COCHRAN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Cochran man has a stinky situation a few feet from his front door step and he wants something done about it. Tons of chicken manure sits across the street from Kurt Miller’s home in Cochran. It’s been there for more than a month. “I called the Federal EPA, the State EPA, everybody I knew to…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A group of middle Georgians was given a second chance and took full advantage. 50 students graduated from Macon councilwoman Elaine Lucas’ E.L. Home Study Academy at a ceremony at St. Peter’s Baptist Church. The school is designed for students who never quite finished high school–it gives them a second chance to earn that coveted diploma….
HAWKINSVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – It was a day made for a hero. Marine Corporal Tony Mullis, who lost both his legs two years ago after a bomb exploded in Afghanistan, raised the flag at his brand new home–a gift from national non-profit group “Homes For Our Troops.” Mullis’ friend and business partner, Marine Corporal Michael Boucher, lost both his legs…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Friends, neighbors and family members gathered to remember the four killed in a horrific fire Thursday morning. Hundreds showed up at Countryside Baptist Church in the Lynmore Estates area in macon, to honor Jennifer and Elizabeth Caffee, Wendy Chapman and Holly Tucker–the mother and three daughters who died. Their pastor Rayford Johnson says the girls were…
IRWINTON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – One of the Wilkinson County high school teachers accused of molesting a 15-year-old student earlier this year pleaded guilty to lesser charges. On Monday, former JROTC instructor Rodney Hunter pleaded guilty to three counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Wilkinson County District Attorney Fred Bright tells us he’s facing 36 months of probation…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The bugs are back in town at the Museum of Arts and Sciences. Their annual Bug Day is all set for Saturday the museum on Forsyth Road in Macon. All kinds of bugs will be on hand–everything from hissing cockroaches to tarantulas. There will be bug experts on hand with their collections, and if you’re hungry,…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Old Glory is now 236 years old, and Friday, a historic site in middle Georgia celebrated the Star-Spangled Banner. The event at Fort Hawkins marked Flag Day, and this was the fort’s third time hosting the celebration. Patriots brought in their worn out flags for retirement, and the younger visitors got to take home miniature flags–one…
GRAY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Two Jones County men are recovering after they were struck by lightning during Thursday night’s storms. “It was a light show, just continuous lightning, there was no let up,” Jones County EMA and Fire Rescue Chief Don Graham said. Jones County was under a severe thunderstorm warning late Thursday night. Around 10 o’clock, Graham says his…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Buca di Beppo’s Chef Kory Mack kicked off Father’s Day weekend with a delectable treat on Daybreak. National Cannoli Day is Sunday and Buca di Beppo is celebrating middle Georgia dads by treating them to free cannolis. Buca also gave away a gift card for $25 to a lucky dad Friday morning. Congratulations Sidney Andrews for…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The neighbor to the woman who lost her life in the duplex fire Thursday morning says she did everything she could to get out alive. Teresa Walker says Jeniffer Caffee and her three daughters were like family. Walker, who has an amputated leg, jumped through a window in her apartment to get out of the burning…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A new film chronicling the 40 day journey of a father looking for answers about his son’s autism premiered in Macon today, and local advocates for autism awareness are celebrating the movie. The United States of Autism is a documentary by Richard Everts, who wanted to know more about the disorder after his son’s diagnosis. After…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The man sentenced to death after killing a Baldwin County sheriff’s deputy lost his final death row court appeal. On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court denied Robert Wayne Hosley’s appeal. This is the last one he is allowed under the law. Holsey was convicted in 1997 for the shooting death of William Robinson. He’s booked in…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Middle Georgia Regional Airport was a disaster zone Thursday morning, after a bomb went off in the terminal. But don’t worry, it was part of an emergency response training exercise. In light of the Boston marathon explosion, coordinators for this year’s disaster scenario training blew up a fake bomb, but the emergency response was very…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Macon police are searching for two men who robbed a home on Log Cabin Drive Wednesday night. According to a police report, around 8:20 Luis Rodriguez told police two men showed up at 5135 Log Cabin Drive. Police say it’s used as a management office for Margharetia’s Restaurants. In the report, Rodriguez says the two men…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Over the last 13 years, getting the new Tubman African American Museum up and running has been a struggle, and Thursday the president of Harmon Construction, Inc.—one of the contractors that was involved that process–revealed he got the boot. Paul Harmon held a news conference saying the Tubman Board of Directors dropped him from the project,…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The extreme heat is taking it’s toll on everyone, but Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones says this time of year it’s especially important to check on the elderly. From the blaring sun to heat waves bouncing off the pavement all over Macon you can see and feel the summer temperatures. Jones is urging family members or…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Animal abuse investigators are questioning people in the Peach Orchard neighborhood of Bibb County after a local rescue group found two severely abused dogs. Rescue group leaders believe gangs could be behind the violence and they are taking legal action to find out who is behind it. “I can’t explain what human would do something like…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Bibb County commissioners are one step closer to finalizing the 2014 budget. During Wednesday’s work session, county leaders found they had a $7 million deficit. It comes after the county took on my departments from the city, like recreation. Commissioner Joe Allen tells 41NBC the board approved to take that $7 million out of the county’s…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The last members of the Band of the U.S. Air Force Reserve are getting ready for their final performance before the group is dismantled later this year. The five member rock group called Reserve Generation is rehearsing for their encore performance during this year’s Independence Day Celebration in Warner Robins. The band is one of…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Either you’re happy for the break, or you already wish they would go back to class. Wherever you fall in line with that statement, one thing is certain, you need a plan to keep all that stuff organized they brought home from school that they have been collecting for the past nine months! Andi Willis from…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Bibb County deputies are looking for a man who tried to rob a west Macon hotel with a knife Monday night. At about 10 p.m, a man approached the counter at the Best Western Inn on Chambers Road and demanded money from the clerk. The clerk reached for a pair of scissors on the counter, and…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A few local celebrities traded in their day jobs Tuesday night to help fight domestic violence, and they raised almost $12,000 in just four hours. The 2nd annual “Appetites for Advocacy” was put on by the Crisis Line and Safe House of Central Georgia. Local celebrities teamed up with servers at Cheddar’s Casual Cafe on Riverside…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Quick, convenient, and right in the middle of the action! Robins Air Force Base celebrated the opening of a facility that’s all that, located right on the flight line. Inside the FAST FORWARD facility, there’s rehab equipment and first aid gear. Commander of Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex, Brigadier General Cedric George, described it as…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – All of the pools in Bibb County may not be open, but that isn’t stopping residents from hopping in this summer. Memorial Park pool is one of only three open so far this summer. But today, Bibb county Commission Chairman Sam Hart announced a plan to get kids from the Bloomfield area to Memorial Park to…