MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Students are gearing up to take the Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests (CRCTs) on Tuesday. The recent cheating scandal in Atlanta public schools has the Bibb County school district working to make sure nothing like that happens here in Middle Georgia. Students and staff at Heritage Elementary are in testing mode for this year’s CRCTs. It is five…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Perry’s Dogwood Festival is living up to its name by including four-legged friends with a dog competition; one local trainer is preparing dogs to compete. Mike Ferguson and his wife have spent their lives turning family pets into fierce competitors. This year, the Warner Robins couple has several ‘students’ competing in the events leading up…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Crews returned to the Ocmulgee River this weekend in search for the missing swimmer, presumed dead as of Monday afternoon. It is going on a week now and there is still no sign of the body of 24-year-old Aaron Cross. Cross was swimming with friends at Amerson Water Works Park on April 1. He began to…
ROCHELLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Wilcox County School System is now considering sponsoring an integrated prom in 2014. The announcement comes just days after a group of Wilcox County High School seniors gained national attention for their efforts to host the school’s first integrated prom. When Wilcox County schools integrated 30 years ago, the annual school sponsored prom ended….
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Macon non-profit group, Community Health Works, is hosting a dinner fundraiser to help provide assistance for people to have more and easier access to local, healthy foods. As part of Community Health Works’ mission, the group raises awareness on issues that plague our community when it comes to health and well-being. The dinner fundraiser on…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – It’s no longer a secret, between Melissa and I, no one will be picking us for their pickup game of basketball after seeing this video! To prepare for the NCAA Final Four tournament being held in Atlanta, (and to make complete fools of ourselves on TV) we played a game of P-I-G while the Final Four…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A local zumba instructor is using her passion for health and fitness to help a Warner Robins family. Faith Womack is hosting a Zumba Extravaganza to raise funds for Kristi Clarke who is pregnant with a baby who has spina bifida. Womack stopped by the 41NBC station to teach Daybreak Anchors Melissa Lee and Kyle…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Central Georgia Autism and Big Ring Racing will hold the first ‘Journey Century Ride for Autism.’ It’s an event promoting autism awareness and it’s open to cyclists of all abilities. John Cozart with Big Ring Racing and Janet Ward of Central Georgia Autism stopped by Daybreak with all the details. The event will accommodate cyclists starting…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Macon mother accused of killing her three children in a house fire was granted bond Thursday. A Bibb County judge set Colethia Williams bond at $75,000 with some restrictions. She’s not allowed to have any unsupervised contact with children. She is allowed to have supervised visits with her three-year-old son J’Lon three days a week…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) Home prices in Middle Georgia are increasing according to a news release from Core Logic, a property information and analytics firm. The data shows that home prices in Macon rose by 11 point one percent in February of this year, compared to this time last year. 41 NBC spoke with the Managing Broker and Chief Operating Officer…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Maj. Gen. Robert McMahon says Robins Air Force Base’s annual economic impact of $2.9 billion could be in jeopardy. Thursday at a 21st Century Partnership Forum at the Museum of Aviation, McMahon called on base and union management to cut down on the number of grievances filed by workers each year. In this fiscal year…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Macon Police need your help in locating a suspect wanted in connection with a bank robbery that took place at the SunTrust Bank on Vineville Avenue around 10AM Thursday morning. According to a new release by the MPD, the suspect is described as a white male around 35-45 years old, clean shaven and with a medium…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The man arrested for the murder of a Hawkinsville will make his first appearance in court Thursday. Macon police arrested 30-year-old Brandon Sherod Davis and charged him felony murder and a superior court probation violation. Davis is accused of killing 26-year-old Chassisty LaShundra Lester. Her body was discovered in Houston County, but officers believe she died…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Search efforts are on hold Thursday morning for the man believed to have drowned in the Ocmulgee River Monday. Lt. Sean Defoe with the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office tells 41NBC searchers are on standby and waiting to see if the weather clears up. Sgt. Tony Fox with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources says his officers…
HAWKINSVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -The weather will be perfect, the horses and riders will be ready, the games and entertainment will be running full throttle, the fireworks will be fully primed. The only question is, will you be in Hawkinsville this weekend for the Harness Festival? Brad Hardy from the Hawkinsville/Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce stopped by our studio to get…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Students at Stratford Academy got an ‘out of this world’ learning experience Wednesday. One by one, the students there lined up for their once in a lifetime chance to speak with an astronaut aboard the International Space Station. “I was surprised that we could actually make contact and I was very happy that he could answer…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — There’s a new exhibit at the Museum of Arts and Sciences featuring the works of Macon native Charles Ladson and other rising artists from the regional Master of Fine Arts programs. The co-chairs of the fundraising effort, Mary Pinson and Cason Wilkin stopped by Daybreak with details on the exhibition. April 18 is the “Meet the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Wednesday marks day three for the search of the missing swimmer who drowned in the Ocmulgee River on Monday. Searchers used a cadaver dog, to narrow down the area and they believe they know where the body is. Even though it ained, searchers still looked for the body of 24-year-old Aaron Austin Cross. Motorboats were back…
ABBEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Every spring, students in Wilcox County dress up and head off to separate proms, one for the white students and the other for black students. But this year, that could all change. “It’s embarrassing to know that I’m from the county that still does this,” Keela Bloodworth said. When Wilcox County schools integrated 30 years ago,…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Middle Georgia Regional Airport has one of five air control towers in Georgia expected to close this month. 41 NBC spoke with Air Traffic Manager Walt Alexander about the pending closures and what he and his staff will do. Alexander, who’s been at his position for 22 years, talked about what the pending closure means for…
BYRON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Peach County Ford changed hands, and that means about 30 employees are jobless. On Wednesday morning the lot full with trucks and cars looked ready for business, but Peach County Ford wasn’t open. According to two employees, who didn’t want their names released, on Monday afternoon a majority of the staff was told to find new…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – It’s prom season in middle Georgia, and some Warner Robins High School students have a message for all students; Don’t Drink and Drive. From the start, it’s easy to see where the Youtube video is going. It’s no secret, the message is clear. “Watching it gives me the chills,” Freshman Callie Bruce said about the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Unique and friendly animals are the norm when you walk in the doors of the Museum of Arts and Sciences in Macon, but the upcoming Pet Show allows you to show off your unique and friendly animal at the museum. April 14th will bring the 58th annual Pet Show on museum grounds. This is the chance…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – There is no shortage of music and musicians in middle Georgia, and that especially holds true in Macon. Studio41 and Joey Stuckey bring you BeatStar XL, a local hip-hop artist who isn’t shy about getting his music out and making his name known on the streets. Categories: Joey Stuckey Presents