MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A teenager is recovering at a hospital after he was shot twice early Monday morning. According to a news release, 15-year-old Christian Johnson was walking on Massey Road in Macon with his brother when they heard…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - One of Macon's largest animal rescue groups could lose its lease and end up on the streets. Recently, neighbors near Macon Purrs N Paws have been complaining about an overpowering odor coming from the shelter. Director…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A plant that only blooms every 25 to 50 years is now preparing for a full display in Macon. The 'century plant' or the Agave Americana is attracting a lot of attention off of Mason and…
JEFFERSONVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Twiggs County Sheriff's Chief Deputy Billy Boney says escaped inmate, Troy Criswell was spotted by residents Monday night around 6 o'clock on Highway 129. Previous Story: The Twiggs County Sheriff's Office is searching for an inmate…
MONTEZUMA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Montezuma Police recovered about $6,000 in stolen merchandise after a burglary bust on Friday. 19-year-old Thomas Pike, Jr., 19-year-old Spencer Ellis, 20-year-old O'ryn Mitchell and 20-year-old Jaquiez Harris are charged with burglary and several other charges.…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Macon police are searching for the suspect who shot a man in the face Friday night. Authorities responded to a call of a person shot at the 2800 block of Simmons Street shortly after 8 p.m.…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Taylor and Shelby Moll proudly walked into the Central Fellowship Christian Academy's gym, adorned in their caps and gowns Friday; an almost perfect night, but with one very important thing lacking: Their father. Major Jason Moll…
Racing is coming Sunday morning on 41NBC! Formula One Racing will air starting at 7:30am. It's the Monaco Grand Prix, and it marks the first time this season that a F1 race will be broadcast live on American network TV.…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The death of a 3-year-old Macon boy earlier this week is now being considered a homicide. That's according to Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones. Jones says an autopsy revealed the boy died of blunt force head…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The U.S. Department of Education won't give out any new grants to the Promise Neighborhood Program in 2013. That includes the Macon Promise Neighborhood initiative, which was started to help improve life and education in the…
CENTERVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Macon woman has been arrested after hitting her own child with a vehicle. Arkebia Albury is in the Houston County Detention Center after hitting her son while trying to escape from shoplifting a Belk store.…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon's Narcotics Unit and the Southeastern Regional Task Force made two arrests Thursday after serving a search warrant to a home on Knott Street in downtown Macon. 87 pieces of crack cocaine, one bag of marijuana,…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Several downtown business owners say they lose big money when big events shut down the streets of downtown Macon. As it stands now, an event promoter can virtually notify business owners they'll be closing the streets…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Skateboarders in Milledgeville are asking city leaders to consider building a skate park. City ordinances prohibit skaters to skate on sidewalks or roads, so they hope the city will give them a safe place to call…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- After delaying the decision, the Bibb County Commission voted to approve a firm for insurance consulting services, but it came with strong opposition from Commissioner Lonzy Edwards. In a four to one vote, the commissioners decided…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Macon woman has been charged with the death of her 3-year-old son. Jameshia Reid made her first appearance in front of a judge at the Bibb County Law Enforcement Center Courthouse on Thursday. According to…
AUGUSTA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Bibb County principal tipped off the Richmond County Sheriff's Office which lead to the arrest of his brother for triple homicide. According to a news release, deputies arrested 26-year-old Ryan Jones and charged him with…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Georgia's insurance commissioner paid a visit to Macon Thursday to talk about how the Affordable Health Care Act will impact Georgians. Ralph Hudgens spoke to the Uptown Rotary club. The new federal law, which starts in…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Macon woman is behind bars for allegedly beating her child to death. According to Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones, three-year-old Jakarie Reid was rushed to a local hospital yesterday in cardiac arrest. He died this…
VIDALIA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – As Congress weighs in on the immigration bill and the guest worker program, farm workers from Vidalia are taking their concerns to federal court. For nearly a decade, Sherry Tomason has worked the fields in her…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – There's an entire week set aside to make sure people are aware of the dangers of dog bites. National Dog Bite Awareness Week in May 19-25 and middle Georgia is no stranger to these kind of…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The summer heat is here, and the pools in bibb county are set to open in Bibb County, but only three will be up and running by June 4th. The East Macon, Memorial Park, and Booker…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Clean up efforts continue Wednesday after a devastating EF5 tornado tore through parts of Oklahoma on Monday. Homes are destroyed and two elementary schools are reduced to shambles. One Milledgeville elementary school is helping its fellow…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Bibb County dispatch confirmed just after 5:00pm today that a child was hit by a car at the corner of Walnut and Second Streets. No word on the age or condition of the child. 41NBC contacted Macon…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- The Houston County Health Department is urging people who may have come in contact with a rabid dog to see a doctor. The brown and white pit bull mix bit a woman in the face on…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - An off duty Bibb County deputy helped arrest a man who was attempting to flee from authorities Monday in Macon. According to Lt. Sean Defoe with the Bibb County Sheriff's Office, deputy Clay Williams had just…
