Georgia Governor's Office of Highway Safety stresses bus safety
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Summer break is over for some Middle Georgia students, with others headed back to class next week. With school back in session, school buses are…
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Big time heat continues despite increased rain odds.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Scattered storms will remain possible tomorrow, however the Heat Advisory remains in effect across Middle Georgia. This Evening While it was a cloudy start…
Meet Monroe County Superintendent Dr. Jim Finch
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Monroe County School District is preparing for a new school year under the leadership of Superintendent Dr. Jim Finch. Finch began his tenure as…
Orthopedic surgeon shares tips for shoulder injury prevention, treatment
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Macon orthopedic surgeon is offering tips for preventing and treating shoulder injuries. Dr. Jared Hudspeth, an orthopedic shoulder and sports medicine surgeon…
Church helping keep residents hydrated during the extreme heat
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — With temperatures nearing one hundred degrees in Middle Georgia for consecutive days, a local church is working actively to support the most vulnerable in…
American Red Cross asking for volunteers
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — There seems to be more frequent and intense natural disasters today than ever before. That's why the American Red Cross in Macon says there is a need…
UPDATE: Macon man missing four days found safe
(UPDATE) 7/29: According to a news release from the Bibb County Sheriff's Office Tuesday night, Carl Ford has been located and is safe. They say he has been returned to his family. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Bibb County…
More clouds and storms Wednesday
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Mostly cloudy skies and scattered storms are likely Wednesday across Middle Georgia. This Evening It’s been another hot day around Middle Georgia with scattered storms initially firing up in the southeastern counties. Coverage of these storms…
Meet Bibb County Superintendent Dr. Dan Sims
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Bibb County School District is preparing for a new school year under the leadership of Superintendent Dr. Dan Sims. Sims began his tenure…
"Iron sharpens iron": Houston County School District's top teachers band together to tackle issues
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A new council is looking to tackle teacher burnout, tardiness and other issues facing the Houston County School District.…
Meet Houston County Superintendent Dr. Richard Rogers
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Houston County School District is preparing for a new school year and a new superintendent. Dr. Richard Rogers began his tenure as superintendent on…
Man arrested in knife assault at Dempsey Apartments in Macon
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Macon man is facing charges after deputies responded to an aggravated assault call involving a knife-wielding suspect Monday afternoon. According to…
Arrest made in March crash that killed 19-year-old in Macon
UPDATE (7/29/2025) An arrest has been made in connection with a fatal single-vehicle crash that happened earlier this year on Bloomfield Road. The incident…
Restaurant Report Card: Middle Georgia food service inspection scores July 21-25
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, July 21 and Friday, July 25. Understanding…
Georgia leaders pushing for DOJ investigation into Bibb County Jail
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Leaders in Georgia are pushing for a Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation into the Bibb County Jail. Last week, Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock called on…
Storm chances make a return tomorrow
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Scattered storms are likely around Middle Georgia tomorrow afternoon and evening. This Evening Scattered clouds from the afternoon will linger into the night before clearing a…
Fort Valley State football to appear in five ESPN-broadcast SIAC games this fall
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Fort Valley State University (FVSU) will be featured in five games during the 2025 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) football season on ESPN platforms, including a primetime matchup on ESPNU and a pair of rivalry classics that…
Crimestoppers seeking man wanted for aggravated assault in Bibb County
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Sgt. Greg Thomas of Macon Regional Crimestoppers appeared on 41Today to spotlight five individuals currently wanted by law enforcement agencies in Middle…
One injured in Sunday morning shooting on Telfair Street in Dublin
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Police are investigating a shooting that left one person injured early Sunday morning in Dublin. According to a release from Chief…
Bibb County inmate pleads guilty in deputy’s 2021 death; jail practices under scrutiny
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Albert Booze pleaded guilty Wednesday to voluntary manslaughter and aggravated battery in connection with the April 6, 2021 death of Bibb County Deputy Christopher Knight. He was sentenced to 25 years, including 13 to serve in prison…
GoFundMe set up for four daughters left behind after mother dies in fatal crash
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The family of a woman killed in a head on collision weeks ago in Macon has started a…
Flying Biscuit Café opens in downtown Macon, offers grand opening deals and Southern favorites
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Downtown Macon has a new spot for breakfast lovers: Flying Biscuit Café officially opened its doors Monday morning…
Man barricades himself in Forsyth home after deputies attempt to serve warrants
MONROE COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Monroe County man is in custody after barricading himself inside a home Monday morning when deputies attempted to serve multiple warrants. According to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, deputies arrived at a residence near…
3 hospitalized after head-on crash early Sunday on Pio Nono Avenue in Macon
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Three people are in the hospital after a head-on crash early Sunday morning on Pio Nono Avenue. According to a Bibb County Sheriff's Office news release, it happened just after 1 a.m. near Pio Nono's intersection…
Monroe County deputies find man dead after SWAT standoff during domestic dispute
MONROE COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A 57-year-old man was found dead Saturday night after barricading himself inside a closet with a gun during a domestic dispute in Monroe County. According to a Monroe County Sheriff's Office news release, deputies responded…
Coroner: Man dies in Friday night crash on I-75 in Macon
UPDATE: Georgia State Patrol has provided more information on a deadly crash Friday night in Macon. According to GSP, a trooper responded to mile marker 161 on I-75 South just before 11 p.m. The preliminary findings show the driver of…
