MACON, Georgia (41 NBC/WMGT) – The University System of Georgia Board of Regents announced on Tuesday that tuition is set to go up for 27 out of 31 colleges and universities in the University System Georgia. The other four universities will see larger increases than the other universities but the same rate that students have seen last year. The 2.5% tuition…
MACON, Georgia (41 NBC/WMGT) – After the gun control bill went down in defeat on Wednesday, local gun owners reacted to the news, and also provided their opinion on background checks. President Barack Obama and other supporters of the gun control bill voiced their frustration with Congress after the bill didn’t pass Wednesday. One of the proposals in the bill…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – In wake of the Texas explosion, officials in Bibb County are ready in case something like that happens here. Trains and trucks carry chemicals through our area every day. The Macon-Bibb County Emergency Management Agency, along with local law enforcement and the fire department, is prepared to handle incidents involving hazardous materials. If something were to…
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)– The Monroe County Reporter caught people on camera taking extra papers, and printed a picture of one thief on the front page. “As we say it’s so good some can’t take just one,” said publisher Will Davis. That headline is making headlines all over the county. Since the pictures went to press, Davis says they’ve been the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Pan African Festival is back again and full of events to keep you busy throughout the weekend in downtown Macon. The festival will have food, music, vendors, and events for the kids just to name a few things! Nicole Thurston from the Tubman African American Museum stopped in our Daybreak studio to go over some…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – National Broadway tours, vocal chops, and the backing of one of Whitney Houston’s former producers–Warner Robins native LaTonya Holmes feels lucky. She’s in L.A. now, but she started her career by accident. “I played basketball, I was starting point guard..and someone told Mr. Gerald Ray Horne that I could sing, and he asked me to…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A church sign condemning homosexuality is stirring up controversy in Milledgeville. The sign off of U.S. 441 outside of the Society for the Ten Commandments church reads, “Homosexuality is a death worthy crime.” The strong statement is turning heads in the community. “It upsets me because it gives Christianity a bad name and Christianity is not…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – With consolidation just more than eight months away, big changes are on the way for law enforcement in Macon and Bibb County. The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office laid out its plans to the consolidation transition task force on Wednesday. By this time next year, the sheriff’s office will have split Macon and Bibb County into five…
KATHLEEN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -18-year-old David Presley wheels his motorchair across Veterans High School’s gymnasium floor, ready to catch the football. He’s a very skilled wheelchair football player, and he and his team, The Houston County Sharks, are circling the proverbial waters, hungry to eat, or beat their rivals the Guppies. The team name says it all–the Guppies are not confined…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A shooting review board met Wednesday morning to discuss the Macon police officer involved shooting at the Kroger on Pio Nono Avenue last December. The review board consists of Macon police command staff, two members from an outside CALEA accredited law enforcement agency, and two civilians, former Bibb County solicitor Otis Scarbury and former Board of…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Georgia Charter Schools Association is coming to Macon to host two community meetings on public charter schools. A news release from GCSA says, “With confidence in Macon public schools at an all-time low, GCSA is convening these meetings to increase public understanding of public chart schools and help community groups move forward with high quality…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — About 800 jobs will be up for grabs starting Wednesday. The Georgia Department of Corrections is hosting a military job fair, open to all U.S. veterans. Assistant Commander Chief of Staff Greg Dozier appeared as a guest on Daybreak to share the details of the free event. The job fair is April 17 from 10A.M. to…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Macon premiere of Cirque Du Soleil’s Quidam is coming to the Macon Centreplex. Rope Skipping World Champion Adrienn Benhegyi and spokesperson for the group Jessica Leboeuf stopped by Daybreak with the details of the performance and a preview of one of the acts. Quidam showcases individuality and the uniqueness of each human being. It relates…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Wednesday brings another round of Studio41 with Joey Stuckey introducing us to local bands and musicians. This week, guitar extraordinaire Bobby Hall stopped by to chat with Stuckey to talk about some of his work. Categories: Joey Stuckey Presents
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — If you enjoy Christian music, perhaps you’re considering adoption, or you’re just looking for a fun family festival – the Lifefest Families 4 Life 2013 event is for you. Filmmaker and actor Jack Walker stopped by Daybreak to share the details of the one of a kind event and talk about how his documentary “Faultless” plays…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Bibb County School District is facing an even bigger budget deficit than it thought. On Friday, an e-mail from the state to the district’s financial officer, Sharon Roberts, confirmed the district would be losing $3 million more state dollars in the upcoming year. That news brings the projected budget shortfall from $15 million to $18…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – For dozens of Middle Georgians, the explosions at the Boston Marathon hit close to home. At least 8 people from Macon and Warner Robins qualified to compete at this year’s race. Grace Tinkey was a mile away when the first explosion went off. Now one day after the frightening finale at the finish line, the 17-year-old…
MACON, Georgia (41 NBC/WMGT) – There was another rally for “Justice for Junebug.” The case where Sammie Davis Jr. was shot and killed five months ago by Macon police officer Clayton Sutton. The rally began Tuesday around 5 PM, that’s when Davis’s family, friends and supporters including representatives from the NAACP took to City Hall for “Justice for Junebug.” Many…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – After 20 years of military service and more than 8,000 hours of logged flight time, a Fort Valley World War Two and Korean War veteran took to the sky for the first time in years on Tuesday. “Airplanes have just been everything to me all my life,” 92-year-old veteran Frank Cross said. Cross started flying when…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A 15 year-old Bibb County student is recovering today, after he claims another student punched him in the head with brass knuckles. “My head burst,” said Me’khi Rouse, pointing to the cut on his head with three staples keeping it closed. The 8th grader at Ballard Hudson Middle School says on Monday, he was leaving for…
DEEPSTEP, Georgia (41 NBC/WMGT) – In Deepstep, the volunteer fire department has a problem. One of the vehicles in the department is unreliable and the fire department wants your help to do something about it. Joseph Mckinnon has been a volunteer firefighter for the Deepstep Volunteer Fire Department for the past two years. He’s been one of the department’s workhorses. He…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – If you have a bunch of sensitive papers and documents you need shredded, Robins Federal Credit Union is sponsoring two free shred day events this week across middle Georgia. Hillary Bobbitt from Robins Federal Credit Union stopped by our Daybreak studio to give us the when and where. Check out the video below for the full…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Fit for the Cure events are coming to middle Georgia. For more than a decade, Wacoal has been educating and fitting women across the country about the importance of proper bra fittings and overall breast health. Fit Consultant Natasha Carroll stopped by Daybreak to share a preview of the upcoming events and programs. By participating in…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Confusion and frustration at Macon City hall Monday as the appropriations committee struggled to understand the role of the consolidation task force. 41NBC first reported a few weeks ago about concerns over the transition team spending taxpayer money without council’s consent. Those issues came out of a late-night legislative meeting at the close of the Georgia…