MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A plant that only blooms every 25 to 50 years is now preparing for a full display in Macon. The ‘century plant’ or the Agave Americana is attracting a lot of attention off of Mason and Carroll Streets. The 20 foot species is slowly budding and towering over the homes in the neighborhood and can be…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Macon police are searching for the suspect who shot a man in the face Friday night. Authorities responded to a call of a person shot at the 2800 block of Simmons Street shortly after 8 p.m. When they arrived, the 49-year-old told police that he when answered the door of his residence he was shot in…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Taylor and Shelby Moll proudly walked into the Central Fellowship Christian Academy’s gym, adorned in their caps and gowns Friday; an almost perfect night, but with one very important thing lacking: Their father. Major Jason Moll is a US Airman deployed in Afghanistan for the last year; he couldn’t be there in that gym with them–couldn’t…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – If you’re in the mood for something a little bit different than what you’re used to seeing when you go to a circus, check out the UniverSoul Circus this weekend at Central City Park in downtown Macon. Jessica Kendall came in to talk about what you can expect to see this weekend at the circus and…
We’ve been talking about the importance of donating blood and how it helps those around us every day. Monday, we here at 41 NBC are doing our part during an upcoming blood drive on Memorial Day. Brian Fern sat down with Kyle Warnke to qualm any fears you may have about donating, plus a look at Monday’s event. Categories: Daybreak
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Several downtown business owners say they lose big money when big events shut down the streets of downtown Macon. As it stands now, an event promoter can virtually notify business owners they’ll be closing the streets in a matter of hours, as was the case during the recent filming of two major motion pictures. City councilman…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Skateboarders in Milledgeville are asking city leaders to consider building a skate park. City ordinances prohibit skaters to skate on sidewalks or roads, so they hope the city will give them a safe place to call their own. “Someone has said that skateboarders are basically outsiders who want to belong,” Ben Joiner with the Alliance for…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — After delaying the decision, the Bibb County Commission voted to approve a firm for insurance consulting services, but it came with strong opposition from Commissioner Lonzy Edwards. In a four to one vote, the commissioners decided on BB&T to help put together the employee benefits packages for the new government. Edwards said he felt the bidding…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Macon woman has been charged with the death of her 3-year-old son. Jameshia Reid made her first appearance in front of a judge at the Bibb County Law Enforcement Center Courthouse on Thursday. According to the Macon Police incident report, Reid called 911 and said her son had passed out after possibly drinking nail polish…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Five days a week, you can find 17-year-old Maliek Montgomery at the Middle Georgia Amateur Boxing Club in downtown Macon. Maliek and his two brothers train there under their father, Michael. Last month, Michael took his three sons and other boxers from around the state to a regional competition in Knoxville, Tennessee. “Team Georgia” dominated; all…
AUGUSTA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Bibb County principal tipped off the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office which lead to the arrest of his brother for triple homicide. According to a news release, deputies arrested 26-year-old Ryan Jones and charged him with three counts of murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime. He was originally a person…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Wild Adventures theme Park in Valdosta is all about summertime, and making sure you have plenty to keep you occupied this year. Micha Hogan and Heather Price joined us in our Daybreak studio with a very…unique guest! They shared some things to do at the park this year, including getting up close and personal with Oscar…
VIDALIA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – As Congress weighs in on the immigration bill and the guest worker program, farm workers from Vidalia are taking their concerns to federal court. For nearly a decade, Sherry Tomason has worked the fields in her hometown, it’s a job she enjoys but says the farm work is hard to come by because of Mexicans. The…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – There’s an entire week set aside to make sure people are aware of the dangers of dog bites. National Dog Bite Awareness Week in May 19-25 and middle Georgia is no stranger to these kind of attacks. Just in this year alone 41NBC has covered multiple dog attacks on a local and state level. Adults and…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The summer heat is here, and the pools in bibb county are set to open in Bibb County, but only three will be up and running by June 4th. The East Macon, Memorial Park, and Booker T. Washington ppols will be ready by then. Bibb County Chairman Sam Hart, says the delays are due to big…
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…