HAWKINSVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Move over peaches and pecans, olives may soon start to grow into Georgia’s number one cash crop. Just ask Bob Krueger in Hawkinsville. He saw Georgia’s potential about a year ago when he planted a farm of olive trees. More specifically, he’s planting olive trees to produce olive oil. “I’ve got 22 acres here, and I’ve…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – As part of a Reduction in Force plan approved by the Bibb County School Board Thursday night, 101 school employees could be laid off. The board voted 6-2 to approve the plan, with board members Lester Miller and Jason Downey voting against it. 74 of the 101 are teacher positions. 13 are other employees like janitors…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A local band from Warner Robins is doing their part to raise money for a good cause. The Alex Tjoland Band will be playing two concerts to raise funds for the Middle Georgia Food Bank.It’s going on as part of the “Attorney General’s Legal Food Frenzy,” a statewide program for the legal community to donate money…
MACON, Georgia (41 NBC/WMGT) – The office of the District Attorney for the Macon Judicial Circuit opened the Vernon R. Beinke Child Witness Room with a ribbon cutting on Thursday. According to a news release sent from the District Attorney’s Office, the room will “provide child witnesses with their very own space before court proceedings.” The child witness room was…
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Pharmacist Jep Castleberry says there are a slew of side effects that could become reality when prescription drugs fall into the wrong hands. “There’s so many things that could go wrong by these people some of them taking advantage of other people’s medication that they can get their hands on,” said Castleberry. In September, Castleberry Drug…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A pedestrian has been killed early this morning near West Campus Drive, at U.S. Highway 441, according to a news release sent out by the Georgia State Patrol. The victim, 22-year-old Victor Chatfield of Milledgeville, was hit by a Hyundai Sonata at around 5:20am. The Sonata was being driven by 45-year-old Jeffery Ledbetter of Eatonton, Georgia,…
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…