MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – There’s ‘Trouble in Toyland’, and studies from the U.S. Public Interest Research Group show toy safety is at the top of its chart. Georgia Public Interest Research Group (GPIRG) program associate, Michael Sikora, believes parents need to take serious precaution before buying a “toxic toy” for their child. “The message is clear. We need to protect…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Mark you calendars to skate at the Macon Centreplex. The cost for skaters of all ages is $10. Hours for these dates: Monday-Wednesday, Nov. 25-27 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. 1:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m 8:30 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Nov. 29-30 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. 1:30 p.m….
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Macon Municipal Court is giving traffic violators, a second chance to pay their traffic citations, and at a discount. The city court is offering traffic violators, amnesty. However they only have the month of December to take advantage of the offer of waiving the “contempt of court” fine. Macon’s Court Clerk John Pattan says the amnesty…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Georgia author Jackie Cooper stopped by 41 Today to share the inspiration behind his new book, “Memory’s Mist.” Middle Georgians may know Cooper as the “Entertainment Man” and have probably read some of his movie reviews. Cooper was born in South Carolina and now lives in the Peach State. To learn more about Cooper, check out…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – There will be another election in Macon-Bibb County for the District 2 commission seat after a judge’s order Tuesday afternoon. Commission candidate Henry Ficklin and his legal team called for a hearing after they found 48 voters were assigned to the wrong district because they lived in an apartment complex that split between District 2 and…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – It’s that time of year where we all give thanks for our friends and family, but don’t forget your furry, four legged friends! Macon-Bibb Animal Welfare director Sarah Tenon stopped by Daybreak to tell us more about the Thanksgiving Adopt-A-Thon. The Thanksgiving Adop-A-Thon is going on until Wednesday, November 27th. New pet owners will receive half…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – There are 1800 angels waiting for people to make their holiday wish come true. On Monday, the Salvation Army put up it’s community angel tree at the Macon Mall. Each angel represents a young girl or boy, or handicapped adult who has a Christmas wish. Salvation army workers say making an angel’s wish come true gets…
PERRY, Macon (41NBC/WMGT) – The Georgia Department of Community Affairs, or GDCA, selected the city of Perry as one of 19 towns selected for ‘Georgia’s Main Street Start-up Program.’ “‘Main Street Start-up Program’ is all about growing Georgia’s downtowns, so that they are creating jobs and investments for Georgia’s communities,” says Gretchen Corbin, Commissioner of the GDCA. Ultimately, the partnership…
EAST DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Laurens County Sheriff’s Office arrested 73-year old Roy Waters and charged him with murder. The coroner pronounced 62-year old Melvina Dunlap dead at the scene. According to a news release from the sheriff’s office, Laurens County EMS was called to a home on Pace Lane in East Dublin for an unknown medical call, but…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A Warner Robins man was sentenced to life in prison without parole Monday after he pleaded guilty to killing his wife. According to a news release from Houston County District Attorney George Hartwig, 47-year-old Jose Garcia shot and killed his wife Maria on August 23, 2010. At the time of the murder, Garcia been separated…
KNOXVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A former Crawford County magistrate judge is heading to prison after she stole money from the court. Andrea Peterman, who served as the county’s chief magistrate judge and Probate Court clerk, must serve 160 to 180 days in a state detention center. Monday, she faced Superior Court Judge Tracy Moulton Jr. and pleaded guilty to one…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Sixth Annual Planes and Trains model raildroad display is going on now through December 1st. Jim Kerr with the Middle Georgia Raildroad Club stopped by 41 Today to tell us more about this year’s free exhibit. For this year’s edition of the model railroad display, more than 850 feet of operating train layouts in…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Homecoming 2013 for Mercer University is expected to be the largest in the school’s history. Students, faculty, staff, and Mercer fans everywhere are getting ready to celebrate this weekend’s Homecoming festivities. Dr. Melinda Robinson-Moffett with Mercer stopped by 41 Today to highlight some of the upcoming events. For a full list of festivities and where you…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – An upcoming stage play in Macon is hoping to help women push through their insecurities and pain and laugh their tears away. ‘She’s Got Issues: What Woman Doesn’t?’ by the Soul Good Production company tackles issues like men, women, insecurity, trust, and abuse. Writer, producer, and company owner Ronald Parker and actor Aaron Daniels stopped by…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – One Macon teen is dead and another is injured after an apparent drive-by shooting Thursday night. The shooting happened outside a home at 2008 Cedar Avenue in South Macon. Bibb County coroner Leon Jones says the teens were shot around 8:15 p.m. According to a news release from the Macon Police Department, a 16-year-old female teen…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Macon is sending off some of its own for deployment in Afghanistan. More than 200 Georgia National Guardsmen of the 48th Infantry Brigade will deploy to take part in Operation Enduring Freedom. They’re expected to conduct training and security missions in 2014 as the United States works to transition security operation to the Afghan government. The…
MACON, Georgia (41 NBC/WMGT) – A stolen motorcycle and two chains saws landed a man in jail, after he tried to sell them to undercover officers, Thursday. Jones County Sheriff Investigator Kenny Allen says 46-year-old Kenneth Reitz tried to sell two chain saws to a man who reported the incident to the Jones County Sheriff’s Office. Investigators set up a…
LIZELLA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A driver arrested for running down a cyclist, made his first appearance in magistrate court, Thursday and was denied bond. Michael Shaun Bryant was taken into custody Wednesday, by Crawford County deputies. He was wanted for running over 36-year-old cyclist, Ricky Bacchus, during a hit and run, Nov. 12, on Sandy Point Road near Creekview Drive….
MACON, Georgia (41 NBC/WMGT) – Thieves stole more than 64 handguns and rifles during a smash and grab robbery, Thursday. The burglary happened around 12:30 a.m., at Classic Firearms on Columbus Road. The heist was caught on surveillance video tape. The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the incident. A spokesperson for the sheriff’s office, Sean Defoe, says one of…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – One lucky Macon man is the “king of the castle” and he’s got $65,000 to prove it. Steve Bell is the national winner of the “Dove Men plus Care Hair” contest. He and his family, met up with HGTV host Jonathan Scott to talk about home improvements at Bell’s home. The money from the contest will…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Residents in Macon who have, or know someone living with cancer, can now share their experiences on a new website hoping to bring people together. Thursday, city officials along with representatives from Ulyanovsk, Russia launched, StandTogether, a new initiative that will connect cancer survivors and those battling the disease from all over the world. The goal…
ATLANTA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — With the holidays around the corner, the Georgia Aquarium wants to celebrate with the “Festival of SEAsons.” Georgia Aquarium’s Public Relations Specialist, Bailey Rogers stopped by 41 Today with all the details on the aquarium’s holiday extravaganza. The “Festival of SEAsons” introduces “FanstaSEA in Lights” this year as a one-of-a-kind indoor light show inside the grand…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Dozens of Middle Georgia dancers at the Kali Dance Studio in Macon are gearing up for their recital this weekend. Studio owner Terra Gallemore and some young dancers stopped by Daybreak to tell us more about the performance and give us a sneak peek at the show. The Mardi Gras Holidy performance is Sunday, November 24…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The holiday season is quickly approaching and what better way to get in the Christmas spirit than by donating some time and much needed items to children all over the world. Ingleside Baptist Church Missions Minister Lisa call stopped by Daybreak to tell us more about Operation Christmas Child. The drive is collecting small toys, toiletries,…