PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- The City of Perry swore in the new mayor Monday night. Randall Walker served as a Perry council-member for the last ten years. He also served as mayor pro-tem. In this special election, Randall Walker won the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Soar Academy is introducing its students to digital farming. Students are learning hydroponic gardening while using an app. The process calls for using a lamp to portray sunlight, a sponge-like material as soil, and water constantly…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- The Better Business Bureau of Middle Georgia issued another warning about a scam involving genetic testing. According to president Kelvin Collins, there is an increase in DNA swabbing calls among senior citizens. One Macon group deceives senior…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Spark Macon kicks off “Macon Start-up Week.” Macon Start-Up Week is a free, five-day celebration to build momentum and opportunity around entrepreneurship. Spark Macon chairman Andrew Eck says this weekly event gives entrepreneurs a way to connect…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- A few of Harriet Tubman's family members visited Macon on Saturday. Born into slavery, Tubman escaped and helped lead hundreds of slaves to freedom using the underground railroad. Her great-nephew, Dr. A. D. Brickler visited the Tubman…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Bibb County Superior Court judge sentenced a Macon man to prison on Monday after he pleaded guilty to the 2018 armed robbery of the McDonald’s on Gray Highway. This is according to a news release…
Vehicle traveling Highway 19 runs off of the road and hits a tree. FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- A 10-year-old boy died after a single-car accident in Monroe County. This comes from Anna Lewis with Monroe County Sheriff's Office. Lewis says…
MACON, Georgia (WMGT/41NBC) – According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 12 percent of men 18 and older are in fair or poor health. Medical Center Navicent Health's Community Health Educator, Charles Krauss, stopped by Daybreak to tell…
MACON, Georgia (WMGT/41NBC) – A Twiggs County man is dead after he crashed his motorcycle early Sunday morning. According to Bibb County Deputy Coroner, Lonnie Miley, 37 year old Christopher Dupree crashed his motorcycle around 1:30 Sunday morning at the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- War dances, arts and crafts, live musical performances and so much more were available to anyone who went to the Ocmulgee Indian Celebration this past weekend. More than 200 Native Americans attended the celebration to share their…
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Empowering women, self-defense and taking the scare away when using guns-- Marine veteran Tori Branum built her own curriculum on security for women who need a lesson in protection. The Middle Georgia Female Safety and Shooting class…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Bibb County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a shooting incident that happened on Robinson Drive around 11 p.m. on Saturday. Deputies say they responded to the location and found 21-year-old Quintavius Threatt with a single gunshot wound…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Bibb County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating an armed robbery that happened around 2 a.m. on Saturday at the Quick Serve Convenience Store on Emery Highway. Deputies say that two masked men in dark clothing entered the…
High pressure continues to stick around Middle Georgia, bringing sunshine and warm weather. High temperatures over the weekend continue to stick around average for this time of year. We will also continue to see dry air across Middle Georgia, which…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - National Activist, Bishop Leon Benjamin is holding a community meeting on “Opportunity Zones” in Macon Friday. Benjamin says he and other community leaders aim to inform residents, organizations, and institutions of the historical and cultural significance…
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MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park kicked off it’s 28th annual Ocmulgee Indian celebration. More than 2,500 students across Bibb county and the regional area celebrated the city’s historically indigenous culture Friday. Throughout the day, students…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A local pharmacy is helping with disaster relief efforts for those impacted by flooding in Houston, Texas. Powell’s Northside Pharmacy at Coliseum Northside Hospital is collecting donations from now until Wednesday. Donation information They’re asking for…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon-Bibb County is turning an old downtown school into affordable housing. Mayor Robert Reichert says Virgil Powers School has been vacant for 15 years. The school sits at the corner of Hawthorne and Second Streets. "It…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- For the first time, an anti-gun violence rally happens in Warner Robins allowing victims to speak out. Brittany Wynn, the event organizer, stresses that this is not a rally against guns -- only gun violence. "I…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Random searches in Bibb County schools started in high schools and middle schools in September 2018. This year, the district adds elementary schools. Last year, the school district partnered with Interquest K-9 Solutions of Atlanta to provide…
NBC Sports will have live coverage of the Los Angeles Rams vs. Cleveland Browns beginning at 7:00pm ET on Sunday, Sept. 22nd. Fans can catch all the action in spectacular high definition via NBC Sports online at NBCSports.com/Live, or through…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Bibb County jurors found a Macon man guilty of family violence-related aggravated assault and battery Thursday. This comes from a news release from the Macon DA's office. According to the news release, a Bibb County judge…
MACON, Georgia (WMGT/41NBC) – Cassie is a 5 year old beagle mix. She's energetic, people friendly and a lover. She does not get along with other dogs though, so she needs to be the only dog in the family. You…
It is finally feeling like fall across parts of Middle Georgia. Our high temps made it into the middle 80's this afternoon, which is normal for this time of year. We have also seen an increase in dry air across…
