Bibb County deputies seek tips in 1996 Barbara Crenshaw homicide
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in solving the 1996 homicide of 39-year-old Barbara Crenshaw, whose body…
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Dublin VA hosting Red Cross blood drive on Friday
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Carl Vinson VA Medical Center is hosting a Red Cross blood drive at the medical center. Michael Catoe, Center for Development and…
Four suspects charged in Middle Georgia cargo theft ring
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/ WMGT) – Four men have been arrested in connection with an ongoing cargo theft investigation involving stolen trailers loaded with electronics, appliances and other merchandise,…
UPDATE: Arrest made in stabbing that left man hospitalized
UPDATE (8/12/2025 - 9:20 a.m.) - The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office has made an arrest in connection with an aggravated assault that happened late Monday night in…
Crimestoppers seeking man wanted for child molestation in Twiggs County
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Sgt. Greg Thomas of Macon Regional Crimestoppers appeared on 41Today to spotlight five individuals wanted by law enforcement agencies in Middle Georgia…
Restaurant Report Card: Middle Georgia Food service inspection scores August 4-8
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — This week's Restaurant Report Card provides food service inspection scores across Middle Georgia, as released by the Georgia Department of Public…
Macon-Bibb residents asked to weigh in on housing needs, affordability
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Over the past few years, the Macon-Bibb County Planning and Zoning Commission has been…
Dublin City Schools’ on-site clinic cuts absences, serves nearly 500 students
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Dublin schools have been working on methods, tactics and innovative resources to address the nationwide attendance epidemic. Most recently, the Dublin district opened an on-site health…
Scattered storm odds remain elevated
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Scattered storms and below average temperatures are continuing to begin the new work week. This Evening Mostly cloudy skies are abundant around Middle Georgia and showers and…
GDOT details I-16/I-75 work zone safety protocols amid driver concerns
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A series of emails between 41NBC and the Georgia Department of Transportation shows how the agency applies work zone safety rules in the ongoing I-75/I-16 interchange project. The exchange began August 6, the day a truck…
Black Business and Community Expo draws more than 1,000 to Macon Mall
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Macon Mall buzzed with energy over the weekend for the 3rd Annual Black Business and Community Expo, drawing more than 1,000 attendees ready to explore Black business and culture. The event showcased a variety of…
Georgia Democrat Mike Thurmond talks bid for governor
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT-DT) – Mike Thurmond has held several elected offices across Georgia, and is looking to add the state’s top leadership position to that list. Earlier this…
Middle Georgia synthetic drug trafficking operation leads to six federal charges
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Six people, including two Georgia inmates and two Chinese nationals, have been federally indicted for allegedly conspiring to distribute synthetic controlled…
Widespread rain chances expected for second consecutive weekend
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Scattered storms are likely both Saturday and Sunday as temperatures stay relatively cool. This Evening It’s been a mostly cloudy end to the…
Middle Georgia’s Largest Consignment Event returns to the Georgia National Fairgrounds
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Middle Georgia’s Largest Consignment Event returns to the McGill Building at the Georgia National Fairgrounds in Perry. The event is run…
Macon man charged with trafficking 15-year-old girl
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT-DT) – A man is charged with trafficking a 15-year-old girl, according to Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr. 29-year-old Frank Boston of Bibb County was arrested and…
Dublin residents arrested on multiple drug trafficking, firearm charges
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT-DT) – The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has arrested and charged two Dublin residents following a drug trafficking investigation in Laurens County, according to a…
Houston County proposes 11% property tax increase over rollback rate for 2025
HOUSTON COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT-DT) – The Houston County Board of Commissioners announced Friday its intention to…
UPDATE: Twiggs County deputies identify man who ran from traffic stop
UPDATE (8/8): The Twiggs County Sheriff's Office has identified the man as 44-year-old Dusty Olsen. Olsen was arrested on August 7 and is charged with…
I-75 North lanes reopen after overturned vehicle cleanup
(UPDATE 8/8/2025 at 7:25 a.m.) - All lanes have reopened on I-75 Northbound at the exit to State Route 83 and Cabiniss Road. Emergency crews cleared the scene, and traffic is moving again in the area. (ORIGINAL 8/8/2025 at 4:06…
Despite post-pandemic low, leaders still working to curb chronic absenteeism in Georgia
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — School attendance across Georgia has dropped significantly since the start of the Coronavirus Pandemic, a trend state legislatures are seeking to get to the bottom of and reverse. Today, the Senate Study Committee on Combating Chronic…
Piedmont Macon healing art classes offer cancer survivors community and hope
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Piedmont Macon regularly hosts creative healing art classes for cancer survivors. The motivation is fueled by the reality that facing cancer…
Georgia leaders highlight link between education and workforce development
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Corporations, no matter how big or small, are looking to hire the best and brightest employees. That was the message from the 2025 Macon…
Isolated storms return Friday
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - After a couple of days with sparse rain odds they will start to climb again to finish the work week. This Evening Partly to mostly cloudy skies will hang around Middle Georgia with gradual clearing expected…
