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…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – It’s a new year and for many of us that means updating our wardrobe! Well if you’re still sticking to your fitness regime then you know a fresh pair of sneakers can do more than make you look good, they’ll make you feel good too! There are a ton of choices when it comes to…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Marilyn Wendler was only 11 years old, but she remembers November 24, 1964, like it was yesterday. “I remember walking in the back of this huge airplane sitting on the side in a hammock seat,” she says, as she sits in a similar seat inside the same C-130 airplane that rescued her when she was…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — For some people, The Salvation Army is like the ‘lost and found.’ The organization is known around the world for helping those in need and the groups in middle Georgia are no different. When Wayne Ellerbee’s life decisions caused him to fall on hard times, he turned to the group known for “doing the most good.”…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The United Way of Central Georgia teamed up with Jeff Smith Auto for its annual auto raffle. 41 NBC’s Daybreak Anchor Melissa Lee was live at the dealership Thursday morning to tell viewers how to purchase tickets and snag a chance at winning a brand new car. Jeff Smith Auto’s General Manager Jay Hilliard said…
JEFFERSONVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Tension filled the room as each agenda item was discussed amongst the Twiggs County Commissioners, a majority of them newly elected. It’s only the second week of 2013 and Tuesday the commissioners met for the third time this year. At a special called meeting inside the Twiggs County Courthouse, several items were brought up for discussion….
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — CrimeStoppers needs your help keeping the streets safe. Sgt. Robert Martin stopped by Daybreak with who you need to be on the lookout for this week. Remember, you will be rewarded for any information that leads to an arrest. Call CrimeStoppers at 1-877-68-CRIME. Categories: Local News
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A family of five is homeless tonight, after a fire destroys their home in Jones County. A call came in to the Macon-Bibb Fire Department around 7:30 tonight that a fire broke out at 3643 Champion Drive. 41 NBC’s Jasmine Williams spoke with the Battalion Chief on the scene. He told her the blaze likely started…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Macon police responded to two shootings just blocks apart from each other Saturday afternoon and neighbors believe the recent violence is gang-related. The first shooting happened at Freedom Park around 2 p.m. Authorities say a teenage boy was shot in the arm near the basketball court. At around 3 p.m. near Morgan Drive, Macon Police officers…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Every once in a while a story comes along, the kind where as a reporter, you aren’t exactly sure what direction the story will go. A couple weeks ago I received an email from a viewer, asking if there was anything I could do to help the Holter family in Warner Robins. When I read…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Did you know that just behind making a resolution to lose weight or get in shape, the next most popular promise, is to get organized? Andi Willis with Good Life Organizing, stopped by Daybreak to talk about how easy it is to get organized in your home, in your life, and in your family. You can…