Peach County, GA

MACON, Ga. — There are reports of voting machine issues at the Northway Church precinct on Zebulon Road in Macon. The first ballot was not cast until nearly 8 a.m. Interim Election Supervisor Thomas Gillon says they are keeping that location open until 8 p.m. to make up for the lost time.

MACON, Ga. — Tuesday morning, there were concerns of voter machine glitches in Fort Valley, but they were fixed and back up and running in a couple of hours. Peach County election supervisor Adrienne Ray confirmed there were was a problem with the scanner. It would let people slide their ballots through the machine, but the ballot would not take. Ray says it could have been how the machine was set up.

PEACH COUNTY, Ga. — It's peach season, and where better to find peaches than Peach County?. Lawton Pearson is the fifth generation Pearson at Pearson Farm. The family started growing peaches in 1885. It was just one family farm out of several that were growing the crop. Today, Pearson...

PEACH COUNTY, Ga. — The visual arts team at Peach County High School decided to paint the town -- sort of. Wednesday some of the art students from peach county high surprised the commissioner's office with a gift. It's a mural of landmarks in Peach County from Byron to...

FORT VALLEY, Ga. — The Blue Bird Corporation is one of Peach County's major employers and an economic driver. After an unexpected layoff put more than 100 people out of work, some are asking what happens now. One of them is Devin Griffin. In a Facebook post, he shared...

AMERICUS – Charittie Walker of Arabi, GA, was awarded the Smallwood-Sondron Law Enforcement Academy Scholarship at the conclusion of the South Georgia Technical College Law Enforcement Academy Class 22 – 01 training. Lou Crouch of Bryon endowed this scholarship for the South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Law Enforcement...

FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A Fort Valley man was shot and killed Friday. According to a press release it happened just after 9 p.m. in the 1100 block of Edward Street in Fort Valley. The victim was shot in the torso and was taken to Atrium Health Navicent...

PEACH COUNTY, Ga. — Over in Peach County, early voting continues. There are two candidates in the running for County Commissioner Post 2. LaShonda Mathis is a native of Fort Valley. Her platform is the 3 I's: Innovation, Infrastructure and Industry. She says her goal as commissioner would be...

MACON, Ga. (WGXA) -- The nurses at Atrium Health Navicent were shown some appreciation for all their hard work on Monday. Courtney Anderson, a sepsis coordinator at Atrium Health Navicent, says in honor of Nurses Week they brought therapy dogs in from the Alliance of Therapy Dogs. "We are trying...

PEACH COUNTY, Ga. — A motorcyclist is dead after an accident on GA 49 near Beverly Road. According to Georgia State Patrol, the crash happened around 3 p.m. Saturday and the Perry post responded. They say a person riding a Harley Davidson motorcycle was going into a curve when...

A former Byron man was sentenced to life in prison Thursday after a jury trial in a 2017 homicide case. According to a news release from Macon District Attorney Anita Howard, 62-year-old David Billings was found guilty of malice murder, felony murder, and aggravated assault in connection with the death of Lloyd Goldie.

PEACH COUNTY, Ga. (WGXA) -- Middle Georgia students are joining the campaign to call on the country's top elected officials to cancel loan debt. The New Georgia Project's Cancel Loans for Education and Reparations (CLEAR) Campaign is on a tour of Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and officials with the project stopped at Fort Valley State University on Wednesday.

The U.S. reported over 296,000 new cases of coronavirus over the seven days ending April 24, bringing the total count to more than 80.0 million confirmed cases of COVID-19. There have been more than 982,000 COVID-19-related deaths — the highest death toll of any country. New cases continue to rise at a steady rate. In […]

The U.S. reported over 248,000 new cases of coronavirus over the seven days ending April 19, bringing the total count to more than 79.8 million confirmed cases of COVID-19. There have been more than 981,000 COVID-19-related deaths — the highest death toll of any country. New cases continue to rise at a steady rate. In […]

The U.S. reported over 223,000 new cases of coronavirus over the seven days ending April 17, bringing the total count to more than 79.7 million confirmed cases of COVID-19. There have been more than 980,000 COVID-19-related deaths — the highest death toll of any country. New cases continue to rise at a steady rate. In […]

FORT VALLEY, Ga. — Peach is a "sweet place" to teach at Fort Valley Middle School. Junior Journalist Lanie Wright takes you down the hall and into the classroom to show you why one student is always motivated to learn... Alesha Logan started her teaching career nine years ago;...

The U.S. reported over 201,000 new cases of coronavirus over the seven days ending April 10, bringing the total count to more than 79.5 million confirmed cases of COVID-19. There have been more than 976,000 COVID-19-related deaths — the highest death toll of any country. New cases continue to rise at a steady rate. In […]

BYRON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Georgia Department of Transportation is reporting a wreck on I-75 Northbound that has resulted in all lanes being closed. According to GDOT’s 511GA, the backup started around 12:00 p.m., and is anticipated to end around 3:00 p.m. To avoid getting stuck in the...

PEACH COUNTY, Ga. (WGXA) -- For some of America's finest, coming back home as veteran doesn't always mean coming back home to a house. In fact, according to the US Department of Veteran Affairs it's a reality for over 37,000 American heroes. A statistic that the ambitious students at Peach...