MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Millions of students nationwide drop out of school each year, now one learning center in the midstate area is giving them a second chance at success. The Magic Johnson Bridgescape Center in Macon is an alternative path to bridge the gap. In customizable classes, teens complete courses online through Provost Academy Georgia, a free public charter…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Milledgeville police are looking for a suspect considered to be armed and dangerous after a convenience store robbery. Officers responded to The 7 and 7 Convenience Store after a clerk was robbed at gunpoint. The gunman ordered the clerk to the ground and took an unknown amount of cash. Video surveillance captured the entire robbery. The…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Milledgeville man is in police custody after he was charged for burglary. Kenneth Williams, 22, allegedly took a master key at an Econo Lodge and broke into a guest’s hotel room. Over $6,000 was taken from the room. Williams is being held behind bars with charges for Burglary, Giving False Name, and Obstruction of an…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The 2013 Georgia Wildlife Federation Buckarama is at the Georgia National Fairgrounds in Perry this weekend. If you’re a hunter like Sam Stowe…you’re walking in the clouds right now. He’s the marketing director for the Georgia Wildlife Federation Trade Shows, but he’s also an outdoorsman, like a kid in a candy store, checking out all of…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Warner Robins elementary school was locked down for a couple of hours Friday morning after a suspicious man walked into the building. It was a late start to the school day as buses and parents dropped off students at Russell Elementary. The school was locked down for two hours while Warner Robins police searched…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Election day is just a month out and it’s historic. It’s the election just before Macon and Bibb County merge. Six of the mayoral candidates sat on stage for a forum at the Douglass Theatre Thursday. The six mayoral hopefuls answered question after question on the state of Macon, and what they’ll do when the city…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – With the rain over the past few days, car accidents caused by bad weather could happen a lot more often. 41NBC spoke to a defensive driving instructor to find out what you need to know to navigate the rainy roads. Rain plus slick roads is a dangerous combination. “Weather conditions are probably the hardest to drive…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — If you’re craving something sweet, Smallcakes has just the thing to satisfy that sweet tooth! Founder of Smallcakes cupcakery, Jeff Martin and owner of the Warner Robins location, Maury Kent dropped by Daybreak with frosting, cupcakes, and details on the shop coming to middle Georgia. The grand opening for Smallcakes is Saturday, August 17 at 10A.M….
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – It was show time at Macon City Hall Wednesday night as community members and city leaders came out to watch candidates for Bibb County Commission go head-to-head in some of the first debates of the race. The Bibb County Democtratic Party hosted the forum at Macon City Hall, District 7 candidates Eric Arnold and Barry Bell…
WRIGHTSVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Johnson County man is dead after a Tuesday night house fire. Glenn Allen with the Georgia Department of Insurance tells 41NBC 42-year-old Thomas Leonard Sumner, Jr. passed away after a fire at a wood frame home in Wrightsville. It started just before 11 p.m. Investigators ruled the fire accidental. They believe it started in the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Bibb Sheriff’s Office needs your help finding a man they say stole an ATM early Wednesday morning in north Bibb County. It happened between 3:30 and 4 a.m. at the Mid-South Federal Credit Union on Bass Road, according to a release. When the alarm went off, deputies arrived and found a fork lift in the…
MONTEZUMA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Nearly a hundred people are looking for a new job after a Montezuma food canning plant laid off its employees. Local and state leaders are stepping up to help these former employees get back on their feet. The Allen’s Repack and Distribution Center is a major employer in the Macon county community. But workers there got…
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A sinkhole in Peach County is finally filled after a month of work to fix the problem. Ground crews in Fort Valley have finally finished filling a big problem. A sinkhole is a few feet from where fans walk, in front of Peach County High School’s football stadium. It’s one of many Sinkhole incidents across…
41NBC’s “End Zone” host Bill Shanks sits down with Veterans High School football coach, David Bruce, to talk about the about the upcoming season. Part One: Part Two: Categories: Local Sports, Sports
41NBC’s “End Zone” host Bill Shanks sits down with Dublin High School football coach, Roger Holmes, to talk about the about the upcoming season. Part One: Part Two: Categories: Local Sports, Sports
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Georgia State trooper was arrested and charged with drunk driving and several other offenses after he veered off the road and into a guardrail in Perry. 27-year-old Marshall T. Harris of Warner Robins was off-duty Tuesday night, when he was driving a patrol car on I-75 near exit 135 and left the travel lane. According…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Studio41’s Joey Stuckey likes to jumpstart the middle of the week with interviews and music from artists across the country. This week Joey sat down with John Sawyer of The Deacons of Disaster. To connect with Joey and Studio41, check out www.41nbc.com/studio41. Categories: Joey Stuckey Presents
GRAY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Jones County Commissioner Jonathan Pitts says county officials will not be fired in the near future. All was quiet at the called meeting Tuesday night, following a heated session a week ago. 41NBC was first to report on closed-door discussion of possibility of firing assistant county administrator Margie Tyson, her supervisor Mike Underwood and human resources…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Macon hospital is one of two in the entire state using a robot to kill germs and bacteria. The Medical Center of Central Georgia (MCCG) and Grady hospital in Atlanta use the state of the art machine to keep the facilities clean. The portable TRU-D uses ultraviolet light to kill 99 percent of bacteria and…
SANDERSVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Bartow U. S. Post Master was recently arrested for giving an inmate drugs and a cell phone.A Washington County Sheriff’s Office contraband investigation led to the arrest of the postal official, according to sheriff Thomas Smith.36-year-old Jessica Napier of Tennille was arrested Thursday, after an inmates at the county jail received marijuana and a cell…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A resolution that would have brought curbside recycling to the entire city is pushed back. The Public Works and Engineering Committee voted 4-1 Tuesday to table the item. Councilman Rick Hutto voted to keep the item up for discussion. The resolution, which was sponsored by councilwoman Beverly Olson, acknowledged the city’s pilot recycling program has had…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The last fugitive involved in the Zodiac Lounge murder is now behind bars. The U.S. Marshals task force caught 29-year-old Jimmy Scott Tuesday around 11 a.m.,hiding out in Atlanta. Scott was among a group of murder suspects wanted for their involvement in the fatal nightclub shooting. He’s charged with criminal attempt to commit murder and participating…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The organization Kids Yule Love is changing things around a bit, supporting those who’ve supported them. Officials from the non-profit announced they’ll be helping furloughed employees both from Robins Air Force Base and also Bibb County school employees. The organization provides Christmas gifts to those less fortunate throughout middle Georgia. Kids Yule Love PR director…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Houston County sheriff’s office and the school board are taking extra measures to keep kids safe as they ride the bus. Houston County school officials say they’ve poured through data saying bus related fatalities for students in Georgia have led the nation for the past two years. Officials all over the county say they have…