UPDATE | Authorities find missing 12-year-old boy in Jones County
Kennedy was found less than two miles from his home after going missing from his home sometime after 10 p.m. Monday, according to Reece.
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Food truck vendors can now go to Warner Robins
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Food Trucks can now operate within the city limits of Warner Robins. City officials passed the ordinance during the council meeting on Monday night. Council members voted to allow food trucks to do business within the…
Undefeated Mount de Sales to face FPD at George S. Johnson Memorial Stadium
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Mount de Sales Cavaliers visit the First Presbyterian Day Vikings on Friday in our Game of the Week. The Cavaliers improved to 7-0 after a big 35-13 win over rival Tattnall Square Academy last Friday.…
13-year-old Laurens County boy in critical condition after being struck by car
Dublin woman hits a 13-year-old pedestrian who she reportedly mistook as a deer DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Dublin police say a car struck a 13-year-old pedestrian on Payne Road in Laurens County. This is according to a Dublin Police report.…
WANTED | Man fires shots at Bowden Homes in Macon
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Bibb County Sheriff’s deputies need your help identifying and finding a suspect wanted in connection with a shooting. Deputies say the incident happened in the 2300 block of Houston Avenue at Bowden Homes around 4:45 p.m.…
Daybreak Interview: Warner Robins City Council Candidate Eric Langston
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Election day is right around the corner. Three candidates are vying to fill Warner Robins' post 2 city council seat. Candidate, Eric Langston, visited Daybreak to tell voters why he should be chosen for the job.…
Restaurant Report Card: Food service inspection scores October 14-18
Here are Middle Georgia's food service health inspection scores from the Georgia Department of Public Health between October 14 and October 18.
Daybreak Interview: Dealing with stress when a loved one is sick
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Helping a sick loved one can put an enormous amount of stress on anyone. It can be even more stressful dealing with the loss of a loved one. Licensed therapist, D. Renee Smith, visited Daybreak to…
Former President Jimmy Carter falls at home, fractures pelvis
ATLANTA, Georgia (AP) - A spokeswoman says former President Jimmy Carter has been hospitalized with a pelvic fracture after falling at his home Monday. According to a tweet from the Carter Center, President Cater has been admitted to Phoebe Sumter…
UPDATE | Missing Jones County teen found
UPDATE: Jones County Sheriff's deputies say that found 15-year-old Elijah Rivera GRAY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Jones County Sheriff's deputies say that found 15-year-old Elijah Rivera. This is according to the Jones County Sheriff's Office's Facebook page. GRAY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) –…
Tyson Foods closes after roof collapses due to Nestor
Tyson Foods in Vienna is closed Monday after the administrative building suffered damages from Saturday's storms
Houston County Superintendent named finalist for state award
The Houston County Superintendent, Dr. Mark Scott, is a finalist for Georgia Superintendent of the Year
Baldwin County School District opens Health Clinic for students
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Baldwin County School District, Communities In Schools, along with Georgia College, announced the opening of it's new ‘Bee Well’ School Health Clinic on Monday. The district held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the student clinic at…
Bibb County commissioner issues alert of illegal sign placement, stealing
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Bibb County Commissioner Joe Allen is alerting residents about the stealing of candidates' signs from private property. He also talked about the legality of where to place signs. According to Commissioner Joe Allen, a number of…
Coroner Jones asks for donations to cremate woman killed on I-75
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Bibb County coroner Leon Jones is raising money to have the pedestrian who someone struck and killed on I-75 cremated. Jones encourages people to send a check or money order to: Coroner Leon Jones 111 3rd…
Warner Robins PD receives grants to improve performance
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- The Warner Robins Police Department was approved to receive three grants to improve the overall performance of the department. WRPD is receiving a grant for the first time in several years from the Governors Office for…
Two new group homes coming to Warner Robins
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Warner Robins Planning and Zoning officials approved a special exception project that helps add two group homes to the area. Executive director for Houston County Association for Exceptional Citizens, Stan Blaxton, says there are nine group…
Deputies arrest Macon man after he fought them
