MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - An incoming cold front will bring some light rain and plenty of wind to Middle Georgia tonight and much of tomorrow. This Evening What started as a sunny morning saw cloud cover filter in throughout the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Two people were arrested after a high-speed chase ended in a crash on New Clinton Road, according to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office. On February 1, deputies spotted a stolen Nissan Sentra on Emery Highway and…
SPARTA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — An inmate died Friday at Hancock State Prison, according to the Georgia Department of Corrections. The inmate has been identified as Jaylin Bell. According to the GDC, Bell died following an altercation with his roommate on…
OGLETHORPE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — An inmate died Monday at Macon State Prison, according to the Georgia Department of Corrections. The inmate has been identified as Eric Roberts. Roberts’ cause of death remains undetermined. According to the GDC, there were no…
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A mother was killed and her son injured in a crash Monday in Monroe County, according to the Forsyth Police Department. The crash happened at 6:58 p.m. February 9 on Interstate 75 northbound near mile marker…
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…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Macon Water Authority has appointed an interim executive director following the death of longtime leader Ron Shipman. Authority Chairman Gary Bechtel announced Monday that Michel Wanna will serve as interim executive director, effective February 9.…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - After several sunny days in a row clouds will return to Middle Georgia throughout the day on Tuesday ahead of overnight rain. This Evening It was a nice change of pace for Middle Georgia to see…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Perry Police are asking for the public’s help in locating Genia Vickers, who has been classified as an endangered missing person. According to…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Early voting is underway for the Georgia Senate District 18 runoff election between Democrat LeMario Brown and Republican Steven McNeel. Early voting runs from February 9 through February 13 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A woman was sentenced to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to distributing fentanyl, according to the Houston County District Attorney’s Office. 44-year-old Marie Lynn Vasquez of Warner Robins was sentenced February 3, 2026.…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Macon Water Authority announced the death of its president and executive director, Ron Shipman, who died Friday evening. Shipman was appointed interim president and executive director in 2022 and was later named to the permanent…
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - As questions continue about leadership changes in Fort Valley, a state lawmaker says her recent comments were not directed at one specific city, but were meant to explain how Georgia law and city charters work.…
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The district 18 state senate race went to a runoff last month, and early voting begins soon. Lemario Brown and Steven McNeel advanced to the runoff. Brown, a Fort Valley farmer, says the first issue…
SANDERSVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Washington County High School has a new head football coach. According to a Facebook post from Washington County Public Schools on Friday, the school board has approved Jay Ware to fill the position left after the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Fort Valley State University professor is fighting hunger with a local market to serve Peach County residents. Fort Valley State University professor…
SPARTA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Two people were arrested after an attempted contraband drop near Hancock State Prison on Thursday, according to the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies were patrolling the area of Johnny Britt Road and Linton Road around 11…
WRIGHTSVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A Wrightsville woman is facing multiple felony and misdemeanor charges after investigators say she left two children in unsafe living conditions for weeks at a time. According to a Johnson County Sheriff’s Office news release, arrest…
WRIGHTSVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Three people from Kite are facing multiple felony charges after investigators say a teenager was sexually abused over more than a year and two adults failed to report or protect the victim. According to a Johnson…
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Fort Valley has made a change in the interim police chief position following a special called city council meeting held Thursday night. According to an announcement from Mayor Shakeena Reeves following an executive session, Captain…
UPDATE: A water line break on West Charlton Street has been repaired, according to a social media update from the City of Milledgeville. In the update, the city said "water customers in the affected areas did not lose any services…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - After sitting vacant for decades, the historic Bibb Theatre in downtown Macon is preparing for a new chapter.…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A man was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole plus an additional 10 years to be served consecutively for the armed robbery and kidnapping of his relative’s brother-in-law, according to a news…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Keep Macon-Bibb Beautiful is hosting the Hands On Bloomfield Neighborhood Cleanup this weekend. The cleanup will be held February 7 from 9 a.m.…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Warner Robins Little Theatre is presenting “The Constant Wife.” Performances will run from February 7-22 at the Warner Robins Little…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A Baldwin County jury has convicted a woman of kidnapping and aggravated stalking after prosecutors say she abducted and assaulted her former girlfriend in August 2024. According to a news release from the Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Macon-Bibb County officials unveiled improvements at Rosa Parks Square Wednesday aimed at making the downtown space more accessible while honoring local history. According…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A North Carolina man described by prosecutors as a neo-Nazi has been sentenced to the maximum prison term for sending antisemitic threats to a Georgia lawmaker and a Macon rabbi following the passage of the state's…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The cold front will clear Middle Georgia this evening however cloud cover on the back side of the low pressure will stick around through Thursday. This Evening Rain associated with the cold front today should clear…
VIENNA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A case first reported by 41NBC in January 2022 involving a missing 4-year-old boy from Vienna has now ended with his mother…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the U.S., but many cases are preventable through education, early detection,…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/ WMGT) – An inmate was stabbed Tuesday at the Bibb County Law Enforcement Center, according to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office. According to the sheriff’s office, the…
BUTLER, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A former Taylor County Jail employee has been arrested following a criminal investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct involving an inmate, according to the Taylor County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff’s officials say the investigation began after the…
UPDATE: Deputies say Rickie Scott Watson has been released from the hospital and taken to the Bibb County Jail. Watson is charged with obstruction of…
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Fort Valley leaders held a special called meeting Tuesday night to accept the resignation of City Administrator Gary Lee. Two additional…
UPDATE (2/3/26): Perry police said in an update on Tuesday that Vickers is considered an endangered missing person. According to an updated…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – As of February 1, new requirements for SNAP recipients are ni effect, including changes tied to age, work hours and food purchase restrictions.…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - An incoming low pressure system from the west will bring rain to Middle Georgia tonight and tomorrow. This Evening It’s been a pleasant day around Middle Georgia with temperatures finally reaching or climbing above average…
UPDATE (2/3/26): Bibb County deputies say they've made an arrest in connection with the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The mobile, high-tech program allows students to participate in immersive virtual missions that mirror real Navy operations, from launching fighter jets…
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/ WMGT) – A man is dead after being shot at a Forsyth apartment complex Monday, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. The shooting happened February 2 at the Forsyth Gardens Apartments. According to a news release,…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A woman and her dog were found dead at the scene of a house fire Monday night, according to Coroner Leon Jones. Jones says the woman has been identified as 73-year-old Deloris Barron. Lead Investigator Captain…
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…
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Fort Valley Police Department says Alger Raines is serving as interim police chief. The leadership changes come as the Fort…
PEACH COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A Peach County jury has convicted a man of sexually abusing his former girlfriend's daughter over a three-year period, according to a news release from the Macon Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office. District Attorney Anita…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Clouds will arrive in Middle Georgia ahead of sunrise tomorrow before the next rainmaker arrives tomorrow night. This Evening It’s been a sunny and breezy day around Middle Georgia with most spots seeing 10+ degree increases…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Perry will soon be making room for more residents downtown. Starting in March, the city will begin the first phase of 35 new apartments on…
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public's help identifying a person connected to a forgery investigation involving a bank transaction in Macon, according to a news release. The sheriff’s office said a victim's…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/ WMGT) – A 17-year-old was shot Monday in Macon, according to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office. Macon-Bibb County E911 received a call about a person shot…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Federal safety agencies have announced several product recalls affecting children's items, dietary supplements, and household products. They're urging consumers to check…