Warner Robins Police Chief urges community action after Tuesday's deadly shooting
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A warrant has been issued for a teenager accused of shooting and killing a man at a convenience store in Warner Robins…
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UPDATE: 2 charged in shooting that left man dead in 2023
UPDATE (4/17/24): Two men are now charged in connection with the death of 47-year-old Ishmael Hassan Saleem in 2023. A Bibb County Sheriff's Office news…
The heat continues to climb
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Middle Georgia will see temperatures rise into the upper 80s (and potentially lower 90s) to finish the work week. This Evening Partly cloudy skies will linger into tonight as temperatures remain very mild. An isolated shower…
Deputies: Man arrested after traffic stop leads to cocaine discovery
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Bibb County Sheriff's Office arrested a man after finding a kilo of cocaine during a traffic stop. K-9 Interdiction Unit Deputies and S.R.T. Unit Deputies assisted the Georgia State Patrol during the traffic stop. K-9…
Two Men and a Truck host annual Movers for Moms event
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Two Men and a Truck will be hosting the annual Movers for Moms event, benefiting moms at the Rescue Mission of…
UPDATE: Arrest made in connection with fatal shooting at Haven Inn and Suites
UPDATE (4/16/24): A person is now in…
Macon-Bibb Commission approves $2 million jail improvement measure from commissary funds
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Macon-Bibb County Board of Commissioners unanimously passed an ordinance Tuesday to reallocate $2 million from the Sheriff’s Commissary Fund to…
UPDATE: Warner Robins Police say 1 dead, another injured after Tuesday afternoon shooting
UPDATE (4/17/2024 2:20 p.m.): Investigators have determined that 18-year-old Javon Charles and 24-year-old Zephaniah Langston were the only people involved in the shooting.…
Houston County deputies seek woman in $4,000 credit union fraud case
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Houston County Sheriff's Office is looking for help identifying a woman who deputies say fraudulently withdrew $4,000 from three…
Rain odds climb a bit Wednesday
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WGMT) - A couple of spotty showers will be possible Wednesday to accompany the added cloud cover. The Rest of the Evening Partly to mostly cloudy skies will remain with Middle Georgia this evening as temperatures hang in…
Old Book Sale starts Thursday in Perry
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Right now, the Baby Barn at the Georgia National Fairgrounds in Perry is filled with empty tables. But by Thursday, it will be covered with…
High speed chase ends with 2 arrests on Northside Drive
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— Two arrests have been made after The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office and Georgia State Patrol recovered a stolen car. On April 16, 2024,…
Dickey Farms prepares for upcoming Strawberry Festival
MUSELLA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Dickey Farms will be hosting their annual Strawberry Festival on Saturday, April 20th. Admission is free for those attending. There will be strawberry picking, live…
Decision 2024: Meet Sheriff David Davis, candidate for Bibb County Sheriff
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Four candidates are qualified for the upcoming Bibb County Sheriff election. David Davis, DeAndre Hall, Chris Paul and Chris Patterson are…
Shooting suspect facing murder charge after victim dies in hospital
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— Edwardo Eugene Bigelow Junior faces a murder charge without bond after 64-year-old Robert Pleasant died from his injuries. According to the Bibb County…
Restaurant Report Card: Food service inspection scores April 8-12
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Here's this week's Restaurant Report Card: Middle Georgia's food service inspection scores from the Georgia Department of Public Health between Monday, April 8 and Friday, April 12, 2024. All scores of 69 and below (considered unsatisfactory…
Decision 2024: Meet DeAndre Hall, candidate for Bibb County Sheriff
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Four candidates are qualified for the upcoming Bibb County Sheriff election. DeAndre Hall, David Davis, Chris Paul and Chris Patterson are competing…
Another day in the 80s with clouds
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Good morning! I hope everyone is having a good day so far. Today, we’re starting off with mild temperatures in the upper 50s to low 60s…
Middle Georgia's strawberry season underway; peach prospects look promising
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Spring is here, and with it comes strawberry season in Georgia. Tyler Wainwright, the farm manager at Lane Southern Orchards, says the…
Motorcyclist dies after Sunday night crash on Pio Nono Avenue
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Bibb County Sheriff's Office says a man is dead after a crash Sunday night on Pio Nono Avenue. It happened just after 7 p.m. at the road's intersection with Sherry Drive, according to a sheriff's…
More heat and humidity start to arrive Tuesday
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Temperatures will reach the 80s again in the afternoon as rain odds and cloud cover start to rise. The Rest of the Evening Mostly…
Macon golfers tee off at Salvation Army charity event
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A day after the Masters Tournament wrapped up in Augusta, local golfers hit the course at Brickyard Country Club in Macon for a…
Town of Dexter preparing for return of Possum Hollow Festival
DEXTER, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Possum Hollow Festival is set to return to Laurens County after more than a decade hiatus. The festival is Saturday, April…
Man killed in early morning house fire
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A man is dead after a house fire early Monday morning, according to the Bibb County Fire Department . Crews responded to the call at…
Sunshine with the mid 80's today
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Good morning! I hope everyone had a fantastic weekend! Today, we're starting off with mild temperatures in the upper 50s to low 60s under clear skies. As…
UPDATE: Men charged in Monday shooting, armed robbery now face murder charges