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- A search and screen committee has released the list of four finalists for the position of Fort Valley State University's ninth president. The board completed the interview process on May 17, and says they've selected four…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - One of Mayor Chuck Shaheen's opponents in the last mayoral race in Warner Robins has decided to give it another go. Surrounded by supporters Tuesday in front of the recreation department on Watson Boulevard, Chuck…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Parents of students at Minnie Burghard and Agnes Barden Elementary Schools in Bibb County begged the school board Tuesday night to keep the two schools separate. Consolidating the two schools is a move that would save…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - It's a parent's worst nightmare: their infant or toddler falling into a pool, just at the moment when their backs are turned. But there's a group in Middle Georgia that's teaching small children as young…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – For Dr. Argene Claxton there's only one way to describe the Lineberger brothers, loud. "They made their presence known wherever they were," Claxton said. The agriculture educator at Perry High School has been teaching the four…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A local group of conservatives protested in front of the downtown Macon IRS office on Tuesday as part of a national Tea Party movement to stand up against the IRS. "C'mon Macon, these are your rights…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Search and rescue efforts continue Tuesday in Oklahoma after what has been confirmed as an EF5 tornado ripped through parts of the state. Volunteers from across the nation are coming together to help victims and first…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Officials from Houston County Schools announced that they will be receiving more than a million dollars in new software for students. 31 Houston County elementary and middle schools will receive a combine $1.16 dollars from…
GRAY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- There's beer and wine sold, but in Jones County you can't buy distilled liquor by the bottle. "We're not trying to force people to drink anymore than they are," said Natalie Smith, Jones County Chamber of…
COCHRAN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A student attending Middle Georgia State College has been selected to receive a top award courtesy of the Foundation for Rural Education and Development, or FRED, according to a news release. Tara Alexandra Smith, who goes…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- 15-year-old Briona Gabriella Collins who was last seen at Southwest High School around 3PM Monday has been found. Spokeswoman for the Macon Police Department, Jami Gaudet, says Collins was found safe. She did not say where…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Take a look around you and you are likely to quickly spot at least one product in your house, office, work space, restaurant or school that is made in Georgia. Paper. Georgia Pacific's paper processing plant…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The folks from Awaken:Aveda Salon and Spa were busy cutting off hair Monday at Northside High School, but don't worry parents--it was all for a good cause. "It was a combination of students, teachers, foreign…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The man accused in a fatal shooting at a Macon gas station returned to jail on Monday. According to Frank Reeves attorney Veronica Brinson, the 73-year-old and his son Frank Dixon signed an agreement and filed…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - There's a new business in Warner Robins, and it's the first of its kind in middle Georgia. The Lazy Dog Growler is nestled in a small plaza in Warner Robins. Jeff and Beth Kressin own…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – For five years now, Helen McDaniel has received a hot meal from her favorite volunteers with Meals on Wheels of Macon. "I don't have any friends here," McDaniel said, "I talk to them and every once…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Sheriff Cullen Talton says he fully supports the deputy who shot a man during a traffic stop. Monday, Talton told 41NBC the deputy, Dean Holtzhouser is on paid administrative leave until a GBI investigation is…
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Nearly a hundred years ago, a Bibb County Sheriff's deputy was shot and killed while raiding a gambling den in Macon. Monday, law enforcement agencies from all over Georgia gathered in Forsyth to honor Deputy Franklin…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- A historic church in the College Hill Corridor is about to get a little "TLC". President of Mercer University Bill Underwood, unveiled plans Monday, to transform Tattnall Square Presbyterian Church into the Tattnall Square Center for…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Milledgeville ethics committee met for the first time Monday to discuss how it will handle the city's first ethics complaint. The three board members sat down with the city attorney to nominate a leader and…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Milledgeville police are following up leads and re-interviewing witnesses from Friday night's shooting at the American Legion on Martin Luther King Dr. According to Major Reggie Hill, 21-year-old Quintavious Horton turned himself in to authorities Sunday…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Every two seconds someone in the United States needs a blood donation. In Georgia, the American Red Cross estimates that number to be about 1,200 pints per day for the peach state's hospitals. If that…
ATLANTA - A grandmother from Milledgeville is enjoying a surprising windfall courtesy of the Georgia Lottery. Belinda Hill, 56, has won the top prize of $50,000 after playing the new instant win game "Fire & Ice", according to a Georgia…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon Police are on the lookout for a suspect involved in an armed robbery that took place early Monday morning. According to a news release, the suspect entered the Circle K store located at 2580 Riverside…