FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Due to high prices in today's economy, some families may not be able to take a summer vacation, and others may stay closer to home. That's why Glinda Stanbery, the executive director and CEO of…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A mix of sun and clouds will allow things to get hot and sticky Thursday afternoon before scattered storms take over in the evening. This Evening Partly to mostly cloudy skies are likely around Middle Georgia…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is offering a free summer basketball skills camp for children ages 9 through 17. According to the Bibb County Sheriff's Office, registration is underway for the P.A.L. Basketball Skills Camp. Registration…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Mercer Bears football team will open the 2026 season on national television in the FCS Kickoff game at Five Star Stadium in Macon. Mercer University Athletics announced Wednesday the Bears will host East Texas A&M…
DAVISBORO, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Federal prosecutors say an inmate housed at Washington State Prison helped direct a large methamphetamine and fentanyl trafficking network tied to Mexican cartels. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Georgia, seven…
HANCOCK COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A woman died after a single-vehicle crash early Tuesday morning in Hancock County, according to the Georgia State Patrol. Troopers say the…
MONROE COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A dump truck was struck by a train Wednesday morning in Monroe County after deputies say the truck failed to yield at a railroad crossing, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies were dispatched…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Schools are out, gas prices are rising and food banks are feeling the pressure. Kathy McCollum, the CEO and President of the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon-Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones says his "Stop the Killing" campaign began in 2019 after he noticed a high number of death…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Storm odds are expected to back off a bit around Middle Georgia Wednesday afternoon. This Evening Scattered storms have fired up this afternoon and will continue through the evening and into early tonight. Overall severe weather…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A 4-year-old boy died after being found unresponsive in a swimming pool Friday morning at a south Macon home, according to the…
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…
ATLANTA (41NBC/WMGT) — Georgia State Patrol troopers and officers across the state have made hundreds of DUI, distracted driving and seat belt arrests and citations during the Memorial Day holiday travel period. The Georgia Department of Public Safety says troopers…
UPDATE: Shanecia Davis has been found and is safe, according to deputies. ORIGINAL STORY: MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help locating a missing 19-year-old woman. According to the Bibb County Sheriff's…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Macon-Bibb County election officials have released updated dates, voting information and public notices ahead of the June 16 runoff election. According to the Macon-Bibb County Board of Elections, early voting for the June 16 General Primary…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Scattered afternoon and evening storm odds will remain elevated Tuesday afternoon. This Evening Scattered storms are ongoing around Middle Georgia this evening with more expected heading into the overnight hours. Isolated severe activity in the form…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Georgia lawmakers recently passed a new law expanding cell phone restrictions in public schools to include high school students. The measure, known…
UPDATE: The owner of Fincher's BBQ says Monday’s shooting happened on Gray Highway in front of the restaurant. In a Facebook post, Jake Fincher said everyone inside the restaurant at the time of the shooting was safe. "We appreciate everyone…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Sardis-Heard Funeral Home held a Memorial Day service Monday honoring service members who died in wars including World War I, World War II and…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Whether it’s the food in your pantry, the toys in your child’s playroom or the car you drive, we are breaking down what…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - 41NBC and the American Red Cross are kicking off the 41NBC Memorial Blood Drive today. We are encouraging people in Middle Georgia to donate blood during the drive. May 25: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A Baldwin County man has been arrested on child molestation-related charges following a Georgia Bureau of Investigation inquiry, according to the agency. In a news release, the GBI said 53-year-old David Allen Barber was charged with…
UPDATE (5/26/26): The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has identified the man who died Sunday as 34-year-old Jake Conley of Rhine. According to a GBI news release, the investigation is ongoing. If you have information, call the GBI Regional Investigative Office in…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A 25-year-old man died after being struck by a vehicle Friday night on Hawkinsville Road, according to the Bibb County Sheriff's Office. The fatal traffic collision happened in the 5000 block of Hawkinsville Road near the…
WRIGHTSVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Deputies say a Florida man wanted on multiple felony charges involving crimes against children was arrested this week in Johnson County. The Johnson County Sheriff's Office says deputies received information May 20 about the possible location…
