MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- The City of Macon and Bibb County are getting national attention this week after AARP announced the area is the first age-friendly U.S. community. Today, Macon and Bibb County joined a national network of communities that pledge to make services…

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)-Twenty-five graduate students from China have arrived in Macon and will spend extra time here. The students will teach Chinese this year at all of Bibb County's elementary schools. Children in local elementary schools will learn how to pronounce numbers,…

WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Mary Ealer, 71, has been reliving her days as a United States Master Swimmer. She's spent the past months conditioning her body to compete among 600 other seniors in the Golden Olympics. The Georgia Golden…

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The race for Bibb County's top cop is down to one man. Republican nominee Shawn Fritz dropped out of the sheriff's race on Wednesday. Current Chief Deputy David Davis will run for Bibb County Sheriff unopposed…

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -Parents are always doing what they can to keep their families safe and now there is an app that's making it even easier. AlertID is a free service that sends sex offender alerts through the internet and…

WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Warner Robins City Council voted to move forward with its multimillion dollar waste water treatment plant upgrades Wednesday. Officials have been working with the Haskell Company and approved to spend roughly $27.8 million on the…

WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Warner Robins police are searching for the suspect who robbed the Dollar General on Russell Parkway Tuesday night. Official say a man approached the cashier with a handgun and demanded money. The suspect took an…

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Shawn Fritz, the lone candidate in the GOP race for Bibb County Sheriff, has decided to withdraw from the race. According to a news release, Fritz is leaving the race due to health concerns and an…

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon City Council approves a resolution to place a bench in honor of slain Mercer law grad Lauren Giddings in Washington Park. The idea for the memorial bench came from Giddings' running club friends. After working…

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - People all over the country came together to celebrate a national night out against crime on Tuesday.  Citizens of Macon took part in the 29th annual event. 'National Night Out' was started in 1983 by neighborhood…

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- The city of Macon started its round of abandoned and dilapidated house demolition this week. It's part of Mayor Reichert's effort to beautify the city. Since 2008, two hundred and twenty properties have been demolished, and this month…

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Macon police announced today at a press conference that they have arrested a man wanted for armed robbery. Devarious Lockett was arrested on Monday and charged with armed robbery and possession of a firearm. According to police, Lockett robbed…

Regions across the state are looking forward after voters passed the T-SPLOST. The Heart of Georgia region is only one of three regions across the state to vote in favor of it. The one percent tax increase is expected to…

SANDERSVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)-Children and teens in Washington County have a new place to visit this fall. Today, the Georgia National Guard Armory property was transferred to the city of Sandersville to be used for a Boys & Girls Club. The former National Guard Armory building was…

STONE MOUNTAIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Stone Mountain Park is one of Georgia's most popular attractions. During the 1996 Summer Olympics, it was the venue for archery, cycling and tennis. 16 years later, it's easily Georgia's best outdoor gym. Stone Mountain…

A Monroe County man wants to build a new school but he is facing opposition from the county and his neighbors. Bobby Duffy works for Clayton County public schools. He owns six acres of land off Anderson Road in Monroe…

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- 41 NBC teamed up with Shred Monster and Virginia College to provide free residential shredding services Saturday. The event gave Middle Georgians the opportunity to get rid of any unwanted sensitive documents like old bank statements,…

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Bibb County Sheriff's Office needs your help solving an armed robbery incident that happened in the eastern part of the county early Sunday morning. A suspect with a long barrel shotgun entered the Walthall Chevron…

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A man is behind bars for firing shots at his wife. The incident happened Friday night around 9:30 on Virginia Avenue. According to a news release, Macon Police arrested Joseph Ballard after discovering shell casings and…

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Major George McCommon of Macon didn't go to Afghanistan to fight the Taliban; he went there to fight a different battle--the battle against the frozen winter soil of Sayed Abad and malnutrition. "Nutrition's the big key,…

MACON,Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)-The Georgia State Fair has officially opened. Fair workers were up early this morning making sure all of the rides were working properly. For 150 years, the Georgia State Fair has been going strong in Macon. Universal Fairs is the…

I think it goes without saying that one year ago today, lives were changed (Mine included). Think back to April 27, 2011. What were you doing? Do you remember? In the weather world, it was an incredible day. I watched…

WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Robins Air Show is taking over the skies above Middle Georgia this weekend. "We can roll, we can loop, we can fly upside down. In Bucks airplane you can do things that the F-18 just…

