Bibb County investigator buys teen a suit for wedding
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Bibb County Sheriff's Office investigator went above and beyond his duties to help a teen trying to make money to attend a wedding.
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Severe storms possible for Middle Georgia Saturday
Strong to severe storms will once again be possible for the Middle Georgia area on Saturday. Several rounds of storms will push into our area from the north bringing the threat for damaging winds gusts of 60 mph, heavy rain,…
Macon man found guilty of sex with under-aged girl
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Bibb County jurors found a Macon man guilty of having sex with an under-aged girl on Friday. According to a Macon-Bibb district attorney news release, 26-year-old Quantez Dixon was found guilty of statutory rape. Jurors found…
Peach County hosts first ever Senior Citizen Cornhole Tourney
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A number of senior centers participated in a first-ever Peach Senior Center Cornhole Tournament today. The following senior centers gathered at Peach County Senior Center for the cornhole tournament: Crawford County Senior Center Warner Robins…
Make Music Day Macon Worldwide Celebration
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Make Music Day Worldwide Celebration made its way to Middle Georgia. The free event celebrates music from around the world on June 21st. It started in France in 1982. The event happened simultaneously with more than…
Macon house fire deemed as arson
Macon house fire deemed as arson MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Bibb County Fire Department is investigating a fire that started on the 1000 block of Crescent Avenue on Friday. Macon-Bibb County fire investigator Lt. Ben Gleaton deems the incident…
Two Macon residents are helping create change
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Two Macon residents have visions to help improve their communities. Grant money from Emerging Cities Champion is helping recipients live out their visions.
Mercer professors receive $200,000 grant to attack opioid overdose
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Mercer University School of Medicine professors Dr. Bryant Smalley and Dr. Jacob Warren received a $200,000 grant from the federal Health Resources and Services Administration to create a plan to prevent the opioid crisis in rural…
Free gun locks for citizens after shooting death of Jones County toddler
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- The U.S. attorney’s office teamed up with Project Child Safe to distribute free gun locks in the area. The U.S. attorney’s office partnered with Jones County Sheriff's Office after a 2-year-old died in the hospital after being…
LIST: Thursday's severe weather causes power outages in Middle Georgia
Storms rolling through Middle Georgia are causing multiple power outages.
Planet Fitness Trainer in Warner Robins creating impact through Teen Summer Challenge program
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Planet Fitness launched its Teen Summer Challenge program in May. The fitness center wants to get teens into shape during the summer. Also, the program is free. The Warner Robins location is taking their part…
Baldwin County library system faces closure due to funding cut
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Baldwin County Library faces a possible closure due to a decrease in funding.
2 Baldwin State inmates charged with murder of another inmate
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Authorities charged two Baldwin State inmates with the murder of an inmate in June. According to the Baldwin County Sheriff's Office, authorities issued murder warrants to Timothy Paul Dunigan and Trinity Wayne Bussler on June 19th.…
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued for strong storms this afternoon and evening
The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for all of Middle Georgia until 10 pm. This means that any storms this afternoon and evening have all the atmospheric ingredients to become severe. Main threats with storms tonight…
Deputies still looking for Cook Out robbery suspect
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Bibb County Sheriff's deputies are still searching for 22-year-old Jared Al Farley of Macon, who they say robbed the Cook Out on Brookhaven Road in June.
Dog of the Week: Lovebug
MACON, Georgia (WMGT/41NBC) – Lovebug is a two or three year old catahoula mix. She's a bundle of energy who loves people and other dogs. Lisa Goss, a volunteer with All About Animals Rescue, visited Daybreak with Lovebug in the…
The Middle Georgia gaming community hosts World Tour Tournament in Macon
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- The Reboot Retrocade Gaming Tekken World Tour Dojo Tournament is this weekend. This puts Macon on the map for the gaming community. Reboot Retrocade and Bar hosts local gaming tournaments. Now they will be a part of…
Macon's movie theater goes before judge for alcohol license
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon's AmStar 16 went to court about an ongoing request to sell alcohol. The hearing took place on Wednesday. AmStar 16 requested a public hearing after commissioners voted down the alcohol license application. In April, commissioners…
United Way of Central Georgia gears up for Day of Action
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – United Way of Central Georgia is gearing up for "Day of Action" in the Pleasant Hill community. The organization held a news conference at LH Williams Elementary school on Wednesday highlighting the upcoming events. The worldwide…
Bibb County Sheriff's deputies need help finding church burglary suspect
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Bibb County Sheriff's deputies need your help finding a suspect who broke into a church on Tucker Road in Macon. Deputies say that they responded to a call about a burglary at the Lutheran Church of…
Inmate executed for 1996 Milledgeville murder
UPDATE: The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected a request to halt plans by the state of Georgia to execute an inmate for a 1996 murder in Milledgeville. Lawyers for 42-year-old Marion Wilson Jr. had asked the nation's high court to…
Added holiday for Macon-Bibb employees
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon-Bibb County employees will have an extra paid holiday added to their calendar this year. Commissioners approved July 5th as a holiday, so employees can have a four-day weekend. This is a one time amendment for…
Macon-Bibb commissioners vote on how hotel motel tax money is distributed
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon-Bibb tourists will see a higher bill on their hotel bills. Commissioners approved the ordinance as to what agencies will benefit from the additional dollars. During Tuesday night's commission meeting, Macon-Bibb commissioners decided how the 8-percent…
Contour Airlines extends its lease at Middle Georgia Regional Airport
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Contour Airlines is continuing services out of Middle Georgia Regional Airport. Macon-Bibb commissioners approved the lease of terminal space in Middle Georgia Regional Airport for Contour. The county received a grant from the U.S Department of…
More storms possible in Middle Georgia through the week
This afternoon in Macon we finally saw heavy rain that will help us (at least a little bit) get out of moderate drought. Thankfully there is more rain in the forecast through the week and all of it should help…
Valmiera Glass in Dublin laying off 350 employees
Valmiera Glass In Dublin is laying off more than 300 employees.
