MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Residents in Macon is invited to the grand re-opening of the Rosa Jackson Community Center. Tracy Colbert is working hard. She’s putting the final touches on the new and improved Rosa Jackson Center. Tracy’s worked for the Macon-Bibb Parks and Recreation Department for 24 years. She’s seen both the good and bad at the center, and…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Interim Superintendent Dr. Steve Smith has a lot to think about before his next recommendation to the Board of Education, one that the future of Riley Elementary in Macon hinges on. After last night, the plan to close the school may have changed. “Riley is truly a family that works together,” said District 4 Bibb County…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – With the holidays just days away, now is the time to be merry and not let a scrooge ruin the season. Michael Phillips, a local Allstate agent, stopped by 41 Today to tell us what you can do to protect your home during the holidays. According to Allstate data, theft claims in Georgia increase notably during…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Non-profit organizations work all year round to help those in need and the holidays are no exception. Larry Guyton’s Second Annual 100 Bike Giveaway and Toy Drive is helping middle Georgia families this holiday season. Promoter for the event, Ray Wilson stopped by 41 Today with details on how to donate and qualify for this year’s…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – It’s a unique hobby–and one that helps the community stay safe during the holidays. A select group of individuals rides around and helps patrol for the Bibb County Sheriff’s office. It’s REACT–the Radio Emergency Associated Communications Teams. These guys use their own cars and gear to fuel their hobby–one that means a lot to the community….
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Georgia’s high school football champions have all been crowned,but there’s still at least one more chance for the seniors to impress college scouts. Saturday in Macon, the third annual East/West All-star game, put on by the Georgia Sports Alliance, will be held at the Ed Defore Sports Complex on Heath Road. 45 players from middle Georgia…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Numbers are in for the first full semester from the number of traffic citations issued from drivers speeding past school busses. Houston County’s Board of Education voted to install cameras on several busses to make it safer for students getting on an off the busses throughout the day. Dozens of bright, yellow busses hit the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – As the cold weather continues throughout this winter, the Macon Fire Department wants you to be safe. On Thursday afternoon, Fire Chief Marvin Riggins and Safety Fire Commissioner Talph Hudgens held a gathering to show the community how to be safe with heaters. The demonstration covered both kerosene and electric space heaters. Fire Safety Educator Demeterius…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Middle Georgians can ring in the holidays with the Second Annual Christmas Cabaret: A Benefit for Toys for Tots. The show features everything from Christmas carols to Broadway and pop music performed by various vocalists, including Bryson Holloway. Holloway stopped by 41 Today on Thursday with details on the upcoming performances at Theatre Macon. According to…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – During this week’s edition of Studio 41, Rob Finemore of Deacons of Disaster sat down with Shadow Sound Studio’s Joey Stuckey. Finemore performed an original Christmas song with the help of another band mate and a kid drummer. They song is called “Home for Christmas.” Categories: Joey Stuckey Presents
LIZELLA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A fire broke out Wednesday night just before 7 p.m. at the former Redding School on Eisenhower Parkway. About 40 firefighters fought the flames and managed to get the fire under control. Firefighters remain there to douse hot spots and keep the fire from spreading. Riggins said someone dropped by the station just before 7…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Christmas is just around the corner and people are crowding into post offices, to get those last minute gifts shipped out. At times the line at the Peake Road Post Office was long. Although, there were spurts of shorter lines. But, even those did not last long at all. Karen Shockley says she did not mind…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – One business owner is forgetting about the debt his customers owe, and he’s giving away computers to 16 families for the holidays. Quality Computer Services is spreading the joy to families in the Connect2Compete program who put laptops and computers on layaway. Owner Brad Spiegel tells us with more graduates need computers in our area, and with…
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Renovations at Monroe County’s public library are almost complete! The facility is getting a brand new look. Construction crews are putting the final touches on a renovation project that is three years in the making. The Monroe County Library is getting new upgrades. Debbie Melton, the library’s manager, showed me at what will be inside of…
VIDALIA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Wednesday on 41 Today, Drew Read with the Paul Anderson Youth Home stopped by to address issues affecting today’s youth and ways parents can detect and respond to high-risk behaviors. The Paul Anderson Youth Home was founded in 1961 as an alternative to juvenile and adult correctional programs for men between the ages of 16 and…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – She’s a force to be reckoned with. Jarfaith Jones will almost always be wide open down low, and when she has the ball in her hands, she’s almost always going to find a way to score. “It’s all about her heart,” says head coach Sheila Toombs. “She wants to play hard, and she wants her team…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Central Chargers stormed back Tuesday night at Westside High School to beat the Seminoles 57-56 after trailing by as much as six points late in the fourth quarter. Down 56-55 with eight seconds left, freshman Terry McCoy hit two free throws to give Central (4-2) the lead. Westside (3-5) had two shot attempts as the…
A group of Warner Robins residents is disappointed after city council re-zoned property near their community. At Monday night’s city council meeting, several residents showed up to ask leaders to re-think the change–but council voted to move forward with it. It’s a tight knit community–a group of houses that back up directly to this piece of land. They came out…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Volunteers launched a program to provide free surgery for those who can’t afford it. Leadership Macon partnered with the Medical Center of Central Georgia, the Macon Chamber of Commerce and the Macon Volunteer Clinic to start S.P.I.N., or Surgery for People In Need. According to Executive Director of the Macon Volunteer Clinic Cile Lind, almost 19…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Residents who haven’t signed up for healthcare, now have a chance thanks to officials at the Medical Center of Central Georgia. They’re preparing for a health care blitz, where medical professionals are aiming to help as many people sign up as they can. “There’s not been a good turn out for the exchanges, and we think…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — There’s a new ‘spin’ on medical assistance for the working poor. Kevin Barrere who is representing the Leadership Macon Class of 2013 stopped by 41 Today with details on the surgery for people in need program. Spin is the first volunteer surgery program in Georgia. According to Barrere, the goal of the program is to deliver…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – In the spirit of giving this holiday season, Kids Yule Love is continuing its mission of providing Christmas presents to less fortunate kids in Middle Georgia. Joe Allen with Kids Yule Love stopped by 41 Today to tell us about the organization and how you can help. Allen says toy and monetary donations are donations are…
He doesn’t look like a Bubba, but he is, and he’s one of many furry companions you can adopt from Macon Purrs N Paws. Anne Brennaman joined us to share him with us, but he’s not the only cat who needs a home! If you’d like to inquire about Bubba or the other cats at Macon Purrs N Paws, you…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Police cars lined the front of Walmart on Harrison Road Monday night. There were no crimes going on. They were there for “Shop with a Cop.” Every year, the Fraternal Order of Police teams up with local families who might be without during Christmas. “We’ve probably got 80-100 kids in here,” says Lt. Danny Thigpen, president…