Bleckley deputies searching Ocmulgee River for missing person
Several law enforcement agencies are looking for a person who went missing while boating on the Ocmulgee River Thursday.
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Warner Robins church hosts free Mental Health Symposium Saturday
About one in five adults in the United States experiences mental illness each year, according to the National Alliance on Mental Health.
Bibb deputies respond to Mount de Sales after shooting threat
Mount de Sales Academy students were evacuated Friday morning after a shooting threat.
Daybreak Interview - Going green for Super Saturday in Dublin
MACON, Ga (WMGT/41NBC) – It's St. Patrick's Day weekend and one Middle Georgia community is going all out. The city of Dublin has been green the entire month of March, but it's taking it to a whole new level during…
Man charged with murdering Macon man Thursday night
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Bibb County Sheriff's Investigators arrested and charged a man with murder for the fatal shooting of a Macon man. Investigators say 31-year-old Javarius Davis of Macon was charged with the murder of 21-year-old Deshafore Hicks. According to…
Student at Northside High School caught with loaded gun
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)- A loaded handgun was found at Northside High School in Warner Robins Thursday.
Alexander II Math and Science Magnet students celebrate Albert Einstein's birthday
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)- Alexander II Math and Science Magnet School celebrated Albert Einstein's birthday. Albert Einstein is the school's mascot, making this day especially important to Alexander II. Students participated in activities during class and learned facts about Einstein. Fourth-grade teacher…
Black Hawk helicopters brought in for JROTC training
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Around 300 Georgia Military College students participated in a chance to ride in a Black Hawk helicopter. The ride is a part of the JROTC training program. The Georgia National Guard performed orientation flights for the…
Man shot, killed in southwest Macon
Bibb County Sheriff's Office investigators are working the county's second homicide of the year.
GBI: 2 Dodge County people found dead, 1 missing
NASHVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Georgia Bureau of Investigations (GBI) arrested 20-year-old Jonathan Vann of Nashville, Georgia in connection to the disappearance of three Dodge County people and the death of two of them. Authorities say the deceased have not…
Phase two of improvements begin at Delores A. Brooks Recreation Center
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The East Macon Youth Baseball League and Macon-Bibb County celebrated a groundbreaking ceremony for Delores Brooks Recreation Center Thursday morning. The ceremony marks the start of the second phase of improvements for the recreation center. The…
Charity concert benefits Crystal Lake's displaced families
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Macon community continues its support for the residents at Crystal Lake Apartments. Many residents were forced to move due to code violations. On 14 March 2019 at the Douglass Theater, the Rhythm-N-Jazz Foundation is organizing…
Daybreak Interview - How to improve your work/life balance
MACON, Ga (WMGT/41NBC) – In today's world, people juggle a lot in their lives. Working a full time job, cooking, cleaning and some people have families to raise. Sometimes, it can be tough to balance all of that. Licensed therapist D.…
National K-9 Veterans Day celebrates working dogs, retired dogs
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - National K-9 Veterans Day offers a chance to recognize and appreciate working dogs and those who have retired. Airmen who have been in service for at least two years are able to apply for the…
"Justice On Trial: Black Lives Matter Too" play comes to Macon
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Chad Cooper Company on Broadway hosts their "Justice On Trial: Black Lives Matter Too" play on 15 March 2019 at 7 p.m. at the Douglass Theater. Written, produced, and directed by Chad Lawson Cooper, the life-changing…
New storm-water program may cost residents money
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- The Macon-Bibb Commissioners ask that Macon Water Authority (MWA) take over the county’s sewage drain systems that the county currently manages. If MWA agrees to the commissioners' resolution that was asked at Tuesday’s committee meeting, it may…
A warm Thursday on the way, before a weekend cool down
Tomorrow: Expect a warm day across Middle Georgia on Thursday. Mostly to partly cloudy skies will be possible through the day with breezy conditions. Wind gusts up to 20 mph will be possible. Friday: A cold front will move through…
Peach County man dies after crash on Hartley Bridge Road
A Byron man died Wednesday after a two-vehicle crash on Hartley Bridge Road in south Bibb County.
