Bloomfield area 2 men rob Dollar General, Family Dollar at gunpoint in Macon 41NBC AccuWeather Forecast: Mostly dry work week ahead
2 men rob Dollar General, Family Dollar at gunpoint in Macon
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Bibb County Sheriff’s investigators are looking into two dollar store armed robberies that happened in Macon. Authorities say the incidents happened between 10:45 a.m. and 11:08 a.m. on Sunday. The armed robberies happened at the following…
UPDATE: Victim stabbed multiple times in Macon, suspect arrested
UPDATE: Deputies located and arrested 25-year-old Tenacio Rodriguez Boyd with the help of his family members. Authorities charged Boyd with Aggravated Assault. Authorities have said no bond for him. MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Bibb County Sheriff’s investigators are looking…
Macon man killed after house party shooting
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- A shooting at a house party in south Macon leaves one person dead and another injured. Bibb County sheriff's deputies say the incident happened around 11:15 p.m. on Friday. Deputies responded to an address in the…
Family feud leaves 2 shot in Bloomfield area
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) --Bibb County Sheriff’s investigators are looking into a shooting that happened in the 5200 block of Bloomfield Road at 1:19 a.m. on Saturday. Authorities say a family dispute at the residence led to the shooting. During the…
Bibb County deputies arrest robbery suspect
Bibb County Sheriff deputes arrested a man in connection to multiple robberies.
Woman arrested for theft after having SUV towed
A Macon woman was taken to jail after having a vehicle towed that she didn't own.
Rigby's announces changes to Warner Robins Christmas Parade
Rigby's announced changes to the 62nd Annual Warner Robin's Christmas Parade.
Salvation Army red kettles accepts digital donations for those in need
From change and dollar bills to Apple and Google pay -- Salvation Army red kettles accepting digital donations MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Salvation Army is changing the way it accepts donations at their holiday red kettles. You can still…
Macon man receives life sentence on multiple charges including rape
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- A judge sentenced a Macon man to life, plus 50 years in prison, after jurors found him guilty of the 2018 raping of one woman hours after he attempted to rape another. According to the Macon…
Early morning fire destroys Macon nursery
An early morning fire leaves a business owner trying to salvage what he can. MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Rain did not stop a fire from destroying Agape Nursery in Macon on Friday. Around 3:30 a.m., fire crews received a call…
Dublin I-16 rest areas set to re-open Monday
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) --Rest areas along I-16 in Dublin will re-open next week. According to GDOT, the department will reopen both Interstate 16 rest areas 87 and 88 in Laurens County on Monday, November 18. The department re-opens Dublin's rest…
Deputies arrest screaming man at Macon motel
Deputies arrested Dylan West at Red Roof Inn after he was "just released from jail." MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Deputies arrested a man with heroin after he showed irate behavior at a Macon motel. Authorities say the incident happened on Friday,…
Macon man shoots at people after argument with mother
Authorities arrested Rominique White after he fired shots at people in a house following an argument with his mother. MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- A Macon man fired shots at people in a house after an argument with his mother. Authorities…