Cherry Blossom organizers are disappointed with turn out to the festival this week. With many of the events taking place outside, they say they blame high powered winds and chilly temperatures over the last few days and nights for the drop in attendance compared to previous years.
Police departments across the nation have had their share of officer misconduct. That's why police in Perry are enforcing the law the RITE way.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The man who robbed a Macon teenager back in 2016 will spend 12 years in prison. 21-year-old Michael Jewroid Mitchell, Jr. was found guilty by jurors and sentenced to 20 years this week. Mitchell and 20-year-old…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Drivers will have to worry less about finding parking in downtown Macon. Macon-Bibb Urban Development Authority signed a contract with Lanier Parking Meter Services to install about 700 meters in downtown Macon. Alex Morrison, Executive Director…
A wreck on Highway 49 in Jones County has the highway closed down, and emergency crews on the scene.
Twiggs County filed a lawsuit against opioid manufacturers and distributors.
Bike Walk Macon is getting ready for Open Streets
LIZELLLA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A local Girl Scout troop got rewarded by their troop leaders for selling over 16,000 boxes of Girl Scout Cookies. Troop 60382, part of the Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia, sold a whopping 16,843 boxes during…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Spring in Middle Georgia means a roller coaster temperature pattern as frontal systems cause drastic changes to the weather. Earlier this week, Middle Georgia had afternoon temperatures in the 50's after a cold front swept through…
Westside High School football coach Sheddrick Risper is hoping to become the next American Ninja Warrior.
JONES COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Jones County Sheriff's Office says it found another part of a jaw bone while search for clues near New Clinton Rd in East Macon this week. This comes after the lower portion of a…
The Knight Foundation is encouraging millennials in Macon to share new ideas for downtown with groups like the Young Professionals Network of Central GA.
Cherry Blossom may be in full swing but construction around Central City Park is still a work in progress.
Macon-Bibb County is filing a lawsuit against pharmaceutical companies that make and distribute opioids.
Eight businesses in Peach and Crawford counties and a home were raided Tuesday as part of a three-month long gambling investigation.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - 16-year-old Artez Maloy pleaded guilty this week to several charges including home invasion, false imprisonment, and burglary. He is the suspect who robbed an elderly man at his home on Triple Hill Drive and then forced…
The Bibb County Sheriff's Office wants to warn you about people making phone calls impersonating an officer.
Multiple car accident sends three people to the hospital Wednesday morning.
41NBC's Karlisha Booze talked with a member of Delta Sigma Theta Soroity, Inc. about their scholarship giveaways to FVSU students.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Wind Advisory has been issued for all of Middle Georgia Wednesday from 12 p.m. - 8 p.m. Sustained winds will range from 15-25 mph throughout the day, though gusts could be as fast as 35…
Good Evening! Happy Vernal Equinox (aka first official day of spring)! For our science minute today: the Vernal Equinox is when the most direct rays of the sun are directly over the equator and begin to move north, signaling more…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A new Japanese restaurant is open in Warner Robins and it sure caught our eye here at 41NBC for getting consecutive perfect health inspection scores! JJ Teriyaki opened up in December off Watson Blvd. It's…
The Bibb Sheriff's Office has arrested five people in connection to the death of 23-year-old Vernard Mays.
CVS pharmacy locations nationwide will now offer the latest vaccine for shingles in stores and experts say the new vaccine is twice as effective.
On the subject of the OLOST bill lawmakers can't come to an agreement, and now the mayor and commission will have to find the money another way.
A man investigators believe killed two people in Macon County is now a suspect in several crimes in Macon including several at a local park.
Clydesdale horses leave Middle Georgia after performing in Cherry Blossom Festival Parade
Students at Bruce Elementary got quite the surprise today before dismissal including one fifth grader who took home a prize he wasn't expecting but his teachers say he deserved.
Navicent Health has responded to the NAACP's claims that it lacks diversity on its executive board and other high ranking positions.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - 25-year-old Derrick Chappell, Jr. will spend three years in prison for causing the injuries that killed a puppy. Chappell pleaded guilty this week to aggravated cruelty to animals. Back in June of 2015, a neighbor told…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - It turns out retired educators are never really off the job. Several recently gathered at a Bibb county school to help prepare students who may one day follow them in their profession. Senior Alana Banks says…
Cherry Blossom officials postpone Heroes Day at Central City Park
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - All afterschool activities in the Bibb County School District are cancelled for Monday. Officials say the decision was made this afternoon following a weather briefing with the National Weather Service. The Cherry Blossom Concert at Central…
Macon-Bibb County Commissioners want you to know the importance of a new penny sales tax.
Cherry Blossom Festival activities at Central City Park have been cancelled Monday, due to weather.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A man is in custody and charged with shooting a 15-year-old in Macon. The suspect's family turned him into police in Byron. Just after 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Bibb deputies responded to a call and found a…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Two rounds of severe weather are possible in Middle Georgia Monday. THE SET-UP: A low pressure system will move east throughout the day, leaving much of the southeast under the effect of two fronts - a warm…
The Cherry Blossom Festival kicked off Friday afternoon for the 36th year in a row.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - It's a big weekend in Middle Georgia as St. Patrick's Day falls on the opening weekend of the Cherry Blossom Festival. Unfortunately, we're running out of luck for a dry forecast. Rain showers will develop Saturday…
Coach Larry Harold's time at Central High School lasted just one season.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Macon man will spend the next 25 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to shooting and killing a man on Highland Ave. in June 25, according to the Macon Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office.…
The Pinkest Party on Earth is back! Starting Friday, March 16, you'll be able to enjoy all the fun.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Luther Williams Field is seeing a lot of progress. The cabana suites and beer garden areas are up, but there's still more to go. On Thursday, sponsors and season ticket holders got to take a virtual…
Sara Spivey speaks about caring for her Autistic son Claxton
41NBC's Karlisha Booze talked with Chief Marvin Riggins about the annual pink pancake breakfast.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The man who punched a Bibb County deputy in the face multiple times during an incident at the Greyhound Bus station in Macon has been sentenced to two years in prison. Dameko Hollis pleaded guilty to…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - 47-year-old Robert Lee Jackson will spend 15 years in prison for forcing a 13-year-old girl to have sex in Macon. Jackson was sentenced to 20 years this week and will have to register as a sex…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Bibb County Sheriff David Davis will kick off the "Walk for Safety" initiative in the Ibex Street area today. It's an opportunity for deputies to connect with residents in an effort to keep neighborhood's safe. Today's…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The man Byron Police say robbed a Race Way gas station and shot a 67-year-old employee is now in the Peach County Jail. Byron Police say Raheen Langley was fighting extradition after he was arrested in…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - After a rather cool week across Middle Georgia, temperatures will be trending upwards through the weekend. Last weekend, a cold front passed through Middle Georgia and northwestern flow followed, resulting in colder air moving south. The…