MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Macon-Bibb County’s Urban Development Authority is setting its sights on Broadway. The street is the newest addition to the groups plan for downtown revitalization, and the first people who will have a say in it’s transformation are the property owners. It’s a busy street, with a famous name, and Erica Louder believes all it takes is…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Museum of Aviation is getting rid of 32 aircraft, downsizing its entire collection by 1/3. Museum Director Ken Emery attributes the cuts to the massive Air Force reorganization. In 2011, Emery said the museum was forced to eliminate eight of its 16 civilian employees. As a result, there simply isn’t enough staff to take…
EAST DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Wrightsville man is charged with the murder of a Johnson County deputy who was found dead Friday night in rural Laurens County. Laurens County Sheriff Bill Harrell identified the victim as 23-year-old Khristal Wright (pictured bottom). Wright has been with the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office since October 2009, but transferred to be a school…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Residents of a Macon nursing home woke up to smoke inside one of the wings of the building early Monday morning. Macon-Bibb Fire Chief Marvin Riggins says the initial call in from Rosewood Nursing Center, located at 2795 Finney Circle, at 2:39 a.m. A second alarm was called in after first responders arrived, as firefighters and…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Equip with fishnet tights, alter egos and a need for speed, the women of the Middle Georgia Derby Demons roll onto the rink ready for a showdown. “We’re playing hard, it’s full contact and we’re having a lot of fun doing it,” said Amber Whitley. By day, she’s known as Amber; but when she laces up…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Nelson Lynn Teate of Macon is the winner of the $5,000 pin pull contest. Teate’s name was pulled for the cash grand-prize. Five other people will receive $100 gas gift cards. The winners were JoAnn Childres, Patsy Johnson, Marie Morgan, and Joyce Vaughn all of Macon. The final winner was Anne Weeks of Byron. Also, the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Macon police are searching for two suspects involved in an early morning shooting in downtown Macon Sunday. Kendall Sherrod Williams, Sr. and one other unnamed suspect are wanted for their involvement in the incident. Police say around 2:30 am a male suspect walked up to two men and a fight broke out. It happened in the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Cherry Blossom outdoor activities at Central City Park were cancelled for Sunday, but the finale will go on, according to festival organizers. Spokesperson for the Cherry Blossom Festival, Lydia Moss says the annual pin grand prize drawing will be held at Building 13 at Central City Park at 5pm. Also at 5pm, the finale festivities will…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A threat of rain this weekend didn’t dampen the spirits of Cherry Blossom fans. The Cherry Blossom Street Party and other weekend events were moved indoors this year due to rain in the forecast, but a decent crowd still turned out Saturday night at the City Auditorium to see 38 Special and the Dirty Guvnahs. Some…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A man who robbed a SunTrust Bank in Macon on Monday is in custody. According to a release from the Macon Police Department, U.S. Marshals located and arrested 31 year-old William Jeffery Lowder in a room at the Red Roof Inn at 4951 Eisenhower Parkway. A search warrant was executed on the room and Lowder admitted he robbed…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Mercer University Service Scholars Class of 2014 needs your help to touch the lives of families living in impoverished housing in India. The group is inviting you to participate in the Curry Scurry 5K Saturday, March 23. Mercer students Kelsey Jones and Gillian Ford stopped by Daybreak with the details. The event will benefit the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – If you need to get a haircut, wait until Saturday or Sunday this week and head to one of 11 Great Clips to get it done. A Macon family whose daughter was a two-time cancer survivor when she was only six years old is hosting an event called the ‘Blessing of the Birds’ to support their…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Northeast High School renamed its field house after former football star Albert ‘Al’ Lucas. Lucas was a star player at Troy University and a former Carolina Panther and Pittsburg Steeler. He died in 2005, while playing arena football for the Los Angeles Avengers. For family members, the building serves as a memorial and a reminder of…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — In his interview with the GBI, Macon Police Officer Clayton Sutton describes the final moments of Sammie Davis Junior’s life including how he handcuffed Davis after he shot him. Sutton sat down for two interviews. The first one was with internal affairs on December 21, 2012. That was the day he shot and killed Davis in…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Region leaders are using a news series of studies as a line of defense against of the possibility of a potential round for Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC). The 21st Century Partnership, a community organization that supports Robins Air Force Base, is spending $175,000 on a series of 15 studies. The Middle Georgia Regional Commission…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Macon-Bibb County firefighters ruled Wednesday night’s apartment fire in North Macon as accidental. Lieutenant Ellen Kicklighter tells 41NBC cigarette butts in pine straw started the fire at Lullwater at Bass apartments. The flames were contained in the column of the apartment building. Kicklight says it took firefighters about an hour to put out the flames. Firewalls…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Milledgeville woman is behind bars after police say she beat her grandmother with a baseball bat. The incident centers around a family argument over who owns a piece of property. That argument came to blows Wednesday morning when Milledgeville police say the suspect picked up a baseball bat and started hitting her granmother. MPD spent…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – In a written statement, Colethia Williams’ attorney Reza Sedghi calls the murder charges against his client “tragic”. Williams is charged with felony murder, child cruelty and felony false statements after three of her four children died in a house fire in February. Her youngest child was injured during the fire, but survived. For the first time,…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — It’s supposedly the second biggest book sale east of the Mississippi. Friends of the Library President Andy Newton said, “We’ve checked in the past and we’ve found people come from 10 different states to our book sale.” The 2013 Old Book Sale opened it’s doors to the public Thursday morning at the Macon Centreplex and bookworms…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Maybe you’ve enjoyed a bit too much of the fair food this week at the Cherry Blossom Festival, so you’re feeling the need to get outside and exercise a bit! If that’s you, or maybe you simply enjoy running, this weekend is your chance to shine. The annual Cherry Blossom Road Race and Fun Run is…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — More than a dozen food vendors are springing into the season with blossoming hearts and donating to The Salvation Army. “One person can make a difference, one person can set the stage for the many others to come,” said Jerry England of Beaver Concessions. Beaver Concessions was the first vendor to donate food items to local…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – An apartment complex in Bibb County caught fire early Wednesday evening, and fire officials are still trying to determine what caused it. It happened at Lullwater at Bass Apartments off Bass Road in North Macon around 6:30. Residents looked on as smoke billowed out of the third story roof. It appeared the fire started at the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A national campaign is helping smokers nationwide kick the habit and ‘kick butts’. Kick Butts Day, sponsored by Tobacco-Free Kids and the United Health Foundation, is an aggressive push to get youth to stand up and speak out against Big Tobacco. Now a new program and funding is helping more Georgians commit to putting down the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Rutland High School junior, Tyler Ragin ,wins medals for long-jumping and running. She’s a top student, and now she’s the Boys and Girls Club of America’s “Youth of the Year for the state of Georgia. As part of the competition, the candidates have to recite a speech. Ragin shared part of hers with 41NBC. She beat…