MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Clean up efforts continue Wednesday after a devastating EF5 tornado tore through parts of Oklahoma on Monday. Homes are destroyed and two elementary schools are reduced to shambles. One Milledgeville elementary school is helping its fellow students in the Sooner State get back on their feet. 914 miles away from destruction, chaos, and devastation, students at…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Bibb County dispatch confirmed just after 5:00pm today that a child was hit by a car at the corner of Walnut and Second Streets. No word on the age or condition of the child. 41NBC contacted Macon Police, but they could not confirm any information just yet. We’re on the scene and will keep you updated as…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – An off duty Bibb County deputy helped arrest a man who was attempting to flee from authorities Monday in Macon. According to Lt. Sean Defoe with the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office, deputy Clay Williams had just left the Georgia Public Safety Memorial Ceremony in Forsyth, where he’d escorted the grandson of Franklin Leland Williams, who died…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – One of Mayor Chuck Shaheen’s opponents in the last mayoral race in Warner Robins has decided to give it another go. Surrounded by supporters Tuesday in front of the recreation department on Watson Boulevard, Chuck Chalk announced he’s running again. Chalk went head to head with Shaheen in the last election in 2009 but came…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Parents of students at Minnie Burghard and Agnes Barden Elementary Schools in Bibb County begged the school board Tuesday night to keep the two schools separate. Consolidating the two schools is a move that would save the district hundreds of thousands of dollars as it continues to find ways to cut its huge deficit. Under a…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – It’s a parent’s worst nightmare: their infant or toddler falling into a pool, just at the moment when their backs are turned. But there’s a group in Middle Georgia that’s teaching small children as young as 8 months how to instinctively save themselves if no one’s there to save them. 1-year-old Charlee Grace Olf has…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – For Dr. Argene Claxton there’s only one way to describe the Lineberger brothers, loud. “They made their presence known wherever they were,” Claxton said. The agriculture educator at Perry High School has been teaching the four surviving quintuplets their entire lives. After four years at the high school, he is now prepared for some quiet without…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A local group of conservatives protested in front of the downtown Macon IRS office on Tuesday as part of a national Tea Party movement to stand up against the IRS. “C’mon Macon, these are your rights we’re fighting for too,” one protestor shouted. Rights the group of conservative citizens believe the IRS violated. “I think it’s…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Search and rescue efforts continue Tuesday in Oklahoma after what has been confirmed as an EF5 tornado ripped through parts of the state. Volunteers from across the nation are coming together to help victims and first responders. Some in Middle Georgia are even stepping in to help Oklahomans get back on their feet. The local red…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Officials from Houston County Schools announced that they will be receiving more than a million dollars in new software for students. 31 Houston County elementary and middle schools will receive a combine $1.16 dollars from the new non profit organization, Americans for Schools. Cindy Flesher is the Executive Director for Elementary Operations for Houston County…
GRAY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — There’s beer and wine sold, but in Jones County you can’t buy distilled liquor by the bottle. “We’re not trying to force people to drink anymore than they are,” said Natalie Smith, Jones County Chamber of Commerce. Smith is part of a group of citizens and local leaders that wants to give you the option to…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Take a look around you and you are likely to quickly spot at least one product in your house, office, work space, restaurant or school that is made in Georgia. Paper. Georgia Pacific’s paper processing plant outside of Savannah has some well earned bragging rights to its name. It has exclusive technology for making tissue paper,…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Macon Police Department doesn’t just work to keep our streets safe, officials want to make sure middle Georgia families have fun. Family Fun Fest 2 is right around the corner and MPD spokesperson Jami Gaudet stopped by Daybreak to share the details for this year’s event. The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office and Macon-Bibb Fire Department…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The folks from Awaken:Aveda Salon and Spa were busy cutting off hair Monday at Northside High School, but don’t worry parents–it was all for a good cause. “It was a combination of students, teachers, foreign exchange students, people from the community and some friends and family members of faculty and staff,” says Katherine Branch, who…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The man accused in a fatal shooting at a Macon gas station returned to jail on Monday. According to Frank Reeves attorney Veronica Brinson, the 73-year-old and his son Frank Dixon signed an agreement and filed it with Bibb County Superior Court. The family came to the decision because he was unable to comply with the…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – There’s a new business in Warner Robins, and it’s the first of its kind in middle Georgia. The Lazy Dog Growler is nestled in a small plaza in Warner Robins. Jeff and Beth Kressin own the one of a kind store in middle Georgia. “You’re going to find that the craft beer industry is actually…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A historic church in the College Hill Corridor is about to get a little “TLC”. President of Mercer University Bill Underwood, unveiled plans Monday, to transform Tattnall Square Presbyterian Church into the Tattnall Square Center for the Arts. It’s going to be a community performing arts venue, as well as home, to the Mercer University’s Theatre…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Milledgeville ethics committee met for the first time Monday to discuss how it will handle the city’s first ethics complaint. The three board members sat down with the city attorney to nominate a leader and discuss when they will meet again to review the complaint. This initial meeting comes after a downtown business owner filed…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Every two seconds someone in the United States needs a blood donation. In Georgia, the American Red Cross estimates that number to be about 1,200 pints per day for the peach state’s hospitals. If that number has never sank in to you as to how much that really is, ask Lisa Bellinger in Warner Robins;…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The long awaited new law enforcement center in Warner Robins is officially open to the public. The LEC located at 100 Watson Boulevard across from Robins Air Force base is now open 24 hours. The project has taken almost a decade to complete. The former police station in Warner Robins was becoming too small for…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Don’t say I didn’t warn you- this week’s Pet of the Week is a tiny bundle of cute. Sarah Tenon stopped by our Daybreak studio with Cooper, a very friendly and affectionate pup that appears to be a mix of a Beagle and Chihuahua. Check out the video below, or go to Macon Bibb Animal Welfare’s…
KNOXVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – This weekend’s rain didn’t stop Crawford County from celebrating one of its best kept secrets. The county is known for rich clay. For hundreds of years, the Middle Georgia mud has been molded in the hands of potters from around the world. On Saturday, the town of Knoxville celebrated that history and heritage at the 9th…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Traveling more than 3,000 miles a year, cyclist and business owner Damon Allen continues to grip the handle bars and hit the pavement. This year, he hopes to have some company. He’s one of many in the Middle Georgia cycling community encouraging people to join his journey for National Bike month. The campaign sponsored by the…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Georgia Bureau of Investigation Office released the name of the Warner Robins man shot by a Houston County deputy after running a traffic stop. According to a news release from the GBI, 27-year-old Daniel David Boghosian remains in critical condition after he was shot Friday afternoon. Boghosian lead authorities on a 20 minute pursuit…