MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Governor's Office of Highway Safety is urging anyone traveling now, through the end of the year, to be even more alert on Georgia's roadways.Harris Blackwood, the director of the GOHS, stopped in Macon Monday to…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – There's 'Trouble in Toyland', and studies from the U.S. Public Interest Research Group show toy safety is at the top of its chart. Georgia Public Interest Research Group (GPIRG) program associate, Michael Sikora, believes parents need…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Mark you calendars to skate at the Macon Centreplex. The cost for skaters of all ages is $10. Hours for these dates: Monday-Wednesday, Nov. 25-27 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 1:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon Municipal Court is giving traffic violators, a second chance to pay their traffic citations, and at a discount. The city court is offering traffic violators, amnesty. However they only have the month of December to…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – There will be another election in Macon-Bibb County for the District 2 commission seat after a judge's order Tuesday afternoon. Commission candidate Henry Ficklin and his legal team called for a hearing after they found 48…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - There are 1800 angels waiting for people to make their holiday wish come true. On Monday, the Salvation Army put up it's community angel tree at the Macon Mall. Each angel represents a young girl or…
PERRY, Macon (41NBC/WMGT) – The Georgia Department of Community Affairs, or GDCA, selected the city of Perry as one of 19 towns selected for 'Georgia's Main Street Start-up Program.' "'Main Street Start-up Program' is all about growing Georgia's downtowns, so…
EAST DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Laurens County Sheriff's Office arrested 73-year old Roy Waters and charged him with murder. The coroner pronounced 62-year old Melvina Dunlap dead at the scene. According to a news release from the sheriff's office,…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- A Warner Robins man was sentenced to life in prison without parole Monday after he pleaded guilty to killing his wife. According to a news release from Houston County District Attorney George Hartwig, 47-year-old Jose…
KNOXVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A former Crawford County magistrate judge is heading to prison after she stole money from the court. Andrea Peterman, who served as the county's chief magistrate judge and Probate Court clerk, must serve 160 to 180…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- If you're planning on frying a turkey this Thanksgiving, the city of Macon's got a list of safety suggestions to follow so you don't burn your bird, or yourself. The list includes the following suggestions: Keep…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Councilman and former candidate for Warner Robins Mayor, Daron Lee, has decided not to endorse a candidate in the runoff race for the mayor's seat. In an e-mail sent to 41NBC, Lee wrote: "After much…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Georgia Department of Transportation has some lane closures for motorists as they prepare to travel during this holiday week. Starting Monday, November 25 through Tuesday, November 26 one lane will be closed for slab repairs…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon Police made two arrests in connection with last week's gun store robbery. According to a news release from MPD, 17-year-old Shamarko Newson and 19-year-old Joshua Logan are behind bars after officers received a tip from…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Bibb County sheriff's deputies are investigating a fatal accident that happened in East Bibb Friday afternoon. Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones says 44-year-old Sidney Jackson died at the Medical Center of Central Georgia Friday. Jones says…
ROBERTA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Roberta man is facing charges for stealing gasoline from a fire truck. According to a news release from the Crawford County Sheriff's Office, 23-year-old Quatavin Harris is a member of Fire Station 7 in Crawford…
The best shots squared off Saturday at the Byron Lions Club annual turkey shoot. The most accurate shooter won a Thanksgiving turkey courtesy of the club. The shooters took aim at paper plates with targets on them just beside the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – It was the shot that rang around the world 50 years ago, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated while riding in his motorcade in Dallas, Texas. The president's death left the nation in shock and disbelief.…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Bibb County is getting a big boost to it's local economy, thanks to a new paper manufacturing plant set to break ground in early 2014. A news release from Governor Nathan Deal's office says Aspen Products,…
BUTLER, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Texting and driving--it may not seem like it, but it was an emotional subject for the Taylor County High School family today. They celebrated the life and reflected on the death of one of its young…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - An event Friday night at the John Drew Smith Tennis Center will help raise money for a service dog for a teenage girl who has Type 1 diabetes. 14-year-old Rebecca is insulin dependent. She has to…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - No charges will be filed against state Senator David Lucas (D-Macon) after allegations he assaulted the 14-year-old grandson of his wife's political opponent. Lucas and wife, current Macon-Bibb District 3 Commissioner-Elect Elaine Lucas, were involved in…
JEFFERSONVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - After a two hour special board of commissioners meeting, the Twiggs County Public Library is open again after closing its doors earlier this week. Library board officials met with the board of commissioners to try to…