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Bibb County Sheriff's deputies arrested a man after he tried to fight with law enforcement. Deputies were checking the Brookhaven Road area when they saw a person panhandling near the Dollar Tree store. Authorities say the…
WalletHub | 3 Middle Georgia colleges rank top 10 in state
Wesleyan College, Georgia College & State University, and Mercer University made the list of best colleges in the state. MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Three Middle Georgia colleges ranked in the top ten of the 2020’s Best Colleges within the state.…
3D mammograms provide better picture
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - According to breastcancer.org, about 1 in 8 women in the United States will develop invasive breast cancer over the course of her lifetime. Catching it early could save a life. This morning we spoke with LaTasha…
Motel closure leaves families looking for place to live
BYRON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Byron motel is temporarily closing and guests are looking for somewhere else to stay. The move comes after the motel received yet another low-scoring inspection from the department of health. After a visit from the…
Fort Valley State University plans for men's volleyball team in 2020
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Fort Valley State University plans to start a men’s volleyball team as one of its NCAA Division II-sponsored sports. This comes from an FVSU news release. The news release states that FVSU will begin the…
Macon Bacon announce 2020 schedule
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- The Macon Bacon baseball team is already thinking about the next season! Go ahead and mark your calendar for opening night. The season starts for the Bacon with a road game on Thursday, May 28th, but Friday,…
Court upholds dismissal of indictment in couple's killing
ATLANTA, Georgia (AP) - The Georgia Supreme Court has upheld the dismissal of a murder indictment against a man accused of killing a couple who believed they were meeting him to buy a replica of a 1966 Mustang convertible. Ronnie…
Tropical Storm Nestor to bring heavy rain, strong winds to Middle Georgia
Tropical Storm Nestor is quickly headed for the Florida coast tonight with rain already pushing into parts of Florida and South Georgia. The current forecast track of Nestor still brings the center of the storm through Middle Georgia and thus…
Kick-off for FVSU homecoming game moved up
With the threat of rain and strong winds Saturday, the homecoming football game kick-off against Morehouse College, has been moved up
Macon-Bibb Animal Welfare overcrowded with animals outside, adoptions needed
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon-Bibb Animal Welfare is overcrowded. Therefore, they are housing animals outside in cages as a result. With the potential for heavy rain and strong winds this weekend, Animal Welfare is trying to secure adoptions to make…
Meet candidates for Washington County Sheriff, discuss plans, police brutality
MCRAE-HELENA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Washington County residents will vote on a new sheriff next month. The county is holding a special election after former Sheriff Thomas Smith died this summer. The Interim Sheriff, Mark McGraw, isn't running for sheriff. Michael…
Georgia College students teach Baldwin County Elementary students about renewable energy
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- More than 70 Baldwin County first and second-grade students got a chance to learn about renewable energy on Friday. Georgia College & State University held its 4th Annual Renewable Energy Day at the Centennial Center. Fifteen Georgia…
Wash. Your. Hands. | Flu, cold season is here
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Tis' the season of runny noses and bad coughs. But how can you tell the difference between the flu and the common cold? Dr. John Wood, emergency center director for Navicent Health, says the hospital has seen…
Museum of Aviation has more than half a million visitors this past year
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- The Museum of Aviation announced that they welcomed over 600,000 visitors this past year. According to a press release, the Museum is recognized as the second-largest museum in the U.S. Air Force. It is one of…
Coffee and doughnuts with the sheriff
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Connecting with the community. That is exactly what Bibb County's Sheriff David Davis said is his favorite part of the job. Friday morning, connecting with the community is what he did, all while the group enjoyed…
Tropical Storm Nestor forms, will impact Middle Georgia this weekend
Tropical Storm Nestor has formed in the Gulf of Mexico this afternoon. The storm is now packing winds of 60 mph and gusts of 70 mph. Nestor is expected to impact Middle Georgia with heavy rain, gusty winds, and an…
'Turn them on': Failure to use headlights could result in ticket
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Drivers normally use headlights when driving in the dark. But the law also requires us to have them on during certain times of the day. Captain Brad Wolfe, who works in the Patrol Operations division for the…
