ATLANTA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Zoo Atlanta is offering free admission to mothers Sunday. The Mother's Day deal is only valid with the purchase of any regularly-priced child's or adult's general admission ticket. Sunday is also a big day for Madu,…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Macon-Bibb Recreation Department needs more lifeguards before it can open the public pools for the summer. Officials need 10 more lifeguards in order to open the five public pools in Macon. The pools are set…
This week’s Cat of the Week is Flipper! Flipper is a four month old kitten with solid white fur and blue eyes.
VIENNA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Murders aren't only on the rise in Macon, but also in Dooly County. GBI Special Agent In Charge J.T. Ricketson says Dooly County has seen more murders since January, than they have in decades. Many of us…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Atlanta Braves fans can enjoy several activities this weekend when the team makes a stop in Macon. Saturday, the team will be at the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame as part of the Braves County Road…
Stratford Academy student is holding a 5K trail run to help local animal rescues
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Several roads will close Saturday evening in Warner Robins as the Back the Blue Glow Run gets underway. The road closures include: East bound lanes on Watson Boulevard to David Drive to Highway 247. Armed…
DECATUR, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Nearly 20 children have reportedly taken their own lives so far this year. That's according to new data released by The Georgia Bureau of Investigations. The organization's Child Fatality Review Unit says 18 children committed suicide,…
UPDATE (5/11/2018): The Bibb County Sheriff's Office identified the man shot and killed Friday as 21-year-old Chad Michael Bilow, of Lizella. He died from a gunshot to the head. MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Detectives from the Bibb County Sheriff's Office…
MACON, Georgia. (41NBC/WMGT) - The high pressure system that has been building up across the southeast this week will stay in place this weekend. The high is causing air to sink and compress, resulting in not only more sun than…
Family members of a man authorities say has been missing since march are concerned and hoping to find answers in his disappearance.
The race is on for candidates looking to win the House District 142 seat and represent Macon-Bibb at the state capitol. See what they say are priorities.
FORSYTH, Macon (41NBC/ WMGT) - Scams are targeting a Middle Georgia community, causing dozens of people to turn to the sheriff's office for answers. In just one week, the Monroe County Sheriff's Office alerted residents via Facebook about two scams.…
We are just past 4 months into 2018, and homicides have surpassed Bibb County's halfway mark from last year.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/ WMGT) - The National Weather Service is recognizing Medical Center, Navicent Health for its severe weather preparedness. Today, NWS awarded the hospital with StormReady certification. Navicent Health's Emergency Management and Safety Manager Steve Ramsey said the hospital has built…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Last week Matt Ryan won the lottery. No, he didn’t walk into a Flash Foods and get a scratch or have his numbers come up. He signed yet another huge NFL contract. The last one he…
The Monroe County Sheriff's Office arrested a man on Tuesday for several narcotics related charges.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - An 18-year-old woman was found dead on the front porch of an apartment in east Macon. Macon-Bibb Coroner Leon Jones tells 41NBC that the victim was discovered at the Davis Home Apartments on Leaf St. Reports…
MACON, Georgia. (41NBC/WMGT) - It's been a very summer-like week with warm weather and small chances for rain daily. The pop-up showers this week have been a result of moisture in the atmosphere and energy from sun working together to create small…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/ WMGT) - We are three weeks away from the first pitch of the season opener for Macon's new baseball team. This afternoon, tickets went on sale for Macon Bacon's first home game. If you haven't gotten your…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/ WMGT) - The Bibb County Board of Education approved an extra $5-million to the Northeast High and Appling Middle Schools merger project. The budget started at $45-million, then went up to $49-million. The upgrade has now increased…
A new penny sales tax is on the ballot this election for 11 counties in Middle Georgia.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Police are asking for the public's help finding a homeless woman who was last seen in March 2017. The Bibb County Sheriff's Office is looking for 60-year-old Sherrie Barfoot. Her daughter says she was last seen…
Derek Stingley is out after four games as the Georgia Doom's head coach and general manager. Defensive coordinator Gerald Dockery is the new head coach.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Bibb County Deputies say two men are expected to be okay following a shooting at Pendleton Homes. The shooting happened just before 1 PM. Deputies say the men, possibly teenagers or in their early 20s, were…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/ WMGT) - A video that's being shared hundreds of times on Facebook shows Warner Robins Police and Houston County Sheriff Deputies beating a man with batons and tasing him in attempt to arrest him. The incident took…
MACON, Georgia. (41NBC/WMGT) - Hotter weather is on the way with temperatures trending into the 90's. Wednesday will be the last day this week that temperatures stay in the 80's. A high pressure system is building up in the Gulf…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Named after a famous Little Richard song, Molly's Cafe has moved to a new location on Vineville Avenue, but is still serving up some good chicken salad folks have come to know and love. "We used…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Police are asking the public to avoid the intersection of Vineville Ave. and Pio Nono Ave. after a man knocked over a fire hydrant and a traffic pole Tuesday night, causing a traffic signal outage that…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A man who robbed a Macon gas station after fighting with employees will spend the next four years in prison, according to the Macon Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office. Gerald Lynn Clover Jr., 39, pleaded guilty…
Governor Deal has signed House Bill 65 into law which now adds intractable pain and PTSD to the list of disorders on the registry for medical cannabis.
