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…
DUBLIN, Georgia (41 NBC/WMGT) – In the past several weeks, the city of Dublin sent out several news releases promoting new business ribbon cuttings and grand openings in the area. 41 NBC spoke with Matthew White, the Membership and Marketing Coordinator at the Chamber of Commerce in Dublin, about the recent spike in growth and what local businesses can look…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The clock is ticking on the deadline to file your taxes. Monday is the last day to turn in all your paperwork on time without facing any penalties. “I’ll just be glad to get it over with,” last minute taxpayer David Cochran said. April 15th at midnight is the IRS deadline to file your taxes on…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Lori Brewer was closing in on the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, when her day of celebration turned to pure chaos. “Everyone was cheering for everyone, and it was great weather, and then to just end like that it’s just horrible,” Brewer said. The Macon software and database developer, said runners scattered in…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council is investigating three former Houston County deputies who were fired for their involvement in pressure washing an inmate. On Friday, 41NBC reported the former inmate, Christopher Holt is suing Houston County and several former and current deputies for using a pressure washer on him last June. Today, 41NBC…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A former administrative assistant to the mayor plans to sue the City of Warner Robins, claiming she was mistreated and forced into early retirement. In an intent to sue, Macon attorney Jonathan Waters alleges that his client Faye Coulter was bullied and discriminated against while working under Mayor Chuck Shaheen. Waters is demanding nearly $500,000…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Each week, Daybreak interviews a local pet adoption agency to introduce viewers at home to cats and dogs in need of caring homes. Monday, Macon-Bibb Animal Welfare Director Sarah Tenon stopped by the studio with the ‘Pet of the Week.’ Ray is a miniature pinscher mix. He was found in middle Georgia, however his tags are…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Construction is set to begin in an East Macon neighborhood, one year after residents petitioned for road repairs. This week, crews will work to realign the three-way intersection at Upper River Road, Twin Pines Drive and Woodland Drive. The road repairs are an effort to slow down speeding drivers and improve the confusing intersection. Last year,…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Despite overcast skies and rain, competitors in the Magnolia Street Soapbox Derby were ready to roll Sunday afternoon. In colorful cars and costumes, participants lined Magnolia Street to put the pedal to the metal. With umbrellas at hand, crowds were there cheering them on. Organizers say an estimated 500 hundred people were in attendance. About 20…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Diving dogs wowed the crowd at the 25th annual Dogwood Festival in Perry. The annual event lived up to its name by hosting the DockDog competition in conjunction with its arts and crafts show. The festival’s newest addition drew hundreds of people. While some were just curious spectators, several people, like Lisa Gunn were serious competitors….
HAWKINSVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Shelly Bloom was one of many volunteers who drove in from Atlanta to help put the finishing touches on a home ‘built for a hero’. The wheelchair accessible, custom made home was designed for United States Marine Corporal Tony Mullis. The Hawkinsville native, who lost both of his legs last April in Afghanistan, is getting the…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Houston County and several deputies are being slapped with a lawsuit by an inmate who was pressure washed in the jail. Surveillance video of the incident shows it was about 5:30 on June 9, 2012 when a deputy pressure washed Christopher Holt, a former inmate of the Houston County Jail. A few weeks after the…
FORT VALLEY, Georgia – (41 NBC/WMGT) After both a warm winter and frigid temperatures all within the past few months, peach farmers in Middle Georgia are starting to see their crop come in,and they expect great things this summer. 41 NBC spoke with two of the largest peach producers in Georgia about the upcoming season. “Mother Nature is so fickle when it…
MONTEZUMA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Montezuma’s top cop was chosen to go to White House to meet with our country’s leaders and share his thoughts on the gun control debate. Montezuma Police Chief Eric Finch was selected by the National Law Enforcement Partnership to Prevent Gun Violence to represent the organization in Washington D.C. this week. “To protect and serve.” Finch…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A candidate for the District 3 seat on the consolidated Macon-Bibb County government was arrested and charged with marijuana possession in January. Danny Glover confirmed the arrest to 41NBC in an interview on Friday. A report from the Jones County Sheriff’s Office says just after 10 p.m. on Jan. 23, Deputy Calvin Miller came in contact…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WNGT) – If a Five Star vacation anywhere in the country sounds like just what you need, but you can’t afford it, there’s a great opportunity for you to win that trip. But as always, there’s a catch. This trip will cost you. Five bucks. Now through November there is an opportunity for you to purchase a five…