MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Metro Diner on Northside and Tom Hill Boulevard is closed. The sign on the door reads the following: We're sorry for the inconvenience. We have made the difficult decision to close this Metro Diner location.…
MACON, Georgia (WMGT/41NBC) – When you think about summer time, an ice cold lemonade might be something that comes to mind. Brittney Wesberry and Anna Reeves from Texas Roadhouse visited Daybreak to teach us how to make two different types…
Tropical Storm Barry formed in the Gulf of Mexico this morning, although it doesn't look very impressive on satellite, this storm is expected to remain at tropical storm strength through landfall. Here in Middle Georgia we continue to see waves…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Bibb County Investigators are asking for your help locating a teen suspect, wanted for Armed Robbery and Aggravated Assault.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -Parts of Eisenhower Parkway will become brighter and safer. Crews are installing street lights near the Macon Mall.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Macon Judicial Circuit District Attorney David Cooke announced the success of The School-Justice Partnership over the last year in Bibb County on Thursday. Cooke says The Macon-Bibb County School-Justice Partnership Agreement was locally planned and implemented…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- For the last 20 years, Diane Glover has watched a century plant in the front yard of her Macon home triple in size. Glover's plant started sprouting about a month ago. Finally, it blossomed. "The plant…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Graffiti covers parts of the Mulberry Street parking garage. Alex Morrison with Macon-Bibb Urban Development Authority asked Macon-Bibb commissioners if the Urban Authority can take control of the garage. Morrison says the Urban Development Authority works…
UPDATE | Dublin police arrested two men in connection with the shooting and robbery at Captain D's DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Dublin police arrested two men in connection with the Captain D's armed robbery. Chief Tim Chatman says that they…
MIDDLE GEORGIA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Posting pictures, loading up on likes, and sharing those special moments, it seems like everyone is on social media for one reason on another including police.
We continue to watch closely as low pressure in the Gulf of Mexico becomes more organized. The National Hurricane Center released the forecast for the system, which suggests that it will strengthen to a category 1 hurricane. There are still…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Macon man was shot and killed at the Shell gas station at 3750 Mercer University Drive. Bibb County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call from Medical Center Navicent Health around 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday about…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - After the initial budget vote passed by four council members, Warner Robins city leaders finally voted on the fiscal year 2020 budget. Warner Robins city council unanimously passed a nearly $110 million budget for the…
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Dublin man is arrested for the murder of his uncle. The incident happened on July 7th at 4:22 a.m. The Dublin Police Department responded to a call in the area of Marcus Street and Turner…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Robins Air Force Base swore in a new commander on Wednesday. Colonel Brian R. Moore is now the installation and 78th Air Base Wing commander. He’s taking the reins from Col. Lyle Drew. Moore was the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Lester Miller is the current president of the Bibb County School Board, and he's running to become the next Macon-Bibb County mayor. This week, his campaign released fundraising totals for the last quarter and for the entire…
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Carl Vinson VA Medical Center honored Veteran Athletes with a send off for the National Wheelchair Games Wednesday morning. Two buses and one van taking 12 Vets and several caregivers left Dublin at 6 a.m.…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -On the final day of June in 1994, a tropical depression formed in the Caribbean Sea and quickly strengthened into tropical storm Alberto. A few days later, Alberto made landfall near Destin, Florida.
Storms once again brought some much needed rain to parts of Middle Georgia, as well as frequent lightning and some breezy conditions. Through the week we will continue to see scattered storms, mainly during the afternoon hours. Heat will also…
A teenager is dead after being shot Tuesday night.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - PETA sent a letter to the Macon Judicial Circuit district attorney's office calling for an investigation into an animal cruelty case at Fort Valley State University.
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Blue Bird Corporation launched its new school bus paint booth during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at its Fort Valley facility today. President & CEO Phil Horlock says the new expansion improves paint quality and provides…
Macon-Bibb commissioners aren't giving up on finding a way to give a pay increase for full-time county employees.
UPDATE | Additional arrests were made in connection with the racketeering scheme MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Georgia Department of Revenue ordered the arrest of four people involved in a racketeering scheme. Bibb County Sheriff's deputies say the following people…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Deputies arrested a convicted felon after finding a gun on him during a vehicle search. Bibb County Sheriff’s deputies say the incident happened on July 7th around 1 a.m. Deputies say they were patrolling the Pine…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Bibb County Sheriff's deputies need help finding a man who burglarized the Virginia College on Paul Walsh Drive. Deputies say the incident happened on July 3rd between midnight and 1 a.m. Authorities identified the man has…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Nationwide Chick-fil-A restaurants offer free entrees for Cow Appreciation Day. To claim a free entree, visit your favorite Chick-fil-A location while wearing any sort of cow apparel. Drinks and sides are not included. The offer ends…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Bibb County Sheriff's deputies need your help locating a man accused of auto theft. Authorities identified the man as 41-year-old Donovan Easley. The incident happened at Burke Street on July 1st between 8 p.m. and 10…
Here are Middle Georgia's restaurant health inspection scores from the Georgia Department of Public Health between Monday, July 1 and Friday, June 5.
