MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Preparations began for the funeral of Officer Curtis Billue at Wilkinson County High School Friday. "From the readings I've done of Officer Billue he was a fine outstanding officer in the military, U.S. Army," David Blanton…
The confusion at the I-75/I-16 interchange will soon come to an end. GDOT officials broke ground on some long awaited upgrades Friday--kicking Macon-Bibb's Pleasant Hill Mitigation Plan into high gear.
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - After holding 121 promotional events and having 37 public improvement projects, Milledgeville got a national accreditation. The Main Street Accreditation is given to cities that meet requirements designed to better a community's downtown area. Carlee Schulte…
The Rising Mister Academy prepares young students to become teachers
The Bibb County Sheriff's Office is looking for a man who robbed Family Dollar on Mercer University Drive in Macon on Thursday night.
MADISON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - UPDATE: Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills says Ricky Dubose and Donnie Rowe abandoned the white F-250 truck they stole from Morgan County, in Tennessee. They took another two cars before they broke into an elderly couple's…
The jobs of 911 operators in Houston county just got a whole lot easier with the addition of some new state of the art equipment.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Recycling cans are the newest addition to downtown Macon. The Urban Development Authority bought the cans, to help make downtown look better and expand recycling. There will be a total of 30 new recycling cans once…
The Museum of Aviation is inviting dads to come and compete for a special treat this Friday at the museum's weekly Food Truck Frenzy.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - After a recent outbreak of people overdosing on what authorities suspect is fake pain pills, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) is training DFACS workers on dangerous drugs in Georgia. "They continue to get stronger and…
MADISON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The search continues for escaped inmates Ricky Dubose and Donnie Rowe. Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills said the inmates are still on the run. "The public is in grave danger. These are dangerous, seriously dangerous, vicious…
Several local businesses in Dublin have donated $5,000 each toward completing the next phase of the Martin Luther King Monument.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - As predicted, the Atlanta Braves are driving us crazy. They’ll have a great game – like last Friday night – and then lose three in a row and score only three runs in those three games.…
Softball pitcher Karsen Ochs wants to strike out batters and hunger
Bibb deputies are looking for three men who stole an ATM machine from a store in Macon.
The Macon Little league and Revitalizing Baseball in Inner Cities, RBI, are teaming up to make to give children the opportunity to play ball on a 'state of the art' field.
The Gateway Heights community is making some room to grow--a garden that is.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The manhunt continues for two escaped inmates in Georgia who are accused of killing two corrections officers on a prison transports bus in Putnam County Tuesday. Now authorities say they may have switched vehicles. "It's very…
A grand jury has charged the owners of a company who did business with the Bibb County School District with fraud. Greater Macon Chamber of Commerce Chairman Isaac Culver, his colleague Dave Carty, and their business Progressive Consulting Technologies sold 15,000 Ncomputing devices to the district in 2012.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Historic Macon picked the Porter House at Wesleyan College as its 2017 Design House Wednesday. That means the Porter House will be open for public tours and will be the host of Historic Macon's Design, Wine…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A community has a new place to meet. The Neighborhood Association teamed up with the county to host a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday morning for the Kings Park Community Center. The New Center will have a computer…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - You may noticed something different in Third Street Park, if you look up. An American Flag now flies high, thanks to the the Cherry Blossom Festival and Keep Macon-Bibb Beautiful Commission. The two organizations noticed there…
UPDATE: According to the Warner Robins Police Department, Kathryn Rieckert has been found safe and in good health. WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Warner Robins Police Department is asking for the public's help finding a teen girl. 16-year-old Kathryn…
A former Dublin KFC employee is suing the restaurant's owner for discrimination after she was fired in July of 2015. Former store manager Cynthia Dunson says the owner of Hester Foods, Inc. violated federal law by firing her when he found out she took prescribed medicine for bipolar disorder.
