MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Restaurants and bars in downtown Milledgeville are cracking down on lighting up. State law says you can’t smoke in those places, but businesses found a loophole, that is until now. It’s written in black and white: no smoking. But just a few months ago, customers at The Brick could light up. “Our interpretation of the law…
MACON, Georgia — Several members of Georgia’s Legislative Black Caucus met at Mercer University for what State Representative James Beverly called a meeting of “great minds.” “The mind share, the intelligence of this caucus is tremendous,” said Beverly. State Representative Dee Dawkins-Haigler is the chair of the caucus. She says the goal of this August meeting is to begin building…
41NBC’s “End Zone” host Bill Shanks sits down with Westside High School football coach, Sheddrick Risper, to talk about the about the upcoming season. Part One: Part Two: Categories: Local Sports, Sports
41NBC’s “End Zone” host Bill Shanks sits down with Stratford Academy football coach, Mark Farriba, to talk about the about the upcoming season. Part One: Part Two: Categories: Local Sports, Sports
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Three small downtown business owners are getting the boost they need to run their store. The Milledgeville MainStreet Downtown Development Authority awarded its first set of BOOST grants on Thursday to Blossoms Florists, HairBar, and Amici’s Italian Cafe. Each business won $1,000 to help pay for signage and roof repair. “This is helping them to market…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – When parents in Bibb County drop their kids off for the first day of school Monday morning, officials will be watching closely and guarding the doors. “We do place a high priority on our safety programs and safety infrastructure,” said David Gowan, Bibb County Schools Risk Management Director. A new buzzer system will be installed at…
GRAY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – It sure has been a long time since football season, hasn’t it? Can you believe now it’s right around the corner? Good news for high school football fans: teams from all over Georgia have already started practice. For the last few days, players have only been in helmets, but starting Thursday, they’ll be dressed in full…
ABBEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Wilcox County Elementary school students who were supposed to go back to class Thursday, don’t start back until August 13th! Wilcox Schools Superintendent Steve Smith says that’s because of a mold problem. Smith said in a news release sent to 41NBC Wednesday that the heavy rains this summer caused mold and mildew to grow inside several…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Macon-Bibb County leaders met on Wednesday to find out what the community says is its strengths and weaknesses. It was the first step of a new economic development strategic plan. Economic development is all about improving the lives in your community. A group of leaders are taking on that task, but before they could get started…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The City of Macon is asking for your vote again to win a second national online competition. The Rand McNally “Best of the Road” contest is looking for the country’s best small towns. Towns and cities are eligible to win in one of six categories: most beautiful, most fun, most patriotic, friendliest, best food, and best…
BYRON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Charter school board members have taken steps to continue their push to open a charter school in Peach County. Members sent a petition to the state Board of Education four weeks before the local board’s decision to deny the petition to open the charter school. If the state board approves the petition, that decision can override…
GRAY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The shelter at Jones County Animal Control is clean, and the animals look happy and healthy. Jennifer Giiddens, the officer manager for Jones County Animal Control, says the staff works hard to keep it that way. “If they’re brought to the shelter, they’re cared for on a daily basis, and the ones that let us love…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Crawford County man is dead after a two vehicle crash Wednesday morning in south Bibb County. It happened around 9:45 near the intersection of Highway 247, Broadway and Pio Nono Avenue. Bibb County coroner Leon Jones says the victim is 52-year-old Marco Romero-Castaneda. Officers on the scene say the driver of a red pickup truck…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The American Red Cross has issued an emergency call for all blood types and platelets. Christ United Methodist Church is hosting it’s third blood drive of the year. This time, it is in support of someone close to them, George Ealer, who is recovering from aortic dissection. Al Fatkin stopped by Daybreak to promote the blood…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — In this week’s edition of Studio41, Macon’s music ambassador Joey Stuckey gets put in the hot seat. 41NBC’s Skyler Henry sat down with Stuckey to talk jazz and hear his song, “Truth of a Misty Mountain.” Categories: Joey Stuckey Presents
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A new process aimed at making enrollment easier is complicating things for some parents in Houston County; many of them using one choice word to sum up Central Registration—”ridiculous”. “It’s like ridiculous, straight ridiculous,” Phillip Leslie said. “We came once and we were missing the lease, so we had to turn around and go home,”…
BYRON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – An escaped inmate that led several Middle Georgia law enforcement agencies on a three hour manhunt, is back in custody tonight. Byron Police Lieutenant Bryan Hunter tells 41NBC, Johnathan Pettigrew was hiding in bushes about a quarter of a mile from where he first escaped at 7:30 Tuesday evening, when he was caught at around 10:30….
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A local organization teamed up with a sporting goods store Tuesday to give underprivileged kids a back-to-school shopping spree. About 30 kids from The Boys and Girls Club of Central Georgia had just under an hour to spend $100 at the Academy Sporting Goods store on Eisenhower Parkway. With the cash, the kids bought school uniforms,…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – It’s a tradition that dates back decades, and it’s been going on here in middle Georgia now for the past 14 years. Thanks to the Fraternal Order of Police, underprivileged kids in the community get to shop with a cop two times a year. The best part is.. their parents don’t have to pay for it!…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — One of the Bibb County School District’s deputy superintendents is packing up and moving back to her home state. Deputy superintendent of school improvement and redesign, Suzanne Griffin-Ziebart, is heading to Minnesota to serve as the chief academic officer for the Minneapolis School District. Griffin-Ziebart says she applied for the job in April, and went on…
CENTERVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Centerville Police are testing out some new gear that’s helping them take illegal drivers off the road. The tag reader system rapidly scans license plates and within seconds pulls up information related to the vehicle. There’s three cameras that help the system capture the information. Centerville Police Captain Roger Hayes says, in just one week, an…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A national finance association recognized the City of Macon for how it reports financial information to the public. The Government Finance Officer’s Association has recognized the city for its Popular Annual Financial Report for FS2012. The PAFR is a user friendly version of the city’s comprehensive annual financial report which highlights major points of the audit…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – School starts back up for Bibb County students in less than a week, but ten high school students spent part of their summer hitting the books during a prestigious state education program. “To me there’s kind of a life before GHP and a life after GHP,” upcoming Central High School senior Kelton Ellis said. Ellis says…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Warner Robins home is a total loss after it was engulfed in flames early this morning. No one was inside the home, but two heroic teenagers noticed their neighbors’ two dogs were right next to the blaze, and did something about it. Fire crews doused the charred remains of what was left after flames…