WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (WMGT/41NBC) - The Christ Redeemer Anglican Church on Highway 41 went from worshipping inside a member's garage to preparing blueprints for the beginning of what members believe will jump start their future. Members broke ground for their…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Saturday's rain forced the city of Perry to cancel the 4th annual music festival. In an email, Perry's Economic Development Director Mary Beth Bass wrote, "the cancellation is effective immediately due to inclement weather." This afternoon's…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The hunt is on for the three suspects involved in shooting an S&S Cafeteria manager during an armed robbery. Officers responded to the restaurant on Riverside Drive shortly after 10 p.m. on Friday. According to the…
JEFFERSONVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Twiggs County Sheriff Darren Mitchum is vowing to leave no stone unturned, in order to find a man who has been missing for nearly two years. Macon Regional Crimestoppers has joined the sheriff's office in the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A local auction company wants you to benefit from items seized from crime. People are invited to come out to the auction on Broadway in Macon. The company, T-Lynn Davis, is auctioning off weapons, hats, high…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Golfers in Perry got to swing their clubs for a great cause on Friday. Supporters came out to the Perry Golf club for the first annual chariots for children golf tournament. Adam Ragan, NASCAR Driver David…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Two charter school applications in Bibb County have been approved, and officials are looking to open their doors by the next school year. Charter school officials say they want parents to have a choice about where…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -You have the chance to leave your mark on the new consolidated Macon-Bibb County government- literally! The transition task force has opened a design contest to the public, to come up with the new government's seal. It's…
OGLETHORPE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Macon County Fire Department beat out fire departments from all over the state in a competition last week in Albany. According to a release from the Macon County Board of Commissioners, the competition was held…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A middle Georgia power plant is the biggest contributor to carbon pollution in the entire country says Environment Georgia. A report on "America's Dirtiest Power Plants" shows Plant Scherer in Juliette, Georgia is one of the "dirtiest."…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The driver in an April drag racing crash that left one teenager dead in Houston County, is now charged with vehicular homicide. Houston County Sheriff's Office Traffic Division Capt. Tommy Jackson says 44-year-old Danny Ray Wheeler…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Houston County students are starting to use their electronic devices in classrooms as part of a new initiative. There used to be a time when students couldn't bring their cell phones to class or else…
LAURENS COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Laurens County man is charged with murder after deputies found a man's body in the victim's front yard. 22-year-old Jesse Rowland is in the Laurens County Jail, accused of killing 51-year-old Michael Whittle. According…
JEFFERSONVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Twiggs County Sheriff's Office investigators are working to locate a man who has been missing for two years. Troy Burnette was last seen at his home on Dec. 19, 2011. He is 49-year-old, 5 feet and…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The arrival of last Air Force C-17 at Joint Base Charleston in South Carolina last week marks an end in production of that type of aircraft. The Air Force partnered with Boeing to make 223…
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A middle Georgia property owner is trying to figure out why she is paying such a high tax rate on her government subsidized homes. United States Department of Agriculture (U.S.D.A.) Rural Development property owner Marilyn McDowell says…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Singers, speakers and a civil rights leader are coming together to celebrate the 50th anniversary of integration at Mercer University. Ambassador Andrew Young, a former aid to Martin Luther King Jr., will speak at the school's…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Election Day for the Macon - Bibb consolidated government has come and gone, and we now have a clearer picture of who will lead the brand new government....at least for a few of the races. After…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Second graders at Stratford Academy got a lesson in littering from the President of Keep Macon-Bibb Beautiful, (KMBB) Pam Carswell. The tutorial forum was part of a nationwide initiative called "Waste in Place," which is an…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Witness testimonies for the pre-trial motions in the Stephen McDaniel murder case finished up on Tuesday, but they're scheduled to pick up later this year. McDaniel is accused of killing Mercer law graduate Lauren Giddings. A…
SANDERSVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The controversy surrounding a proposed coal-fired plant in Sandersville fired back up on Wednesday, as developers announced another delay ahead of new pollution regulations. Plant Washington has been a topic of tension in Washington County since…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The first day of pre-trial motions wrapped up on Monday for accused killer Stephen McDaniel. He's on trial for the murder of Mercer Law graduate Lauren Giddings. Some of the biggest issues today were whether Stephen McDaniel…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Motion hearings in the Stephen McDaniel murder case are underway Monday at the Bibb County courthouse. McDaniel is accused of murdering and dismembering Mercer Law grad Lauren Giddings in June 2011. Monday marks day one of…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - National Hispanic Heritage Month kicks off with a major fiesta at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. More than 350 church and community members showed up to celebrate with song, dance and plenty of Latino dishes. Countries…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) –Ditching the fairways for frisbees, disc