MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Elected officials in Baldwin County broke ground on their new health department facility on Friday. In January 2018, former Governor Nathan Deal approved a transfer of 5.7 acres of land. The new site is positioned across…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - As many prepare for Thanksgiving and Black Friday shopping, the Bibb County Sheriff's Office reminds shoppers to be safe. Captain George Meadows says there is power in shopping in numbers. He encourages shoppers to mind their…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Members from the Rotary Club of Downtown Macon have a new local hunger initiative. Their goal is to feed 1000 families with a turkey and to provide them with about two weeks’ worth of food. This…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Elected officials came together at a new future park location in Macon. The Georgia Department of Transportation, NewTown Macon, along with the Urban Development Authority, and city leaders participated in a news conference on Friday. Officials…
“The people cutting grass told me I could get this copper.” Deputies arrested Frank Delone Tripp for trying to steal copper from light wires. MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Bibb County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Macon man for trying to steal…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Bibb County authorities arrested a Macon man after they say he chased a woman in his truck while shooting at her. Bibb County Sheriff’s deputies say it happened on November 16 around 5:45 in the morning. …
SWEDESBORO, N.J. (AP) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture says thousands of pounds of salad products are being recalled due to a possible E. coli contamination. The department says Missa Bay, LLC from Swedesboro, New Jersey, is recalling more than…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- On Tuesday, a grand jury indicted a Baldwin County businessman on 23 counts of insurance-related fraud. The grand jury indicted 54-year-old Dean Harrison Grant of Roswell, on the following charges: (2) counts of Trafficking an Elder…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Perry Panthers (7-4) head to Oconee County (10-1) Friday to take on the Warriors in round two of the 4A GHSA playoffs. The Panthers are in the second round for the first time since 2007.…
COLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) - A grand jury has indicted a fired Georgia police sergeant on murder charges in the fatal shooting of a paramedic with whom authorities say he was having an affair. According to the Ledger-Enquirer, the indictment says…
MACON, Georgia (WMGT/41NBC) – The holiday season is all about giving back. That's why 41NBC and the American Red Cross are teaming up once again for our annual Thanksgiving blood drives. Brian Fern, from the American Red Cross, visited Daybreak…
MACON, Georgia (WMGT/41NBC) – A major part of Thanksgiving is the food, but some people do not have the means to have a meal on the holiday. A church in Macon is making sure no one goes without a Thanksgiving…
MACON, Georgia (WMGT/41NBC) – Thanksgiving is less than a week away. The side dishes for your meal are one of the most important parts. Brittney Wesberry and Anna Reeves, from Texas Roadhouse, visited Daybreak to teach us how to make…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Gateway Pointe One located on South Armed Forces Boulevard is now open for its residents. The 90-unit community is a multiphase initiative that is a part of the Warner Robins Master Plan. Gateway Pointe One…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -The Macon Mayhem is helping the homeless stay warm for the winter. On Thursday, the hockey players handed out clothing items at Daybreak. During Friday's game, after the first goal the Mayhem scored, fans participated in the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – With all the movies that have been filmed in Macon this year, there is another one on the way. The Chad Lawson Cooper's Justice on Trial, the movie is in progress in Macon. In March, The…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Circle K gas station reopens after a car fire this Thursday. Macon-Bibb County firefighters responded to the Circle K at 4001 Northside Dr. around 8 a.m. Witnesses say a car parked at a pump burned…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Students at Vineville Academy of the Arts got a chance to learn about being a news reporter. 41NBC's Tanya Modersitzki stopped by for Vineville's career day. Students learned how news helps inform the community on what's…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Four people face multiple charges after a drug bust in Warner Robins on Thursday. Warner Robins Police Department Narcotics Intelligence Unit, Crime Suppression Unit, and SWAT served a search warrant at 120 Ignico Dr. around…
ABBEVILLE, Georgia (AP) - A south Georgia sheriff’s deputy has been arrested by members of his own department for trying to buy drugs. Wilcox County Sheriff Robert Rodgers says he arrested Deputy James Carlile on Wednesday. Carlile is charged with…
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Mary Persons (6-5) hosts Madison County (5-6) Friday at Dan Pitts Stadium in Round 2 of the 4A GHSA playoffs. It's the first meeting between the two teams. The Bulldogs went on the road and got…
MACON, Georgia (WMGT/41NBC) –Greta is a 2-3 year old Dalmatian/Boxer mix. She’s calm, sweet and is people and cat friendly. She’s also in need of a forever home. You can adopt her at All About Animals Rescue. It’s located at 101…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Expansion is on the rise -- for self-service that is. Macon-Bibb County Tax Commissioner Samuel Wade McCord unveiled the new Georgia Motor Vehicle Division self-service kiosk at the Kroger on Hartley Bridge Road. The self-service kiosk…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - In emergency situations, seconds can determine life or death. This week Verizon and Nokia took time to show first responders how they can help. Sgt. Brad Mules, who works for the Warner Robins Police Department, attended…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- “Fed up and frustrated.” That’s what one Middle Georgia resident says after dealing with a heavy rat problem. Warner Robins resident Avounte Adams-McCray says her home on Avalon Drive is infested with rats. “We've been…
Eisenhower Parkway beautification and safety projects aim to attract business and customers MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A local group is helping attract businesses to Eisenhower Parkway through beautification and safety projects. The Eisenhower Business Improvement District unveiled its recent projects.…
We have been continuing our warming trend this week across Middle Georgia with sunny skies and highs around normal. Tomorrow will be a similar day, weather wise, across the area with highs in the upper 60's and low 70's. We…
A Wilcox County deputy was arrested Wednesday after a narcotics investigation.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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, 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…
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, 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…
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…
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…
The Forsyth Police Department attempted to serve a felony arrest warrant for Brandon Smith, at the Forsyth Gardens.
A seven-week-old baby is safe while five adults face multiple drug charges.
Skeletal remains were found Tuesday afternoon around on the side of Georgia Highway 280, east of Pitts in Wilcox County.
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…
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…
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…
The Macon Mayhem are looking for a new head coach.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…