An area of low pressure over Middle GA right now is poised to move south over warm waters in the Gulf of Mexico. While there are still many questions about exactly will happen, it is looking likely that we could…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - In a bright-blue building off Orchard Hill Road stands a couple of even brighter animal-loving volunteers. The Baldwin County Animal Shelter is moving after volunteers say it's small and inefficient. The shelter is moving to an…
The "Macon A Difference" initiative MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Three Macon men are giving generous donations to the homeless of Bibb County. Deundrae Gay, Steven Gay, and Antwan Duffie took the initiative last week to hand out $100 to the…
BYRON, Georgia (WMGT/41NBC) - In her own words and in her own voice, former Byron Fire Chief Rachel Mosby shares why she believes she was fired from her job. Mosby shared her side of the story with 41NBC's Shelby Coates…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Macon man is arrested for possession of methamphetamine. Authorities say that the incident happened on July 4th around 12:20 a.m. while deputies patrolled the Forest Hill Road and Ridge Avenue area. Deputies say they saw…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Warner Robins Police Department needs your help finding a suspect who shot and killed a Macon man. The incident happened on July 6th at Club Boss. Warner Robins Police officers responded to a call…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Baldwin County and the City of Milledgeville have not come to terms on a new service delivery strategy agreement. The agreement gives local governments and authorities the opportunity to agree on the delivery of services to…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Filming for "Ivan" begins on Monday, July 15 and ends Monday, July 22 (weekdays only). This comes from a news release from casting director Tammy Smith. Smith says that they are looking for a mix of types,…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- A local restaurant owner wants to make a baseball game more exciting for those veterans who took the Middle Georgia Honor Flight. The Owner of Sonny's Barbecue, Brad Fink, partnered with the Macon Bacon baseball team president, Brandon Raphael,…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Experiencing job burnout is not a new feeling for most people. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), burnout got upgraded from a symptom to a syndrome. WHO says burnout results from chronic workplace stress that goes…
REYNOLDS, Georgia (WMGT/41NBC) – A Reynolds man is dead and his grandson is in the hospital after the car the grandfather was driving crashed with a train on the Fourth of July. According to Reynolds Police Chief, Lonnie Holder, the…
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (WMGT/41NBC) – A Fort Valley man is dead after police say he was stabbed on the Fourth of July. According to a post on the Fort Valley Department of Public Safety's Facebook page, Fort Valley Police responded…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Temperatures are going up, which means summer is here. Soon enough, student-athletes across Middle Georgia will start to summer practices. Each year, an average of about 658 people die from extreme heat. Also, summer temperatures put…
A mother and son are recovering in separate hospitals after being shot Thursday. Acting police chief John Wagner says it happened at Lake Vista Apartments.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Families are enjoying the 4th of July at Lake Tobesofkee for the 25th Annual "Sparks Over the Park." Whether lying around, playing a game of bags (yes bags--not cornhole) or taking the perfect selfie for Instagram,…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - It's Independence Day and lots of businesses are closed. However, most don't think about trash pick-up. According to the Macon-Bibb website, Macon-Bibb Government Offices are closed on both July 4th and 5th. Advanced Disposal Service has…
JULIETTE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Nine-year-old Kathryn Jones sang the National Anthem at the Jarrell Plantation Estate and Historic Site. Kathryn says singing has always been her passion and she loves doing it before a lot of people. “My favorite thing…
ATLANTA, Georgia (AP) - Citations for distracted driving have jumped in the past year since it became illegal in Georgia to drive while holding a cellphone. A state law outlawing cellphone use by drivers without a hands-free device took effect…
MACON, Georgia (WMGT/41NBC) – Sunshine is a one year old pitbull mix. She’s energetic, loves people and being outside. Sunshine also needs to find a forever home. You can adopt her at All About Animals Rescue. It’s located at 101 Riverside…
DODGE COUNTY, Georgia (WMGT/41NBC) – A tractor trailer driver is dead after his truck collided with a train in Dodge County Wednesday afternoon. According to Dodge County Sheriff Lynn Sheffield, the tractor trailer was leaving a timber yard in Chauncey…
A man is in custody and another is wanted for questioning after deputies say they broke in to the vacant Virginia College building Wednesday.