MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Powerball jackpot is now at $600 million and is the highest in the games history. According to a news release from the Georgia Lottery, the jackpot is the second largest in U.S. history. The Mega Millions jackpot is an almost $190 million. Hundreds of customers in middle Georgia flocked to gas stations to get their…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Dozens of travel writers toured Milledgeville on Friday as part of the state’s annual event to promote tourism. “I’m looking for places that are interesting,” travel writer Christine Tibbetts said. Stories that will hopefully inspire the group of 40 travel journalists to write about Georgia’s Lake Country. Every year, the Georgia Tourism Division hosts the Travel…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -If you’re in the mood for a vacation (aren’t we all) but you don’t really want to travel too far because you’re on a budget (aren’t we all), check out what the Georgia Aquarium has to offer. The aquarium has several options that are close to home where you can get up close and personal with some…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — It started as a test run. Hand-picked schools from several cities and counties across the country launched Connect 2 Compete last fall, and Bibb County was one of them. “We just knocked it out of the ball park, Bibb was by far the top performer in the country,” said Mary Robinson, Project Coordinator, Connect 2 Compete. It was launched…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Breast and ovarian cancer are major concerns for women across the country and here in middle Georgia. After the recent news that actress Angelina Jolie underwent a preventative double mastectomy, a lot of women have questions about the BRAC gene mutation that’s known to raise your risk. Christine Delaney is the only genetic counselor in middle…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — When it comes to emergency response, time is of the essence. The Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office is using new equipment that helps deputies get information quicker and ultimately make the community safer. From inside the 911 center to out on the roads, the BCSO is working hard to protect the community. Over the last month, Cpt….
JULIETTE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The fourth suspect in the Monroe County double homicide was arrested in Decatur Thursday afternoon. According to Supervisory Inspector John Edgar, with the Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force, 17-year-old Dave’von Sapp was arrested around 1:40 near a relative’s home off Memorial Drive in Decatur. Edgar says through their questioning they found out Sapp had relatives in…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – It’s that time of year again–bug season! “Just like the trees are leafing out now, everything starts growing in the springtime,” says Dr. Daniel Suiter, associate professor of entymology at UGA-Griffin. “So the life cycle of many insects is that they begin growing in the springtime, and their populations will reach a peak by mid-summer or…
HAWKINSVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – 17-year-old Robert Kane Rolison, the Hawkinsville teen charged with murder in the death of 19-year-old Middle Georgia State College student Jmaal Keyes, is being held at the Pulaski County LEC. Originally, Rolison was charged and held in Bleckley County after Keyes was believed to have gone missing from the Cochran campus of MGSC. Spokesperson for the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Spivey family knows the ups and downs of autism firsthand because their teenage son was diagnosed with the disorder when he was just 3-years-old. Now at 13-years-old Claxton Spivey is a typical teenage boy who loves movies, the outdoors, and all things that go fast. “He loves to swim, loves to jump on the trampoline,…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Bibb County Sheriff’s Investigators are looking for three suspects involved in a gas station burglary that happened early Thursday morning. According to Investigator Jamey Jones, the suspects entered through the side door of the Marathon Gas Station located at 6199 Thomaston Road around 3A.M. Thursday. “They had a burglary alarm, but some of the motion detectors…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -If you’re a fan of poetry, there is a local author by the name of T. Michael Pender who recently wrote a book of poems. A native of Macon, Pender titled his book ‘Colors…In Black and White’ as a way to describe monumental events and moments in his life. Pender sat down in our Daybreak studio to…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Stakeholders heard first-hand Wednesday exactly how a Base Realignment and Closure works, with President Obama calling for the restructure, commonly know as BRAC, in 2015. Robins Air Force Base’s $2.9 billion annual impact is felt all over the region, so it wasn’t a surprise when nearly 100 people showed up to a community discussion to…
GRAY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Jones County Sheriff’s Office launched a free program to check on elderly, disabled, and home-bound people, and even kids who are home alone. It’s called ‘Are You O.K.?’ Jones County Sheriff Butch Reece says it’s a way to give piece of mind to people who may not live around the corner from their relatives. “Several…
EASTMAN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – In a lift off of epic proportions, a drone took to the Eastman skies on Wednesday to be studied and tested for future technology. Crews with Area-I, a Kennesaw-based research and development company, spent the day testing the PTERA (Prototype Technology Evaluation Research Aircraft). NASA awarded the company a contract to design the million dollar unmanned…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Milk-Bone donated a service dog to a young woman diagnosed with epilepsy on Wednesday. Rachel Hixon was presented with a service dog at the Robins Air Force Base commissary during a donation ceremony. She’s like any other young person you’d ever meet. She likes to have fun and play Nintendo Wii. But there are times…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Bibb County principal is being honored as the top principal across the Peach State. Dr. Amy Duke, the principal of Springdale Elementary School, was selected as Georgia’s 2013 National Distinguished Principal. She was surprised by students, faculty, and staff Wednesday afternoon. She will go on to represent Georgia next fall in Washinton D.C. at an…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office is making car history. The department is the first law enforcement agency in the nation to use a Kia as a patrol car. Last year, the sheriff’s office bought two Kia Optimas and outfiteed them with all the necessary equipment, like radios and scanners. Cpt. Lynnette LaRocque says they didn’t realize…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Studio41 spent some time in Nashville, Tennessee to catch up with some Macon music artists who have transitioned to the country music capitol of the world. This week Joey Stuckey wraps up his two part interview with Macon music legend Jimmy Hall. Hall explained his music career, his time with his band, and then finished out…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Crawford County invites the public to come out and have some fun at the 9th Annual Georgia Jug Fest and Old Knoxville Days Festival. There will be everything from pottery shows and a cook off, to tractor parades and lawnmower races. This year’s line up also includes a 5K and 1 Mile Fun Run. Race Director…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Major changes are coming to Georgia’s waterways just in time for the summer. A new law kicks off this week which lowers the legal alcohol limit for boaters. From the rudder to the road, state officials are taking a stand. “Whether you’re on the road or whether you’re on the water, drunk driving is an unacceptable…
MACON, Georgia (41 NBC/WMGT) – Central Georgia Rehab Hospital in Macon had a special event to recognize stroke victims and give participants the opportunity to step in their shoes on Tuesday. Every year about 750,000 Americans have a stroke or brain aneurism. May is Stroke Awareness month and Georgia is the buckle in the middle of the country’s “stroke belt”…
HAWKINSVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT/AP)- Human remains have been found by investigators in the disappearance of a Middle Georgia State College student, which is being treated as a homicide. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said the remains were collected Friday in Hawkinsville. The GBI said in a statement that the evidence was found in an area adjacent to the home of a…
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – For the second time this week, authorities in Monroe County are investigating an accident at a railroad crossing on Indian Springs Drive. On Tuesday morning, a Norfolk Southern train collided with a red Chevy Cobalt on the tracks near Highway 83. The driver was ejected from the car and remains in the hospital. According to a…