ALAMO, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - An Alamo mayoral candidate had his residency challenged. Officials ruled he was eligible to run, but voters are questioning the decision.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -Suicide rates have hit alarming heights across the nation.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- The owners of a new comic and collectibles shop who used to travel across the nation selling their own products are now in Macon. Fanboy Collectibles and Comics is now open on Columbus Road in west Macon.…
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Mary Persons is hosting Peach County in week five of the End Zone's Game of the Week. The Bulldogs have won two of their last three games. However, they are coming off a 29-27 loss to…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - More than 400 school nutrition professionals gathered in Macon this afternoon to kick off National School Lunch Week. School cafeteria and school district officials came together for the event at the Macon Centreplex. The luncheon focused…
ROBERTA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Crawford County is getting a new building that will house both middle and high school classes. The middle school/high school facility will sit where the existing high school sits. Superintendent of Crawford County Schools, Brent Lowe, says…
The "Mani-ax" ax throwing club opens in October MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- A new "ax"-citing attraction is coming to downtown Macon. The "Mani-ax" ax throwing club will be on the second floor of the old Willow Tree building. The building sits…
Update: MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Bibb County Sheriff’s investigators arrested a 16-year-old male in reference to the sexual assault incident that happened on Buford Place on September 14th. Deputies took the teenager to the Regional Youth Detention Center and charged…
A trooper stopped Anthony Colbert around 11:00pm Sunday in Bibb County MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Troopers arrested a Bibb County deputy for driving under the influence of alcohol. According to the incident report, a trooper stopped Anthony Colbert around 11…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Mayor Randy Toms made a special visit to Miller Elementary School Wednesday. He wasn’t there to talk about politics. Instead, he taught students about the Constitution and Declaration of Independence. Each year, elected officials visit schools…
COCHRAN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Cochran woman says she had a life-threatening incident with carbon monoxide in her home. Now she has a message on how to stay safe from what firefighters call a "silent killer." Zoe Mosley cooked a…
IRWINTON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - On Thursday morning, expect closures on State Route 57 covering from the Fall Line Freeway near US 441 due to surface maintenance. According to a GDOT news release, there will be single-lane closures with a flagging…
Update: Investigators identified the victims as 62-year-old Alton Dewey Chalker and 25-year-old Katie Elizabeth Chalker. EATONTON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Eatonton Police Department along with GBI agents are investigating the death of two bodies found at a residence on Sparta…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Milledgeville tax preparers plead guilty to manipulating and falsifying client information on thousands of filed tax returns. According to Charles Peeler, the United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, 48-year-old Willie Moore and 47-year-old…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Macon Regional Crimestoppers released the new Top 15 Most Wanted fugitives for the third quarter in the Macon Regional area. United States Attorney Charles E. Peeler announced the list in a news conference Wednesday. Peeler says the…
MACON, Georgia (WMGT/41NBC) – According to the American Psychological Association, about 40 to 50 percent of married couples in the United States divorce. Licensed therapist, D. Renee Smith, visited Daybreak to talk about what couples can do so they don't need…
Middle Georgia topped out at 103 this afternoon, making it the hottest day since 2016. After a long string of 90+ degree days, we are finally getting a cool down across parts of the southeast. A few isolated showers will…
MACON, Georgia (WMGT/41NBC) –The parents of a Macon woman who lived her life with a rare genetic condition known as Williams Syndrome, is turning her passing into a positive.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- September is National Library Card Sign-Up Month, and the Middle Georgia Regional Library is encouraging residents to take advantage of it. Each Macon location will offer library tours and card sign up on designated days throughout the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon-Bibb Commissioners are revisiting the idea of refurbishing an abandoned building which has been vacant for nearly 30 years. Commissioners say they need to set an example for the county. The historic Train Recreation Center is…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (WMGT/41NBC) – Baldwin County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a suspect for the murder of Lamarcus Cornelius Brown. Sheriff's deputies arrested Tyree Derion Ingram for the September 13th murder of Brown. Authorities say Ingram faces the following charges: Murder Armed…
MACON, Georgia (WMGT/41NBC) – A construction worker who fell from a bridge near downtown Macon died today. Macon-Bibb Coroner Leon Jones says 44-year-old Jason Searcy was pronounced dead at 3:56 p.m. on September 17. Jones says that Searcy died from…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- The Perry Police K-9 Unit welcomes two furry members to the team. Sargent Jeff Keenom, K-9 department supervisor, says the department usually staffs five dogs. After retiring two, it was time for new pups. Corporal Aaron Conner…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- The reconstruction of a building that will house the Warner Robins Municipal Court is up for rebid. The Parrish Construction Group quoted Warner Robins an amount that went over the city's budget. Mayor Randy Toms says…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - With new stores in the North Macon Plaza, Macon-Bibb Commissioners approved a project to widen Bass Road to traffic flow. Bass Road will go from two to four lanes. The Georgia Department of Transportation will allocate…