CORDELE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Some of Georgia’s favorite drivers and a few of NASCAR’s rising stars were in Cordele this weekend for SpeedFest 2013. Everything appeared to be fine and dandy for Dawsonville’s Chase Elliott. The 17-year-old had already won the 100-lap Pro Late Model race and had the lead in the Super Late Model race with just two laps…
CORDELE, GA – For the second year in a row, Speedfest kicked off the racing season with a trip to Cordele’s Watermelon Capital Speedway for 100 laps of Pro Late Model racing followed by 200 laps of Super Late Models from the ARCA/CRA Super Series. Great weather greeted race fans as they were treated to an opportunity meet all of…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Thanks to it being Monday morning, we’re bringing you another adoptable Pet of the Week from our Daybreak studio. This week, Valerie Buckley from Have a Heart, Save a Life in Milledgeville stopped in with an adoptable dog. She brought Mama Mia, a one year old girl who recently gave birth to 11(!) puppies. Mama Mia…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Calling all basketball players! There’s an opportunity for you to get out and test your skills on the court, raise some money for F.V.S.U., play against a famous basketball star, and win $500! And1 basketball star, HotSauce brings his skills to the court at F.V.S.U. on Saturday for the ‘HotSauce 2K Live Basketball Tour’. HotSauce joined…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The “United as One Tour” is coming to middle Georgia. The concert is featuring 4 giants in contemporary gospel music, while commemorating the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I have a dream” speech. Pastor Tony Lowden stopped by with all the details. The concert is Thursday, January 31st at the Faith Dome in…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — As the Bibb County School District works to implement parts of the Macon Miracle, one school is doing it’s part to promote health awareness. Walter P. Jones Elementary School’s Dawn Scott stopped by Daybreak to share the scoop on the upcoming fitness and health extravaganza. The event kicks off Tuesday, January 29th from 5:30 until 7P.M….
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – NASCAR’s engines won’t fire up until next month, but this week, media from all over the country are in Charlotte for the annual Sprint Media Tour. 41NBC web manager Terry Miller is there working hard to bring you updates on our local drivers, and today, there was some big news. The Peach State’s own Chase Elliott…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Macon Area Habitat for Humanity is set to kick off it’s Priceless Gifts Campaign at noon on Tuesday in the Lynmore Estates Neighborhood. With a campaign goal of $469,000 to go toward giving 25 families a hand up, Macon Area Habitat for Humanity is focusing its efforts on the Lynmore Estates Neighborhood. Harold Tessendorf and Tom…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Ladies, when you’re having a night on the town with friends your appearance plays a major role. You have to make sure you have all the right elements: the right dress/outfit, the perfect heels, the matching bag . . . but what about your nails? When choosing your ensemble nails often get over looked because you…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – If you’re in the mood for jazz music, dancing, great food, and a night on the town, head to downtown Macon Friday night. The Tubman Museum is hosting its ‘All That Jazz’ fundraiser at the Macon Auditorium. Watch the story below to get more information, or click here. Categories: Daybreak
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – This week’s Pet of the Week is a dog originally found in Warner Robins, but was taken in by the Macon-Bibb Animal Welfare Center. Harley, a two year-old Chihuahua, and Sarah Tenon stopped in our Daybreak studio to talk about how easy it is to adopt a pet for your home. Tenon also highlighted a new…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A local pastor is selected to get the ball rolling on charter schools around the Peach State. Pastor Tony Lowden, who runs the after-school program STONE Academy for at-risk kids in Macon, was recommended by the Governor to be part of the State Charter Schools commission. Friday, he was chosen along with 6 other people around…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Coach Barney Hester met with his new team Friday afternoon at Howard High School, and he tells us his Huskies will be ready to go in the fall. Hester tells us he was just ready for new opportunities and has no hard feelings against Tattnall Square Academy, where he’s won more than 300 games in his…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – There’s a new addition to Rozar Park in Perry, but the sport itself has been around for decades. “Disc golf has been around since the 1970s,” says Amateur Master National Champion, Michelle Jones. “It’s a fantastic family sport. You get a lot of good exercise, but you don’t even know you’re exercising because it’s just so…
KATHLEEN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – More than a hundred Houston County students Friday took part in the county’s Winter Special Olympics at Veterans High School. Skills challenges, 3-on-3 basketball tournaments, face painting and more. Special Olympians were busy all day at Houston County’s Winter Games. “They’re in the Special Olympics programs in the middle schools and high schools here in the…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The city of Milledgeville has recently taken several hits with the loss of jobs, but the residents in Baldwin County aren’t letting it get them down. “Jobs! Jobs! Jobs!,” exclaimed Linda McKnight, at the third Eggs and Issues meeting of the year Thursday. That’s because bringing more jobs to the area is the ultimate goal. Milledgeville-Baldwin…
MACON, Georgia (41 NBC/WMGT) – Listen up runners! It’s time to lace up the shoes and stretch out those legs! The Museum of Aviation is hosting its 17th annual marathon, half marathon, and 5k run event. The race is Saturday, January 19th. If you want to run the 5k, there is same day registration. However, if you plan to run…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Warner Robins City Council plans to buy land in the northwest section of town and build a sports complex there in the future. In a special-called meeting this afternoon, Councilman Mike Davis laid out the details of the plan. Council unanimously supported the item and will pay the land owner $850,000 for nearly 65 acres…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – College students from more than 1,000 miles away are in Macon this week. Their mission? Help rebuild Macon. The sound of paint scrapers fills the air outside a home in south Macon, where 26 business students from the University of Connecticut are helping Rebuilding Macon, Inc. fix up some homes this week. They’re here over their…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — In a one-night-only event, the Museum of Arts and Sciences will host a premiere and feature “Ultra Galactic Gung-Ho Gurus,” also known as UG3. One of the filmmakers of the comedy is Al Waller, a middle Georgian who stopped by Daybreak to give us a preview of the film. For information about the UG3 premiere happening…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Look on your kitchen table, or on the corner table by your front door. Do you have a stack of mail sitting there that stills needs ‘someone’ to go through it? (Yes, I do). If you need some help getting organized, and you want to keep that pile of mail from taking over your table, let…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Monday starts a free (yes I said FREE) eight-week course for parents of Bibb County Schools students, to get caught up on what their kids are learning in class, as well as catch themselves up on missed opportunities. The Parent Academy is an eight-week course, being taught at the Bibb County School’s Welcome Center on Riverside…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Baldwin County deputies are searching for the suspects responsible for writing a racial slur on a street sign. Over the weekend, homeowners discovered a sign that once read “Children at Play” was vandalized. The word ‘children’ was blacked out and replaced with the n-word. Residents near the Meriweather Road area are stunned by the negative message….
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Three people are dead after a single-car crash in Macon early Saturday morning and witnesses say the driver was speeding. Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones identified the victims as Sherry Sherie Bishop, 38 of Gray; Derwin Durden, 45 of Covington and Temple Dumas, 40 of Raleigh, N.C. According to Jones, Bishop was driving a 2004 Chevy…