MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Milledgeville Fire Department is handing out dozens of free smoke detectors to residents thanks to a donation from the Georgia’s Safety Fire Commissioner. On Monday, Commissioner Ralph Hudgens stopped by the fire station to drop off three dozen smoke alarms as part of the state wide program “Operation Safe Home.” It provides free smoke detectors…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Hundreds of politicians and officials from all over the state met at the 2013 annual congressional luncheon in Macon. This year they honored U-S Senator Saxby Chambliss. As his term begins to wind down, Senator Chambliss reflected on his time in office, as he was honored in the place where it all began. “It’s been a…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Some Middle Georgia lawyers are helping to put a dent in child hunger in the area at the request of the state Attorney General. Monday at the Macon Rotary Club luncheon, Attorney General Sam Olens honored students from Mercer Law School and Warner Robins attorney Bo Sammons as the winners of the 2013 Legal Food Frenzy….
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Monday, the deadline to register to vote in next month’s Macon-Bibb county election passed. Staffers at the board of elections told us they’d seen a steady but slow turnout of voters trying to register. This election there are a lot of races to keep straight, but one voter we spoke with says the mayoral race is…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones says he believes skeletal remains found Monday morning in Macon, belong to 53-year-old Normal Carl Tucker. Private contractors with the Macon Water Authority found the bones while working on Old Holton Road, just off Riverside Drive. Coroner Jones says he believes they’ve been there for months. If you know Tucker or his…
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Starting this week on Daybreak, 41NBC’s Melissa Lee is getting to know some of middle Georgia’s superintendents and learning their expectations for the 2013-2014 school year. First up for the week, Dublin City Schools’ Superintendent Dr. Chuck Ledbetter. For more information on the school system check out www.dublincityschools.us. Categories: Daybreak
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — NASCAR drivers and race fans will take to the tracks of the Atlanta Motor Speedway during Labor Day Weekend. AMS President Ed Clark stopped by Daybreak with details for one of this year’s most exciting weekends of the NASCAR schedule. For more information, check out www.atlantamotorspeedway.com or call 877-9-AMS-TIX. Categories: Daybreak
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Millions of students nationwide drop out of school each year, now one learning center in the midstate area is giving them a second chance at success. The Magic Johnson Bridgescape Center in Macon is an alternative path to bridge the gap. In customizable classes, teens complete courses online through Provost Academy Georgia, a free public charter…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Milledgeville police are looking for a suspect considered to be armed and dangerous after a convenience store robbery. Officers responded to The 7 and 7 Convenience Store after a clerk was robbed at gunpoint. The gunman ordered the clerk to the ground and took an unknown amount of cash. Video surveillance captured the entire robbery. The…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Milledgeville man is in police custody after he was charged for burglary. Kenneth Williams, 22, allegedly took a master key at an Econo Lodge and broke into a guest’s hotel room. Over $6,000 was taken from the room. Williams is being held behind bars with charges for Burglary, Giving False Name, and Obstruction of an…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The 2013 Georgia Wildlife Federation Buckarama is at the Georgia National Fairgrounds in Perry this weekend. If you’re a hunter like Sam Stowe…you’re walking in the clouds right now. He’s the marketing director for the Georgia Wildlife Federation Trade Shows, but he’s also an outdoorsman, like a kid in a candy store, checking out all of…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Warner Robins elementary school was locked down for a couple of hours Friday morning after a suspicious man walked into the building. It was a late start to the school day as buses and parents dropped off students at Russell Elementary. The school was locked down for two hours while Warner Robins police searched…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Election day is just a month out and it’s historic. It’s the election just before Macon and Bibb County merge. Six of the mayoral candidates sat on stage for a forum at the Douglass Theatre Thursday. The six mayoral hopefuls answered question after question on the state of Macon, and what they’ll do when the city…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – With the rain over the past few days, car accidents caused by bad weather could happen a lot more often. 41NBC spoke to a defensive driving instructor to find out what you need to know to navigate the rainy roads. Rain plus slick roads is a dangerous combination. “Weather conditions are probably the hardest to drive…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — If you’re craving something sweet, Smallcakes has just the thing to satisfy that sweet tooth! Founder of Smallcakes cupcakery, Jeff Martin and owner of the Warner Robins location, Maury Kent dropped by Daybreak with frosting, cupcakes, and details on the shop coming to middle Georgia. The grand opening for Smallcakes is Saturday, August 17 at 10A.M….
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – It was show time at Macon City Hall Wednesday night as community members and city leaders came out to watch candidates for Bibb County Commission go head-to-head in some of the first debates of the race. The Bibb County Democtratic Party hosted the forum at Macon City Hall, District 7 candidates Eric Arnold and Barry Bell…
WRIGHTSVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Johnson County man is dead after a Tuesday night house fire. Glenn Allen with the Georgia Department of Insurance tells 41NBC 42-year-old Thomas Leonard Sumner, Jr. passed away after a fire at a wood frame home in Wrightsville. It started just before 11 p.m. Investigators ruled the fire accidental. They believe it started in the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Bibb Sheriff’s Office needs your help finding a man they say stole an ATM early Wednesday morning in north Bibb County. It happened between 3:30 and 4 a.m. at the Mid-South Federal Credit Union on Bass Road, according to a release. When the alarm went off, deputies arrived and found a fork lift in the…
MONTEZUMA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Nearly a hundred people are looking for a new job after a Montezuma food canning plant laid off its employees. Local and state leaders are stepping up to help these former employees get back on their feet. The Allen’s Repack and Distribution Center is a major employer in the Macon county community. But workers there got…
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A sinkhole in Peach County is finally filled after a month of work to fix the problem. Ground crews in Fort Valley have finally finished filling a big problem. A sinkhole is a few feet from where fans walk, in front of Peach County High School’s football stadium. It’s one of many Sinkhole incidents across…
41NBC’s “End Zone” host Bill Shanks sits down with Veterans High School football coach, David Bruce, 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 Dublin High School football coach, Roger Holmes, to talk about the about the upcoming season. Part One: Part Two: Categories: Local Sports, Sports
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Georgia State trooper was arrested and charged with drunk driving and several other offenses after he veered off the road and into a guardrail in Perry. 27-year-old Marshall T. Harris of Warner Robins was off-duty Tuesday night, when he was driving a patrol car on I-75 near exit 135 and left the travel lane. According…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Studio41’s Joey Stuckey likes to jumpstart the middle of the week with interviews and music from artists across the country. This week Joey sat down with John Sawyer of The Deacons of Disaster. To connect with Joey and Studio41, check out www.41nbc.com/studio41. Categories: Joey Stuckey Presents