Hair Cuts In Middle Georgia To Support Kids Fighting Cancer

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – If you need to get a haircut, wait until Saturday or Sunday this week and head to one of 11 Great Clips to get it done. A Macon family whose daughter was a two-time cancer survivor when she was only six years old is hosting an event called the ‘Blessing of the Birds’ to support their…

Northeast Field House Named After Former Football Star Al Lucas

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Northeast High School renamed its field house after former football star Albert ‘Al’ Lucas. Lucas was a star player at Troy University and a former Carolina Panther and Pittsburg Steeler. He died in 2005, while playing arena football for the Los Angeles Avengers. For family members, the building serves as a memorial and a reminder of…

Commission Begins Studies to Prepare Robins Air Force Base for Possible BRAC

WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Region leaders are using a news series of studies as a line of defense against of the possibility of a potential round for Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC). The 21st Century Partnership, a community organization that supports Robins Air Force Base, is spending $175,000 on a series of 15 studies. The Middle Georgia Regional Commission…

North Macon Apartment Fire Ruled Accidental

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Macon-Bibb County firefighters ruled Wednesday night’s apartment fire in North Macon as accidental. Lieutenant Ellen Kicklighter tells 41NBC cigarette butts in pine straw started the fire at Lullwater at Bass apartments. The flames were contained in the column of the apartment building. Kicklight says it took firefighters about an hour to put out the flames. Firewalls…

MPD: Woman Arrested for Beating Grandmother with Baseball Bat

MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Milledgeville woman is behind bars after police say she beat her grandmother with a baseball bat. The incident centers around a family argument over who owns a piece of property. That argument came to blows Wednesday morning when Milledgeville police say the suspect picked up a baseball bat and started hitting her granmother. MPD spent…

Attorney Releases Statement on Behalf of Macon Mother Charged in House Fire

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – In a written statement, Colethia Williams’ attorney Reza Sedghi calls the murder charges against his client “tragic”. Williams is charged with felony murder, child cruelty and felony false statements after three of her four children died in a house fire in February. Her youngest child was injured during the fire, but survived. For the first time,…

Friends of the Library Old Book Sale Opens Doors at Centreplex

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — It’s supposedly the second biggest book sale east of the Mississippi. Friends of the Library President Andy Newton said, “We’ve checked in the past and we’ve found people come from 10 different states to our book sale.” The 2013 Old Book Sale opened it’s doors to the public Thursday morning at the Macon Centreplex and bookworms…

Cherry Blossom Food Vendors Donate to The Salvation Army

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — More than a dozen food vendors are springing into the season with blossoming hearts and donating to The Salvation Army. “One person can make a difference, one person can set the stage for the many others to come,” said Jerry England of Beaver Concessions. Beaver Concessions was the first vendor to donate food items to local…

Apartment Complex Catches Fire in North Macon; Cause Undetermined

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – An apartment complex in Bibb County caught fire early Wednesday evening, and fire officials are still trying to determine what caused it. It happened at Lullwater at Bass Apartments off Bass Road in North Macon around 6:30. Residents looked on as smoke billowed out of the third story roof. It appeared the fire started at the…

Kick Butts Day Helps Smokers Quit

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A national campaign is helping smokers nationwide kick the habit and ‘kick butts’. Kick Butts Day, sponsored by Tobacco-Free Kids and the United Health Foundation, is an aggressive push to get youth to stand up and speak out against Big Tobacco. Now a new program and funding is helping more Georgians commit to putting down the…

LIKE THE LOOK: Prep for Prom- Dresses

Well folks it’s that time of year when everyday young ladies and gents transform into royalty. It’s time for PROM!!!! The first step to prep for prom is getting the perfect dress or tux. I stopped by Ingleside bridal and formal to find out what the popular looks for prom are this year. The perfect dress is nothing without great…

Global Rallycross Championship To Debut At Atlanta Motor Speedway

HAMPTON, GA – The exhilarating Global Rallycross Championship will invade Atlanta Motor Speedway and compete on a custom-designed track in the Global Rallycross Atlanta event on Saturday, Aug. 10. A new era of racing, the Global Rallycross Championship combines the thrill of four-wheel racing with unique course designs featuring dirt and asphalt surfaces, drift turns, airborne jumps and water elements….

Global Rallycross Coming to Atlanta Motor Speedway

HAMPTON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Anew motorsports experience is racing into Atlanta Motor Speedway this year. It’s called Global Rallycross. It’s a new era of racing. “It’s really a young lifestyle event,” Atlanta Motor Speedway president Ed Clark said. “This appeals to families, teenagers, young adults.” Born out of the X-Games, Global Rallycross is an action packed race on a unique…

Prepare for Your Next Getaway with ‘Good Life Organizing’

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — If you’re planning to take a vacation, but you don’t know where to start when it comes to getting yourself together and organized – there’s help! Andi Willis from Good Life Organizing sat down with Daybreak Anchor Kyle Warnke to share tips on getting yourself and family ready for that well-deserved trip. For more tips on…

High Winds Knock Rip Off Traffic Lights, Tree Blocking School

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – 41NBC was out Monday night canvassing the storm damage and found the effects of high winds in north Bibb County. The storm took out two traffic lights at the intersection of Zebulon Road and Plantation Centre Drive. Drivers on the roadway were cautious driving through that area. Less than a block away at Sonny Carter Elementary…

Manufacturing Company to Build New Facility, Create Jobs in Dodge County

EASTMAN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – One of the top manufacturing industries in aerospace plans to open a plant in Dodge County. On Monday, leaders with the heat treating company Aremac announced their plans to build a new location in Eastman. The California-based company works on a variety of materials and does everything from treating metals for pliers to hardening materials for…

Federally Funded STEM Program at RAFB on Chopping Block

WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC?WMGT) – A government funded program that has a huge impact on students across Middle Georgia is on the chopping block. STARBASE is funded by the Department of Defense, but a proposed amendment could shut it down. “To lose STARBASE would be an absolute disaster,” Pat Bartness, president and CEO of the Museum of Aviation Foundation, said….

Protestor Disrupts Cherry Blossom Festival Opening Ceremony

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Macon activist delayed Mayor Robert Reichert’s speech today at the opening of the Cherry Blossom Festival. Anthony Harris, who’s been very outspoken through the entire Sammie Davis, Junior death case, showed up in his pink jacket with a sign, yelling for the mayor to talk to him throughout the ceremony at Central City Park. The…