Medical research shows sleep is directly related to your health
A compromise to ban alcohol at Rosa Parks Square failed in a Macon-Bibb committee meeting Tuesday afternoon. The controversy sparked after a beer festival took place at the park a couple of months ago.
UPDATE: Deputies are looking for another vehicle said to be connected to the fugitives on the run after murdering two corrections officers. According to a post by the Oconee County Sheriff's Office on their Facebook page, authorities are looking for…
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) now knows what is in the fake Percocet responsible for several overdoses in Middle Georgia. According to a new release, the pills confiscated are made up of two synthetic opioids, cyclopropyl fentanyl, and U-47700.
Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills is leading the investigation into what happened to two Georgia Department of Corrections officers after they were shot and killed, but he's doing so with a heavy heart.
The GBI and other agencies arrested store owners in Macon for illegal gambling on Tuesday afternoon.
MONROE COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - After less than 45 minutes of deliberating, an Upson County jury found Christopher Calmer guilty on all nine charges in the 2014 killing of Monroe County deputy Michael Norris. According to Sgt. Lawson Bittick with…
Rhine Drug Company settles False Claims Act
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the Bibb County Sheriff's Office raided three Macon businesses for illegal gambling practices Tuesday. According to the GBI, the businesses were giving cash to customers who played the Coin Operated…
Two inmates are on the run after they escaped and killed two correctional officers in Putnam County.
Bibb deputies are looking for the suspect who robbed a Dollar General store Monday night.
Deputies are trained to be first responders, since they're often at the scene before paramedics are. With a new string of opioid overdoses occurring, The Bibb County Sheriff's Office wants be prepared to handle these situations. It added one more training program for deputies that teaches them how to use Narcan.
Public schools may be out but Freedom School is just getting back in session.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Macon-Bibb Operations Finance Committee votes Tuesday on a new $2.2 million Senior Citizens Center. "It's been a long time coming," Barbara Palmer said. "I'll believe it when I see it." To some folks at the…
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - About 70,000 coyotes are killed during deer season (September - January), according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. The Department created the Coyote Challenge as a way to help reduce the number of coyotes…
The Crawford County Manager is aiming make the county more efficient. He's using a new mindset to achieve goals. County Manager Fabian Hollis just took the job in February. He's working to save Crawford County money and time.
BYRON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) is investigating a shooting that happened Friday night just after 8:30 PM at a home in Byron. Peach County Coroner, Kerry Rooks, says 35-year-old Lloyd Goldie was pronounced dead at…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A man died in the hospital Sunday, three days after a suspected overdose in Macon. Macon-Bibb Coroner Leon Jones says 34-year-old Robert Ketchup died at Coliseum Medical Centers on Sunday. Jones says Ketchup was found unconscious…
The Atlanta Falcons will be in Macon but they won't be here to play--they'll be here to coach.
The city of Forsyth opened the doors to its Smithsonian Hometown Sports Exhibit on Friday.
The President of the Macon-Bibb NAACP branch says she is upset with a concept discussed by the Bibb County Board of Education. Gwen Westbrooks says the school has discussed adding sixth, seventh, and eighth grades to two elementary schools--a move she considers unfair.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Production crews are going on day three of shooting "The Best of Enemies" movie in downtown Macon. It has not only brought a lot of buzz to downtown , but business as well. "Our whole patio…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A bathroom remodel is making life easier on a family with a child diagnosed with cerebral palsy. Wyatina Jackson says her 10-year-old granddaughter, Tyler, loves water but bathing her was hard because all they had was…
Keeping communication open between officers and the public is a priority for Dublin Chief of Police Tim Chatman.
Solving crimes in Bibb County just got a boost toward efficiency. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held this afternoon to officially open the brand new Bibb County Sheriff's Office Downtown Annex, located on Third Street in Macon.
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A recent outbreak of a dog flu in Perry is sending owners to the vet to vaccinate their dogs. John Hutchens, a veterinarian at Westmooreland & Sappey Animal Hospital says the mortality rate of the dog…