MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Macon-Bibb County Commission has avoided bankruptcy by adopting a 3 mil increase. Property owners will see a 17% percent increase in their taxes. The millage rage is now set to 20.652. The county now expects…
EASTMAN, Georgia (41NBC/ WMGT ) - Delta Airlines is looking to put thousands of pilots in the sky over the next decade. But, they're getting some help from a local college to fill those positions. Delta Airlines is partnering with universities…
MACON, Georgia. (41NBC/WMGT) - Thanks to a ridge of high pressure that built up over the Gulf of Mexico Wednesday, moisture will continue streaming into Middle Georgia increasing humidity and allowing for rain/storm development in the afternoon. More clouds will be…
MACON, Georgia (WMGT/41NBC) - Bibb County Teacher of the Year Jarred Moore received another honor Wednesday afternoon. Bibb County is naming Thursday, August 16th Jarred Moore Day. Northeast High School held a celebration Wednesday afternoon to surprise Moore with the…
Public art is continuing to pop up in Forsyth and there's more on the way. They're joining the list of communities looking to liven up city streets.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Ronald Acuna. Superstar. Outfielder. 20-year-old. We’ve witnessed something the last few days that are hard for the most seasoned baseball fan or person to understand. We’ve seen a young kid, who can’t even legally drink yet,…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/ WMGT) - The Warner Robins Police Department held a job fair Wednesday morning. Police say the city is growing and they want the number of officers to reflect that growth. To become an officer with WRPD,…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The man who shot and killed D'Andre Willis at a motel in Warner Robins will spend the rest of his life in prison. Wednesday, 40-year-old Artis Jones was convicted of malice murder, felony murder, aggravated…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - 39-year-old William West IV was sentenced to 15 years for using a man's identity to set up cable and satellite TV. In 2016, the victim, who lives in Virginia, noticed two delinquent accounts on his credit…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/ WMGT)- UPDATE: The woman driving the jeep has been identified as 47-year-old Amanda Malphurs. Bibb County coroner Leon Jones says Malphurs lived just down the street from where the accident happened. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- One person is dead after…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Here are you health inspection restaurant scores from across Middle Georgia: J.R. TAVERN 2440 RIVERSIDE DRIVE, MACON LAST INSPECTION SCORE: 91 CHECKER'S DRIVE-IN 3404 MERCER U. DRIVE, MACON LAST INSPECTION SCORE: 87 SHARK'S FISH & CHICKEN…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/ WMGT) - Hundreds of jobs are coming to Middle Georgia. The workload at Robins Air Force Base is increasing, and so is the need for more manpower. This morning, Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex announce its…
MACON, Georgia. (41NBC/WMGT) - A wind shift will cause humidity to rise in Middle Georgia for the remainder of the week. A high pressure system is building up in the Gulf of Mexico. With a clockwise wind flow, this system…
MACON, Georgia (WMGT/41NBC) - Bibb County Sheriff's investigators need your help identifying two suspects entering vehicles. Deputies say surveillance video shows the suspects entered vehicles on Timberlane Drive in Georgetown Court in North Bibb County on August 6th. One suspect…
MACON, Georgia (WMGT/41NBC) - The Bibb County Sheriff's Office is looking to identify the suspect who broke into a Family Dollar. It happened at the Family Dollar located at 3567 Houston Avenue around 1:30AM Tuesday, August 14th. If you can…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (WMGT/41NBC) - Rigby's Water World closed for several days due to a child visiting the water park and testing positive for the parasite that causes the diarrheal disease cryptosporidiosis. According to the park's Facebook page, the child…
MACON, Georgia (WMGT/41NBC) - After 39 years, DNA confirms a missing Michigan teen is actually buried as a 'John Doe' in Macon. DNA testing has confirmed an unidentified person buried in a pauper’s grave in Macon’s Evergreen Cemetery matches the…
Tuesday's Macon-Bibb county committee ended with no resolution on the millage rate or budget.
