FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – For the first time in his 16-year mayorship, Fort Valley mayor John Stumbo had a challenger–veteran councilwoman Barbara Williams. Williams had been a member of the city council for 16 years, and decided to run for mayor this year. After the results came in at the Fort Valley courthouse, Williams celebrated her win at Central…
ELKO, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – An expert gardener is giving advice to people looking to grow plants and vegetables during the fall harvest season. Tim Lewis owns a Lewis Farms on Georgia Highway 26 in Elko. Lewis has extremely large heads of cabbage, along with other vegetables and plants. He specializes in poinsettias and uses his green thumb to create poinsettia…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A group of Baldwin County teens are dancing their way into the national spotlight with hopes to make their city proud. Walt Disney said all our dreams come true, if we have the courage to pursue them. And six Baldwin High School students are doing just that. The dance group ‘Silence’ is a hip-hop, pop-locking team…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Polls opened bright and early Tuesday morning across Middle Georgia. Voters went out to cast their ballots in local elections. 41NBC stopped by Feagin Mill Middle School in Warner Robins. The cold weather didn’t stop campaigners from hitting the streets or the community from going out to vote. There was a steady flow of voters…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — November is National Lung Cancer Awareness Month and the Medical Center of Central Georgia is raising awareness for the disease with various events around middle Georgia. MCCG’s Director of Oncology, Nancy White said the leading cause of cancer-related deaths among men and women in the U.S. is lung cancer. On Thursday, November 14th a seminar will…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Charley Toole wasn’t alarmed when he first heard about the construction of the Burpee-Scott Memorial Chapel on Highway 41. But when he learned the funeral home would include a crematory, he got fired up. And Toole isn’t alone. Hundreds of people from the Rose Hill subdivision have signed a petition opposing the crematory construction. Toole…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A settlement has been reached in the legal battle between Warner Robins City Council and a former mayor’s assistant. At Monday night’s meeting, the council agreed to pay Faye Coulter her sick leave and allow her to retire. In April, Coulter filed an intent to sue to the city, stating the mayor mistreated her and…
MONROE COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Pet owners in Monroe County are on high alert after two rabies cases were reported in the recent weeks. Lora Niblett walks her two dogs whenever she can. She lives on Bentley Drive, just outside of Forsyth, where the Department of Natural Resources caught a rabid fox. Niblett says she’s doing the only thing she…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – County Board of Commissioners (BOC) dedicated, the Nola Brantley Memorial Library, Monday. The newly renovated library is located at 721 Watson Boulevard, in Warner Robins. Houston County politicians, dignitaries, and residents were on hand for the event, which featured a ribbon cutting. Houston County BOC Chairman, Tommy Stalnaker addressed the more than 150 people who…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A tragic incident claimed the life of a 14-year-old boy in Baldwin County. Tyrique Jackson and two of his friends jumped the fence to swim at Centennial Pool at Georgia College and State University, according to the college’s communications director Brittany Johnson. Johnson says the pool was closed for the season. Baldwin County coroner John Gonzales…
SANDERSVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Washington county residents will decide Tuesday, if they should continue paying a one cent sales tax that funds education projects. The Educational Special Local Option Sales tax is on the county’s Nov. 5, ballot. Voters will decide, if they will extend the county’s ESPLOST or face an increase in property taxes. The issue has been debated…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Three organizations are partnering together to host community dinners throughout Macon and Bibb County for this year’s Thanksgiving in the Neighborhood. Macon-Bibb Parks and Recreation is joining Macon One Community Connections and the Mentors Project to serve up free meals from 5 to 7:30 pm on Tuesday, November 26th. The Mentors Project will be collecting non-perishable…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Macon Police are searching for an armed suspect who robbed the Sonoco Food Mart on Rocky Creek Road early Monday morning. According to a news release from the MPD, an employee of the Food Mart was mopping the floor when the suspect entered and pointed a gun at the back of his head, demanding money. The…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Macon’s known as the ‘Song and Soul of the South’ and it got that recognition thanks to its rich music history. Local music historian Ben Sandifer stopped by 41 Today to talk about an important music anniversary and how it sparked the southern rock movement. For more information on Sandifer or to listen to his podcasts,…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – November is national lung cancer awareness month. Maggie McCune with Community Health Works stopped by Daybreak to talk about the disease and what you can do to reduce your risk of developing it. For more information, visit www.chwg.org. Categories: Daybreak
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The wings and the wheels of the P-51 Mustang date back to World War II and Frank Cross dates back even further. “I lost three good friends over there, one of them my son’s named for,” Cross said, “and I just have fond memories when I was flying the darn things.” In 1953, the World War…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – November kicks off adoption awareness month. Stephen Story with Covenant Care Services stopped by 41 Today to share how the organization is changing perspective on adoption in the Peach State. Covenant Care is a licensed, Christian adoption agency based in Macon. It was founded in 1989 and has placed nearly 600 children for adoption in two-parent,…
BUTLER, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) –The Taylor County Coroner’s office has released the name of the man who was shot and killed by sheriff deputies on Thursday. 57-year-old John Wayne Howell allegedly attacked a Taylor deputy and that’s when two officers fired at him. Neighbors say they knew Howell and he helped them around their house. One neighbor said Howell had a…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The case of a Valdosta teen found dead rolled up inside a gym mat in January is once again an open investigation. The United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia Michael Moore, and his office, are reviewing all evidence regarding 17-year-old Kendrick Johnson’s death. This investigation comes just one day after Johnson’s parents won…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Middle Georgia families who use food stamps are bracing themselves for the upcoming cuts they’ll see for their monthly benefits. Families getting help from the government to put food on the table might have to take a couple of items off of their grocery list. Beginning November 1, about 1.9 million Georgians who use food stamps…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Two teenagers are behind bars after they allegedly stole a car. According to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office an alert Timber Ridge resident heard them going through his next door neighbor’s car, and called 911 around 4 a.m., Thursday. The neighbor told the deputies he went outside and called out to the suspects. The teenagers took…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A narcotics police dog helped Macon Police arrest four people, after police found them with 64 rocks of crack cocaine. Police arrested 33-year-old Bobby Jordan Jr., 48-year-old Chadwick Jordan, 49-year-old Leroy Thomas Jr., and 28-year-old Raymond Bell, on Wednesday, at 1851 Coleman Avenue in Macon. They are all charged with possession of cocaine with intent to…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Life can be stressful. There are many different ways you can take a break and just relax. Read a book, listen to music, or maybe get a massage. Massage therapist and athletic trainer Rodger Fleming stopped by 411 Today to tell us more on how massages can be beneficial. Fleming says everyone can use a massage….
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A $500 reward is being offered for information that leads to the arrest of the person or people responsible for vandalizing Warner Robins City Council candidate Mike Daley’s campaign signs. Daley is running for the council’s post one position. According to Warner Robins police, on Tuesday officers recieved a phone call from Daley reporting that…