Coliseum Health System hosts medication take-back event
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Coliseum Health System will host a medication take-back event in conjunction with the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office. Middle Georgia residents can bring their expired medicines and drop them off for proper disposal. The goal is…
WARNING: Green Dot scam makes its way to Middle Georgia
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Warner Robins Police Department says a Green Dot Fiduciary Scam is in our area. Green Dot scammers prey on businesses and food establishments by calling employees on the business phone posing as someone from…
WANTED: Woman tries to use fake identification to rent car in Macon
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Bibb County Sheriff’s Office property investigators need the public’s help identifying a woman wanted for financial transaction card fraud and identity fraud. Investigators say a woman tried to use a fake Florida identification card to rent…
“Crime Stoppers 15 Most Wanted” suspect arrested with guns, drugs
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A “Crime Stopper’s 15 Most Wanted” suspect was arrested Tuesday afternoon. Deputies say that the U.S. Marshal’s Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force located 21-year-old Dion Vanzie. He is wanted in connection with two separate armed robbery…
Warner Robins Police investigate shooting, one injured
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Warner Robins Police are investigating a shooting that left one person injured. Last night around 11:30, officers responded to a robbery near the 100 block of Wall Street. Officers found 23-year-old Daniel Larsen with a…
Workout Wednesday: Ideal rep range for different weight training goals
MACON, Georgia (WMGT/41NBC) – Weight training is great way to tone your body and/or build muscle. Allen Redmond, a personal trainer with Navicent Health’s Wellness Center, visited Daybreak to show us how what rep ranges you should be doing if…
Central Georgia Technical College host first bone marrow drive
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Central Georgia Technical College hosted the first registry drive for Dynamic Kernel Module Support (DKMS). DKMS is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to the fight against blood cancer and blood disorders. Nursing students recruited donors for…
University of Vermont and Boston University students volunteer in Macon for spring break
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Some students from the University of Vermont and Boston University are spending their spring break volunteering with Rebuilding Macon. Boston University student Sage Holloway helped Macon's Youth Volunteer Program build a wheelchair ramp and paint a…
Macon-Bibb County landfill scores 50 on inspection
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Macon-Bibb County landfill failed a Solid Waste Management inspection. Georgia Department of Natural Resources conducted the inspection, and gave the landfill a score of 50. Anything below an 80 is "out of compliance." Erosion issues…
Committee approves county funding for parking deck, part of Hyatt Hotel project
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - New developments make their way to downtown Macon. Now Poplar Street, an area most deem unsafe, becomes home to more restaurants, shopping, and a major hotel. With new businesses coming to the corner of First and…
Mom's Facebook post of son's school picture goes viral
"I was thinking of being crazy" mom's Facebook post of son's school picture goes viral ATLANTA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Some say a picture is worth a thousand words. But one mom was almost speechless with her son's school pictures. Andrew…
Spring-like weather hangs around Middle Georgia through the week
Tomorrow: Warm weather continues to hang around through much of the rest of the week. A warm front will increase the warmth and humidity through the end of the week. A few more clouds will be moving in as well,…
Bibb deputies looking for woman wanted in fraud investigation
The Bibb County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help finding a woman wanted in connection to a financial transaction card fraud investigation.
