Sunday Tornadoes: Several tornadoes were confirmed today by the National Weather Service. We are still waiting on the official survey,so these are just preliminary confirmations. The Crawford/Peach County tornado started as an EF2 (114mph) and weakened to an EF1 before…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)- At the council meeting Monday night, Warner Robins Transit was brought to the table. Councilman Daron Lee announced that the City of Warner Robins is looking to add a transit option for its residents. He mentions that…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- The City of Perry launched a new app for residents called "Your Perry." The app improves service delivery. It also gives residents an easy way to contact the city and to resolve issues. Perry partnered with CitySourced…
MACON, Georgia. (41NBC/WMGT) – The Lighthouse Addiction Recovery Support Center held its ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday morning. The recovery center offers a set of non-clinical, peer-led activities that engage, educate and support individuals and families. The center also helps people to…
BYRON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Peach County EMA Director Thomas Doles confirms that two tornadoes hit Peach County on Sunday night. Both of the tornadoes came from Crawford County. A home near the two county lines is a complete loss. "She…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Bibb County Sheriff's deputies captured an inmate who fled from work detail last year. Deputies say they patrolled the Anthony Road and Swan Drive area around 1 a.m. on Monday. Bibb County Sheriff’s deputies say…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/ WMGT) - During this week's Medical Monday segment, Coliseum Medical Centers Director of Coliseum's Cancer Center Danielle Rogers sat down with 41NBC Daybreak to discuss Colorectal Cancer. To raise colorectal cancer awareness, this Saturday at Wesleyan College…
MACON, Georgia. (41NBC/WMGT) – A severe weather outbreak impacted Middle Georgia on Sunday afternoon and evening. There were several tornado warnings issued by the National Weather Service in Peachtree City. Here are some areas that have reported damage so far:…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- A Macon man was shot in the head, during a fight Saturday afternoon. According to the Bibb County Sheriff's Office, a 20-year old woman shot the man at Pendelton Homes on Houston Avenue. Deputies are still investigating,…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Friends and family gathered at the Second Baptist Church in Warner Robins to mourn the loss of beloved public servant, Jimmy Williams. Chief Jimmy Williams served the Houston County community as a firefighter. He served in…
MACON, Georgia. (41NBC/WMGT)– Solarize Middle Georgia held it's "Solar and Suds" event Wednesday evening at the Piedmont brewery. Solarize Middle Georgia is a community-wide effort to make solar energy and battery storage more affordable and accessible. The “Solarize Middle Georgia”…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)– Kids across the nation are taking part in the "Read Across America" event. The annual event honors the late Dr. Seuss and helps promote reading comprehension. The NOLA Brantley Public Library in Warner Robins celebrated the event…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Bibb County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested a man with crack cocaine and marijuana on Friday around 1 a.m. Deputies say they were patrolling the Mercer University Drive and Bloomfield Drive area. That’s when they saw a…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)– GEICO has immediate openings in the Macon, Georgia regional offices. Regional Vice President Franklin Silva says that the insurance company employees more than 6,700 people in the Middle Georgia area. "We are proud to invite even more area…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Bibb Sheriff’s investigators say that “motion picture use only” and Chinese characters are showing up on fake bills around Macon. Investigators say that the “motion picture use only” shown below comes on most denominations and in…
UPDATE ON COURT DATE CHANGE MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- “We strongly disagree with the decision to push the court date back even further, and our Attorney strongly argued against this decision.” That's what Macon-Bibb County leader said about the new court…
MACON, Georgia (WMGT/41NBC)- The City of Warner Robins held a reopening ribbon-cutting Celebration at the Jesse E Tanner Jr Memorial Park Thursday afternoon. Initially, the park was used only for baseball games, but improvements were made. The park is now…
OGLETHORPE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon County Schools are among the five percent on the state's turnaround list. This means the district produces low test scores. The state's Chief Turnaround Officer helps failing schools, but Macon County School District Superintendent Marc…
Tomorrow: Scattered showers and storms continue across Middle Georgia through the day on Friday. Temperatures will be back in the 60's and 70's wtih patchy fog possible through the day as well. We won't see much in the way of…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)- Warner Robins Convention and Visitors Bureau announced that tourism generated around 248 million dollars in Houston County in 2017. According to the study by the Georgia Department of Economic Development, the tourism industry created over 10 million…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)- It was market day for kids in Warner Robins! More than 1200 3rd graders and 18 different elementary schools got to simulate a real world economic system. Students gathered to buy and sell goods and services they…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Vineville Academy held its Black History celebration Thursday morning in the school's auditorium. Central High School students and Vineville Academy staff came together to teach Vineville students about iconic African-American figures. "We have just been excited all…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon-Bibb Commissioners and residents sparked a heated discussion about possibly changing the name of the I-16 and 75 interchanges. For the past 18 years, the interchange has reminded some of the "Prisoners of War" (POW) and…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - In the past six weeks, Macon-area Kroger customers and associates raised more than $27,000 in donations to fight hunger. Kroger grocery store on Zebulon Road in Macon helped "Can Hunger" Wednesday morning. They delivered two tractor-trailers of…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Bibb County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man with guns and drugs on February 26, 2019 around 12 p.m. Bibb County Sheriff's deputies along with the U.S. Marshals Southeast Regional Fugitive Force served an arrest warrant to…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Ocmulgee National Monument is closer to becoming a National Historic Park. U.S. Lawmakers, in both the House and Senate, passed the bill to expand Ocmulgee from 700 to more than 2,000 acres. The bill also…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office needs the public’s help identifying a person of interest in connection to a commercial burglary that happened at the Vapor Trail on the 6300 block of Zebulon Road. Deputies say that…