Senators call for DOJ Investigation of Bibb County Jail
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Local leaders and families impacted by incidents inside the Bibb County Jail, are reacting to the news that Senators Raphael Warnock and Jon…
Couple finalizing plans for 11-suite boutique hotel in Milledgeville
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Joshua Flournoy and his wife Aerin are combining their love of travel and their hometown to bring an 11-suite boutique hotel to Milledgeville.…
Blazing weekend ahead for Middle Georgia
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Temperatures will climb into the upper 90s and low triple digits this weekend as rain odds become negligible. This Evening What has been a pretty hot and partly cloudy day will see mostly clear skies through…
Cochran-Bleckley Chamber of Commerce to host family-friendly events
COCHRAN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Cochran-Bleckley Chamber of Commerce is hosting family-friendly events for the community. The Bleckley Bullseye campaign, a shop-local initiative, runs through July 31. Participants…
Family starts GoFundMe for help with expenses for crash victim's four young daughters
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The family of JaNiecea Smith has started a GoFundMe for help with expenses for her four young daughters. The…
Bowden Golf Course Pavilion dedicated in memory of Jim Hickman
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A new pavilion at Historic Bowden Golf Course now stands in memory of a man whose impact on Macon’s golf scene and…
Bibb County Sheriff's Office warns public of phone scams targeting inmate families
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents to be on alert for two phone scams targeting families of incarcerated individuals. In the first scheme, callers claim to be representatives from a bonding company and instruct…
Warnock, Ossoff urge DOJ to investigate Bibb County Jail over violence, unsafe conditions
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – U.S. Senators Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff are urging the U.S. Department of Justice to launch a federal investigation…
Nu-Way Weiners customers, employees voice frustration over illegal dumping at Bloomfield Road location
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Those who frequent Nu-Way Weiners on Bloomfield Road in Macon say illegal dumping on the restaurant’s property is bad…
Macon-Bibb recreation centers closing Friday for staff training, celebration
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – All Macon-Bibb County Recreation Centers will be closed on Friday as the department hosts a day of employee training and celebration in honor of National Park and Recreation Month. The department will recognize its 90 team…
Bibb County School District kicks off new year with call for literacy and attendance gains
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Bibb County School District kicked off the 2025-2026 school year with its annual convocation Thursday morning…
Macon unemployment rate rises to 4.3% in June
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- The Georgia Department of Labor reported Thursday that the unemployment rate for the Macon Metropolitan Statistical Area rose to 4.3% in June, up three-tenths of a percentage point from May. The rate was 4.7% at the same…
Bibb County Jail inmate starts fire outside cell
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Bibb County deputies are investigating after an inmate started a fire inside the jail Thursday afternoon, according to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office. It…
Storm odds on the decline as temperatures begin to rebound
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Temperatures will climb back into the upper 90s Friday afternoon as storm odds dwindle. This Evening A partly cloudy afternoon featuring a few isolated showers and storms will become more clear into the evening and…
$7,000 relocation incentive being offered to attract new residents to Macon
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Greater Macon Chamber of Commerce is looking to continue strengthening the economic growth in the city of…
Jones County High School postpones Open House due to water pressure issues
GRAY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Jones County High School has postponed its Open House event to Wednesday, July 30, due to ongoing issues with water pressure, according to a Facebook post from the school. The original Open House was scheduled for…
King suspends Senate campaign, will seek re-election as Georgia insurance commissioner
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT/AP)- Georgia Insurance Commissioner John King announced Thursday he is suspending his campaign for U.S. Senate, citing limited prospects for securing the Republican nomination. “I got into the U.S. Senate race to beat Jon Ossoff, not distract from…
Stuart Hardy named Bibb County Teacher of the Year for 2025–2026
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Stuart Hardy of W.S. Hutchings College & Career Academy has been named the 2025-2026 Bibb County School District Teacher of the Year, according to a news release from the district. The announcement came Thursday during the…
Television production returns to Macon with weekend filming and road closures
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- A television show is continuing production this weekend in Macon-Bibb County, with filming scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, July 26 and 27. The shoot will bring intermittent road closures to multiple areas as King Street Productions moves…
Warner Robins Mayor LaRhonda Patrick gets feedback from residents at 'Moment with Mayor'
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Warner Robins Mayor LaRhonda Patrick held her third "Moment with Mayor" event at City Hall on Thursday to allow residents a valuable chance to…
Warner Robins Church hosting school supply giveaway over the weekend
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) —Truth in the Word Ministries in Warner Robins is preparing to host its annual Back to School Backpack Giveaway this Saturday, continuing a tradition nearly a decade in the making. According to Apostle Dr. Aaron Hamilton,…
Movie night set for Friday at Eastman City Park
EASTMAN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- The City of Eastman will host a movie night this Friday at Eastman City Park, located at 11th Avenue and Oak Street. The event features several family-friendly activities and concludes with an outdoor showing of The LEGO…
Speed cameras to enforce limits in Byron school zone starting July 29
BYRON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- The City of Byron will begin operating speed enforcement cameras on White Road in the designated school zone starting Tuesday, July 29, 2025. According to city information, the cameras will monitor vehicle speeds during specific hours and…
Boil water advisory issued in Gray after water main break
GRAY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A boil water advisory is in effect for City of Gray water customers after a water main break caused low pressure and temporary outages in parts of the…