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…
SMARR, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - More than 75 law enforcement officers met in Monroe County, to talk about reducing the number of metal thefts across the state. Police from around the state filled the room, Tuesday, at the Georgia Electrical Cooperatives…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – It was standing room only in Macon City Hall's Council Chambers Monday night during the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting. Hundreds of residents near Zebulon Road met face-to-face with developers to try and stop a proposed…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Public safety in Perry is seeing a big boost with two new recently dedicated facilities, a fire station and a public safety training center. Officials say they want to protect and serve their community efficiently,and they…
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Two Monroe County students used three hundred fifty words to win accolades, writing about preventing kitchen fires. Michael Brown and Landon Bryant won awards for their essays during Georgia's 21st Life, Fire and Safety Awards Luncheon.…
HAWKINSVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Robert Rolison stood in front of a judge for the first time today after he was arrested for the murder of Jmaal Keyes. Earlier this year 19-year-old Keyes went missing, and his remains were found inside…
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A man overturned his pontoon boat near I-75, Monday. The accident happened around 2 p.m., on the entrance ramp near exit 187. Forsyth Police said no one was injured in the accident, and there were no…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Macon man who was hit by a car near downtown has passed away. Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones says 60-year-old Luther White died Sunday night just after 11 at the Medical Center of Central Georgia. …
JULIETTE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - In Juliette, the annual Green Tomato Festival, offers visitors a taste of the fried delicacy, a reminder of the city's fame and a short blast from the past. "When you come in Juliette, you're just…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Hundreds of pills and prescription drugs were collected in Macon during the annual "Drug Take Back Day" on Saturday. Macon Police Department's Narcotics Unit joined forces with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration to offer a safe…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon police are searching for the person, who fired shots into the M&M food mart on Montpelier Avenue. Shortly after 9 p.m on Friday night, a man at the store was injured when he was struck…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Some people have already started using their heaters during the cool fall weather. Last year there were 12 fire fatalities in Bibb County. Macon-Bibb County Fire officials and Bibb County Coroner are urging residents to check…
BYRON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The monster truck all stars are coming to Byron, at the Middle Georgia Raceway on Saturday. There will be a Halloween costume contest and special ghost appearances. Fans will be able to see some of their…
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The city of Dublin is almost done with its big plan to get the public downtown. Workers are almost finished with a new plaza project that's been years in the making. Construction crews are in the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Georgia, the Drug Enforcement Administration and local law enforcement are asking citizens to participate in the Nationwide 'Drug Take-Back Day'. People are encouraged to safely dispose…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Macon-Bibb Health Department is offering flu vaccinations to Bibb County school kids. It's part of the district's 'Flu Vaccine Program' to keep children healthier during the flu season. Elementary, middle and high school children are…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A former Macon police officer pleaded guilty today to stealing guns, and was sentenced to six months in jail, and ordered to pay a thousand dollar fine. Jonathan Graves was arrested in February of this year, and…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Jewel Golphin has outlasted most of the 120 laborers who started out working with him at Robins Air Force Base in 1955. Golphin is an army and air force veteran, who served in the Vietnam…
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Monroe County Hospital is getting some major upgrades including a building that'll expand their medical services. Patients at the hospital consider it to be a lifeline. It's the only one in the entire county. Kay Floyd…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The reward money for who is responsible, for breaking into "All About Animals" shelter has almost doubled. Macon Police are on the look out for vandals who broke into the animal shelter, leaving three dogs dead,…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)-- Bibb County Campus Police have arrested a man connected to Wednesday's reported attempted abduction of a child at Springdale Elementary. He's 68-year-old Christian Ogol of Macon. According to Bibb County jail records, Ogol is charged with two…