MACON, Georgia - National Girls and Women in Sports Day is Thursday, and you can celebrate with the Mercer Lady Bears by cheering them on for free! Pastor Tony Lowden with Macon's Stone Academy has 600 free tickets for Thursday…
JEFFERSONVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Twiggs County Commissioners hit another bump in the road while trying to get ambulance service in their community. Tuesday, Georgia Department of Heath officials told the commissioners, they needed a license before choosing an ambulance service.…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - In honor of 'Black History Month,' 41NBC highlights local leaders and entrepreneurs throughout Middle Georgia. Local dance instructor and business owner, Pilar Wilder encourages her students to strive for excellence, not just through movement, but through…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Old man winter may be long gone, but last week when icy roads and thick snow covered Middle Georgia the United State Postal Service delayed thousands of carriers from delivering mail. According to the United…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - One Houston County school is saving money on their electric bill with new state of the art equipment. With a push of a button, Scott Hill says he can adjust lights in every classroom in the…
GORDON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - There is more controversy surrounding the new mayor in Gordon. She is facing federal racial discrimination complaints and possible legal issues under her administration. This comes after the police chief says Mayor Mary Whipple-Lue threatened to…
GORDON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Gordon City Council's meeting lasted for more than an hour and a half Monday, but only two things were approved: an appointment to Planning and Zoning and a city credit card. A crowd of nearly 100…
JEFFERSONVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Twiggs County man was sentenced to life in prison Monday for killing his wife last January. The couple had only been married for 19 days when, according to the Twiggs County Sheriff Darren Mitchum, Daniel…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The pinkest party on earth is just around the corner, and now you can purchase a new pin to get in the spirit early! The official Cherry Blossom pin is $10. It allows you to enter…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Monday kicks off Georgia's Severe Weather Awareness Week, and with tornado season right around the corner, ocal emergency management crews want to make sure you and your family are protected if dangerous weather strikes.Looking on as…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Mercer Bears are once again putting a pawprint on Macon's art scene, and this time they're doing it digitally. Today, a philosphy class of about 20 students and the Macon Arts Alliance announced the launch…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A federal report released last week suggests the President and Congress eliminate the Air Force Reserve Command. Colonel Rob Palmer at Robins Air Force Base says two factors in the recommendation jump out, which are…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Bibb Sheriff's Office is looking for two suspects involved in a personal armed robbery Saturday night in the parking lot of the Macon Flea Market. At around 9:30, two employees at a barbershop inside the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - When you're holed up inside a board room all the time, it can be tough to make decisions that affect the whole community. The Bibb County Board of Education wanted to avoid that problem. For board…
GRAY, Georgiam (41NBC/WMGT) - The Jones County Sheriff's Office recovered thousands of dollars worth of stolen equipment and electronics. Now they are searching for the owners of the items. Investigators seized a tractor, boat trailer, four flat screen televisions, tools,…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Macon-Bibb Animal shelter remains under quarantine,after an animal tested positive for parvo.Fourteen dogs have been euthanized in order to stop the disease from spreading at the facility. The parvo scare started Saturday, when a puppy…
HOUSTON COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A popular real estate blog has listed two Houston County cities as a few of the most affordable in the state. Phil Lambert can get tied down while he's on the job. He's a broker…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- 41NBC is gearing up to celebrate Black History Month in February.We're highlighting Black History achievements through middle Georgia entrepreneurs. 41NBC's marketing specialist Eloise Stanley says the local entrepreneurs will share some of their stories through vignettes…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Macon woman is blown away by the scene that unfolded at her home today. People smashed her sliding glass door, passed over her jewelry, and stole food. Icicles hang from the roof, and snow still…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - One woman is dead and two men are in the hospital after a traffic accident which happened on I-16 west Thursday night around 7:15pm, according to Bibb-County Coroner Leon Jones.Initially, it was believed that the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Macon-Bibb County Animal Welfare Center is under a 14-day quarantine after a puppy tested positive for parvo. According to a news release from the city, the animal was tested Saturday, the results came back Tuesday,…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - If you're interested in learning what it's like to be a police officer, this is your class. The Warner Robins Police Department is offering the Spring 2014 Citizen Police Academy to people who want to…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Thousands of middle Georgia drivers hit the road again Thursday. Emergency management crews all over the area are breathing a sigh of relief, and patting themselves on the back for what they call a job well…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Middle Georgia is thawing out and everyone is working to get back to normal. Thursday, Macon Transit Authority resumed bus service and the Sears store at the Galleria Mall opened its doors. All of MTA's bus…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - After a six year run, the Georgia Children's Museum announces it's closing its doors for good. The last day the museum will be open to the public is Friday, January 31. The announcement came Thursday via…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Bibb County Sheriff's deputies are looking for a man who