Bibb County, GA

MACON, Ga. — A Macon man is dead after an overnight shooting Tuesday morning. According to Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones, the man was picked up by an ambulance at Grayson and Mosley Avenue around 4:20 a.m. 28-year-old Walter Robinson was found shot in the back. Robinson was pronounced...

BIBB COUNTY, GA (WGXA) - Deputies in Bibb County begin their day investigating a deadly shooting. According to a media release, investigators were called to a shooting on Mosley Ave., around 4:00 A.M. Investigators were called to the location on reports of a man being shot. On scene, they found...

MACON, Ga, (WGXA)-- Last week, WGXA uncovered that Bibb County Code Enforcement Officers were taking home more money than the county's sheriff's deputies. We took what we found to Sheriff David Davis. "While that is an important position and code enforcement has done a lot for the community I think...

MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— Macon-Bibb Transit Authority is making changes to one of its bus routes. This will give access to more than 5,000 residents in north Macon. MTA made the announcement on Monday, stating the ‘Bellevue Route’ will now become ‘Bellevue Kroger,’ effective June 1. The...

The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a commercial armed robbery that took place just after 10 p.m. at the Burger King at 853 Riverside Drive. According to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office, a man entered the restaurant brandishing a firearm. He demanded money from the clerk. After...

MACON, Ga. — Macon-Bibb Planning and Zoning commissioners voted down a plan for a solar farm in west Bibb County at their Monday meeting. Cubico Sustainable Investments wanted to build a 780-acre solar field on Hartley Bridge Road, but neighbors blocked it in April. Then, the zoning board voted to give Cubico some more time to work with neighbors. A month later, those neighbors say they haven't heard anything. So, they came to Monday's meeting prepared to speak with John Golitz, who represented Cubico.

MACON, Ga. — The Bibb County Sheriff's Office is investigating an armed robbery that happened Sunday night in Macon. According to a press release, it happened just after 10 p.m. at the Burger King located at 853 Riverside Drive. A man entered the restaurant with a gun and demanded...

MACON, Ga. — A rural 780-acre plot of land in west Bibb County could soon be home to one of Georgia’s largest solar farms IF the Planning and Zoning Commission approves it at their Monday meeting. The farm is sponsored by Cubico Sustainable Investments, and it drew criticism...

MACON, Ga. (WGXA) -- A solar farm that would have been spread across hundreds of acres in South Bibb has been declined. Macon-Bibb Planning & Zoning turned town the proposed solar plant in its May 23 meeting. The applicant, Venus Solar, had hoped to build a 779-acre solar farm across...

MACON, Ga. — Election Day is here and voters headed out to the polls starting at 7 a.m. Tuesday morning. Many people already cast their ballots using the three-week early voting period, including thousands in Bibb County. Polling places remain open until 7 p.m. You can vote in this...

Here are the local contested races.

The U.S. reported over 700,000 new cases of coronavirus over the seven days ending May 22, bringing the total count to more than 82.1 million confirmed cases of COVID-19. There have been more than 993,000 COVID-19-related deaths — the highest death toll of any country. New cases continue to rise at a faster rate. In […]

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that happened in the 500 block of Mosley Avenue just after 4:00 a.m. today (Tuesday) Deputies responded to the 500 block of Mosely Avenue regarding to a person shot. Upon arrival deputies found 28-year-old Walter...

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is looking for the man they say robbed a Burger King at gunpoint. According to a press release it happened just after 10:00 p.m. Sunday at the Burger King, located at 853 Riverside Drive. It was reported that a...

MACON, Ga. — It's Election Day in Central Georgia and many people will be headed to the polls. Gloria Battle has lived in Macon her entire life. Voting is very important to her and she says she can't remember the last time she missed voting in an election. She's even working the polls this voting season!

The shooting was the 26th slaying of 2022 in Bibb County, seven of which have happened since May 5.

MACON, Ga. — 1. 'A story that never gets old to tell': Elko Baptist Church in Houston County saves a piece of the past. In 1888, the railroad wanted one more stop on its route in Houston County for the North-South line. It became known as the Suwannee River Route to Florida, so Elko came to life. Soon after, folks built a church.

MACON, Ga. (WGXA) -- A Bibb County officer saved a deer running through traffic over the weekend. The sheriff's office says a resident along Rivoli Drive made a call to report the baby animal was in the road. Animal Enforcement Officer Rebecca Galeazzo responded to the call and saved the...

MACON, Ga. (WGXA) -- The Macon-Bibb Board of Elections confirms there were problems with certain voting machines Tuesday morning. Primary elections are happening across the state on Tuesday. Interim Election Supervisor Thomas Gillon stated there were issues starting the voting machines at the Northway Church precinct on Zebulon Road. Due...

MACON, Ga. — Some of the Atlanta Falcons' littlest fans at John H. Heard Elementary School got a visit Monday from Freddie Falcon, the team's mascot. Heard Elementary was the winner of a smoothie creation contest called 'Rise Up' with Smoothies and Milk. The contest was a collaboration between the Atlanta Falcons and the Dairy Alliance.