golf is continuing to take flight in Middle Georgia. This weekend Macon's Junior Olympics offered a smaller set of hands an opportunity to grasp on to the new sport. In the…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Milledgeville man is in critical condition after he was shot in the head while sitting in a car. On Saturday morning, Courtney Culver was sitting in his car at the 1100 block of West Thomas…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A 19-year-old is under arrest after he allegedly fired shots into a home on Mercer University Drive on Sunday morning shortly after 5 a.m.. James Tolliver is charged with aggravated assault. According to the Macon Police…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Congressman Jack Kingston believes the Syria crisis is far from over. Kingston stopped in Macon Friday afternoon to weigh in on the national debate. He told 41NBC that congress, the American people, and the international community…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Drinking in the streets of downtown Perry at next Saturday's music festival will be allowed, but there are some very specific rules you will have to follow. The 4th annual Perry Music Festival has taken almost…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Five blocks of the Pleasant Hill neighborhood are the focus of the next round of the City of Macon's 5x5 program. On Friday, Mayor Robert Reichert along with community and local church leaders met to talk…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The city of Macon is one of the top five "Friendliest Towns" in America, that's according to a Rand McNally "Best of the Road" contest. Macon Mayor Robert Reichert says there's only one way to spell…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The state is giving Bibb County Juvenile Court nearly $400,000 to reform the juvenile system, and create better programs for young re-offenders heading back to the community. Bibb County Chairman Sam Hart made the announcement this…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The state is giving Bibb County Juvenile Court nearly $400,000 to reform the juvenile system, and create better programs for young re-offenders heading back to the community. Bibb County Chairman Sam Hart made the announcement this…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Kroger grocery store is doing its part to save lives and serve the Bibb County community. In honor of the 12th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks the Kroger, located at 220 Tom Hill Sr. Blvd.,…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Tuesday, marked the 12TH anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks when terrorist flew planes into the twin towers in New York and crashed planes in Virginia and Philadelphia, killing thousands of people including first…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Bibb County Board of Education voted Wednesday night, to reinstate Ron Collier as the District's Chief Financial Officer. Also at Tuesday's meeting, board members agreed to pay Collier $100,000 to settle a lawsuit he filed…
MCRAE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - One local school showed its patriotism by recognizing local heroes at their 11th annual Patriot Day celebration. Families, friends and veterans gathered at Telfair Elementary School to celebrate the lives of fallen victims, and remember a…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Local leaders stressed to the community that registered voters need to head to the polls. Macon city councilman Lonnie Miley along with other community leaders wanted to make one thing clear. "All of us have that…
CENTERVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - One Houston County family did not expect to get a head start,but after their daughter won a sweepstakes contest, plans to begin her college fund got underway. Natalie Brantley, 6, won the Path2College sweepstakes competition for $5,529…
ATLANTA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The century's old border dispute between Bibb and Monroe counties made its way to the state Supreme Court on Tuesday. The high court listened to arguments regarding where the county line should fall. It is a…
BYRON, Georgia (41 NBC/WMGT) - More than 350,000 Georgia children rely on child care providers for transportation to and from daycare and pre-school. To ensure the youngsters are safe the Georgia Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS), Georgia Department of…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A judge has found that Macon – Bibb District 9 commission candidate Al Tillman will remain on the ballot heading into the September 17 elections. This comes after an appeal from a decision made by the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Macon police are searching for three burglary suspects who stole an undisclosed amount of money from a store on Pio Nono Avenue Monday morning. According to a news release, police officers got to the Kelvin's Check…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Bibb County coroner has positively idenitified a man who was killed in a car wreck on Tuesday morning. Thomas Allen Jones Jr.,47, has died after a traffic accident Tuesday morning. Bibb County Sheriff's Deputies responded to…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Warner Robins City Engineer Walter Gray's plan to improve traffic has come full circle. Within six months, the city is gearing up to renovate two intersections into roundabouts. Construction is underway at the Martin Luther…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (41NBC/WMGT) - As tension continues to grow on Capitol Hill over a Syria decision, one Georgia Congressmen is voicing his concern over President Obama's push for military action. U.S. Congressman Austin Scott (GA-08) believes putting boots on the ground is a…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - One man is dead and two people are in the hospital after a head-on collision Monday in East Macon. The accident happened just after 6 p.m. on a bridge on Jeffersonville Road near Artic Circle. Bibb…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The city of Macon is renaming one of NewTown Macon's trolleys in memory of music legend Otis Redding. The Macon legend would have been 72 on Monday. If you're walking around downtown Macon, then you've probably…
MACON, Georgia (41 NBC/WMGT) Teenagers at Tattnall Square Academy got a wake up call when they saw the dangers of texting while driving, or driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. The Governor's Office of Highway Safety used a…