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Weaver Middle School is at the center of a Bibb County Sheriff's Office investigation, after a report surfaced involving alleged inappropriate conduct between a student and teacher. Director of Risk Management for the Bibb County School…

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)-Several business leaders in Macon came together today to discuss the design of the Second Street Corridor downtown. Sixty invited representatives from Macon businesses, organizations, and agencies were present at the Terminal Station to give their feedback on…

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – 250 teens are expected to participate in the 84th Georgia Future Farmers of America State Convention in Macon. During the day, the teens will work with Rebuilding Macon and the Georgia Future Farmers of Macon to…

If you're looking for something to do this weekend, and you happen to love airplanes, or you just want to see something pretty cool, you should head to the air force base for the blue angels! Lieutenant Colonel Dwayne Gray…

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - On July 1st, when Bibb County takes over several city employees and their departments, responsibility for Macon-Bibb Animal Control will also fall on their shoulders. "We need to look at everything including staffing, management, direction, mission,…

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A federal jury has found former Warner Robins City Councilman John Williams guilty on all three counts: extortion, witness tampering, and making false statements. The jury listened to closing arguments from both attorneys'. The U.S Attorney's…

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - This morning, attorneys on both sides wrapped up their closing arguments in the John Williams' federal trial.  Williams is a former Warner Robins City Councilman. Williams' attorney, Christina Hunt, told jurors that what Williams is accused…

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon Police are investigating a robbery incident at Rocky's Liquor Store on Eisenhower Parkway. It happened Tuesday night just before 7. According to a news release, the owner says he was robbed at gunpoint by two…

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Hundreds of children in Middle Georgia are expected to participate in a day full of fun, and literacy during the Adventure Reading Festival. The event, put on by Mercer University's Service Scholars Program, is a way…

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - People growing up in a multimedia world may find it hard to have a love of both classical music and contemporary culture, but a famous violinist is working to change that here in Macon and around…

WARNER ROBINS, Ga. - Closing statements are expected Wednesday in the trial of a former Warner Robins city councilman accused of trying to solicit a payment from a car dealer in exchange for arranging the sale of a truck to…

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Two Macon residents were chosen to represent the whole state of Georgia at the Democratic National Convention. Paul Bronson and Sarah Hunt, both local activists, hope their role as delegates for the 8th Congressional District, will…

WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - An annual 4th of July tradition is returning to Warner Robins this year with a favorite country star as the headliner.  Josh Turner will take the stage on July 2nd at the Independence Day Celebration. …

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Amerson Water Works Park in Macon is getting a new name and a new look. Nearly $6 million dollars in federal funds and grants will help with the re-design. The new park named, Amerson River Park,…

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- The Federal Court Case involving former Warner Robins City Councilman John Williams resumed today. The prosecution and defense rested their cases just after 3:30 this afternoon. Attorneys for the federal government presented video and phone evidence of…

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Macon Police are searching for the two men who robbed a cab driver early Sunday morning. According to a news release, the driver picked the suspects up on the 700 block of Woodard Avenue and took…

ROBERTA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Crawford County Sheriff's Office, and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, are investigating a decomposed body found at 'Camp Benjamin Hawkins Boy Scout Reservation' over the weekend. The body was found wrapped in bed linens. In…

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A man is in stable condition after he was shot by a woman, he and another man were trying to rob. The victim says she was dropping someone off on English Avenue in Macon, when she…

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Friday, a group based out of Nevada explained to 41NBC why they chose Bibb County school officials to go to Belgium for an international conference next week.  Bibb County superintendent Dr. Romain Dallemand will travel with…

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Valor candles, is getting national recognition at this year's Sports Emmy awards in New York. The downtown Macon business was chosen as one of 30 from around the country to send its product as part of…

MACON,Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)-Today at a meeting in Atlanta, the Mercer University's Board of Trustees approved a 200 million dollar operating budget and authorized establishment of the Mercer University Health Sciences Center. The Center will enroll more than 17 hundred students, employ…

MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Today, the family of the 6-year old girl who was handcuffed at a Milledgeville school met in Atlanta with leaders of Al Sharpton's National Action Network. President of the NAN Atlanta chapter, Marcus Coleman, tells 41…

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A group of young adults in middle Georgia are working to spread awareness today in honor of the Kony 2012 mission known as "Cover the Night." The event is calling for people to do more than…

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Faculty and Campus Police found a gun in a student's car today at Rutland High School.  According to a news release from the school district, the car was searched after the four students inside were attempting…