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MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Patty Gibbs, president and CEO of Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Georgia, has been named the 2026 festival chair for the Cherry Blossom Festival. According to a news release, Gibbs supports families across Central and…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Macon Water Authority will host its 21st annual Kids Fishing Derby on March 7. The free event will take place at Javors Lucas…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - As a summer-like pattern takes over the southeastern US temperatures and rain odds will climb towards the end of the week. This Evening It was a much warmer day around Middle Georgia following a foggy start.…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Governor Brian Kemp has signed Georgia’s amended $2 billion budget, which features significant income and property tax relief for residents. Key investments include…
EATONTON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Putnam County man has been arrested on child exploitation charges after an investigation by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. According to a GBI news release, 42-year-old Matthew Marrero Garcia of Eatonton has been charged with…
GRAY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Residents in Jones County have filed a declaratory action challenging the M-2 Data Center Ordinance passed earlier this year on January 16.…
KATHLEEN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Flint Energies has put a new substation in Houston County to boost power delivery speed and reliability due to the 20% growth in Houston County. …
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Cochran-Bleckley County Chamber of Commerce is preparing for its Second Saturday event and encouraging the community to take part in upcoming family-friendly activities.…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A Georgia man is awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, according to the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Georgia. 39-year-old Rodricas…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — An Indiana man was convicted Tuesday of multiple sexual offenses after a Baldwin County jury found him guilty in connection with…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Four people were sentenced to federal prison this week after investigators dismantled a Macon-based armed drug trafficking network that distributed kilograms of cocaine and possessed…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Better Business Bureau of Central Georgia is warning the public about a rise in jury duty scams targeting residents. The BBB says…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The countdown is on for the 44th annual Cherry Blossom Festival in Macon, and organizers say they are in the final stretch of preparations. Hannah Theus, director of marketing for the International Cherry Blossom Festival, said…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Expect Middle Georgia to start seeing temperatures in the 80s come Wednesday afternoon. This Evening It has been an overcast day across Middle Georgia resulting in much cooler conditions than expected. These clouds will work to…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Atrium Health Navicent Wellness Center is offering advice for people who…
UPDATE: The Macon City Auditorium announced Tuesday night that the Travis Tritt concert originally scheduled for Saturday, September 26 will now happen Friday, September 25. Click…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Farah & Farah has relaunched its Empowering Greatness Scholarship program in Georgia. The initiative will award five high school seniors new laptops valued at more than $1,000 each to support their academic journeys. The program is…
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…
BYRON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The family of 12-year-old Ava Little is remembering the joy she brought them while they work to…
COCHRAN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A new all girls Christian Academy is coming to Bleckley County this fall. This academy will teach the girls to be faith-based and self-focused. The Beauty from Ashes Youth Leadership Academy has received…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Macon-Bibb County Transit Authority will adjust service hours later this month, citing low evening ridership. MBCTA officials say most fixed route and paratransit service hours will return to the previous schedule, in place prior to…
TWIGGS COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Nineteen people have been indicted following a year-long investigation into a dogfighting operation in Twiggs County, according to the Twiggs County Sheriff’s Office. In…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Bibb County sheriff's deputy has been arrested and charged with DUI. The Bibb County Sheriff's Office public affairs office confirmed on Monday…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Clouds will move into Middle Georgia again overnight with the possibility for fog early Tuesday morning. This Evening It’s been a lovely afternoon to start the first work week of March. While today has been pretty…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A teenager was arrested and charged in connection with an armed robbery and carjacking investigation, according to the Bibb County Sheriff's Office. According to…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Macon Regional Crime Stoppers is spotlighting five individuals wanted by law enforcement agencies across Middle Georgia as…
KATHLEEN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Veterans High School teacher and football coach was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, along with numerous additional felony charges, according to the Ben Hill County Sheriff's Office. The Ben…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Lingering cloud cover from the slow moving system Friday is expected Saturday before more sunshine returns for the back half of the weekend. This Evening The rain has finally cleared out of Middle Georgia although a…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Mount de Sales Academy is celebrating 150 years in Macon. The school has been a part of the Macon community since 1876. Founded…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – As America marks the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, we want to look back and…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- The Macon-Bibb County Transit Authority will expand its on-demand Rapid Transit service into sub-south Bibb County starting March 2, according to a news release. The new Rapid Transit Pilot Zone II will extend flexible, app-based transit beyond…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- A 69-year-old man is dead after a vehicle collided with a bicyclist Thursday night in Warner Robins. According to the Warner Robins Police Department, officers responded around 8:34 p.m. on February 26 to a motor vehicle…
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Monroe County Sheriff's Office has arrested a man they say was previously banned from the county, after he led deputies on a chase, according to a news release. Around 2:24 a.m. on February 27, the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Former Macon-Bibb County Mayor Pro Tempore Seth Clark announced Friday he is suspending his campaign for Georgia lieutenant governor, citing personal circumstances and family priorities. In a news release, Clark said “personal circumstances have shifted in…
HAWKINSVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Pulaski County man has been arrested in connection with a stolen ATV case, according to the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office. According to a…
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Many parents are turning to martial arts as an outlet to help their kids grow and develop. At OKS Martial…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Byron man has pleaded guilty in connection with the trafficking and sexual exploitation of a 13-year-old girl in Houston County, according…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Vineville Academy celebrated Black History Month Thursday, with performances inspired by African American entertainers and activist, such as Maya Angelou and Little Richard.…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Chief Judge Edward Lukemire of the Superior Court of the Houston Judicial Circuit is retiring after nearly three decades, according to the Houston County Superior Court Clerk. Lukemire’s cases will be handled by the court’s three…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - An incoming slow moving cold front is bringing showers and eventually thunderstorms to Middle Georgia to end the work week. This Evening Cloud cover filled in during the day Wednesday and showers began early this morning…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Two people are dead after an overnight house fire in Macon, according to the Macon-Bibb County Fire Department. The fire was reported at…
UPDATE: The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a suspect in connection with the deadly shooting on Rocky Creek Road. Investigators with the Violent Crime…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A pedestrian was injured after being struck by a vehicle Wednesday night on Gray Highway, according to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded to the 2200 block of Gray Highway after Macon-Bibb E-911 received a…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Macon Mayhem expect a sellout crowd Thursday for their second annual School Day Game at the Macon Centreplex Coliseum. Team officials say more than 6,000 fans are expected for the 10:30 a.m. matchup against the…
UPDATE: The Bibb County Sheriff's office says the pedestrian was struck in the 1400 block of Pio Nono Avenue just before 7:30 p.m. In…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A man and woman are facing charges after deputies responded to a domestic disturbance call at a home on Allen Road. According…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Daybreak's annual Sleepout aims to raise $340,000 to support homelessness services. Middle Georgians are preparing to spend Thursday night sleeping outside in solidarity…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A slow moving cold front is approaching the southeast bringing showers and eventually thunderstorms to the Peach State. This Evening Cloud cover has continued to increase throughout the afternoon today. Despite this it has been rather…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Here’s a look at the stories making headlines across Georgia this week, from major business expansions and new job opportunities…