WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The results are in, and Randy Toms is the next mayor of Warner Robins. Toms upset Joe Musselwhite tonight, racking up nearly 1,500 more votes than the retired Warner Robins Public Works Director. Toms is a retired fire fighter from Warner Robins, a former US Airman and has served as Chaplain of the Warner Robins…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Middle Georgia mayors are teaming up to make this Christmas season bright for the patients at Central State Hospital. The 55th Annual Mayors’ Motorcade brought leaders and community members together to donate Christmas gifts, and toiletries to hundreds of adult patients at the hospital. In Macon, the celebration began with students from Alexander II Elementary and…
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The newest city council members in Forsyth are taking steps to save the city money, and they’re doing it, every way possible before the year is out. As the city of Forsyth prepares for the holiday season, council members are making their notes and checking them twice. They want to balance the city’s budget heading into…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Houston County commissioners spent the first part of their meeting Tuesday morning reminiscing and honoring Bibb commissioners as they prepare to leave their posts when Macon-Bibb consolidates. Houston County Chairman Tommy Stalnaker presented all four Bibb commissioners with wooden pens and dedicated a proclamation to Bibb Chairman Sam Hart. Stalnaker spoke on how the two counties…
GORDON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – As we countdown the days until Christmas, one Middle Georgia boy isn’t asking Santa for toys, but instead a miracle. He is battling a rare and deadly genetic disease called cystinosis. Under the glow of the Christmas tree, eight-year-old Camden Sanders is looking for a special gift. “What are you looking for under that tree?” 41NBC…
JULIETTE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Struggling farmers aren’t unheard of in middle Georgia, which is part of the reason why Ken Powers wanted to do something to help farmers in need. “My granddaddy was a Godly man, a hard worker, a farmer, fisherman, hunter…my granddaddy was my hero and I just wanted to honor him with this business,” said Powers. A…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Macon police say they caught one suspect red-handed, and another not too far from the scene of a crime Sunday night. 39-year-old Stevenson Alexander and 41-year-old Stacey Canady were arrested and charged with burglary. Police say the two broke into a home on Third Street. When officers arrived on the scene, they saw Canady leaving through…
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Monroe County Board of Education is meeting Tuesday night to review a plan for re-zoning elementary schools. In a newsletter sent home to parents, a chart shows that enrollment numbers are significantly lower in K. B. Sutton Elementary School and Samuel Hubbard Elementary School. Superintendent Anthony Pack told 41NBC growth in those areas of the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Nearly 30 Payne City residents crowded into Payne City Hall to meet with State Representative James Beverly, District 143 and Macon Mayor Robert Reichert. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the role Payne City will play in the upcoming Macon and Bibb County government consolidation. Beverly said he wanted to hear how the residents…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A new wave of technology is hitting the classrooms in one Houston County middle school. More than 100 Feagin Middle School students are using a new software program called Padlet, which allows them to exchange classroom projects and school lessons in an online global classroom. “It opens the door to so much more. The technology…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Thousands of Warner Robins residents will have the chance to choose who they want to represent them as mayor and in the Post 1 seat in city council. Warner Robins mayoral candidates aren’t taking any breaks. Both candidates, Joe Musselwhite and Randy Toms, are taking different approaches to try and get people to head to…
MACON, Gordon (41NBC/WMGT) – The last suspect wanted for his involvement of allegedly abusing elderly patients in a Gordon personal care home turned himself in to police. Owen Pearson walked into the Wilkinson County Sheriff’s Office Sunday, after a warrant had been issued for his arrest. He is charged with battery. According to the arrest warrant Pearson is accused of…
GORDON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Ocmulgee Drug Task force busted up a drug ring and found thousand of dollars worth of methamphetamine. Six people were arrested during the Thanksgiving drug raid, and now they are facing felony drug charges. Ocmulgee Drug Task Force, Wilkerson Sheriff’s Office, along with Gordon, McIntyre, and Ivey police departments raided an apartment, located at 201…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Polish off your boots and get ready to dosey doe on the dance floor! Macon’s newest venue is bringing country music to downtown. 41NBC caught up with the owner who hopes you will take a ride on “the crazy bull.” “We felt there was a need for a country bar in downtown,” Ricky Hill, owner of…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – It snowing in the College Hill Corridor! Jessica Walden with the College Hill Alliance stopped by 41 Today to tell us about this year’s Christmas in the Corridor event in Mercer Village. This is the third year of the event. New this year is a snow slide and a snow play area off Montelier Avenue. There…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – To get in the holiday spirit, Darlene McLendon with the Forsyth-Monroe County Chamber of Commerce stopped by 41 Today to tell us about this year’s “Hometown Holidays Parade.” This year’s theme is “All I Want for Christmas.” The parade is one of the most anticipated events of the year. Thousands of spectators fill downtown Forsyth to…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Motivating Youth Foundation Inc. is holding its annual car raffle to benefit its scholarship fund. Executive Director Roger Jackson stopped by 41 Today to tell us how you can enter to win a 2014 Chevrolet Camaro or $15,000 plus other prizes. The raffle tickets are $20. You can purchase them online at www.moyofoundation.com or at Youmans…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – If you’re up early this morning to shop till you drop for Black Friday, why not consider shopping local? Heather McCroan stopped by 41NBC to tell us more about the first ever Holiday Craft Fair in Macon and what kind of unique, handmade gifts you can find! More than 20 local vendors are setting up booths….
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Saint Luke Baptist Church, took their message of giving to the streets, Thursday. Every year the church serves a free thanksgiving meal to those who are less fortunate. This year they held “Feed the Hungry for Thanksgiving” in a downtown Macon parking lot. Church volunteers have been serving hot holiday meals for the last six years….
PERRY, Ga. (41NBC/WMGT) — Black Friday shopping is already chaotic enough–and tonight it was outright scary for Perry shoppers after someone called in a bomb threat to a Walmart, according to Perry Police. 41NBC’s Chief Meterologist Chris Simmons was in line when the store was evacuated around 8 p.m. He says people were running around saying, “get out, get out,…
BYRON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A few middle Georgia families are pushing Thanksgiving back a bit, and getting a head start on Christmas. Not for Black Friday, but for Christmas trees. Randy Matthews and his family decided they’ll get to Thanksgiving a little later on in the day. First they have to decide on a Christmas tree, it’s a tradition they’ve…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Today, one Middle Georgia church delivered home-cooked meals, and hope to members in the Macon community. More than 25 volunteers from New Birth Baptist Church on 1830 Williamson Road brought dishes from their table to the church in order pack-up and send-out to elderly and disabled citizens. The group coordinator Vernice Chappell says Thanksgiving is about…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Rescue Mission of Middle Georgia, formerly known as the Macon Rescue Mission, is preparing a Thanksgiving feast for thousands of less fortunate people. Hundreds of donors and volunteers will feed more than 1,000 elderly and homeless members in the community. “Thanksgiving is a tradition for the Rescue Mission, and it’s all possible, because of the…
GRAY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – As middle Georgians prepare to hit the road for the holidays they might run into a furry friend during their trip. Car accidents involving deer are up in Jones County and the sheriff’s office wants to make sure you’re doing everything you can to make sure you safe. When you’re driving down the road, it can…