Air Force Reserve Band Performs Last Public Show in Macon

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – After 15 years of service and sweet music, Senior Master Sergeant Bill Granger took the stage for one final selection. On Saturday, the Band of U.S. Air Force Reserve performed its last public show with the Macon Symphony Youth Orchestra. Granger, a concert band tuba player, spent his final show playing alongside his daughter. “We put…

Georgia State Fair Returns for the Weekend

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – An old tradition returns once again, as the Georgia State Fair began Thursday at Central City park in Macon. The fair runs through the weekend, ending Sunday night at 10pm. Nick Harmeier, Vice President of Business Development for the company that runs the fair, says there will be several different kinds of attractions for people to…

Old Book Sale in Perry Ends Tomorrow

PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Old Book Sale is on again at the Georgia National Fairgrounds in Perry. The Houston County Friends of the Library is once again holding the book sale to benefit the county’s several libraries. Georgette Lipford, president of the organization, says the libraries are in need of funding to purchase new books, as money from the…

FPD’s Longest Serving Faculty Member Set to Retire

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Students honored one of their teachers at a surprise assembly at First Presbyterian Day School in Macon Thursday. After 50 years of teaching, 8 years at Riley Elementary and the last 42 years at FPD, English teacher David Walton will be retiring at the end of the school year. Several of his students took turns sharing…

Dodge County Residents Read Bible from Cover to Cover

EASTMAN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — From Genesis to Revelation, Dodge County residents read every word of the Bible this week in the county’s first ever Bible reading marathon. “I’m just that vessel being used by him, and it’s not about me, it’s about all of us,” said organizer Lydia Daniels. Daniels said God called her to organize Dodge County’s the reading…

National Day of Prayer at Macon City Hall

MACON, Georgia (41 NBC/WMGT) -National Prayer Day in Macon was a chance for believers to recognize how important prayer is, and the people at city told 41 NBC how it impacts their daily lives. It was a ceremony filled with passion, performances, and prayer. Bruce Leicht is on the National Day of Prayer committee in Macon and opened the ceremony…

Congressman Barrow Hopeful for Partisan Compromise on National Budget Cuts

DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The recent compromise on air traffic control in Congress gives one Georgia congressman hope that partisan politics can be put aside to tackle national budget cuts. Congressman John Barrow says this is great example of prioritizing. He believes the problem could have been solved before the furloughs and thousands of flight delays if congress originally did…

District Attorney Focuses on Elder Abuse Cases

MACON, Georgia (41 NBC/WMGT) –  Elderly abuse cases are now a top priority for the Macon Judicial Circuit and District Attorney David Cooke appointed a new man, Will Johnson, to take on those cases. District Attorney David Cooke “wanted someone who had a strong work ethic and a heart for ministry, I see this as a type of ministry.” Assistant…

Workers Worry about Jobs After Plant Burns in Bibb County

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – As fire crews worked to contain the flames that erupted at a manufacturing plant in Bibb County on Wednesday; many employees worry if their jobs would be salvaged. Pactiv Advanced Packaging Solutions appears to be a total loss. Majority of the building was gutted after a massive fire started Wednesday morning around 6 a.m. So far,…

Middle Georgia State College Student Missing

  COCHRAN, Georgia (41 NBC/WMGT) – Middle Georgia State College Police need your help looking for a missing Middle Georgia State College student. Jmaal Keyes was last seen on the Cochran campus of Middle Georgia State on April 25, 2013. Keyes family filed a missing persons report on April 29, 2013. He was last seen wearing a yellow and white…

UPDATE: Fire at Pactiv Packaging Plant in Bibb County

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Flames are coming from the roof of a packaging plant near the Middle Georgia Regional Airport. Pactiv, a paper plant which primarily makes recycled egg cartons caught fire. Workers say the fire started around 6 o’clock Wednesday morning. Workers started to fight the fire, but couldn’t contain it. Firefighters showed up and tried to contain the…

Milledgeville & Baldwin County Considering Consolidation

MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Another Middle Georgia community is considering consolidation. Milledgeville and Baldwin county leaders are getting a first look at a plan to combine the two governments. “It’s been talked about for years, debated about, starts and stops, stops and starts,” Ken Vance, chairman of the Milledgeville-Baldwin County, Georgia Unified Government Charter Writing Committee, said. But now it…

Three Arrested After Fleeing Monroe County Deputies

BOLINGBROKE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – After a six hour search, Monroe County deputies arrested three people who tried to flee the cops during a traffic stop. Jonathan Irving, Racheal Gerald and Christopher A. Snelson are all behind bars after deputies say they were speeding on I-75 heading south around 11am. They say Gerald was driving and she refused to stop, reaching…

Macon Police Department Attend Racial Profiling Training Session

MACON, Georgia (41 NBC/WMGT) – Officers from the Macon Police Department and members of the Macon community met for a training session on racial profiling and cultural professionalism on Tuesday. Walter Atkinson of the community relations service for the U.S. Department of Justice opened the meeting and made a point to address that he and his colleague Suzanne Buchanan were invited…

Warner Robins Police Complete LEC

WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41 NBC/WMGT) – Warner Robins and its Police Department have completed its new law enforcement center. The project has taken years to complete and hundreds of city officials took part in Tuesday’s ribbon cutting ceremony. Warner Robins Mayor Chuck Shaheen spoke on the process that was taken to complete the project and why the city appreciates its police…

Forsyth: Looking for Ways to Pay the Bills

FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The city of Forsyth is trying to figure out a way to get out of debt. As of today, the city owes about $430,000 in unpaid bills, but right now, the mayor and council say, there’s not enough cash coming in to break even. “I think we need to make some tough decisions that nobody wants…

Montezuma City Councilman Sues Mayor, City for Defamation

MONTEZUMA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Montezuma City Councilman Bobby Lewis has filed a lawsuit against the city and the mayor over a letter; claiming it was used to ruin his character. Lewis’s attorney David Bowers states his client was falsely accused of “undermining a narcotics investigation, videotaping a property under surveillance, and having and exhibiting ‘deep seated racism’”. The suit filed…

Student-Created Play Hits The Stage This Week in Warner Robins

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – This week, you’ll be able to watch something that happens only once every three years.  Several Warner Robins High School students wrote a play — script, songs and casting — to be performed this week.  This opportunity for the students occurs once every three years. The play will hit the stage May 2, 3 and 4 at 7 PM at…

Bibb School Board Selects Interim Superintendent

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – More than two months after former Bibb County Schools’ superintendent Romain Dallemand left the district, the school board has selected its interim superintendent. The board met Monday night behind closed doors for more than two hours before voting 8-0 to approve Steven Smith for the job. Smith served as superintendent of Lowndes County Schools in Valdosta…