MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Each year, a group of hard-working student athletes in Bibb Countyis rewarded scholarships in memory of a fallen Macon native. Al Lucas, son of Georgia State Senator David Lucas and Macon City Councilwoman Elaine Lucas, played football at Northeast High. He went on to play in college at Troy University and then in the National Football…
MACON, Georgia (41 NBC/WMGT) – When people are diagnosed with cancer, they and their families do anything they can to get the mind off of the stress and worry it causes. 41 NBC spoke with a few people at the Wellness Center in Macon about the program they have in place that does just that and their recent good news. The…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Since film crews with “Need for Speed” announced they would make a pit stop in Macon, the video game that inspired the motion picture has been flying off shelves. The Hollywood buzz is creating big business at the Land of the Gods video game store. Gamer Neressa Miller picked up her copy today. After a few…
MACON, Georgia (41 NBC/WMGT) – Candidate David Cousino rode into Bibb County Board of Elections Office on a horse. Cousino walked into the office, saddle bag in tow, and filled out the paperwork he needed to qualify for Mayor. He paid the majority of his $3000 qualifying fees, in gold coins. The rest with cash. Cousino explained why he came…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – In honor of Earth Day, several workers with the Atlanta Gas Light Company took to the streets to pick up trash. The employees rolled up their sleeves and picked up garbage around Bass and New Forsyth roads in north Macon. They hope to raise awareness and encourage others to keep the environment safe and clean. “We…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Milledgeville man is suspected of driving his pickup truck into a liquor store on purpose. “He walked in and within seconds mayhem,” Wally Stubbs, owner of the Elm City Package liquor store, said. It happened on April 13th at the Elm City Package liquor store off Vinson Highway. The surveillance video shows the last customer…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The city of Macon is calling on a national organization, and the Department of Justice to stop the violence and help bring peace to the streets. “To interrupt it, to stop it, to find alternatives to shooting and killed and to just promote a sense of security and peace in every neighborhood,” said Macon Mayor Robert…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Traffic on the off-ramp at Hardeman Avenue transformed into a motion picture high-speed chase on Wednesday. “Need for Speed”, a DreamWorks studio production, started shooting scenes near the Fountain Car Wash early Wednesday morning. The movie is an adaption of the poplar racing video game with the same name. Cast members include Michael Keaton from “Batman”,…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The magic of Studio41 traveled to Nashville, Tennessee to check out the city that is now home to many country music legends who got their start in middle Georgia. Over the next few weeks, Daybreak will highlight some of the artists out of the Gibson Showroom. This week we introduce you to Georgia native, J.P. Williams….
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — In an effort to raise autism awareness, Karats and Keepsakes will host Cocktails and Cupcakes, a party and silent auction benefiting Central Georgia Autism. Karats and Keepsakes owner Julie Evans joined Daybreak with details Wednesday. The event is Thursday, April 25 from 5P.M. to 8P.M. Entry tickets are $10 and can be purchased by calling (478)…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Nearly 150 air traffic control towers across the country are set to close down on June 15, including the one at Middle Georgia Regional Airport. In an effort to prevent that from happening, the City of Macon is planning to join a lawsuit against the Federal Aviation Administration. Tuesday, the Public Properties Committee unanimously approved the…
MACON, Georgia (41 NBC/WMGT) – The Macon Arts Alliance has received a big grant to support an arts journalism partnership with Mercer’s Center for Collaborative Journalism.The program is called “Art Matters,” and the grant is $40,000. Students involved will create news articles, blogs, video reports and more. 41 NBC spoke with Director of Communications for the Macon Arts Alliance, Jonathan Dye,who stressed the importance…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – On the corner of Bloomfield Road and Virginia Drive, a small scooter rests in the driveway and bears line the fence just feet away from the Watson home. The fence that was once used to keep 5-year-old Ta’Miya Watson away from harm now serves as her memorial. Classmates and the community are using the bears and…
MACON, Georgia (41 NBC/WMGT) – If you look outside of your window, you might see a celebrity or two walking down the street. It’s because Macon is becoming a new hub to film blockbusters for the big screen. 41 NBC got down to the bottom of what it is that’s making Tinsel Town fall in love with Macon. Some of Hollywood’s biggest…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Macon woman has pleaded guilty to charges of stealing hundreds of blood plasma donors’ personal information and filing false tax claims, then pocketing the money. 30-year-old Bridgette Williams of Nisbet Drive worked at the BioMat USA Plasma Center on First Street in Macon. U.S. Attorney Michael Moore is charging her with one count of conspiracy…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Today, two men who are no stranger to competing for one position qualified within minutes of each other to run for mayor of Macon-Bibb County. Former Bibb County Chairmen Charles Bishop, and current Chairman Sam Hart served on commission together before Hart beat out Bishop for the chairman’s seat in 2008. Bishop says the new government…
IRWINTON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A phone call hoax is making its way around Middle Georgia and tricking victims into thinking they are facing serious punishments for missing jury duty. If you dial the number, you will hear this. “Hello, the following is an urgent message from the National Justice Center.” The message says the caller failed to show up for…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Charges have been upgraded to murder against two men who were arrested in connection with the shooting of 18 year-old John Johnson, III. The Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested 24 year-old Bernard Bullard and 18 year-old Markel D. Parks, and Macon police spokeswoman Melanie Hoffman tells us the charges would be upgraded as soon as…
GRAY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Candidate for the Macon-Bibb Commission, Danny Glover, pleaded not guilty to marijuana possession in Jones County Probate Court Tuesday morning. Glover was arrested in January after a Jones County Deputy found him and a friend sleeping in Glover’s car. The incident report says inside the car the deputy found a marijuana grinder, a smoked blunt, and…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — This week’s most adoptable pet is from Have a Heart, Save a Life in Milledgeville. Valerie Buckley stopped by Daybreak with “Brin,” a pit-boxer mix to share how easy it is to adopt. Brin is 6 months old and is named because of her coat. She is a ‘people dog’ and enjoys playing with other animals….
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A week after two bombs exploded at the Boston Marathon, people from all over the United States and middle Georgia are finding ways to support the people affected. “That was really hard to even get the messages that anything like that could happen,” says Sherry Castles. “Even at the Boston Marathon–not just to any of us…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Abandoned buildings covered in graffiti serve as a daily reminder of the gangs that run the streets in East Macon. Members of the Crips, Bloods and Macon Mafia have all marked territory along Forsyth Avenue and on Sunday, residents say the brewing turf wars between the gangs came to a violent end. Shortly after midnight, John…
MACON, Georgia (41 NBC/WMGT) – Community activists had no problem voicing their issues with Macon’s major officials on Monday. Activists Irving Martinez and Anthony Harris stood in front of city hall calling for Macon Mayor Robert Reichert, Macon Police Chief Mike Burns, Macon Police Officer Clayton Sutton, and Deputy Chief Mike Carswell to be fired. Harris began the news conference…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A 5-year-old girl is dead after she was hit by a Bibb County School bus while crossing the street. Shonetta Jackson was on her way to pick up her sons when she saw Tamiya Watson lying in the street. Jackson leaped out of her car and ran over to Watson and held the little girl’s hand…