The Georgia Sports Hall of Fame is celebrating Autism Awareness month with a new exhibit. They are showcasing the Alternative Baseball organization. It's an organization that creates baseball teams throughout the country for people with autism and other disabilities.
ROBERTA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A man has been arrested in connection with a shooting that left another man in the hospital. Mark Wayne Stribling, 67, of Crawford County was charged with aggravated assault and possession of drug related objects, according…
10 Cadets at Georgia Military College received their appointments from the admiral of the U.S Coast Guard himself--Admiral Paul Zukunft.
"This is that time of people are going to start calling about taxes," said Centerville Police Department's, Chief Charles Hadden. "We want to let the people know before anybody has any kind of incidents." Scammers are on the hunt and the Centerville Police Department wants to make sure you're not a victim.
The home of R&B legend Little Richard Penniman will be moved from its location tomorrow.
Laurens County Schools Superintendent Juli Alligood is resigning. She has served the district for more than 25 years.
A Macon man was shot inside of his home Monday morning. Deputies are looking for the suspect.
Macon's NAACP will hold a town hall meeting Tuesday night and Thursday night. They've invited community leaders and residents to be a part of the discussion.
The Georgia State Patrol is trying to figure out why a car veered off the road and crashed in Macon County Friday afternoon. The GSP says Melinda Leggett was driving a 2006 BMW on Highway 49 near mile marker 18 with a 15-year-old and 7-year-old in the car with her.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Lizella man is in jail after he lead police on a car chase Saturday. It started when a Bibb deputy spotted 26-year-old Joshua Ross's car speeding down Eisenhower Parkway near Fulton Mill Road in Macon.…
MACON (41NBC/WMGT) - Fans are in a frenzy ready to support their home town Macon Mayhem as they try to skate their way to a Southern Professional Hockey League Championship. The semi-final round of the SPHL Playoffs are in full swing.…
Fans poured into the Macon Coliseum Friday to see the Macon Mayhem beat the Pensacola Ice Flyers 3-2 in Game 2 of the Southern Professional Hockey League semifinals. Macon clinched the series two games to none with the win.
MACON, Bibb County (41NBC/WMGT) - Bibb County deputies arrested a man after barricading himself in a house with a weapon early Friday evening. According to Lt. Randy Gonzalez of the Bibb County Sheriff's Office, 42-year-old Reginald Wilmore was waving a…
Warner Robins is pouring more money into parks and recreation around the city. City council approved a $20 million plan to build more facilities. Sterling Brown finds it's easy to catch a few fish and a few friends at Walker's Pond in Warner Robins.
A local grocery store chain is doing its part to keep mother Earth alive and well.
Macon-Bibb Commissioner holds Town Hall meeting
It's spring time which means that pollen season is in full effect.
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Police are looking for three suspects in connection with an armed robbery in Houston County. According to a news release by the Warner Robins Police Department, three suspects entered Rocky's Quick Stop on Elberta Road…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A man has been arrested in connection with a shooting that occurred Thursday afternoon. 30-year-old Dominick Howell, Sr. was arrested for the incident that happened just before 1:30 p.m. at the intersection of Grenada Terrace and…
Central Georgia Technical College and Peach County dedicated the new workforce development center to honor Dr. William Moorehead. Though he has passed away, Dr. Moorehead's dream lives on.
MCRAE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The man accused of killing a Marietta couple in Telfair County pleaded not guilty in Superior Court Wednesday. Ronnie "Jay" Towns faces the death penalty for murder and robbery charges. 69 year-old Elrey "Bud" Runion and…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Bibb County Sheriff's Office is looking for a man who stole cash from a Macon bar Wednesday night. The theft happened at Shooters Bar on Chambers Road around 11 p.m. Bibb deputies say the male…
The month of April is National Oral Cancer Awareness Month. The Macon-Bibb County Health Department will be holding free oral cancer screenings and are encouraging Macon-Bibb residents to get checked out.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon celebrated International Earth Day. Reptiles, food trucks and all kinds of vendors filled Tattnall Square Park. Hundreds of people came out to learn about our planet and what we can do to protect it. Some…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - An Oscar award winning actor is in Macon tonight, but he's not in town to shoot a movie. Billy Bob Thornton and his band "The Boxmasters" played at the historic Douglass Theatre. Despite his fame and…
The band played the Douglas Theatre Wednesday night.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - SunTrust Park is not as close to Middle Georgia as Turner Field is, but forget about worrying if the extra 14 miles will dissuade you from going to see the Braves. Now, let me preface this…
Pretty soon you might start smelling what "The Rock" is cooking-- a new movie. According to Macon-Bibb County, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson will star in a movie that will be shot in Macon.