MACON, Georgia (41MNC/WMGT) -- The search for a superintentent in the Bibb County School system continues as the school board met tonight for their monthly meeting. At Thursday night's meeting, the company who's helping with the hiring process, Georgia School…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - One Macon teen is dead and another is injured after an apparent drive-by shooting Thursday night. The shooting happened outside a home at 2008 Cedar Avenue in South Macon. Bibb County coroner Leon Jones says the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- A Macon attorney, and a man with a famous name is hoping for your vote in the 2014 race for state senate. John F. Kennedy, a republican, is running for the District 18 seat currently held…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon is sending off some of its own for deployment in Afghanistan. More than 200 Georgia National Guardsmen of the 48th Infantry Brigade will deploy to take part in Operation Enduring Freedom. They're expected to conduct…
MACON, Georgia (41 NBC/WMGT) - A stolen motorcycle and two chains saws landed a man in jail, after he tried to sell them to undercover officers, Thursday. Jones County Sheriff Investigator Kenny Allen says 46-year-old Kenneth Reitz tried to sell…
LIZELLA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A driver arrested for running down a cyclist, made his first appearance in magistrate court, Thursday and was denied bond. Michael Shaun Bryant was taken into custody Wednesday, by Crawford County deputies. He was wanted for…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The number of people working in Georgia is at its highest since November 2008, according to the Department of Labor. The state's unemployment rate went down to 8.1 percent in October. State Labor Commissioner Mark Butler…
MACON, Georgia (41 NBC/WMGT) - Thieves stole more than 64 handguns and rifles during a smash and grab robbery, Thursday. The burglary happened around 12:30 a.m., at Classic Firearms on Columbus Road. The heist was caught on surveillance video tape.…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - One lucky Macon man is the "king of the castle" and he's got $65,000 to prove it. Steve Bell is the national winner of the "Dove Men plus Care Hair" contest. He and his family, met…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Residents in Macon who have, or know someone living with cancer, can now share their experiences on a new website hoping to bring people together. Thursday, city officials along with representatives from Ulyanovsk, Russia launched, StandTogether,…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- If you've got a loved one who's in the Bibb County Jail, now you can check in on them from the comfort of your own home. For the friends and family of inmates in the jail,…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Dodge County residents will soon enjoy wider roads and new bridges in the Georgia Department of Transportation's latest construction project. GDOT will spend 6 million dollars to widen about 2 miles and reconstruct a portion of…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Rosanna Hill was diagnosed with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in 1999. Hill's health continued to decline and in 2012, her Atlanta doctor referred her to the Coliseum Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Center. Hill says that…
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- A spark that creates a fire--that's what Forsyth Mayor John Howard hopes the newest business in Forsyth will provide. The city agreed to bring in Tractor Supply Company, a retail chain store that sells merchandise including…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Two former Macon police officers are headed to prison after they pleaded guilty for stealing a tractor earlier this year. As part of their plea agreement the Troy Guidry and Jon Wantz took the stand, and…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Several hot topics have middle Georgia state leaders excited about things to come in the area. Wednesday, all eight legislators talked about the next General Assembly in Atlanta. How's the state going to help Macon-Bibb County…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Bibb County Sheriff's Office is searching for two suspects who burglarized a home and kidnapped a man to get money from his bank account. According to a news release, it happened Monday around 8:30 p.m.…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Macon police officers are looking for a man who they say robbed the Flash Foods on Pio Nono Avenue early Tuesday morning. According to a news release, the suspect entered the store, demanded money from the…
JEFFERSONVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Twiggs County Public Library is closing, and will remain that way--at least for now. The Board of Commissioners met tonight at the courthouse and they didn't have enough votes to keep the library open. Two…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Today, Mercer Law students got a chance to experience what it's like to practice law in the highest courtroom in the peach state. The Georgia Supreme Court justices reviewed some big issues at the Walter F.…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Some pastors in the Pleasant Hill community, are coming together to make a difference in the area. They say they want to make a positive change by advancing the next generation. The group met Tuesday, at…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Dozens of volunteers in middle Georgia are preparing themselves in case of a natural disaster hits, and in the event it takes out a hospital, the North Central Health District wanted volunteers to learn how to…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Dozens of people hit the links at Healy Point Country Club in Macon Monday to raise scholarship money for Saint Peter Claver Catholic School. About 70 golfers paid $100 to participate, and more than 20 local…
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Forsyth-Monroe County Drug Task force, and other local law enforcement agents, arrested seven people for their involvement with illegal gambling and alcohol distribution. According to a news release from the task force, the bust happened…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - NewTown Macon has an existing campaign aiming to boost residential and commercial traffic in the downtown area. The organization launched "Focused on the Future"-their 5 year campaign plan-earlier this year, targeting three major parts of the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Middle Georgia volunteers are making millions of children's season brighter through 'Operation Christmas Child.' Box after box, they pack away shoe boxes filled with toiletries, small toys and school supplies for under privileged children overseas. Ingleside…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Three of the four people charged in the death of Macon legal secretary, Gail Spencer, will serve life in prison. A crowd of family and friends, dressed in red, looked on as Bibb Superior Court Judge…