CENTERVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Officers and staff of the Centerville Police Department have a new home. They recently moved from their old police station, located at 500 Houston Lake Blvd., into a new building, located at 308 Church Street. The new Centerville Police Station was built with 2012 SPLOST money. The penny sales tax funds were also used to renovate…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The pastor of Freedom Church in Milledgville died while trying to launch his boat at Lake Sinclair Marina. Baldwin County rescue workers found 75-year-old Wendell Ray Thomas’ 2003 Dodge Dakota pick-up truck submerged in Lake Sinclair around 3:13pm Monday. The Lake Sinclair Marina is the largest marina in Baldwin County. Captain Brad King with the Baldwin…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Georgia Department of Education recently added Peach County High School to its priority list. It puts the school in the low achieving category for schools across Georgia. According to Peach County Board of Education chairman Jamie Johnson, graduation rates dropped to 63 percent, test scores are on a downward slope and what was once a…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The new year kicked off the consolidation of Macon and Bibb County. Since then, government officials and community leaders have been working together to iron out the kinks and get feedback from everyone impacted. District 9 Commissioner Al Tillman hosted Monday night’s community forum at the Macon Mall, the first of nine listening sessions. “What I…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Macon got a little bit brighter on Monday. Benjamin Moore’s Main Street Matters project started on Second Street. With several paint strokes, The beginning of a new look in downtown Macon is underway. It’s a fresh start Brian Adams has been hoping for. “It’s going to make a big difference for anybody that comes into town to…
MACON,Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Bibb County School District is reaching out to local business owners for the system’s vendor fair. The Procurement Director for Bibb schools, Elaine Wilson, stopped by 41 Today to share the details. The vendor fair is Tuesday, February 25 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Welcome Center located at 2003 Riverside Drive. Wilson says…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A Milledgeville woman is facing a slew of charges for slipping out of her handcuffs, and into the front seat of a Georgia State Patrol Car. According to a GSP incident, a trooper, Michael Anthony Screws, was finishing up a routine traffic stop around 11:15pm on Feb. 14th, when a Dodge truck that had a headlight…
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A possible tornado raged through Dublin this morning, causing a large amount of damage to multiple locations in the northern part of town. Horace Dixon assumed everything was alright when the storm hit. “I felt pretty good,” said Dixon. He didn’t hear the sirens go off in Dublin. “We have a warning system here and it…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Bibb County middle schoolers are getting a lesson on environmental protection. Tony Rojas from the Macon Water Authority stopped by 41 Today to tell us about the Amerson River Park Environmental Education program. The initiative was established in 2009 through partnership among several community-based organizations in Macon-Bibb. Approximately 1,800 7th graders will take field trips to…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Put on your boots and your cowboy hat, it’s time for the rodeo. Perry is hosting the Georgia National Rodeo at the Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter throughout the weekend. Perry loves it some Rodeo. “This event brings people in from all over the state,” said Bob Irwin, Chief Operating Office at the Georgia Fairgrounds. And…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The state of Georgia has been facing a deadly rise in the abuse ofprescription drugs. It’s those expensive drugs that can often lead people to switch to heroin, a substance that is cheaper and easier to buy. 26-year-old Jeremy Drummond has been clean for about 18 months now. He says 12 step meetings are a big…
Warner Robins, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -Nearly 87 pounds of marijuana worth more than $4 million was seized during the largest drug bust in Houston County’s history. Houston County Sheriff’s Office investigators worked with Perry Police Tuesday to raid six different locations where they found drugs and cash. Investigators seized 86.5 pounds of processed marijuana along with $218,000 cash. The estimated street…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC?WMGT) – A mid morning fire gutted out the interior of a house Thursday. Smoke filled the neighborhood shortly before 11 am., in the 2700 block of Napier Avenue, after firefighters put out the flames. As a precaution, Georgia Power turned of the electricity inside the home. Macon-Bibb County Fire Chief Marvin Riggins says he believes the fire…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Victims of domestic issues who talk to the Crisis Line and Safe House can now meet with representatives a little closer to home. Before they’d have to go to the main offices in Macon, but now people can help them where they live. Armed with a laptop, a couple dozen flyers, and a drive to help…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – This weekend you can lace up your sneakers and run to support the Junior League of Macon. Terese McGee joined us on 41 Today with all the details of this year’s Bookin’ It 5K & Fun Run. The third annual Bookin’ It 5K is on Saturday, February 22 at Stone Edge Church located at 5653 Zebulon…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — According to the CDC, autism affects 1 in 88 children and 1 in 54 boys. There are currently more than 2 dozen states that specifically require insurance companies to provide coverage for the treatment of autism, but Georgia is not one of them. Passing Ava’s Law could help autistic children, not only in middle Georgia, but…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – It’s a life sized robot that can catch and shoot a ball, and Bibb County students put it together. For Jordan Lasker, it’s become family. “I like to call the robot my baby because I gave it a mind.” And this thing definitely has a mind of it’s own. A group of about 30 kids–Team…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Are you in the market for a new house, but don’t how to find your ideal home? Macon realtor from Sheridan, Solomon, and Associates and co-host on HGTV’s “Beat the House” JoJo Jones stopped by 41 Today to share some tips. Jones says now is the time to buy or sell a home. She says you…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – In this week’s edition of Studio 41, Shadow Sound Studios Joey Stuckey sits down with Aaron Johnson. Johnson was joined by his wife and daughter to play and sing an original song, called “You Are My God and King.” Categories: Joey Stuckey Presents
LIZELLA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A dog can be a great companion, playmate, and also a life saver for one Lizella teen diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes Music is one of Jordan Malcott’s passions. The 16-year-old plays piano and marches in the band at Tatnall Square Academy. The same fingers that stroke the keys of the piano also get pricked up…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – It is a delicious time of the year. Girl Scout cookies are for sale all across Middle Georgia. Cadette Girl Scout Karrington Floyd from Troop 60207 in Fort Valley and Pamela Rugen from Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia stopped by 41 Today to talk about cookie season and the organization. Girl Scouts of USA was founded…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Did you let your valentine down this year? Then make sure your special someone participates in 41NBC’s “Get Out of the Doghouse” contest. 41NBC is offering some great prizes for those who need a little help after giving not-so-great Valentine’s Day gifts. Eloise Stanley from 41NBC and Heinz Krassnig from Dublin Farm Bed & Breakfast stopped…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Macon Volunteer Clinic is hosting a big fundraiser Monday night to raise money and celebrate 11 years of service to Bibb County. Lisa Moore stopped by Daybreak to tell us about the Cotton Ball. The Cotton Ball will feature music from Big Mike & the Booty Papas, as wells as cocktails and an auction with…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Macon’s landfill is in trouble with environmental protection division again for several of the same issues it’s had in the past. In the most recent inspection it received a 65. It needs an 80 to be in compliance. In recent years, the landfill’s score has gone from a 90 in October 2012, down to a 65…