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Twiggs County School District using new bus tracking app for parents
TWIGGS COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Parents in the Twiggs County School District now have the ability to get real-time information about their child's bus ride…
Main Street Gray's Hometown Spring Festival happening Saturday
GRAY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – It's going to be a family fun filled day in Gray. "Personally the food, right off the bat, you'll enjoy the…
Warm and sunny weekend on deck
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Temperatures will rise into the 80s by Sunday afternoon as sunny skies stay with the Peach State. Saturday Sunny skies will stay with Middle Georgia as…
Former FVSU, NFL player Ricardo Lockette arrested on multiple charges in Atlanta
ATLANTA (41NBC/WMGT) — Former NFL wide receiver Ricardo Lockette was arrested in Atlanta this week on multiple charges, according to Fulton County Jail records.…
McRae-Helena Police find man dead in SUV in cemetery
McRAE-HELENA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Officers with the McRae-Helena Police Department find a man dead inside a vehicle in a cemetery. On Thursday, McRae-Helena Police were dispatched to…
BOLO: Man wanted for burglary at Citgo Convenience Store
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Bibb County Sheriff's Office is searching for Khari Woodford in connection to a burglary that occurred at the Citgo Convenience Store. According to a Be On the Look Out (BOLO) notice from BCSO, the theft…
Out of the Darkness Campus Walk at Tattnall Square Park
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Out of Darkness Campus Walk will be at Tattnall Square Park on Saturday, April 12. Will Spurlock, a sophomore at Mercer…
Robins Air Force Base continues to bolster Georgia economy, hiring for hundreds of positions
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Robins Air Force Base leaders announced during the State of the Base event on Thursday that the…
Windy and sunny to end the work week
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Sunshine is returning after storms Thursday night, however plenty of wind has been left in their wake as well. The Rest of the Evening Strong winds will remain with Middle Georgia as partly cloudy skies…
Bibb County School District embraces Generative AI in Classrooms
BIBB COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) –Heather Van Atta, a social studies teacher at Central High School, uses AI in her classroom. Van Atta says she finds AI helpful in reaching students at their educational level, because not all students learn the…
Police: 1 dead after Thursday morning crash in Milledgeville
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Milledgeville Police Department is investigating a single-vehicle crash Thursday morning that left a man dead. According to a news release posted on…
Houston County man sentenced for aggravated child molestation
HOUSTON COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Houston County District Attorney's Office stated in a news release that 40-year-old Matthew Ralph Delp pleaded guilty to aggravated child molestation. According…
4 men charged in RICO, theft, commercial burglary indictment plead guilty ahead of trial
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Four men who were part of a 61-count RICO, theft and commercial burglary indictment pleaded guilty last week just before their trial was set to begin. According to a news release from Macon Judicial Circuit District…
Bibb County Sheriff’s Office investigating pedestrian fatality on Irwinton Road
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal hit and run that occurred Thursday morning at 1:39 a.m. Deputies found a man unresponsive on Irwinton Road near Hitchcock Road. Deputy Coroner Lonnie Miley pronounced the man,…
UPDATE: Joey Fournier, 1 of 4 2023 Bibb County Jail inmate escapees, found guilty of murder
UPDATE (4/11/24): Joey Fournier, one of four inmates who escaped the Bibb County Jail in 2023 before being recaptured, was found guilty last week of malice murder, felony murder and…
UPDATE: Former Bibb County teacher sentenced to 50 years after pleading guilty to child molestation
UPDATE (4/11/24): A former Bibb County JROTC Instructor was sentenced to 50 years, with the first 25 to be served in prison, after pleading guilty…
Spotty rain for the morning, Windy this afternoon
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – This morning, we're experiencing mild temperatures in the mid to upper 60s, along with showers and thunderstorms across the area. A wind advisory is currently in effect…
Macon shopping center owner shares frustration with 'Tent City'
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A shopping center owner in Macon is expressing frustration over what he calls a "Tent City" behind his properties. According to owner Eli…
Worker dies following incident at Macon's Kumho Tire plant
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A worker has died after being injured Wednesday afternoon at Kumho Tire in south Macon. Macon-Bibb Coroner Leon Jones confirmed the death before…
Thunderstorms likely tonight, some could be strong/severe
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - An incoming storm system will bring thunderstorms tonight and tomorrow morning, some of which may be severe. This Evening and Tonight Cloud cover will remain…
Dublin Police Department investigating use of counterfeit money
LAURENS COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Dublin Police Department is investigating four incidents regarding the use of counterfeit money at business locations on April 6. According to the Dublin Police Department, the money appeared to be marked as ten dollar bills…
Autism Rocks Music Festival this weekend in Macon
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Central Georgia Autism will be hosting 'Autism Rocks Music Festival' on Saturday, April 13. The music festival will be at the Museum of Arts…
Macon's Rhythm and Rally Sports and Events Pickleball Complex is thriving
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Pop, pop and cheer. Those are the likely sounds you'll hear at Rhythm & Rally Sports & Events. The facility, located…
Perry hosting 35th Annual Dogwood Festival
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The 35th Annual Perry Dogwood Festival will be this weekend in Historic Downtown Perry. Saturday, April 13: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, April 14: 12…