MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — All year long Jay’s Hope Foundation works to raise childhood cancer awareness around middle Georgia. October is no exception for the group. Christie Johnson stopped by Daybreak to share details on the upcoming Trek or Treat event for the entire family. Trek or Treat includes a 5K and a “Candy Mile” where children can trick-or-treat in…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – New slides, monkey bars and swing sets are coming to several Warner Robins parks. On Monday night, city council voted unanimously to purchase nearly $53,000 worth of equipment for several parks, including Ada Lee and Ferguson Memorial. The money will be used to replace the old portions of the playgrounds making it safer for the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – An Illinois man is dead, after deer hunting with a group friends. According to Jones County Sheriff’s office, the fatal shooting happened Saturday, around 12:30 p.m., on Union Hill Church Road in Jones County, near the Jones and Putnam County line. Francisco Hernandez, 47, was shot in the head, according to Georgia Department of Natural Resources,…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Early voting in Warner Robins is underway and residents may have set a record. Last week they came out in huge numbers heading to the polls. A slow Monday in city hall means officials with the Warner Robins Board of Elections have time to catch their breath. Residents have come out in nearly record high…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Georgia Radio Hall of Fame welcomed four people with ties to Middle Georgia. Palmira “Honey Bee” Braswell in the Legacy category. She was Macon’s first black woman radio announcer at WBML in the 1950’s. Also inducted in the hall of fame’s career achievement category were “Jolly” Charlie Hill, who was known as “the voice of…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)– The Georgia Supreme Court ruled today that Bibb County’s policy it uses to conduct roadblock checkpoints is too broad and that a roadblock in 2010 violated a man’s fourth amendment rights. Today’s ruling reversed an opinion from a lower court. Justices considered if the decision to implement that roadblock was made by a supervisor, and if it…
KATHLEEN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A 25-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly shooting both of his grandparents in the head. 67-year-old Rosylin Livingston and 70-year-old Thomas Livingston were both shot on Sunday night at their Kathleen home. The couple survived. The Livingston’s grandson Joshua Allen Cook is being held without bond at the Houston County Sheriff’s Office. According to a…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Hawkinsville Harvest Fest kicks off this weekend. It’s a day filled with live entertainment, food, arts and crafts, and a dice run. President of Red Knights Georgia Chapter 26, David Trussell stopped by 41 Today to share details on the upcoming event. The Red Knights Motorcycle Club’s Dice Run will benefit Shriners Hospitals for Children….
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The city known for soulful Southern music has a new tradition to toast to. Craft beer is here Macon. “Craft beer is amazing because people put a lot of care into what they do,” said Macon’s Octoberfest co-organizer Lisa Harris. There are now plenty of flavors on tap, from Macon Beer Company, a local craft brand…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Macon Police said it’s too early in their investigation to determine if one person or several people broke into an animal shelter and forced dogs to fight. Police returned to the “All About Animals” dog shelter Friday, to dust for fingerprints. They also interviewed volunteers and people working in the area, about Thursday’s vandalism and break-in…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Macon Octoberfest kicks off in the Cherry Street plaza today after more than a year of planning and preparation. Octoberfest is a two day music and beer event hosted by the Harris family. Co-Director Rebecca Harris says having this event will benefit local charities, and stimulate the middle Georgia economy. “Everything is local to Georgia, so…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Former Macon mayor C. Jack Ellis is speaking out about the controversial campaign flyers found on several cars throughout the city earlier this week. Ellis says he has no idea who made the flyers, but thinks the city has to show a unified front heading into the new consolidated government. He says the flyers, that included…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The City of Fort Valley will soon be bleeding blue and gold as Fort Valley State University’s homecoming week kicks off this weekend. Wallace Keese with FVSU stopped by 41 Today to tell us more about the festivities. To learn more about all the fun homecoming events going on next week at Fort Valley State University,…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Central Georgia Tech opens its doors to veterans across middle Georgia. The ‘Paychecks for Patriots’ job fair was an opportunity for hundreds to get help with their job hunt, and resumes. The Georgia Department of Labor hosted the event in five locations across Georgia: Atlanta, Augusta, Columbus, Savannah and Warner Robins. Commissioner of Labor for…
MACON,Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Volunteers of a local dog shelter are working to restore some of the animals after the facility was broken into Wednesday. Vandals made their way inside a fence surrounding All About Animals dog shelter, located at 101 Riverside Drive in Macon. One of the volunteers arrived at the shelter around 8:30 a.m., and found several dogs out…
BYRON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The city of Byron is planning on improving tourism in the area, and residents won’t have to pay a dime for it. City council along with Byron’s Convention and Visitors Bureau agreed on passing an ordinance, hiking the hotel-motel tax in the city up one percent, that’ll raise it from five to six percent. That’ll go…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Middle Georgia federal employees joined thousands across the country going back to work Thursday, after the 16 day partial government shutdown ended. Employees at the Ocmulgee National Monument began their day in meetings. For Tom Sebastian…it was right back to business. He’s a park guide at the Ocmulgee National Monument and was stuck at home, furloughed,…
This weekend marks the sixth annual Central Georgia Greek Festival in Macon! We had Mike Cantrell, this year’s co-chairman, on the show to talk about the sights, sounds and tastes of Greece and why you should go! Marco gave his approval to ALL the food which was brought on 41 Today. Here are the whens and wheres for the festival,…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The push to have more people living downtown continues in Macon. On Wednesday, loft developers from Atlanta announced they’re moving in on Poplar Street. Geheber Lewis Associates are planning on opening a “trendy loft style living space” called the Lofts at Poplar. The building is strategically placed near Taste and See Coffee Shop and not far…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A 14-year-old girl who was reported missing from Acworth, Georgia early Tuesday morning was found safe in a hotel in Macon, according to Bibb County Lieutenant Sean DeFoe. According investigators with the Bartow County Sheriff’s Office, Amber Harrison took her parents’ Range Rover without their permission. She picked up 20-year-old Jason Cooley in Dallas, Georgia. The…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Studies show most people know someone who’s a victim of domestic violence. October is domestic violence awareness month. One former victim, Felecia Randall, is telling her story. Randall says she wants to encourage women who are living with an abuser, to leave. These days Randall and her son, Jacovian Maxwell share laughs and hugs. Now, they…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Winners in the runoff elections for the new Macon-Bibb consolidated government are already hard at work. They’re laying down the foundation and planning how they’re going to tackle big issues heading into January 1st. A new government with new faces and new ideas…. Macon-Bibb’s elections have come to a close, and the newest commissioners want to…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit partnered with River Edge Behavioral Health Center to jumpstart Family Dependency Treatment Court (FDTC). According to the Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit Judge Philip Spivey, the court aims to keep kids with parents recovering from addiction, instead of putting them back into foster care. The state of Georgia granted the court $66,430 dollars to start…