MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Cherry Blossom Festival announced that the 2025 event generated a $6.5 million economic impact for the city of Macon. The festival took place March 21–30 and made a significant financial impact on the local economy…
WRIGHTSVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Wrightsville woman is facing 10 counts of child molestation after authorities arrested her last week in Waycross on a warrant issued out of Johnson County, according to a news release from the Johnson County Sheriff’s…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Planet Fitness Clubs across Middle Georgia are hosting two open houses to start the gym's Free High School Summer Pass Program. Through the…
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Two men were arrested and a third arrest is pending following a Memorial Day shooting in Forsyth, according to the Forsyth Police Department. At 8:11 a.m. on May 26, officers responded to Union Hill Apartments at…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- The Georgia Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the murder conviction and life sentence of Ray Eugene Pollard, who was found guilty in the 2020 shooting death of Jonathon McAfee in Baldwin County. According to court records, evidence…
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A man was arrested Tuesday morning for allegedly trading with inmates at Washington State Prison, according to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office. In a news release, the sheriff’s office said the incident happened around 3:30…
SPARTA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A man was found dead in the woods Friday, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office requested assistance from the GBI in investigating the death of 63-year-old John Wesley Thomas of…
UPDATE (11 p.m.): All lanes are now back open for travel. MONROE COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A jackknifed tractor-trailer blocked two lanes of I-75 South near Rumble Road Tuesday…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – As temperatures rise and more people head to pools, lakes, and rivers, safety experts in Middle Georgia are reminding families that a fun day on the water starts…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A line of storms will pass through Middle Georgia this evening and into tonight, bringing heavy rain and possibly damaging winds. This Evening …
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Macon-Bibb County Transit Authority is offering free rides and hosting a community event this Friday. MTA’s annual "Free Fare Day" is set for Friday, May 30 from 5:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Free rides will…
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 Health. The scores cover inspections conducted between Monday, May 19 and Friday, May 23. Understanding…
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Memorial Day was marked with deep respect at the Dublin VA Medical Center, where veterans and staff came together to honor those…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Sheddrick "Spoon" Risper, head football coach at Westside High School, announced on Facebook that the 2025 season will be his final one leading the Seminoles. The Thomaston native shared the news in a post Monday. "Well,…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A life-saving tradition continued Monday as the 13th annual 41NBC Memorial Day Blood Drive started across Middle Georgia. According to the American…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Today, Middle Georgians gathered to remember their loved ones and others who have put their lives on the line for the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) —Humanitarian Gang Inc. is hosting its third annual “Back 2 School Drive-Thru Giveaway” for local students in need. The event will take place from 9 to…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A 57-year-old woman died Monday afternoon in a motorcycle crash on Interstate 75 northbound near Mile Marker 135 in Perry, according to Houston County Coroner James Williams. Williams said the crash happened just before 2 p.m.…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Scattered storms will be likely again Tuesday afternoon following several of them Monday. This Evening Isolated to scattered storms are ongoing around Middle Georgia and will continue through the evening and overnight hours. A Level…
UPDATE: Georgia State Patrol says the crash happened around 1:30 p.m. Sunday. Investigators say a Harley Davidson motorcycle was heading east on Highway 49 and approached the intersection with Spooner Drive. A Toyota Corolla was traveling south on Spooner Drive…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A man has been arrested in connection with a double homicide in Warner Robins, according to the Houston County Sheriff’s Office. The incident happened around 6:35 a.m. on May 25 in the 200 block of…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Two people were injured in a shooting early Saturday, according to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office. The shooting occurred around 12:26 a.m. on May 24 at Legacy at Wesleyan apartment complex, according to a news release.…
UPDATE: Both suspects are now in custody, according to an update from the Laurens County Sheriff's Office. ORIGINAL STORY: DEXTER, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Law enforcement agencies are searching for two men who ran from a crash scene Friday night in…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Another stationary front will drape over Middle Georgia for the third weekend in a row, leading once again to isolated and scattered storm chances. This Evening A mostly sunny afternoon will lead into a mostly clear…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Houston County is hosting a second town hall meeting Tuesday, May 27, to gather public input…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Operation Softback Book is hosting a chicken and waffle fundraiser this weekend to support its charitable efforts. The event will take place from…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Macon-Bibb County has closed access to the Ocmulgee River, "especially in Amerson River Park," due to dangerously fast water…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Macon-Bibb County will open several pools and splash pads on Saturday, May 24. According to a news release,…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Bibb County Board of Education on Friday gave tentative approval to a $482.1 million budget for Fiscal Year 2026.…
MONTEZUMA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Montezuma police are searching for a suspect who fled from a traffic stop Friday near Kountry Farms, according to a…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — As Middle Georgia families head to the water to start summer break, officials at the South Bibb Recreation Complex…
UPDATE (5/23/25): Milledgeville Police say Timothy Freeman was found dead in the river around 11:30 a.m.…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A two-day symposium hosted by Macon Mental Health Matters is bringing together mental health experts and community partners to explore how trauma and…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is hosting a free basketball camp for youth in Bibb County, according to a news release.…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a man connected to a commercial armed robbery, according to a news release. The…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Ahead of Memorial Day weekend, Atrium Health Navicent Baldwin has launched a new Life Jacket Loaner Station at…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Highs should stay below 90 degrees Friday before they climb again through the weekend. This Evening A sunny afternoon will see a few clouds arrive through the evening and into the overnight hours. It should be…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The 13th annual 41NBC Memorial Day Blood Drive is set to take place May 26–29 across Middle Georgia. Regional communications manager at the…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – With school out for summer, law enforcement and community leaders are warning that youth…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Nine young women from Macon and Warner Robins are set to represent our area at the upcoming Miss…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The deadline for the Knight Emerging City Champions fellowship is quickly approaching. Rachel Umana, executive director of Bike Walk Macon, was the first fellowship winner from Macon in 2015. She said she used her $5,000 micro…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Macon Regional Crimestoppers is offering a reward for information leading to the arrest of those involved in the fatal shooting at Mid-Town Daiquiri Bar & Grill on May 18. The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is actively…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Immediate changes are coming to the Bibb County Jail following a meeting between the NAACP and Sheriff David Davis, including…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Veterans, staff and supporters came together Wednesday at the Dublin VA Medical Center for the annual VA2K, a walk…
BYRON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – White Road in Byron will close for 35 days beginning Monday, June 2, as crews complete construction on a new roundabout at the intersection with Peavy and Williams Roads, according to a Facebook post from the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - . This Evening What has been a sunny afternoon around Middle Georgia will see high clouds arrive through the late afternoon and evening. It will not be…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A man is dead after a single-vehicle crash in Washington County, according to the Georgia State Patrol. The crash happened May 20 on Harts Ford Road. Troopers say the driver of a Ford F-450 was traveling…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Thirteen people were arrested and charged after a 13-month, multi-agency drug investigation in Milledgeville, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. The…
GRAY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Two Macon men have been arrested after a break-in at the Jones County Animal Shelter in which a dog was unlawfully…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Baldwin County School District has received a second grant from the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation to support player safety. Dexter Ricks,…