ATLANTA (41NBC/WMGT) – The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) is asking for patience as crews work "around the clock" to clear icy roads and restore safe travel conditions following Tuesday’s rare winter storm. According to a GDOT news release, hazardous…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Roads across Middle Georgia remain treacherous Wednesday morning after a snowstorm blanketed the region yesterday, leaving icy conditions and closures on major highways. Officials are urging drivers to stay off the roads as temperatures remain well…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Due to historic snow fall on Bibb and Peach County streets, some roads have been shut down. The Bibb County Sheriff Office is advising all drivers to avoid I-75 NB/SB along with I-475 due to current road…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Middle Georgians are navigating icy conditions and below-freezing temperatures in the aftermath of a winter storm that brought snow to the region. "The cold is going…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Preparation is underway for the 43rd Annual Cherry Blossom Festival and Royal Court applications are open for the community. Director of Marketing and Fulfillment for the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – While officials across Middle Georgia have urged everyone to stay inside during the winer storm, not everyone has that luxury. That's why shelters across Macon…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Snowfall will continue for Middle Georgia this evening and tonight. This Evening Snow is ongoing across Middle Georgia as we roll into the late afternoon and evening. This will continue through the evening and into tonight,…
KATHLEEN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Houston County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help after nine 5-month-old puppies were reportedly placed in a kennel and shot in Kathleen on Christmas night. According to a flyer shared by the sheriff's…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Robins Air Force Base will close at 5 p.m. Tuesday, January 21, and remain closed through Wednesday, January 22, due to a winter storm, according to a news release from the base. The installation commander…
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, January 13 and Friday, January 17. Understanding…
UPDATE (1/23) - Pastor Davis says though the warming shelter is no longer open they have been able to put multiple people in hotels for the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Near freezing temperatures couldn’t stop Macon residents from celebrating the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Elected officials and local organizations led…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A gulf low pressure system will bring some snow to Middle Georgia over the back half of Tuesday. This Evening and Tonight A clear and chilly afternoon will give way to an even colder night…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - In observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s 96th birthday and the holiday, the Houston county NAACP hosted “Celebration All In" on Monday. The event marked…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Warner Robins police say they are investigating a possible homicide-suicide after finding three people dead inside a home on Monday. According to a news release, officers responded to 300 Taylor Elaine Drive just before 4…
MONTEZUMA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- The Montezuma Police Department is searching for a man accused of stalking an employee at a local hospital, according to a news release. According to the news release, officers are conducting an active search in the area…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Georgia Governor Brian Kemp has declared a state of emergency beginning Tuesday, January 21, in response to an impending winter storm expected to bring dangerously low temperatures and significant snow and ice accumulation across the state.…
THOMASTON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — With winter weather potentially impacting our region next week, the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) is gearing up to treat hundreds of interstate and state route lane miles across 31 counties in the West-Central Georgia Region.…
UPDATE (1/18/25): Armarion Hunt, the last suspect wanted in connection with the death of 18-year-old Javen Lamont Turner earlier this month, was taken into custody in…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Macon Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office is attempting to provide clarify on the legal distinctions in the death of…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Georgia’s economy will outpace the nation’s in 2025, according to the University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business. Middle Georgia lawmakers…
HANCOCK COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Hancock County School District is making changes to its schedule next week in anticipation of winter weather, according to a Facebook post from the district. Schools will already be closed Monday, January 20, in observance…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Warner Robins held the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Land Tribute Event on Friday to honor the sacrifices and legacy of those who served during…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Rescue Mission of Middle Georgia is celebrating the grand reopening of its Barn Center Thrift Store, now accessible via the newly named Bobby Cramer Drive off…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - An incoming low pressure system will bring rain over the first half of the weekend before the associated cold front plummets temperatures Sunday. This Evening What has…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that injured two women at Kentucky Fried Chicken on 844 Shurling Drive…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — An investigation by the Perry Police Department, Bibb County Sheriff's Office and Houston County Sheriff's Office led to the recovery of…
SPARTA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — O³C Organization is launching "Silence the Violence" Pledge to Honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Legacy on Sunday. Community leaders and residents will come together to discuss…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Middle Georgia Chapters of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. and Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. celebrate their 18th Annual Founders' Day and Host Community Baby Shower on Saturday. They're hosting…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Parks & Beautification Department started planting trees early Friday morning at Coleman Hill Park to…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — With a U.S. TikTok ban expected to go into effect on Sunday, unless the Supreme Court decides the law that put it in…
UPDATE (9:12 p.m.) - The Bibb County Sheriff's Office confirmed there were no injuries reported in a crash Thursday afternoon on Interstate…
HOUSTON COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit against Houston County on Thursday, alleging that the county’s at-large method of electing members to the Board of Commissioners violates the Voting Rights Act. The lawsuit…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Temperatures should largely eclipse 60 degrees around Middle Georgia Friday afternoon. This Evening A sunny afternoon will turn into a clear and chilly night as wind from the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Georgia Department of Education is recognizing nine Bibb County schools with exceptional academic achievements and improvement. State School Superintendent Richard Woods…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Macon Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office announced two major legal outcomes this week.…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is warning Macon-Bibb County residents about continued mail theft targeting blue U.S. Mail collection boxes, where thieves are stealing and forging checks. According to a bulletin from the sheriff’s office, suspects…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — An event to empower business leaders, business owners and entrepreneurs called, "N-VISION YOUR VISION = RESET" is happening in Stonecrest. Host, Speaker and Event Organizer of QEMN Enterprises and…
UPDATE (1/16/25): A man is now in custody in…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Macon-Bibb’s Martin Luther King Jr. Board honored Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy on Wednesday, his 96th birthday, with…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Preparations are underway for the 2025 Georgia National Rodeo in Perry. Marketing and Special Programs Assistant at the Georgia National Fairgrounds & Agricenter, Erin Flournoy, says…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Plans for a new global arts center, in partnership with Mercer University, were unveiled at the David J.…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Macon Bacon set a new record by raising $597,780 in funds and donated products for nonprofit organizations across Middle Georgia in 2024, according to…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Thursday will be sunny and breezy as wind flows from the west-southwest at 10-15 mph, gusting upwards of 25 mph throughout the afternoon. Highs will climb into the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A husband and wife were arrested on drug charges on Monday, according to the Bibb County Sheriff's Office. According to a news release,…
UPDATE (3:35 p.m.) - Twiggs County Schools lifted a Code Red lockdown Wednesday afternoon after a potential threat prompted heightened security at all three campuses, according to a Facebook update from the district. According to a Facebook update, the lockdown…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Three people were arrested on Tuesday after assaulting officers and striking a man with a…
UPDATE (1/15/25): Telfair County Sheriff Sim Davidson says David Briley has been found safe. "UPDATE: Mr. Briley has been found safe. Thanks for all the shares, and especially prayers," Davidson wrote in a Facebook update. ORIGINAL STORY (1/14/25): TELFAIR COUNTY,…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Piedmont Macon North is offering bariatric surgery for people with a high BMI. Piedmont Macon North Hospital’s Bariatrics Program Coordinator,…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – C. Shanelle Booker, a veteran federal prosecutor with deep ties to Georgia, has been named the Acting U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, marking the first time a Black woman has led the office.…