ATLANTA (AP) - Christopher Blake has been named president of Middle Georgia State College in Macon. The Board of Regents approved the hire Wednesday. Blake, most recently president of Mount Mercy University in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, had been the sole…
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Wednesday marked a fresh start in Forsyth as two city council newcomers were sworn in. Greg Goolsby and Jimmy Jones took the oath of office at the start of the council meeting. The two men are…
MACON, Georgia (41 NBC/WMGT) - The man arrested for running over Macon Bibb County firefighter Sergeant Eric John, was indicted by a grand jury Tuesday. Nayef Mohammed Al-Shroof, 18, of Warner Robins, was driving his 2009 Toyota Camry 10 miles…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A nonprofit organization is getting a head start on making the season brighter. Bikes Plus Kids organization is donating 60 bicycles to the Boys and Girls Club of Central Georgia. Dr. Laura Reed of Cardio Thoracic…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Bibb County man accused of shaking and choking an eight month old, baby was indicted Tuesday. Kendall Mesean Spivey was indicted by a Bibb County Grand Jury for maliciously causing bilateral bleeding on the baby's…
MACON, Georgia ( 41NBC/WMGT) - Eight people have been indicted in connection with the murder of 17-year old Jamonni Bland, who was shot and killed outside of the Zodiac Lounge. Andre Bonner, John Hollingshed Jr., Miranda Pettiway, Johnifer Barnwell, Arthur…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Bibb County high school student is out of jail on bond after allegedly bringing a knife inside his classroom on Monday. Officials with the Board of Education say 17-year-old Andrew Wheeler had the knife in…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Two political newcomers are meeting in a runoff in the mayoral race in Warner Robins. Mayoral candidate Randy Toms is already hitting the phones pushing for more support. He finished first in Tuesday night's race…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A WalMart assistant manager who works in the electronics department of the Milledgeville store was arrested after police say she stole thousands of dollars worth of smartphones and DVDs. According to Milledgeville Police Major Reggie Hill,…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Mayoral runoff candidates are preparing themselves for the road ahead on the campaign trail for the runoff elections. Randy Toms and former Warner Robins Publics Works Director Joe Musselwhite are heading into runoff elections on…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Memories of Georgia's service men and women captured in time, brought some people to tears as they looked back at fallen heroes today. Bellevue University and the Central Georgia Woodmen of the World sponsored 'Remember Our…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Macon-Bibb firefighters are battling a blaze at a home on Hawkins Avenue. According to the home owners brother and neighbors, they saw flames coming from 511 Hawkins Avenue around 7 Tuesday evening. The homeowner told 41NBC's…
ELKO, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – An expert gardener is giving advice to people looking to grow plants and vegetables during the fall harvest season. Tim Lewis owns a Lewis Farms on Georgia Highway 26 in Elko. Lewis has extremely large heads…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A group of Baldwin County teens are dancing their way into the national spotlight with hopes to make their city proud. Walt Disney said all our dreams come true, if we have the courage to pursue…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Polls opened bright and early Tuesday morning across Middle Georgia. Voters went out to cast their ballots in local elections. 41NBC stopped by Feagin Mill Middle School in Warner Robins. The cold weather didn't stop…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Charley Toole wasn't alarmed when he first heard about the construction of the Burpee-Scott Memorial Chapel on Highway 41. But when he learned the funeral home would include a crematory, he got fired up. And…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A settlement has been reached in the legal battle between Warner Robins City Council and a former mayor's assistant. At Monday night's meeting, the council agreed to pay Faye Coulter her sick leave and allow…
MONROE COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Pet owners in Monroe County are on high alert after two rabies cases were reported in the recent weeks. Lora Niblett walks her two dogs whenever she can. She lives on Bentley Drive, just outside…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - County Board of Commissioners (BOC) dedicated, the Nola Brantley Memorial Library, Monday. The newly renovated library is located at 721 Watson Boulevard, in Warner Robins. Houston County politicians, dignitaries, and residents were on hand for…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A tragic incident claimed the life of a 14-year-old boy in Baldwin County. Tyrique Jackson and two of his friends jumped the fence to swim at Centennial Pool at Georgia College and State University, according to…
SANDERSVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Washington county residents will decide Tuesday, if they should continue paying a one cent sales tax that funds education projects. The Educational Special Local Option Sales tax is on the county's Nov. 5, ballot. Voters will…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Three organizations are partnering together to host community dinners throughout Macon and Bibb County for this year's Thanksgiving in the Neighborhood. Macon-Bibb Parks and Recreation is joining Macon One Community Connections and the Mentors Project to…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon Police are searching for an armed suspect who robbed the Sonoco Food Mart on Rocky Creek Road early Monday morning. According to a news release from the MPD, an employee of the Food Mart was…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Macon police are searching for two suspects investigators say are involved in an armed robbery that happened Sunday morning around 1:40. According to a news release, a 23-year-old male told officers he was walking home from…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Bibb County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help to find a man accused of robbing the Flash Foods Gas Station on Thomaston Road early Monday morning. According to a news release, a black…