A Macon based non profit gave breast cancer survivors an early Mother's Day gift in the form of a spa day at Merle Norman on Tuesday.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/ WMGT) - Tassels on graduation caps moved from right to left today at Middle Georgia State University. More than 600 students walked across the stage earning their bachelors, masters, associates degrees or certificates. University Counsel Frances Davis says…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/ WMGT) - The doors are officially open to a new university in Macon. Strayer University's campus is in downtown on Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Andrea Backman, Chief Academic Officer of Strayer University says the 125-year-old university opened…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Kumho is recalling more than 1,773 of its Solus KH16 grand touring tires. The company says a possible belt separation could happen under severe conditions. Kumho says an incorrect material was used during manufacturing. The recall…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Houston County Sheriff's Office wants you to be on the lookout for a sex offender. Deputies say Tiquan Hinton absconded and his location is not known. Deputies say he is known to be in…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Another man is charged in the murder of 38-year-old Traveres Lester that happened at an Econolodge in Macon. Bibb County deputies say 30-year-old Christopher Kirby helped 26-year-old Rashad Mays leave the scene on Riverside Drive after the…
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - There's a new Chief of Police at Fort Valley State University. Anita F. Allen will take on the role beginning June 1st. According to a news release, Allen most recently worked as a Captain in…
Dog of the Week: Bugsy
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon-Bibb Mayor Robert Reichert presented a balanced budget for fiscal year 2019 Tuesday afternoon. The county is projecting a $10 million deficit if the county does not make major adjustments to the budget. The commission has…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The weather this week will be pretty quiet as a ridge of high pressure sets up across the southeast. Aside from a few pop-up showers, this system will keep the southeast mostly dry this week. It…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Bibb County Sheriff's Office announced the arrests of more than 250 people that police consider 'dangerous' since January. Since January 1, 257 people have been arrested, 37 firearms seized, 122 vehicles impounded, six stolen vehicles…
The wait may finally be over for residents on Jeffersonville Road who've been looking forward to improvements on the road for more than 20 years.
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/ WMGT) - The Warner Robins community continues to mourn the loss of a hometown leader. Last Monday, civil rights activist Ada Lee suffered from a stroke and died Thursday. Lee was a woman who was active…
The Milledgeville Police Department's Specialized Patrol Unit (SPU) is preparing for 100 Days of Summer H.E.A.T.
Macon-Bibb County has several job openings within the Sheriff's office and fire department.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Bibb County Sheriff's Office needs your help finding a man who hasn't been seen since March. Deputies say 41-year-old Robbie Newberry was last seen by his mother. She reported him missing after she says she…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Gym Nest’s in Macon is celebrating after winning first place in the Georgia AAU State Gymnastics Meet. The competition, featuring teams from all over Georgia, was held over the weekend at the University of West…
Grammy nominee, Hunter Hayes, will take the stage at the McConnell-Talbert stadium July 3rd.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Early voting in Macon-Bibb county continues this week. The Board of Elections released numbers showing that 638 people cast their ballot during the first week of early voting. Early voting will also be available this Saturday…