Motorcyclist identified after fatal crash on Columbus Road
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A 23-year-old man is dead after a traffic collision Thursday morning on Columbus Road, according to Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones. The crash happened around…
Shuster’s Candy and Creamery opens in downtown Macon with family legacy
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Downtown Macon has a new destination for sweet treats with the recent opening of Shuster’s Candy and Creamery on Poplar Street.…
Houston County refunding $200K in old water deposits
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Houston County will refund nearly $200,000 in water deposit credits to nearly 5,000 customers from accounts opened before 2001. The County commission approved…
Rain chances are down the rest of today and tomorrow
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Rain chances are lower as a slow climb in temperatures begins heading towards the weekend. This Evening It’s a partly to mostly…
School House Health program supports Bibb County students with on-campus medical care
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/ WMGT-DT) – The School House Health program is a partnership between the Bibb County Board of Education and Children’s Hospital Atrium…
Schools delay screen time to focus on communication and concrete learning
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – If you look around this classroom at St. Andrews Montessori School in Macon, you'll see it filled with many manipulative materials such…
Lanes reopened after fatal tractor-trailer crash on I-16 in Macon near Coliseum Drive
(UPDATE 8/6/2025 at 11:10 a.m.) All lanes…
Mike Thurmond launches campaign for governor of Georgia
ATLANTA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Former DeKalb County CEO Mike Thurmond officially announced his candidacy for Governor of Georgia today, entering the race with a platform focused on tackling…
Two arrested in Macon County drug and firearm investigation
OGLETHORPE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A multi-agency investigation led to two arrests in the unincorporated Reynolds area of Macon County, according to the Macon County Sheriff’s Office. In…
Dublin High School prioritizes student athlete safety as sports season kicks off
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – As student athletes gear up for another season of sports, Dublin High School is placing a strong emphasis on safety and…
Rain will continue Wednesday as temperatures stay cool for August
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Flood Watch for Middle Georgia was extended through Wednesday evening as more widespread rain appears inevitable. This Evening Overcast skies will…
Warner Robins man arrested after standoff during domestic incident
UPDATE (8/5/2025 at 3:07 p.m.) A Warner Robins man is in custody following a domestic incident that led to a brief standoff with police. According to the Warner…
Macon charter school emphasizes safety as students head back to school
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – As students return to class, leaders at the Academy for Classical Education (ACE) in Macon are focusing on school safety. Chief…
Monroe County Chick-fil-A employee arrested on sexual battery charge
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Chick-fil-A employee in Forsyth was arrested for sexual battery following an investigation by the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office. According to the sheriff’s…
Restaurant Report Card: Middle Georgia food service inspection scores July 28-August 1
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — This week's Restaurant Report Card provides food service inspection scores across Middle Georgia, as released by the Georgia Department of…
Middle Georgia teachers, mental health experts share tips for back-to-school anxiety
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – As students across Middle Georgia gear up for a new school year, many are feeling the usual mix of excitement and nerves—especially…
Georgia EBT call center down after Conduent cyberattack
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— Georgia’s Department of Human Services (DHS) says a cyberattack on Conduent’s Interactive Voice Response (IVR) call center has disrupted services for EBT cardholders across the state. It happened Monday, July 28, and caused an ongoing outage of…
Rain continues for the first week of August
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Cloudy skies and ample rain odds will persist this week. This Evening Rain has been ongoing around Middle Georgia through much of today, and…
Lane closures expected for pipe replacement project on Spring Street in Macon
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A pipe replacement project is scheduled to begin August 11 on Spring Street between Walnut and Mulberry streets in Macon-Bibb…
Deadly rollover crash in Washington County leaves two dead
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Two people are dead following a single-vehicle crash on Saturday in Washington County. According to the Georgia State Patrol, the crash happened…
UPDATE: Pedestrian killed in collision with 18-wheeler identfied
(UPDATE): In a news release Monday afternoon from the Bibb County Sheriff's Office, the pedestrian killed…
Crimestoppers seeking man wanted for terroristic threats in Jones County
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Sgt. Greg Thomas of Macon Regional Crimestoppers appeared on 41Today to spotlight five individuals currently wanted by law enforcement agencies in Middle Georgia and…
Ocmulgee River rise forces temporary trail and boat ramp closures in Macon
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Several outdoor areas along the Ocmulgee River will be closed beginning Tuesday, August 5, due to high water levels and safety concerns, the Parks and Beautification Department announced. The following locations are affected: Dirt trails around the…
First day of school brings mentors and motivation to Bruce Elementary in Macon
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT-DT) – Monday marked the first day of school for Bibb County students, and at Bruce Elementary, students were welcomed with…
Former Tennessee coach Derek Dooley announces 2026 Senate bid in Georgia
ATLANTA (AP) — Former University of Tennessee football coach Derek Dooley on Monday announced his 2026 Republican bid for the U.S. Senate in Georgia against Democratic…