MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A Baldwin State prison inmate was sentenced to life in prison without parole for beating and choking his cell mate. Carl Merkerson was already serving a life sentence for a 2007 murder in Dekalb County when he got into a fight with his cellmate Terrence Bowen in 2010. Bowen died from injuries sustained in the fight….
ROBERTA, Georgia (41 NBC/WMGT) – Officials in Crawford County are trying to pay down debt for their water system. Tuesday night, plans moved forward to reduce the 3 million dollar water debt that began in 2009. It was supposed to be paid for by the customers using water in the area. That didn’t happen. County officials want to refinance and…
MACON, Georgia (41 NBC/WMGT) – There’s construction on Cherry Street in Downtown Macon and the plans are to continue to build. It’s part of a push to get new businesses and residents in downtown Macon to create an economic boom in the area. Newtown Macon is a nonprofit organization looking to revitalize the downtown area. The group focuses on increasing…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Former Wilcox County Sheriff Stacy Bloodsworth is sentenced to 10 years in prison for beating an inmate in his jail. Last October, Bloodsworth pleaded guilty in federal court for assaulting an inmate in the Wilcox County Jail and then conspiring with other officers to cover up the assault. “We expect our law enforcement officers to protect…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Macon Judicial Circuit District Attorney David Cooke is seeking the death penalty against a woman accused of killing her co-worker last October. Tracy Michelle Jones is accused of killing Gail Spencer. Jones worked with Spencer at Calder Pinkston & Associates, along with three other people also accused in Spencer’s murder. Cooke says there are four factors…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Macon Police, Macon-Bibb firefighters, Macon-Bibb EMA, the local National Guard, Georgia State Patrol’s helicopter unit, K-9 Units from the Twiggs County Sheriff’s Office, Warner Robins Police, and Georgia Department of Corrections are currently at Riverside Cemetery in Macon to search for missing 71 year old David Mann. Mann’s van was found around 7:30a.m. Wednesday inside the…
JULIETTE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Monroe County deputies believe robbery could have been the motive behind a double homicide that happened in south Monroe County near Juliette. According to a news release, 36-year-old Russell Jacobs and 40-year-old James Pittman Wood were found dead in their home at 170 Woods Road Tuesday around 1 p.m. Jacobs was Wood’s brother-in law and lived…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Andi Willis with Good Life Organizing is no stranger to Daybreak. Wednesday, she stopped by with tips on getting your car in order. It’s easy to find things out of place and unorganized in the set of wheels you cruise around in everyday so Willis suggests a few helpful tips to keep the inside of your…
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (41NBC/WMGT) — Studio41’s Joey Stuckey went to Nashville to highlight an artist who is no stranger to Macon. Stuckey sat down with legend Jimmy Hall from the band Wet Willie to get the scoop on Hall’s start in music and how middle Georgia was instrumental in boosting his career. During the early 1970’s, Jimmy Hall and his newly…
AUGUSTA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Georgia man dying of cancer has an unusual request at the end of his life: He’s seeking corporate sponsorship for his tombstone. David Hunter is quiet, contemplative, and determined. Three adjectives you might expect about someone who was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer last year…The Augusta man has less than a year to live….
JULIETTE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Monroe County deputies are investigating a double homicide that happened in south Monroe County near Juliette. According to spokesperson for the sheriff’s office, Allison Willis, the victims are Russell Jacobs and James Pittman Wood. The two were found around 1 p.m. Tuesday inside a home at 170 Woods Road. Monroe County coroner Joey Proctor says the…
COCHRAN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Family, friends and church members of a missing Middle Georgia State College student canvassed the Cochran campus and community passing out flyers. 19-year-old Jmaal Keyes has been missing for nearly two weeks now. Police say he left his dorm on April 25 and never came back. Now his family is pleading for a safe return. “We…
IRWINTON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Wilkinson County’s summer reading program is facing major budget cuts. Library officials are asking for the county’s help to make up for the shortfall. The county library’s $50,000 budget is made up of funds from the City of Irwinton, McIntyre, and Wilkinson County. McIntyre cut $5,000 this year which leaves the library’s popular summer reading program…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – With impending closures and job cuts at Central State Hospital, officials are doing what they can to help employees who could be out of a job. The hospital is offering a free GED program to employees to gain valuable skills needed to get a job. Big changes are coming to CHS. By the end of this…
BYRON, Georgia (41 NBC) – Peach County’s new medical center in Byron has been in the works for the past 12 years and is set to open on June 13. Nancy Peed, CEO of Peach Regional Medical Center, says the current building, that’s been used for the past 50 years, has been holding progress back from a growing community. “The…
MACON, Georgia (41 NBC) – Macon and the Medical Center of Central Georgia celebrated the completion of the New and Pine Street intersection project with a ribbon cutting on Tuesday. The work improved roads, sidewalks, and traffic flow along Pine Street in front of the hospital. Before the road work, the area had broken pavement and a lack of handicapped…
GRAY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Jones County deputies are sporting some new technology that’s helping them identify criminals within seconds. They’re using a finger print scanning system called Rapid ID. Deputies ask a for a person’s name, type it in, and then they take prints from two different fingers. The hand-held machine then runs through state and federal databases to help…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — For as long as Sgt. Charles Whitaker with the Macon Police Department can remember the Special Olympics torch run has been a tradition for MPD officers and SWAT members. “This is my fifth time doing this and it makes me feel good inside to be able to do a little bit,” said Sgt. Whitaker. MPD SWAT…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – It’s likely you’ve heard of Gulfstream Aerospace, the Savannah based company that makes those really fancy planes you see in the movies and on TV, right? As part of a series I’m bringing you for the month of May called Made In Georgia, I took a tour of the manufacturing plant to see how these luxurious…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- The Warner Robins Police Department is looking for a man who walked into the HEA Federal Credit Union on Osigian Boulevard and robbed it. Police say the man walked up to the counter, handed the teller a note demanding money, then left the business on foot. If you have any information, or recognize the suspect,…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – It’s been three decades since legislation gave people with rare diseases more options to live a better life, and one man in Macon is living life to the fullest because of it. Jameson Atkinson has a rare condition, but because of the Orphan Drug Act passed 30 years ago, his life can be as normal as…
UNADILLA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Unadilla native wins big during this year’s spring NASCAR race at Talladega Speedway. It came down to the last two laps and David Ragan pulled ahead to take the checker flag. One hundred eighty-eight laps, two major crashes, and rain delays that pushed the race into over time. With two laps to go, Ragan started…
COCHRAN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – It’s been nearly two weeks since Middle Georgia State College student Jmaal Keyes went missing, now his church is assisting in efforts to find him. Members of Destiny World Church in Austell, Georgia plan to canvas the area of the Cochran campus where he was last seen April 25. The church’s pastor Wilbus Purvis and family…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Macon City Hall was evacuated for about an hour this afternoon after an unattended suitcase was left on the side of the building. City spokesman Chris Floore told 41NBC Macon police evacuated the building around 1:30. Employees were standing outside across the street at Rosa Park Square. The Macon Police bomb squad x-rayed the suitcase, and…