Macon-Bibb County landfill closed Friday
The Walker Road Landfill on 11th Street will be closed on Friday, February 9.
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Small Break in the Rain Before Wet Weather Returns This Weekend
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - After a very wet Wednesday, we will finally get a little break from the rain. The cold front that brought showers and storms across Middle Georgia Wednesday has pushed into north Florida. All that was left…
Who went where? Middle Georgia signing day recap
Dozens of middle Georgia athletes added their names to college rosters Wednesday on National Signing Day 2018.
Dry Thursday, before a soggy weekend
Good Evening, WE had a very active Wednesday across Georgia, a tornado warning in the area and reports of wind gusts up to 44mph. Now, though, the heaviest rains have moved out of Georgia and we are left with just…
Police in Warner Robins investigating shooting on Evergreen Street
Investigators in Warner Robins are trying to figure out who opened fire on a home on Evergreen Street just before midnight on Wednesday.
Macon's historic sites attract people from all over country for the weekend
Macon's historic features are attracting people from all over the country.
Bibb County Board of Education to buy Ed Defore Sports Complex from county
The Bibb County Board of Education is moving forward with purchasing the Ed Defore Sports Complex.
Jeffersonville Road project moves forward with bidding process
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - After 20 years, Jeffersonville Road will be getting its renovations. Macon-Bibb County Commissioners got the green light from the Department of Transportation to move forward with the project last week. Commissioners passed a resolution Tuesday night…
Arrest made in shooting outside Downtown Macon bar
Update: 25-year-old Robert Lee Morris is charged with aggravated assault following the incident. The Bibb County Sheriff's Office says a caller told deputies that the person involved in the shooting was at Bill's Clubhouse on Forest Hill Road. Deputies arrested…
What's Right With Our Schools: Bibb County students showcase talents through REACH program
BIBB COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - As children grow up, many of them start to wonder what their future would be like. Bibb County Schools are helping them explore their curiosities and identify what exactly makes them special. "Teachers in the…
Warner Robins residents express concerns about crime in public meeting
Warner Robins Mayor Randy Toms says he will do whatever it takes to keep his city safe, even if it means raising taxes.
Baldwin County car accident kills one, injures another
One woman is dead and a man injured after a car accident in Baldwin County Wednesday morning.
Woman killed in Perry car accident
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Georgia State Patrol (GSP) is investigating a single car wreck in Perry. The happened accident on US 41 at Westfield School. GSP says the woman involved had a medical issue before the accident. She was taken…
Man injured during shooting in Warner Robins
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Police in Warner Robins are investigating a shooting that took place on Evergreen St. just before midnight on Tuesday. Officials say that four victims--a 24-year-old man and three 20-year-old women--were parked in a car in…
Wednesday Severe Weather Threat Shifts Northwest of Middle Georgia
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Pull out the rain boots, rain jacket and umbrella - you're going to need them today! A low pressure system with a cold front attached on the back end is swirling up a lot of moisture…
Georgia Prison helps increase inmates' literacy with mobile library
JACKSON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Georgia Department of Corrections worker implemented a new tool that's helping inmates gain knowledge, and increase their literacy. Inmate Terry Woodard says, "The less time that you're up and really conversing with the other inmates,…
Restaurant Report Card: Old Clinton Bar-B-Q in Gray
GRAY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - It's all about family and tradition at Old Clinton Bar-B-Q in Gray. After all it's been open for more than half a century. "We've been open for 60 years this month, February is our birth month,"…
Local church leaders work to end crime in Bibb County
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Local church leaders in Bibb County are working together to try to defeat crime too. Sheriff David Davis spoke at the council of clergy about what the sheriff's office is doing to prevent crimes. "We've got…
TUESDAY EVENING UPDATE: SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL WEDNESDAY
Good Evening, After a beautiful day across Middle GA today, attention turns to the rain and storms that will be moving in by tomorrow. Rain will likely start sometime after midnight and continue off and on throughout much of Wednesday.…
Land owners at odds with FAA over equipment on Pulaski County farm
ATLANTA (AP) - Federal aviation officials say a massive crop-watering structure creates radio interference for pilots over Georgia, but landowners say they had permission for it to be within 1,000 feet of the communications equipment. The Federal Aviation Administration says…
Dream Academy will open in Macon this fall
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Parents in Macon now have another option when it comes to which school their child attends. The DREAM Academy Charter School will be open for the 2018-2019 school year. Karla Redding-Andrews made the announcement this morning…
Financial Fitness Week: Upside to buying a home
Financial Fitness Week: Upside to buying a home
Medical Monday: February is American Heart Month
Health official stopped by the 41NBC's studio to talk about heart health.
Bring on the Heat: Warm Today, Rain Returns Tomorrow
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Remember on Groundhog's Day when both Punxsutawney Phil and General Beauregard Lee in Georgia saw their shadows and predicted six more weeks of winter? It doesn't look like either of their forecasts will be very accurate…
Warm weather on the way to Middle Georgia
Good Evening! A great Tuesday is on the way with temperatures about 10 degrees above normal! It will be feeling like spring, but of course it is ahead of rain that will begin moving in overnight Tuesday into Wednesday. The…
Cherry Blossom Gift Shop Opening reveals additional street party acts
Cherry Blossom Organizers announced David Nail and Booker T. Jones would join Chaka Khan and Eli Young Band to perform at this year's Street Party.
