DRY BRANCH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Twiggs County Sheriff Darren Mitchum launched an internal investigation after an inmate escaped from jail Sunday. At a news conference Wednesday morning, Mitchum thanked the Bleckley County deputies who found 45-year-old Troy Criswell. Criswell escaped from the jail after ripping a shower head out of a wall and crawling through the hole that was left…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Demolition crews have been steady at work, knocking down blighted houses in neighborhoods in Macon. Its part of the city’s efforts to get rid of run down abandoned structures in the area. Since April 25, the city has demolished almost 20 houses and commercial buildings that haven’t passed building codes. Residents watched, smiling and applauding, as…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The U.S. Department of Justice’s decision to delay the Macon-Bibb County consolidated government election is both a blessing and a curse for candidates running for office. They say they will be working hard to win your vote no matter when the DOJ decides you can cast your ballot. Don’t expect to see campaign signs around the…
ROCHELLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – When Mariesha Rucker leaves her home in Abbeville for college, she will leave behind a long lasting legacy. Next year, for the first time ever, Wilcox County schools officials will sponsor a prom, leaving the tradition of privately sponsored segregated proms in the past. The new prom comes just a month after Rucker and her friends…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – When you have a whole lot of cats in one place, it might cause a bit of a smell at times, no matter how hard you try to stop it. The renters of the space next to Macon Purrs N Paws in the Fall Line Plaza filed a complaint about the smell with the property manager…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Milledgeville City Council heard from skateboarders about their push for a skate spot to call their own for the first time Tuesday night. It has been two years in the making. Skateboarders and Milledgeville leaders are taking the first steps to turn the skate spot into a reality. There was standing room only during the city…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The US Department of Justice says it needs more information on the push to make local elections nonpartisan before they can approve it. The call for more clarification comes less than two months before a scheduled election, in which Republican State Representative Cecil Staton and others voted to drop political parties from the ballots. Now, the…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A music teacher in Houston County has been nominated for a Grammy. Faye Boyer is one of over 200 quarter-finalists for the first ever Music Educator Award. The award recognizes kindergarten through college educators who’ve made a lasting contribution to music education. She says she tries to bring more than music to the classroom….
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Macon Bomb Squad detonated a World War II artillery round on Tuesday after recovering it a few days ago. Two brothers were clearing out a shed that belongs to their grandmother off Jeffersonville Road. What they found is a piece of history. Macon Police E.O.D. Commander, Lt. Wilton Collins responded to the scene. The round,…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — 9-year-old Bailey Arnold says there’s nothing better than getting lost in a good book. “I love like when you’re reading and you get into the book, and once you get like deep into the book it feels like you’re in the book.” Her favorite book is “The Doll and the Garden.” It’s different than Nathaniel O’Neill’s…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Milledgeville man is dead after crashing his car into several trees on SR 212 around 6 a.m. Tuesday morning. According to Georgia State Patrol spokeswoman Tracy Watson, 33-year-old William J. Tudor IV was going around a curve when he drove off the roadway. GSP says his pickup truck struck an embankment before hitting the trees….
JEFFERSONVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Twiggs County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Billy Boney has confirmed the Twiggs County inmate who escaped is now back in police custody. He was found just more than 20 miles away on some railroad tracks in rural Bleckley County. Just before noon Tuesday, a woman spotted him on those tracks and called authorities to report a suspicious…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Danny Glover, Macon-Bibb County Commission candidate for the District 3 seat, announced he is dropping out of the race. “It is with great hope and great joy that I am here today to withdraw my candidacy,” Glover said at a news conference on Tuesday. Glover along with community activist Al Tillman will endorse former Bibb County…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Two men are dead after a plane crash in South Bibb County. Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones previously reported a child was also among the dead, but he has now amended that statement. 58-year-old Anthony Cabeza of Greer, South Carolina and 71-year-old Julius Gilreath of Greenville, South Carolina took off in their single-engine Piper-32 plane from…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — All walks of life came out to donate blood for the American Red Cross’ Memorial Blood Drive. As a proud sponsor, 41NBC hit all four locations to talk to the people who helped make it a success! She normally shakes it for the Falcons, but Monday the “bird lady” was in front of AmStar 16 in Macon…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Hundreds gathered to honor fallen soldiers at Linwood Cemetery and Macon Memorial Park in Macon for Memorial Day. Memorial Day means many things to many soldiers. No matter the branch of service, or the years served, the day leaves heavy hearts for friends and family of those who gave the ultimate sacrifice to protect our home….
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Normally we like to show you video of our pet of the week, but plans changed last minute for us this week! Valerie Buckley with Have A Heart, Save A Life in Milledgeville normally brings a dog into our studio with her, but she had an expecting mother unexpectedly give birth to a litter of puppies…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Calling all golfers (and those of us who wish we were!). There is an upcoming golf tournament to raise money for the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals and the Miss Macon pageant. April Montgomery stopped by our Daybreak studio to talk about the event and how you can get involved. Categories: Daybreak
Local Magician Cliff Patton and his friend, Peppin the Penguin, visited Daybreak this morning to perform magic for Middle Georgia. He performed ventriloquism with Peppin, then dazzled us with three magic tricks. If you wish to contact him for a performance where you live, his number is (478)-396-2298. Here are his upcoming performances (they are open to anyone at no…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A teenager is recovering at a hospital after he was shot twice early Monday morning. According to a news release, 15-year-old Christian Johnson was walking on Massey Road in Macon with his brother when they heard shots fired. Two bullets hit Christian. He was taken to the Medical Center and is listed in stable condition. Officials…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – One of Macon’s largest animal rescue groups could lose its lease and end up on the streets. Recently, neighbors near Macon Purrs N Paws have been complaining about an overpowering odor coming from the shelter. Director Anne Brennaman and her volunteers sweep, shampoo and scrub daily, but the smell is still there. “We’ve tried everything we…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A plant that only blooms every 25 to 50 years is now preparing for a full display in Macon. The ‘century plant’ or the Agave Americana is attracting a lot of attention off of Mason and Carroll Streets. The 20 foot species is slowly budding and towering over the homes in the neighborhood and can be…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Macon police are searching for the suspect who shot a man in the face Friday night. Authorities responded to a call of a person shot at the 2800 block of Simmons Street shortly after 8 p.m. When they arrived, the 49-year-old told police that he when answered the door of his residence he was shot in…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Taylor and Shelby Moll proudly walked into the Central Fellowship Christian Academy’s gym, adorned in their caps and gowns Friday; an almost perfect night, but with one very important thing lacking: Their father. Major Jason Moll is a US Airman deployed in Afghanistan for the last year; he couldn’t be there in that gym with them–couldn’t…