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Milledgeville, GA

MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)–Georgia Governor Brian Kemp and First Lady Marty kemp, visited Milledgeville Tuesday morning touring the damage left behind from the weekend storms. According to the national weather service, a EF-1 tornado moved through Baldwin county on Sunday. They estimate the tornado was on the ground for up 15...

Governor Kemp tours Milledgeville tornado damage with First Lady

Perry, GA

PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Downtown Perry is painted in yellow and white in celebration of the 34th annual Dogwood Festival. It is happening April 1-2nd. The Perry Chamber of Commerce hosts the festival each year, and says it brings the community together and showcases local businesses. “We got a...

Perry hosting 34th annual Dogwood Festival this weekend

Eastman, GA

EASTMAN, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)– The Tractor Supply store in Eastman is inviting kids to learn how start their own garden. The store is hosting a “Plant-A-Seed event” on Saturday. The goal is to give them an opportunity to learn the basics of gardening. The store says it will teach...

Eastman Tractor Supply teaches youth how to grow a garden

Fort Valley, GA

FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Fort Valley cosmetologist will be sharing her skills with thousands this weekend at the Bronner Bros. International Beauty Show this weekend in New Orleans, Louisiana. Jennifer “JB” Nicole has been a cosmetologist and educator for 10 years. During that time, she has attended...

Fort Valley cosmetologist to teach hair color techniques at Bronner Bros. International Beauty Show

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – An 18-year-old is in critical condition after a shooting in south Macon. The shooting happened around 1:20 Friday afternoon in the 4500 block of Pinedale Drive. When deputies responded to the scene they located a man with a gunshot wound. He was transported to a...

Teen shot on Pinedale Drive in Macon

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A PACT Act Town Hall Meeting is being held in Macon today to help Veterans. The PACT Act is new legislation that provides a large list of presumed disabilities for veterans that served in specific locations during their time in uniform. Dublin VAMC Director Manuel M. Davila is hosting a Town Hall for this new legislation at the Joseph N. Neel American Legion Post 3 located at 5530 Thomaston Road in Macon this afternoon to give a presentation and hold a question and answer session. The Town Hall is set to start at 2 p.m. and end at 6 p.m.

PACT Act Town Hall in Macon on Wednesday to help qualifying veterans

Dublin, GA

DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Eighth graders at Irish Gifted Academy made some new friends from halfway around the world. Twelve foreign exchange students from Osaki, Japan toured the school’s stem lab on Tuesday. The students spent the day working with Dublin students on STEM activities. The students toyed...

Japanese exchange students visit Dublin, participate in STEM learning

Centerville, GA

CENTERVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – First Baptist Church of Centerville is preparing to stage a dramatic performance of “The Living Last Supper,” a recreation of the famous painting by Leonardo Da Vinci. The production will feature live actors portraying Jesus Christ and his disciples at their final meal before the Crucifixion.

First Baptist Church of Centerville to stage ‘The Living Last Supper’ performance

MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A local business gave away hundreds of free meals and emergency supply kits to a community recovering from destruction caused by a tornado. Dozens of cars lined up in front of the East Annex building in Milledgeville Wednesday to receive meals distributed by the Forrest...

Local law firm donates hundreds of free meals, supplies to Milledgeville residents impacted by tornado

MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Georgia Military College (GMC) has appointed Jackie Lee as its new permanent police chief, making her the first female police chief in the college’s history. GMC’s Executive Director, Colonel Nelson Kraft, expressed his excitement for the appointment of Chief Jackie Lee. “They don’t...

Georgia Military College names Jackie Lee first female police chief in history

MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — One local business gave away hundreds of free meals and emergency supply kits to a community recovering from destruction caused by a tornado. Dozens of cars lined up in front of the East Annex building in Milledgeville, to receive meals distributed by the Forrest B....

Law firm gives away food, care packages to tornado victims

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Today is recognized as World Bipolar Day as an effort to raise awareness and dispel stigma surrounding the mood disorder. According to Dr. Brian Wright, Resident Psychiatrist at Piedmont Macon, people affected by bipolar disorder can experience symptoms of depressive or manic episodes over an extended period of time.

World Bipolar Day observed to raise awareness and dispel stigma

UPDATE: Deputies make an arrest. It was reported that suspect 32-year-old Keywan Gerold Capers was involved in an altercation with his girlfriend when victim 37-year-old Christopher Matthew Rachalla tried to intervene and was shot and killed by Capers. After shooting Rachalla , Capers fled the scene in his girlfriend’s vehicle. A look-out was placed for Capers and the vehicle. The vehicle was located moments later and stopped. Capers was taken into custody with the assistance of the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office . Capers was transported to the Bibb County Law Enforcement Center where he is charged with Aggravated Assault and Murder. He is currently being held without bond.

UPDATE: Arrest made in fatal shooting at Brookhaven Apartments

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Icky weather kicks off final week of January

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A wet pattern has taken over Middle Georgia to end the month of January. There was an abundance of rain to begin...

Icky weather kicks off final week of January

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