Macon-Bibb Commissioner Joe Allen says he disagrees with the commission's approval of changing a county ordinance that would prevent discrimination. "Number one it's already on the books," said Allen. "We don't discriminate in Bibb County."
The main course on the menu in Baldwin County is eggs and--a multi million dollar project to help kids learn to read.
The Georgia Department of Insurance wants you to get the money you deserve. They've partnered with the National Insurance Association of Commissioners to help Georgians claim life insurance money they may not know about.
Children and staff were evacuated Wednesday morning from Child Network Daycare after a suspicious package was reported. The Bibb County Sheriff's Office responded to the report just after 9:15 AM.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon-Bibb Commissioners moved a step closer to changing how the county will conduct business. It was standing room only at the commission meeting. The Commissioners voted in favor of adding "sexual orientation" and "gender identity" to…
Warner Robins is trying to solve a problem with a company they've contracted with. CryWolf False Alarm Solutions creates software that helps reduce false alarm calls. Warner Robins Police Chief Bret Evans and his officers only have so much time.
Macon-Bibb Commissioners may be saying 'yes' to Freedom over in the Bellevue neighborhood--Freedom park that is and community members are excited for change. The commission will vote on several items including $2.3 million worth of renovations to Freedom Park.
Monroe County Commissioners approved to build and fund a new Monroe County EMS headquarters station Tuesday morning. They voted 3 to 1."This agency and this county needed this for several years now," said EMS director, Chief Donny Mercer. "I look at it right now as an immediate need for both our employees and our citizens.""
April 18th marks National Tax Day and while most people may be freaking over finances, one baby at Navicent Health won't be crying about money.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Three suspects have been arrested in connection with a series of burglaries that occurred around Travis Boulevard and the Sandy Springs Apartments. According to a Bibb County Sheriff's news release, the male suspects arrested were juveniles,…
COCHRAN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) is investigating the death of an elderly woman in Cochran as a possible homicide. Scott Whitley with the GBI says family members found the body of 67-year-old Barbara Clemons on…
Martin Luther King Jr. gave his first speech right here in Middle Georgia on April 17, 1944 at Dublin's historic First African Baptist Church
The Forsyth Police Department is welcoming another officer--one with four legs. "Everyday he goes to work with me, and we spend the majority of our time together," said Forsyth Police Officer Wade Kendrick.
GRAY, Georgia (41NBC/WGMT) - The Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) wants everyone to know how important federal funding can be. As part of their National Community Development Week, the commissioner of the DCA was in Gray to tour the…
Mercer University is using this week to spread awareness for sexual assault. The National Sexual Violence Resource Ccenter says one in five women, and one in sixteen men are sexually assaulted while in college.
Another art project is popping up in downtown Macon. It's all part of the Macon Arts Alliance's East to West Art Walk project. Eighteen year old Asad Thomas is working on a mural outside of the old Tubman Museum.
Over the weekend, 12-year-old Jamarion Johnson passed away after fighting brain cancer for two years. Monroe County Sheriff's Office shared the news on their Facebook page on Saturday.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Bibb deputies are looking for two men accused of robbing a convenience store at gunpoint Monday morning in Macon. A customer entered the P.K. Food Store on Pio Nono Ave. around 4:30 a.m. telling the employee…
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The hunt was on for Easter eggs at Hope Church over the weekend. The church hosted is second Easter Extravaganza. Kids could play on bounce houses, rock climb and meet the Easter Bunny. The main…
CENTERVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Shoppers at the Houston County Galleria learned from different medical professionals and healthcare providers at the 2017 Healthy Living Expo. Hosted by 41NBC, the expo had everything from exercise and nutrition tips, to free health screenings.…
Three suspects wanted in Circle K armed robbery
MONTEZUMA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A man is dead after being shot on a Montezuma street Sunday night, and police have a suspect in custody. The Montezuma Police Department says 32-year-old Tony Maurice Davis Jr. turned himself in Monday morning for…