Carl Vinson VA Medical Center set to hold town hall meeting in Macon
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Carl Vinson VA Medical Center in Dublin is giving veterans in Macon a chance to speak on ways to improve through the mission act. VA Medical Center officials plan to hold a town hall meeting…
Georgia Association of Broadcasting tour stopped in Macon
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- The Georgia Association of Broadcasters hit the road for its 85th Anniversary tour. Their fourth stop was downtown Macon. The Georgia Association of Broadcasters (GAB) have served broadcasters in Georgia for 85 years. GAB President Bob Houghton…
Macon receives grant to improve under-served areas of community
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- The city of Macon received a grant to work with under-served areas in the community by providing internet access and on demand services that will help residents apply for jobs and fix problems. Georgia Tech in partnership…
Two sentenced to prison for 2017 fatal shooting
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A judge sentenced two people to prison on Monday for the 2017 fatal shooting of 20-year-old Keenan Olajawon Guice. According to a news release from District Attorney David Cooke, 26-year-old Demarcus Colson pleaded guilty to the…
UPDATE: Georgia Academy for the Blind shooting threat was prank call
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Georgia Academy of the Blind Superintendent Dr. Cindy Gibson says that the shooting threat was a prank call. She says the police are looking into who made the call. Dr. Gibson says that safety is the…
Restaurant Report Card: Health inspection scores June 10-14
Here are Middle Georgia's restaurant health inspection scores from the Georgia Department of Public Health between Monday, June 10 and Sunday, June 14.
Warner Robins council members receive pay raise
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Warner Robins council members will see a 100% increase on their next paycheck.
Warner Robins city attorney signs new contract amid retirement
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- The Warner Robins city attorney signed a new contract Monday, stating he will stay until a new attorney is hired.
Heat and humidity stick around through the week in Middle Georgia
Today we finally saw a few showers and storms in the Macon area. Unfortunately this didn't amount to much as far as rain totals that would go to help our ongoing drought, but we will continue to see rain chances…
Programming change made at 41NBC
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – 41NBC and a team of broadcast engineers switched on a new transmitter.
Macon Water Authority employee dies after workplace incident
A Macon Water Authority employee died at the hospital Monday after being injured on the job Friday morning.
Rebuilding Macon, Hope Mission set to repair homes in Kings Park neighborhood
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Rebuilding Macon partners with Hope Mission to repair homes in the Kings Park neighborhood this week. More than 200 volunteers across Georgia will help repair homes and do yard work. Executive Director of Rebuilding Macon Debra…
Macon teen who created viral "Rolf" meme, lands internship for Netflix movie
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Macon teenager whose meme went viral landed an internship with Netflix. In September, 41NBC reported that the 19-year-old Florida A&M University graphic design student Elijah Rutland created the Ed, Edd, and Eddy "Black Rolf" meme…
Downtown Macon hosts its first Pride event in honor of Stonewall Riots
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- In honor of the 50th Anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, downtown Macon hosts its first ever Pride Event this Saturday. Scott Mitchell is putting this event together and says it's important to give role models to the…
Georgia internet speed far slower than US government reports
ATLANTA (AP) — Internet speeds in Georgia are far slower than what has been reported by the federal government, a newspaper reported. An analysis of internet speed test results by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution found that internet speeds were about one-fourth as…
Bibb County Sheriff's deputies need your help identifying Cook Out robbery suspect
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Bibb County Sheriff’s deputies need the public’s help in identifying a commercial armed robbery suspect. The incident took place at the Cook Out on Brookhaven Road around 12:44 a.m. on June 15th. Deputies say that a…
Woman pleads guilty in connection with FVSU prostitution case
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A woman pleaded guilty in connection to a college prostitution case on Monday. This comes from the Macon Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office. According to the DA, Alecia Jeanetta Johnson pled guilty in connection with the…
Georgia driver charged in passenger's death
MACON, Georgia (AP) - A Georgia man has been charged with vehicular homicide in a car crash that killed his passenger. News outlets report 20-year-old Matthew Travis Hulette was charged Thursday in the June 4 crash that killed 17-year-old Dawson…
Washington County Sheriff's deputies arrest man with $50,000 in drugs
Sandersville, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - According to a news release from Washington County Sheriff Thomas H. Smith, the Georgia State Patrol stopped a vehicle with drugs in Sandersville, Georgia. Authorities say the incident happened on June 14th when 50-year-old Christopher Bianco…
Coroner confirms body of missing Wilkinson County man
IRWINGTON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The body of a 82-year-old Wilkinson County man was found in the woods off Ball Church Road on Sunday. Wilkinson County Coroner Billy Matthews identified the body as Author Williams. Matthews says that the body has been…
Mount De Sales Academy student competes in ‘Jeopardy!’ Teen Tournament
MACON, Georgia. (41NBC/WMGT) – A Middle Georgia High School student will get her chance to win $100,000 on Jeopardy! Teen Tournament.
Southwest High School hosts Father's Day alumni basketball games
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The 2019 annual Father’s Day Kickoff Alumni Basketball Game was held at Southwest High School Friday.
Jones County toddler dies after being shot in head
A 2-year-old is in critical condition after being shot in the head. This is according to a statement from Captain Jimmy Black with the Jones County Sheriff’s Office
New sports complex coming to Warner Robins
The Warner Robins Recreation Department created the plan and the North Houston Road Complex broke ground Friday.