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/ WMGT) - Milledgeville-Baldwin County Chamber of Commerce and Milledgeville Main Street teamed up to create an incentive to support local businesses. With almost 100-percent of the chamber memberships being local businesses, Milly Money allows money spent in…
ART Inc. organizers along with Bibb County Safety Committee members will cut the ribbon on newly installed speed breakers in the Pendleton Homes.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/ WMGT) - A clerk at a west Macon gas station is dead after being shot this morning, according to Lonnie Miley with the Bibb County Coroner's Office. Investigators say 36-year-old Alpeshkumar Prajatati was opening the store around…
MACON, Georgia. (41NBC/WMGT) - This week's weather continues to be quiet, but the pattern will switch by the weekend as rain chances rise. Tuesday morning, a stationary front was located across Middle Georgia and up the east coast. This stationary…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/ WMGT) - A program that once helped Westside High School students, who were struggling to get credits, is available to high schoolers across Bibb County. Recently, Dr. Julia Daniely went from principal to SOAR Academy's director. The change…
A Warner Robins man is behind bars after a high-speed chase ended with him crashing his car into a home on Washington Avenue in Macon.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A man responsible for three armed robberies in Macon will spend 15 years in prison. 33-year-old Antonio Ivey, Sr. was sentenced Monday after pleading guilty to the crimes that happened in 2017. He robbed a woman while…
A gas leak in downtown Macon has been repaired after it was discovered earlier Monday afternoon. Construction workers in the area accidentally hit the line.
One Macon-Bibb County commissioner wants the county to have oversight of Planning and Zoning.
A man was found dead in a Macon hotel Sunday evening.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/ WMGT) - The Bibb County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help identifying a man who may have robbed a Dollar General. According to a news release from the Sheriff's Office, the incident took place at…
Investigators with the Macon-Bibb Fire Department are now looking into what they believe may be the 43rd arson in Macon-Bibb this year.
One of the best annual meteor displays enters our skies this weekend as Earth moves into viewing of the Perseid Meteor Shower. Over the weekend Earth will move through the debris field of the Swift-Tuttle Comet, which will allow us…
MACON, Georgia (WMGT/41NBC) - Bibb County deputies and the U.S. Marshal’s Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force (S.E.R.F.T.F) locate an arson suspect wanted in Jones County. Thirty-one year old James Randall Spensley was wanted in connection to trying to set fires…
MACON, Georgia (WMGT/41NBC) - A Macon man is arrested in connection to an aggravated assault and personal armed robbery. It happened outside the M&M Grocery on Montpelier Avenue on July 09, 2018. Friday, police arrested 21-year-old Drequan O’Shay Taylor. He's…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon-Bibb County financial issues have been a discussion among commissioners for months. The discussion of where its money is heading for 2018 and 2019 has been brought up since January. "Some of this stuff you've reported…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/ WMGT) - Parents, if there's a video game system in your home your kids have probably mentioned Fortnite or NBA2K. New data from the World Health Organization says you should control the time your child spends playing…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/ WMGT) - A woman will face time in prison after taking an elderly woman's purse in a Wal-Mart parking lot. According to District Attorney David Cooke, on Friday, 53-year-old Cora Lee Trice pleaded guilty to the robbery,…
With the heat of the summer in full force taking a quick dip in a backyard pool is a dream for many. To keep the dream of owning a pool from becoming a nightmare, proper maintenance and cleaning is essential.
Update: Steven Scott is now facing charges in the investigation. He was arrested today and taken to the Houston County Detention Center. PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Perry Police need your help tracking down the driver who hit a man with…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - During upcoming volunteer training sessions, you can learn how to support people who may be looking for shelter in Macon following a natural disaster. The Red Cross and the Macon-Bibb Emergency Management Agency are hosting three…
A new 'night vision' exhibit can be viewed at Museum of Aviation.
Update: The City of Warner Robins says the boil advisory put in place has been lifted. WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (WMGT/41NBC) - An area of Warner Robins is under a boil water advisory due to a water main break. The break…
After another meeting of back and forth between commissioners and numbers, the commission came to a compromise.
More money is on the way to fund victim advocacy programs in Georgia and other states across the U.S. Sessions made the announcement on Thursday in Macon.
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/ WMGT) - The Dublin Police Department is investigating a string of car thefts. Recently, an alleged thief broke into a car that had a gun inside. Dublin Police Chief Tim Chatman says the incident happened Saturday. He…
MACON, Georgia (WMGT/41NBC) - The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is trying to identify the suspects who broke into the Dollar General Thursday morning. It happened at The Dollar General at 3716 Houston Avenue between 2 AM and 2:30 AM on…
The Washington Memorial Library is used for many reasons. Whether you're checking out a book, or learning more about the city you live in through archives, the library offers a variety of services.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced today that the Department of Justice will award $3.4 billion to states this year for victims' services. Georgia is getting more than $100 million dollars. He announced that the money will…
The Georgia Chamber's 2018 Statewide Tour made a stop in Middle Georgia to talk with local business owners ahead of the November elections.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Tuesday night a friend of mine sent a text to me and wrote that the Rose Bowl from January was on SEC Network. So, with the Braves game being over, I turned it over and watched…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Macon man will spend life in prison without the possibility of parole for shooting and killing 39-year-old Andre Taylor. Calvin Stapleton was found guilty of murder by a jury Wednesday. The shooting happened in 2017…