Mount de Sales, Tattnall Square Academy battle it out at Mike Garvin Stadium
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Mount de Sales will square off against rival Tattnall Square Academy Friday in week nine of the End Zone's Game of the Week. The Cavaliers are coming off a 54-8 win over Twiggs County last Friday.…
Peach County LB/TE Sergio Allen holds Under Armour All-American Jersey presentation
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Peach County senior linebacker Sergio Allen held his Under Armour All-American presentation Thursday morning in the school's auditorium. Students, staff and family members showered him with their support. The Clemson commit and four-star recruit is…
Laurens County Sheriff's deputies arrest wanted man
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Laurens County Sheriff's deputies captured a man wanted for probation violation and obstruction of officers. This is according to Laurens County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page. Authorities identified the man as Robert Griffits. Griffits was located and…
Heavy wind and rain cancels and postpones events in Middle Georgia
HOUSTON COUNTY: The Salvation Army's Safe House Remember my name ride has been cancelled. The ride was supposed to take place Saturday, October 19th at noon at Mile Branch Park in Hawkinsville. There will be a fundraiser at Roco's Bar…
Man sentenced to prison in child molestation case
A 52-year-old man was sentenced to prison Wednesday in the August, 2018, molestation of a 13-year-old girl at a Fort Valley home
Rutland High students return home after typhoon strikes Japan
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Some Rutland High students returned home safe after a class trip to Japan turned scary. A typhoon ripped through the country over the weekend. Tonight, the students with the International Studies Club at Rutland High returned…
Tropical system could bring rain, strong winds to Middle Georgia
An area of storms in the Gulf of Mexico is poised to move northeast and impact Middle Georgia over the weekend, possibly as a tropical storm. Potential Tropical Cyclone Sixteen is forecast to strengthen and organize to become Tropical Storm…
College & Career Fest 2019 offers opportunities to students
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The 100 Black Men of Middle Georgia kicked off their "College and Career Fest 2019" at the Edgar H. Wilson Convention Center on Thursday. The career fest introduces Middle Georgia students to various educational opportunities and…
Be careful what you post online
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Nowadays, it isn't odd for people to take pictures where they are and post them online. But how safe is that? We are all guilty of taking selfies and posting them on social media. But we aren't…
Clean energy roadshow's last stop
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon is one of many cities moving toward cleaner energy options. Thursday morning, Commissioner Tim Echols of the Georgia Public Service Commission hosted the 9th Annual Clean Energy Roadshow. Echols is in charge of regulating energy…
Special celebration for special group of cancer survivors
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Beating breast cancer is no small feat. That's why Navicent Health threw a special celebration for survivors. Thursday, the hospital invited the Pink Alliance Survivor Group to attend an annual "birthday celebration.” The group of breast…
UPDATE | Woman struck, killed on I-75 identified
32-year-old Ashley Nicole Levanich was struck and killed after walking on I-75 UPDATE: Bibb County Sheriff’s investigators, along with assistance from the GBI, identified the pedestrian woman who was struck and killed on I-75. They identified her as 32-year-old Ashley…
National Pasta Day with Carrabbas Italian Grill
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - It's National Pasta Day, and managing partner Ernie Pitts from Carrabba's Italian Grill in Macon came by to show us how to make their Pomodoro sauce. Here's the recipe: POMODORO Makes about 1 quart INGREDIENTS…
Former Washington County Sheriff's deputies claim 2017 tasing death was ‘self defense’
SANDERSVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Three former Washington County Sheriff's deputies, who are indicted on felony murder charges for the stun-gun death of a man, are claiming the incident was ‘self-defense.’ Michael Howell, Henry Copeland, and Rhett Scott appeared in court…
Dog of the week: Annalise
MACON, Georgia (WMGT/41NBC) – Annalise is a 10 month old hound/German Shepard mix. She’s calm, well behaved and dog friendly. She’s also in need of a forever home. You can adopt her at All About Animals Rescue. It’s located at…
Water shut-off in Centerville set for Thursday beginning at 9
CENTERVILLE, Georgia (WMGT/41NBC) – Some Centerville residents will be without water Thursday. According to a post on the city's Facebook page, water service will be temporarily shut-off on Church Street, Bassett Street, Evelyn Drive, Davis Drive, and Garvin Drive. The…