BOLINGBROKE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Monroe County Sheriff's Office is investigating an accident that left two men dead, two others injured, and blocked traffic for several hours on I-75 Sunday morning. According to Allison Selman-Willis, the Monroe County Sheriff's Office…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The wings and the wheels of the P-51 Mustang date back to World War II and Frank Cross dates back even further. "I lost three good friends over there, one of them my son's named for,"…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Macon police are investigating a shooting that happened onPio Nono Avenue Sunday morning. According to a news release, a 38-year-old woman was shot in the neck near the 19-00 block around 1:30 a.m.. When officers arrived,…
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Honey on the highway left a very sticky situation in Monroe County Sunday morning. According to Monroe County's Emergency Management, a truck carrying beehives crashed under the Highway 18 bridge. The accident left a mess of…
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – One man is dead and another is in jail after a shooting in Fort Valley. According to Chief Lawrence Spurgeon with the Fort Valley Police Department, 20-year-old Gabriel Jackson was found dead at the Valley…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) –The Georgia Early Education Alliance for Ready Students (GEEARS) is working to better educate youngsters. The new Georgia early education program was introduced to members of the Milledgeville community, during a luncheon at Georgia College and State…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- A movie crew is expected to set up in Macon for a few days starting Friday evening. Macon's Terminal Station will be the back drop for a scene in a Lifetime TV movie called "The Trip…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Middle Georgia leaders along with military veterans are bringing a unique flag to Macon. Officials broke ground near I-475 and Thomaston Road at a ceremony on Thursday morning, honoring veterans. The interchange near there will be…
BUTLER, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) --The Taylor County Coroner's office has released the name of the man who was shot and killed by sheriff deputies on Thursday. 57-year-old John Wayne Howell allegedly attacked a Taylor deputy and that's when two officers fired…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The case of a Valdosta teen found dead rolled up inside a gym mat in January is once again an open investigation. The United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia Michael Moore, and his…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Middle Georgia families who use food stamps are bracing themselves for the upcoming cuts they'll see for their monthly benefits. Families getting help from the government to put food on the table might have to take…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Two teenagers are behind bars after they allegedly stole a car. According to the Bibb County Sheriff's Office an alert Timber Ridge resident heard them going through his next door neighbor's car, and called 911 around…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A narcotics police dog helped Macon Police arrest four people, after police found them with 64 rocks of crack cocaine. Police arrested 33-year-old Bobby Jordan Jr., 48-year-old Chadwick Jordan, 49-year-old Leroy Thomas Jr., and 28-year-old Raymond…
GORDON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A log truck traveling on the wrong side of the road hit another tractor trailer and kept on going. The accident happened Wednesday around 3 p.m. on Georgia State Route 57 in Wilkinson County near Gordon.…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A second murder suspect has been arrested in the Econo Lodge homicide case. U.S. Marshals recently arrested 25 -year-old Stephen Randall Johnson, at a Food Giant grocery store parking lot in Byron. Johnson of Byron…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A $500 reward is being offered for information that leads to the arrest of the person or people responsible for vandalizing Warner Robins City Council candidate Mike Daley's campaign signs. Daley is running for the…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A plane sitting in the middle of Highway 441 in Milledgeville isn't something drivers are used to seeing everyday. Just after 4 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon, a single-engine plane with some engine problems made an emergency…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The College Hill Alliance of Mercer University has a new idea for the movers and shakers of Macon. Whether you're business owner, or you have a money-making hobby, the College Hill Alliance considers you to be a…
JEFFERSONVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Jeffersonville residents are gearing up for the second annual Harvest Festival. Anticipation is building in downtown Jeffersonville. Mayor Shannon Hart hopes the upcoming 2nd annual Harvest Festival has something for the entire family. "It's a community…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – After 12 years in business, the Sonny's BBQ location on Presidential Parkway closed its doors Tuesday night. Local owner Brad Fink wrote in a news release, "It deeply saddens us to close our doors in Macon.…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Chances are you are affected by autism in some way, whether it is you, your child, or you know someone who with autism. It can be a difficult disorder, both for the child and family. One…
Rutland High School Principal Dr. Jerri Hall says her school is making academic progress. A news conference at Rutland High was held to announce the Georgia Department of Education released the school off its "priority" list, which means the school…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Elections for the new Macon Bibb consolidated government may be over, but one former commission candidate is taking the results to court. Macon city councilman Henry Ficklin is suing District 2 Commissioner-Elect Larry Schlesinger, and Macon-Bibb…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Election Day in Warner Robins is right around the corner, and the Post 3 council position is up for grabs. City council in Warner Robins is getting ready for a big shakeup... 4 seats are…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Christian Ogol, the man accused of attempting to kidnap at least one child outside of Springdale Elementary, will soon be headed to the state mental health hospital for an evaluation of his sanity. Bibb County Judge…