they say robbed the Circle K located at 6205 Zebulon Road around 3 a.m. Thursday. According to the sheriff's office, the suspect confronted the clerk with…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A pool of water flooded the streets after a driver accidentally rammed into the fire hydrant off Harvard Avenue and Columbus Road in Macon. No one was injured, but what's left is a big mess. According…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The following school districts have announced school closings for this week: Baldwin County - Closed for students and staff on Thursday. Bibb County - Closed Thursday for students and staff. Bleckley County - Open Thursday for students…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon-Bibb County Public Works Department continued covering roadways, Wednesday. The public works director, Richard Powell said work crews drove around town assessing roads and bridges to see if the roadways they had already treated, on Tuesday,…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon Transit Authority workers are expected to return to work tomorrow. Jade Daniels, MTA Operations Manager says the bus line will start rolling out buses at 12:25 p.m., on Thursday. All MTA office workers are expected…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Despite icy conditions, some people in Warner Robins weren't afraid to hit the roads Wednesday morning. 41NBC's Tucker Sargent spoke with a few of them outside Wal-mart on Watson Boulevard and has the story. Around…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Governments across Middle Georgia are reopening after the icy weather the area has seen in the last few days. In Bibb County, the Washington Memorial Library and all branches of the Macon-Bibb CountyPublic Libraries plan to…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Old man winter made an unusual pit stop in Middle Georgia and he left us with rain, snow, and black ice. Downtown Macon looks like a snow globe as mounds of powdery white snow blanket the…
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) and the Georgia State patrol are coming to the rescue for Monroe County. Monroe County Emergency Management Director, Matthew Perry has asked the state for assistance in his county, due to…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Macon-Bibb County Emergency Management Agency is urging drivers to avoid I-75 north. The agency says there have been numerous reports of accidents heading north of the I-75 and I-16 interchange toward Pierce Avenue. Sand trucks are on…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Between one and two inches of snow fell overnight Tuesday in the International City, preceded by hours of rain and sleet. Temperatures fell into the high teens overnight, forming an icy coating on roadways all…
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Bridges are an area where G-DOT was focusing it's energy in Laurens County Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning. According to Bill Laird, the Laurens County EMA Deputy Director, ice was forming on bridges over I-16…
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Snow hit Monroe County first in Middle Georgia, and it quickly piled up Tuesday. Monroe County EMA Director, Matthew Perry, said accumulation was between two to three inches. By 12 a.m. Wednesday, Perry said there were…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Snow, sleet and rain across the country, grounded commercial flights out of Middle Georgia Regional Airport, Tuesday. The airport's management is reporting the conditions of its runways to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Silver Airlines, which…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The winter snow storm has forced the Macon Transit Authority (MTA) to shut down. Absolutely, no buses are scheduled to run tomorrow, and MTA employees are asked not to report to work until further notice, according…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Macon-Bibb County Public Works Department is working around the clock to make sure drivers can travel on roads and bridges. Bulldozers poured salt mixed with pea gravel into dump trucks in preparation for covering icy…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The following school districts have announced school closings for this week: Baldwin County - Closed for students and staff on Thursday. Bibb County - Closed Thursday for students and staff. Bleckley County - Open Thursday for students…
MONROE COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - According to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office, the icy weather has forced a couple of roads to close. The driving conditions were so unsafe, authorities chose to close the roads completely. Highway 42 going southbound…
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Utility crews in Fort Valley are preparing to work a little extra because of the winter weather. Storm prep for Dan Thompson is tedious, but he says it's exciting. He's the general manager for the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Macon Bibb Emergency Management Agency briefed local leaders, and made preparations for the big freeze that's headed this way. At today's National Weather Service briefing, leaders discussed their agenda to stay a step ahead of…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The icy weather is keeping most people inside this week, but the Macon-Bibb Fire Department says it's crucial to protect you and your home from overheating. Fire Chief Marvin Riggins suggests keeping your home warm, but…
ATLANTA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Coined "Haleigh's Hope Act", House Bill 885 is aimed at legalizing an oil form of medical marijuana for people suffering from seizure disorders. It was presented Tuesday morning in the Georgia House of Representatives. It's author,…
ROBERTA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Crawford County deputies are investigating a fatal three car accident that happened Monday evening on Highway 341 south. According to a news release from the Crawford County Sheriff's Office, the wreck happened near the Peach County…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Houston County EMA is making preps to prepare for this week's arctic conditions. Talks of chilly temperatures have emergency crews all over Houston County warming up their response vehicles. Officials met Monday to get…
LIZELLA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- A Lizella man is behind bars after Bibb County Sheriff's deputies say he fired shots at another man. 20-year-old Tevin Sams is charged with aggravated assault. The Bibb Sheriff's Office says it all started Monday night…