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Laurens County investigators need your help looking for a person pretending to be a police officer on Scotland Road in Dublin. This is according to Laurens County Sheriff's Office Facebook page. Investigators say that a…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A U.S. District Judge in the Middle District of Florida sentenced to Mr. Romain Dallemand to 8 months incarceration, 1 year supervised release, $272,164 in restitution, fine waived, and a $100 mandatory assessment. This is according…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon Transit Authority (MTA) says the county owes them more than $476,201. During Tuesday's Macon-Bibb County Committee meeting, commissioners say they're working on a new payment agreement with MTA. According to MTA, the deficit is from 2018's…
Tomorrow: Rain and storms will begin early during the day on Thursday. Temperatures will be pretty mild, in the 60's. After the initial round of storms and rain we will see scattered showers throughout the rest of the day and…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Bibb County Sheriff’s deputies say they got a call about a person passing out counterfeit one hundred dollar bills at the Hummingbird Taproom in Downtown Macon around 1 a.m. Deputies say they were informed that the…
PERRY, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)- Jackie K. Cooper worked in the news, had his own show, and now is a YouTube sensation. Imagine going from 136 YouTube subscribers to over 45,000 in just one weekend. Jackie K. Cooper is a 77 year old…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Houston County Fire Department released the funeral procession route for Fire Chief James Williams. Chief Williams’ funeral services take place on Friday at 2 p.m. Below is the processional route following the services: Sandy…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)- Cary W. Martin conference center held the annual Day at the Museum for gifted and talented education (GTE) fourth graders. Children from 20 different elementary schools participated and about 458 children were involved. GTE students acted as…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Bibb County Sheriff's deputies need your help locating a stolen vehicle. Deputies say that the incident happened at Summer Parks Apartments on the 4600 block of Mercer University Drive. Deputies say that the victim’s wife noticed…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Houston County Fire Chief Jimmy Williams passed away Tuesday morning at the age of 54 after his battle with pancreatic cancer. Chief Williams started with the department in 1982 as a volunteer and became chief…
MACON, Georgia (WMGT/41NBC) – Most people know how to do a proper push up for run for exercise, but are you breathing correctly when working out? Allen Redmond, a personal trainer with Navicent Health’s Wellness Center, visited Daybreak to explain…
Tomorrow: Clouds hang around for much of the day as well as the chance for a few periods of light rain. Temperatures will once again make it into the upper 60's and low 70's. Thursday: By Thursday we will see…
Ideal, Georgia (WMGT/41NBC)- The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has confirmed an EF-0 tornado occurred in Macon County from the severe storms on February 12th, 2019. This confirmation is following a survey of land just west of Ideal, Georgia,…
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)- A special called meeting of the Macon-Bibb County Commission was this afternoon. They came to a resolution to request that the local legislative delegation to allow for an OLOST referendum. They also came to a conclusion that if…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - US Attorney Charles E. Peeler, along with the Middle District of Georgia law enforcement leaders, stand together to support the region's efforts to make communities safer in the fight against crime. Crimestoppers hopes to encourage the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The 2019 "Engaging Local Government Leaders" Knope Award nominated Amerson River Park in Bibb County as one of the best parks. The award recognizes the best parks and places in local government. "We appreciate all of…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A judge sentenced two men to prison for the 2016 shooting death of Mercer University basketball player Jibri Bryan. This news release comes from District Attorney David Cooke's office. On Tuesday, 37-year-old Damion Deray Henderson of Riverdale…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - National Signing Day may have come and gone, but many local Middle Georgia student-athletes are still signing Letters of Intent to take their football talents to college. Aiden Stewart, a student-athlete from Howard High School, received…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The 4th Annual Georgia Tiny House Festival is coming back to Middle Georgia. Tiny houses and other small structures will be available to tour and view this weekend. United Tiny Home Association Founder John Kernohan has organized…
Tomorrow: Clouds will increase through the day on Tuesday as will moisture across the southeast. High temps will reach into the upper 60's with some areas warming into the low 70's. Overnight on Tuesday we will see a chance for…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Middle Georgia Community Food Bank handed out boxes of food to people who lived at Crystal Lake Apartments. It's been about three weeks since the people who lived there had to leave because of numerous…
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)- Beverly Knight Olson Children’s Hospital now offers pediatric care to patients and their families. Due to the high demand for service, the Beverly Knight Children's Hospital outgrew its facility which was constructed in 1962. Many were in attendance…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A former Bibb County deputy who worked for the corrections division was arrested for Financial Transaction Card Fraud and Financial Transaction Card Theft. According to a report from the Bibb County Sheriff's Office, 26-year-old Vashone Jones…