MONTEZUMA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A fatal crash involving a dirt bike and a motor vehicle is under investigation in Montezuma. The Montezuma Police Department says officers responded around 1:30 p.m. Friday to the intersection of Traveler’s Rest Road and Ross…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Several rounds of thunderstorms are expected through this weekend and into next week around Middle Georgia. This Evening It’s been a partly to mostly cloudy and hot afternoon with plenty of humidity to fuel storms through…
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Forsyth police say two businesses failed alcohol and tobacco compliance checks after investigations into reports of sales to minors. According to the Forsyth Police Department, the department received complaints in April from residents and parents claiming…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - According to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office, investigators are looking into a hit-and-run that left an eight-year-old injured in Bibb County. The crash…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Macon-Bibb County government offices, recreation centers and the court system will be closed Monday in observance of Memorial Day, according to county officials. Emergency services will remain operational during the holiday. Officials said Convenience Center No.…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Several recreation pools and splash pads in Macon-Bibb County are opening for the summer season Saturday, according to Macon-Bibb County officials. Pools at Frank Johnson Recreation Center, Delores A. Brooks Recreation Center and South Bibb Recreation…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Macon-Bibb County Transit Authority has launched a free news subscription service designed to provide riders and the public with real-time updates about transit…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Children 18 and younger in Bibb County can receive free summer meals through the Bibb County School District beginning June 1. According to the district, meals will be available Monday through Thursday through June 25 at…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- The Macon-Bibb County Transit Authority is bringing back its Teen Summer Bus Pass program for a fifth year. The program gives teenagers in Bibb County access to low-cost transportation throughout June and July as students travel to…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A man has died after being hit by a pickup truck Thursday night on Log Cabin Drive. Bibb County deputies say…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Warner Robins-based production team is preparing to debut a new documentary that preserves the stories of some of the last surviving World…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Two teenagers were injured in a shooting Thursday night at a Macon apartment complex. According to the Bibb County Sheriff's Office, the shooting…
IVEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A 20-year-old man has been charged with murder after a deadly shooting early Thursday morning in Wilkinson County. According to the Georgia Bureau…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Nearly two years after Stephen Fossett died while in custody at the Bibb County Jail, his family is renewing…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A Macon church is asking the Macon-Bibb Planning and Zoning Commission for approval to build a 150-foot cross off Bass Road. According to newly posted draft agenda documents for the commission’s June 22 hearing, Rock Springs…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Afternoon and evening storm odds Friday will be the most widespread so far this week. This Evening Isolated showers and storms are expected across Middle Georgia through the evening and into early tonight. Severe storms are…
UPDATE (5/21/26): A Butts County jury has convicted Nathan Shane Upchurch in the death of Brooke Bedard Sides, according to the Towaliga Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office. The DA's Office says Upchurch was convicted Wednesday in Sides' hit-and-run death. Following…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Robins Air Force Base is paying tribute to fallen service members as we approach Memorial Day Weekend. The base held its…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Bibb County Board of Education is continuing discussions on how to address a projected $23.8 million budget deficit…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A rezoning request tied to a proposed Costco development in north Macon is scheduled to go before the Macon-Bibb Planning and Zoning Commission…
HOUSTON COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Houston County families will once again have access to free meals for children this summer through the Houston County School District’s Summer Feeding Program, according to the Houston County School District. Free meals will be…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The FPD baseball team has reached the state championship series in back-to-back seasons, and the Vikings are hoping the third time is the…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A man is dead after a vehicle struck a pedestrian on Moody Road, according to the Warner Robins Police Department. Officers responded around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday to the area of Moody Road and Leisure Lake…
UPDATE: The cleanup is complete and all lanes are back open, according to 511ga.org. ORIGINAL STORY: MONROE COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Traffic is backing up…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Three people were hospitalized after a crash involving a Bibb County school bus and a pickup truck Wednesday afternoon on Heath Road,…