UPDATE: Former Bibb County teacher sentenced to 50 years after pleading...
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 last month to child molestation, enticing a child for...
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UPDATE: Joey Fournier, 1 of 4 2023 Bibb County Jail inmate escapees, found...
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 aggravated...
View ArticleBibb 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...
View Article4 men charged in RICO, theft, commercial burglary indictment plead guilty...
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...
View ArticleMacon Mental Health Matters to host Women’s Wellness Circle
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Macon Mental Health Matters will be hosting a Women’s Wellness Circle. The Women’s Wellness Circle is an opportunity for women seeking connection, support and...
View ArticleBibb 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...
View ArticleOut 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 University, is partnering with The American...
View ArticleBOLO: 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...
View ArticleUPDATE: Men charged in Monday shooting, armed robbery now face murder charges
UPDATE (4/12): The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office says two men arrested in connection with an armed robbery and shooting earlier this week now face additional charges. According to a sheriff’s office...
View ArticleBibb County Sheriff’s Office investigating fatal shooting on Cedar Avenue
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal shooting that took place in the 1900 block of Cedar Avenue on Sunday. Deputies responded to a duplex on Cedar...
View ArticleMan 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 3:10 a.m. in the 100 block of...
View ArticleMacon 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 good cause. More than 30 teams competed in...
View ArticleMotorcyclist 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...
View ArticleDecision 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, Christopher Paul and Chris Patterson are competing to fill the...
View ArticleRestaurant 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...
View ArticleShooting 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 Sheriff’s Office,...
View ArticleDecision 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, Christopher Paul and Chris Patterson are competing to fill the...
View ArticleHigh 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, officers spotted the car heading...
View ArticleMacon-Bibb Commission approves $2 million jail improvement measure from...
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 continue jail...
View ArticleUPDATE: Arrest made in connection with fatal shooting at Haven Inn and Suites
UPDATE (4/16/24): A person is now in custody in connection with a shooting last week on Holiday Drive North that left 28-year-old Anthonio Dewayne McNeill dead. A Bibb County Sheriff’s Office news...
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