GRAY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Jones County Commissioner Jonathan Pitts says county officials will not be fired in the near future. All was quiet at the called meeting Tuesday night, following a heated session a week ago. 41NBC was first to report on closed-door discussion of possibility of firing assistant county administrator Margie Tyson, her supervisor Mike Underwood and human resources…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Macon hospital is one of two in the entire state using a robot to kill germs and bacteria. The Medical Center of Central Georgia (MCCG) and Grady hospital in Atlanta use the state of the art machine to keep the facilities clean. The portable TRU-D uses ultraviolet light to kill 99 percent of bacteria and…
SANDERSVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Bartow U. S. Post Master was recently arrested for giving an inmate drugs and a cell phone.A Washington County Sheriff’s Office contraband investigation led to the arrest of the postal official, according to sheriff Thomas Smith.36-year-old Jessica Napier of Tennille was arrested Thursday, after an inmates at the county jail received marijuana and a cell…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A resolution that would have brought curbside recycling to the entire city is pushed back. The Public Works and Engineering Committee voted 4-1 Tuesday to table the item. Councilman Rick Hutto voted to keep the item up for discussion. The resolution, which was sponsored by councilwoman Beverly Olson, acknowledged the city’s pilot recycling program has had…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The last fugitive involved in the Zodiac Lounge murder is now behind bars. The U.S. Marshals task force caught 29-year-old Jimmy Scott Tuesday around 11 a.m.,hiding out in Atlanta. Scott was among a group of murder suspects wanted for their involvement in the fatal nightclub shooting. He’s charged with criminal attempt to commit murder and participating…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The organization Kids Yule Love is changing things around a bit, supporting those who’ve supported them. Officials from the non-profit announced they’ll be helping furloughed employees both from Robins Air Force Base and also Bibb County school employees. The organization provides Christmas gifts to those less fortunate throughout middle Georgia. Kids Yule Love PR director…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Houston County sheriff’s office and the school board are taking extra measures to keep kids safe as they ride the bus. Houston County school officials say they’ve poured through data saying bus related fatalities for students in Georgia have led the nation for the past two years. Officials all over the county say they have…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Big House museum opened a new exhibit Tuesday to honor one of the families who lived in the home during the Allman Brothers’ heyday. Museum goers will now get a sneak peak into the lives of Berry and Linda Oakely and their daughter Brittany. The new Berry Oakely suite is an exact remodel of their…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Baldwin County sheriff’s deputies believe two shooting incidents from over the weekend that left one teenager injured are connected. Cpt. Brad King tells 41NBC the first shooting happened around 2 a.m. on Sunday at Another Level Pool Hall off Irwinton Road. Deputies responded to a disturbance and witnesses told them a single gun shot was fired….
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Macon Regional Crimestoppers are known for getting the bad guys off the streets and cleaning up crime. They continue those efforts with a list of the most wanted in middle Georgia. Officer Chris Paul stopped by Daybreak with who to be on the lookout for this week. Categories: Daybreak
IVEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Ivey’s mayor is under fire as residents call the city’s spending habits, hiring procedures and meeting policies into question. At Monday’s council meeting, several residents confronted Mayor Ann Evans; accusing her of misusing funds and holding secret meetings. “I think it’s coming to a head now,” said Robert Rollins, a concerned citizen, “there’s been talk for…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The third round of the City of Macon’s 5X5 program kicked off earlier this month. On Monday, firefighters took to Dorothy Avenue in Lynmore Estates to promote fire safety. They painted house numbers on the curbs so they can spot addresses faster in emergencies. Firefighters also went door to door to check on smoke alarms and…
BONAIRE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Bonaire small business is breaking into big cosmetics with a new, all-natural skin care line. It’s two cups of pure cane sugar, a dash of organic coconut oil and the most important ingredient of all is “passion.” That is what you will find in the Horizon Cosmetics containers. Aubrey Roberson and Ginger Huff are the…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The city of Perry is making it easier for everyone to get to downtown stores, approving a decision to make the sidewalks on one of its main roads handicap accessible. In a few months, business owners in Perry could potentially see a boost in sales. Shops downtown are hard to get to for those in wheelchairs,…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Houston County Sheriff’s Office is warning the public to be aware of money hungry phone scammers. Capt. Jon Holland with the sheriff’s office says over the last several days, nearly a dozen scamming calls were reported. During most of the calls, a scammer tells the person who answers that one of their family members…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The man accused of hitting a Macon-Bibb firefighter with his vehicle last month as the firefighter worked an accident on Interstate 75 is out on bond. Bibb Sheriff’s deputies served 18-year-old Nayef Mohammed Al-Shroof of Warner Robins with three warrants in connection to the July 11 incident. Al-Shroof turned himself in just before noon, according to…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Macon Police are looking for a a man they say robbed a Macon gas station early Monday morning. It happened just before 5:30 at USA Grocery, located at 2590 Rocky Creek Road. Macon Police say the suspect entered the store, grabbed cash from a drawer and fled toward Deeb Drive on foot. He’s described as a…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – They say the third time is a charm! After two failed attempts to get the Independence Day Fireworks Celebration off the ground, Friday’s attempt was a success. 41NBC set up right next to the soccer fields on Cohen Walker Drive, just yards away from the launch zone. Families lined the area with their chairs to…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A text message scam is making its way through middle Georgia and scammers are finding new ways to get your credit card information. As one Macon family learned, the scammers are being persistent. Phil Taylor got the message first. “I was expecting some medication to come through the mail and I use a company, part of…
ROBERTA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Students of all ages showed up at the Roberta campus of Central Georgia Technical College Friday for a huge school supply giveaway. When 41NBC got there, the line was all the way out the door! The Crawford County Family Connection, made up of more than a dozen community businesses, organizations and religious groups, raised about $700…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Warner Robins Independence Day celebration fireworks show is rescheduled for Friday, August 09 at 9:30 p.m. Crews setting up are hoping the third time is the charm. After disappointing weather got in the way of the fireworks display, a tribute to the Band of the Air Force Reserve, officials behind the scenes say the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Parents like Bertha Benjamin are really excited about school starting again…especially because back-to-school items are tax free this weekend! “School supplies, bookbags and clothes and shoes,” she said with a grin. Her son Quinton is not so excited. “Yes and I do not want to do. Because I don’t want to go to school,” says Quinton….
41NBC’s “End Zone” host Bill Shanks sits down with Houston County High School football coach, Von Lassiter, to talk about the about the upcoming season. Part One: Part Two: Categories: Local Sports, Sports
41NBC’s “End Zone” host Bill Shanks sits down with First Presbyterian Day School football coach, Greg Moore, to talk about the about the upcoming season. Part One: Part Two: Categories: Local Sports, Sports