New technology at Jones Co. Jail gives inmates more time with family
Attention all visitors, inmates in Jones County are getting more time with their families than ever before thanks to new technology in the Jail.
GBI calls three Byromville deaths a murder/suicide
BYROMVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) is calling the shooting deaths of three people in Byromville a murder/suicide. Willie James Merrell, known as 'Shine Bone,' is the man investigators say shot and killed his neighbor, 47-year-old…
Olympic champion set to visit two local high schools this week
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Some Bibb County students will get to see an Olympic champion at their school this week. Jackie Joyner-Kersee is set to visit Northeast High School and Central High School Thursday. She won six medals at the…
Group in Macon brings art of mime to Bellevue community
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - There’s a new dance studio in Macon teaching young people the art of mime. The dance is a form of expression that's giving the youth of Macon a chance to express themselves creatively. "The biggest thing that…
The North Central Health District offers free flu shots
The North Georgia Health District offers free flu shots
Financial Fitness Week: Getting you ready to speak with a Mortgage Loan Officer
Financial Fitness Week: Getting you ready to speak with a Mortgage Loan Officer
Bibb County Spelling Bee winners head to regional competition
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Elijah Wood took home first place in the Bibb County Spelling Bee over the weekend. The event, hosted by the Bibb Association of Educators, was held Saturday at Central High School. Wood attends Howard Middle School. The…
Person killed in fatal single car accident in Perry is identified
Fatal single car accident kills one person in Perry
A year later BirdLady details lessons learned from Super Bowl scandal
Atlanta Falcons football icon and unofficial team mascot BirdLady is breaking her silence just a few days after the anniversary of her Super Bowl scandal.
Georgia College creates esports team; to host conference championship
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Georgia College is embracing what the school says could be the future of collegiate sports, creating an esports team that plays against other schools in an NCAA conference. "It's definitely all of our favorite game it's…
UPDATE: Arrest made in fatal shooting on Carling Ave
UPDATE (5/1/2018): Keith Beddingfield Jr is charged with malice murder, felony murder and armed robbery in the shooting death of 33-year-old Javaris Brown, according to the Macon Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office. MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A man Bibb County…
Rainy Super Bowl Sunday on the way!
Good Evening! Well the weekend is upon us and it is kind of a mixed bag. Saturday looking like a cool day with a mix of sun and clouds. By Saturday night and Sunday morning however, rain starts to move…
Update: Woman dies after teen brother chokes her unconscious
UPDATE (5/1/2018) - A Bibb County grand jury charged Kevon Watkins with felony murder and aggravated assault for strangling his sister, Alexus Watkins in Feb. 2018. Update:20-year old Alexus Watson died Saturday morning at 3:03 a.m. at the Medical Center,…
Bibb County deputy goes beyond call of duty for Lizella boy
LIZELLA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Bibb County Deputy made a little boy in Lizella's dream come true on Wednesday. It all started when Deputy Traore responded to a home in Lizella Monday night in reference to a noise complaint. There,…
The Museum of Aviation is holding a special event and fundraiser
The event benefits the Museum of Aviation Foundation's National STEM Academy
Fire breaks out at Middle Georgia Freightliner company on Hawkinsville Road in Macon
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon-Bibb fire fighters responded to a commercial fire early this morning shortly after 6 am. The Middle Georgia Freightliner business on Hawkinsville Road caught on fire before they opened for business. Macon-Bibb Fire Chief Marvin Riggins…
Teen suspects turn themselves in for Waffle House robbery
Warner Robins Police now have three people in custody for an armed robbery that happened at the Waffle House on South Houston Lake Road.
Angie's List: Car Lifts
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Even if you have a two-car garage, you can fit a third or even fourth car in your garage without adding any room, just by using the space overhead. In today’s Angie’s List report, we’ll see how car lifts are changing how homeowners use their garage storage space.
Low Near Gulf of Mexico Brings Rain to Middle Georgia This Weekend
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A cold front moved into the state of Georgia early Friday morning, bringing light/moderate rain. The rain cleared out of Middle Georgia by 8 a.m. As the front pushes southward, a high pressure system will start…
Local and National Groundhogs See Shadow, Predict 6 More Weeks of Winter
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - It's the one day of the year that Americans rely on an animal to predict the weather. Most Americans look to Punxsutawney Phil for a forecast of a longer winter or early spring. Punxsutawney Phil resides at…
Two men rob Save A Lot in Macon at knifepoint
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Bibb County Sheriff's Office is looking for two men who robbed the Save A Lot on Eisenhower Pkwy. Thursday night. Investigators say two men walked into the store around 7 p.m. and went up to…
Rain and cooler temperatures in Middle Georgia
Good Evening! After a very nice day across Middle Georgia, temperatures are going to be taking a tumble behind rain and a cold front that moves in overnight tonight. Rain should be done and cleared by Friday morning at sunrise…
Byromville residents hold vigil to remember lives lost in recent shooting
Through song and prayer, Byromville residents remembered three of their neighbors who were shot and killed January 25.
Amerigroup holds Repack Backpack for Macon students
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Southfield Elementary School in Macon was host to an annual event to help make sure kids are prepared in class. The Repack Backpack is aimed at getting students the school supplies they need for the second…