If you're taking the boat out this weekend, don't be under the influence. That's what the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Rangers are saying with this weekend's Operation Dry Water, intended to crack down on impaired boating.
Leaders at Macon Charter Academy say the school will be open August. Board members met with concerned parents who were concerned MCA might shut down.
Is the fitness tracker just a trend, or it here to stay? A local fitness instructor talks about why exercise devices help her gym members accomplish their fitness goals.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The man accused of shooting and killing 34-year-old Tyrell Jordan Tuesday is back in jail. Frederick Johnson, 29, had his first court appearance Thursday. The Bibb County Sheriff's website doesn't show a bond amount for him. Johnson…
Seattle Seahawks defensive line coach Travis Jones visited kids at the Children's Hospital, Navicent Health ahead of his 10th youth football camp.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Medical Center, Navicent Health is stepping up security measures after multiple mass shootings across the country. During Thursday's news conference to announce the new security initiative, hospital officials referenced Germany, Orlando and San Bernardino as examples…
United Way of Central Georgia Announces New Initiative, Read United
41NBC wants to send a special congratulations to Patrick West, the winner of this year's Dad's Big Break contest.
The Macon gas station that was the scene of a murder last week was burglarized Thursday morning. Three people broke into the Sunoco Gas Station at 3306 Bloomfield Drive around 5:45 a.m.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Macon Water Authority (MWA) is warning residents that a water main break is going to cause some traffic delays over the next few hours on Mercer University Drive. The 8-inch water main break is along…
The camp began on June 20th and lasts until June 24th.
The Peach County Health Department wants to create a set of rules and regulations for tattoo and body piercing shops.
MACON, Georgia- Plans are in the works to build a new Children's Hospital in Macon. Navicent Health announced it wants the project completed within the next three years. The current hospital was built in 1962, and it has outgrown the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Georgia Department of Education and the Bibb County School Board can move forward with Macon Charter Academy's termination process. Stephanie Hartley with the Bibb County School District said a judge ruled the bankruptcy proceeding was not…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Michigan woman was shocked to find her 3-year-old daughter standing on a toilet practicing a lock down drill she was taught as preschool. 41NBC's Alexa Rodriguez stopped by a Macon preschool Wednesday to see if local…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - First Lady Sandra Deal visited the Mulberry Street Market at Tattnall Square Park for the Summer Meals Kick-Off Event on Wednesday. The event gave community members an opportunity to see the effects that the Summer Meals…
Over 8,000 inmates are enrolled annually in the Georgia Department of Corrections' educational programs.
Bibb deputies arrested a North Carolina man for child molestation.
HAWKINSVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A 17 year old has been arrested for the shooting death of Michael Mays. Mays was killed at his Hawkinsville home on June 6th, according to a news release from the GBI. Lance Pitts is charged…
JEFFERSONVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Twiggs County residents want to make the intersection of Highway 57 and Ridge Road safer. They don't like that drivers have to cross a divided highway from side streets. They said it's too dangerous. There have been…
Attorneys are trying to figure out if Christopher Calmer is mentally competent for a trial.
A Macon State Prison corrections officer was arrested, accused of trafficking nearly 150 grams of meth.
The Design House was originally built in the 1880's and began renovation of June of last year.
A man has been arrested for shooting 34-year-old Tyrell Jordan inside the Sandy Springs Apartments in the Bloomfield neighborhood.
This means they neither denied or approved the retail giant's rezoning plan.
The high court made the unanimous decision in favor of a Kennesaw State University student who was charged with driving under the influence 500-yards off campus.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A few organizations in Macon-Bibb County are trying to bring PACE to Georgia. It's a charter school-like program that targets at-risk girls. District Attorney David Cooke is putting $150,000 in forfeited money from a civil lawsuit toward…
Farmers in Sandersville and several growers around Middle Georgia put together a co-operative to help expand their brands, put more local foods in restaurants, and in markets and stores around the region.
Gordon Mayor Mary Ann Whipple-Lue on bench trial.
Students at Dames Ferry Elementary are getting life long lessons through the school's after school program.
A pick up truck was stolen from the BigFoot PowerSports parking lot early Saturday morning.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A vigil to honor a Macon gas station employee who was killed during a robbery over the weekend will be held this week. The public vigil will be at the Sunoco Gas Station at 3306 Bloomfield Drive Wednesday…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Bibb County Sheriff's Office is looking for more information about a shooting that sent a man to the hospital early Saturday morning. Investigators found Carlos Roberts at the hospital. He was hit in his side…
More than 1,100 aspiring young athletes crowded Hawkinsville High School on Friday to attend the Fifth Annual Charles Johnson Sports Academy.
Community activist speaks out on gun violence awareness.
The Museum of Aviation hosts Food Truck Friday.
The recruitment drive was held at the Georgia Department of Corrections headquarters in Forsyth.
Warner Robins Police Department implements new false alarm program.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon attorney Veronica Brinson is appealing a judge's decision finding her in contempt of court to the state supreme court. A summary from the Georgia Supreme Court says Judge Howard Simms removed Brinson from a murder case…
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Laurens County Sheriff's Office says it did nothing wrong the night David Hooks was shot and killed during a drug raid at his house. Hooks' wife, Teresa, filed a federal wrongful death lawsuit in April claiming…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon Charter Academy has postponed a voted to keep the school open or close it down. MCA made the decision at its board meeting Wednesday night. Governing Board Member Ed Grant said they want to wait until…
Three Macon teens charged with theft related in crimes.
Surveillance video shows two suspects stealing money from BigFoot PowerSports Wednesday morning.
The $12.5 million project will be home to two high school football teams.
Middle Georgians in rural areas are now able to seek medical attention from Navicent Health’s mobile MRI system.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Georgia Department of Transportation is moving and renovating the Little Richard Penniman house as part of its I-16/I-75 split fix. "Little Richard grew up in Pleasant Hill. He had at least 6 homes in a 3 block…
Classes at the technical college located in Macon begin on July 13th.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - This year's Leadership Macon class plans to complete two miles of the Ocmulgee Heritage Trail as its community service project. The project runs from Amerson River Park to Riverside Cemetery. Construction includes a major bridge over a…
A driver shot a man and then drove away on Holley Road in Macon. 33-year-old Ray Sams was shot in the leg. He's at the hospital in stable condition.
Warner Robins' Planning and Zoning approves Wal-Mart rezoning.