10 Co-Defendants plead guilty in largest drug bust ever in Warner Robins
An investigation is finally coming to an end with what is considered to be the largest heroin and fentanyl bust in Warner Robins
Trump signs bill to expand and redesignate Ocmulgee Mounds Park
The Ocmulgee Mounds will now have a new name and more land thanks to The National Resources Management Act into law, which was signed into law today by President Trump. The act will redesignate the Ocmulgee Mounds from a National…
Bibb County Sheriff’s deputies: Man wanted for identity theft, credit card fraud
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office needs your help finding 55-year-old James Randall White. He is wanted for identity fraud and financial transaction card fraud. Deputies say White also has a warrant for probation violation. If you…
The Little Richard House restored, almost ready for opening day
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- The ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Little Richard House happens Saturday 30 March 2019 at 11:30 a.m. There will be activities for children, vendors, music and an open house to promote the center. Friends of the Little Richard…
Macon man pleaded guilty to arson, sentenced to prison
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- A judge sentenced a Macon man to prison for setting fire to a duplex. According to a Bibb County District Attorney news release, 47-year-old Rodney Kevin Curry pleaded guilty to arson. The judge sentenced Curry to 10 years in prison. The…
Daybreak Interview - "Knockout MS" Walk in Macon
MACON, Georgia (WMGT/41NBC) – In 2017, a study supported by the National MS Society found that nearly 1 million adults in the United States were living with multiple sclerosis. This weekend there's a local charity walk in Macon to help support…
Stress levels rise among high school students
MACON, Georgia. (41NBC/WMGT) – Anxiety and depression are on the rise among America’s youth. According to a Pew Research Center survey, seven-in-ten teens today see stress, anxiety, and depression as major problems among their peers. Central High School Guidance Counselor…
Quiet, warm weather expected in Middle Georgia this week
Tomorrow: Clouds will continue clearing overnight, behind the passing cold front. By tomorrow, we will see plenty of sunshine as well as a breezy from the north with highs staying above normal in the low 70's. End of the Week:…
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas speaks at Mercer
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - State and national politics joined in dedication to Mercer University School of Law's first courtroom. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas served as the keynote speaker. Mercer's first courtroom is named after two Georgia lawyers: Frank Jones…
Two men arrested with gun, drug charges in south Macon
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Bibb Sheriff's deputies arrested two men for drug and gun charges due to a search warrant. The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Unit along with Bibb Sheriff’s SWAT Team, U.S. Marshal’s Southeast Regional Fugitive Task…
Crystal Lake notifies evacuees to get belongings, building boarded up
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Crystal Lake Apartments evacuees in the mid and high-rise towers received another notice taped to their doors. The notice said that residents were to have their belongings out by noon 11 March 2019. Residents say they’ve…
Mercer fires men's basketball coach Bob Hoffman
Mercer University is looking for a men's basketball coach after firing Bob Hoffman Monday following the team's second losing season in three years.
Medical Monday: Free pancakes and helping local children
MACON, Georgia (WMGT/41NBC) - If you're a fan of free food and giving back, Tuesday March 12th is your day. It's National free pancake day and IHop restaurants across the county will be offering a free stack of pancakes to…
Macon man dies after crashing van into several trees
MACON, Georgia (WMGT/41NBC) - A Macon was killed Saturday night after Bibb County Deputies said his van crashed into several trees. According to a news release from the Bibb County Sheriff's Office, 36 Marcus Carswell was driving down the 2700…
Macon man hit and killed by car while crossing Mercer University Drive
MACON, Georgia (WMGT/41NBC) - A Macon man was killed over the weekend after he was hit by a car. According to a news release from the Bibb County Sheriff's Office, 69 year old Michael Lorin was crossing the 3700 block…
UPDATE: Man missing from Jones County care home found
GRAY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- The Jones County Sheriff's Office says they found a missing person, who has a mental illness. According to the Jones County Sheriff's Office, 33-year-old Roderick Turner walked away from the Miller and Sons Personal Care Home at…
East Macon Family Dollar store robbed
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- A Family Dollar store in East Macon was robbed just after 8 a.m. Saturday. According to the Bibb County Sheriff's Office, two men went into the store at 160 Emery Highway with their faces covered and demanded…
United Way of Central Georgia hosts 2019 Annual Awards Luncheon
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (WMGT/41NBC) - The United Way of Central Georgia held their 2019 Annual Awards Luncheon Friday afternoon. The event highlights the past year’s campaign successes. The United Way recognized the following local community members for their contributions to…
AAASP/GHSA hosts 2019 State Wheelchair Basketball Championship
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- The American Association of Adapted Sports Programs and Georgia High School Sports Association hosted its 2019 Wheelchair Basketball State Championship Game. The event took place Friday afternoon at the Macon Coliseum. Students who represented different disability groups…