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…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Macon – Bibb Commission mayoral candidate Sam Hart got a big endorsement on Monday. The middle Georgia area Police Benevolent Association is backing him on the ballot. The local PBA chapter screened four of the seven…
GORDON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Jones County man who had warrants out for his arrest and was on the run for months was arrested in Gordon on drug charges. According to Gordon police investigator Andy Hester, the Ivey Police Department…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The HIV infected man Baldwin County deputies arrested earlier this year pleaded guilty in court last week. According to Capt. Brad King with the Baldwin County Sheriff's Office, Robert Wayne Stevenson plead guilty to four counts…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Two college seniors are creating a major opportunity for one local high school. Mercer students Taylor Feeney and Lyndssey Autry developed a test preparation program for students at Southwest High School who are interested in taking the SAT.…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A local car dealer made a big donation to the Macon Rescue Mission, Friday.Five Star Automotive donated a customized 2013 Nissan NV 2500.Macon Rescue Mission staff, board members and residents welcomed the van with applause and…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - More than 5-hundred people roamed from booth to booth inside and outside the VFW Post on Key Street in Macon for the second annual Central Georgia Home Front Stand Down event... It's set up for veterans…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - One of Macon's shopping centers is under new management. The head man in charge is hoping to strip away any concerns the community may have. When shoppers walk inside of the Macon Mall, they might notice…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Macon man is facing charges after filing a false police report claiming he was shot by an unknown man but then admitted to pulling the trigger himself. According to a news release from the Macon…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Kumho Tire, one of the world's major tire manufacturers based in Korea, finally reached an agreement with Macon and Bibb County to start construction on a much anticipated tire manufacturing plant Thursday. "They've made significant commitments…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A middle Georgia non – profit is celebrating the one year anniversary of their new program geared at helping families battling cancer have lasting memories for years to come. When families learn one of their…
DAWSON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- A Robins airman is behind bars in Tift County accused of murdering a woman and her unborn child. According to the GBI, 26-year-old Charlie Amos Wilson, III is accused of killing of 30-year-old Tameda Ferguson, who…
MACON, Georgia (AP) - Bibb County elections officials say more than 1,200 voters have been placed in the wrong districts for the first Macon-Bibb consolidated government election. Elections Supervisor Jeanetta Watson told sources Wednesday that early voting has started for…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- United Way of Central Georgia kicked off it's 2013 campaign Thursday morning at the Edgar H. Wilson Convention Center with a breakfast event. The event marked the start of the four month long fundraiser to raise…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Macon Police Department is asking for the public's help to find two masked gunmen wanted for robbing the Dollar General on Shurling Drive last Wednesday. According to a news release, the men went into the…
ALAMO, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The search is over for the dangerous inmate who escaped from the Wheeler County jail Tuesday evening. Authorities say 25-year-old Raymond Rod Solomon was found Thursday night. Sheriff Maurice Johnson says Solomon was found in another…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Over hot pizza, the Macon-Bibb mayoral candidates discussed crime, education and jobs on Wednesday evening. The six candidates current Macon mayor Robert Reichert, former Macon mayor C.J. Ellis, commissioner Joe Allen, former commission chairman Charlie Bishop,…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Stevi B's in north Macon is helping one injured fire fighter, one slice at a time. Every Wednesday, during the month of September, the restaurant on Tom Hill Sr. Boulevard is donating a portion of their…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon and Bibb county voters can rest assured, officials at the board of elections office say they've worked out all of their registration issues. One by one, voters wanted to make sure they got it right.…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Jewish people around the world, and here in middle Georgia celebrate a new year today! Rosh Hashanah is a special holiday to the Jewish community, and is observed as a time for personal reflection for many Jews. Temple…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) –Motorists are urged to use caution next week as crews start installing two new roundabouts in Warner Robins. The intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Wellborn Road will be closed to all traffic on…
PAYNE CITY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Macon police are investigating an incident involving a pedestrian who was hit by a train in Payne City Wednesday morning. The accident happened at the train tracks near Brookdale Avenue.. MPD says the victim, a…
ALAMO, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Wheeler County Sheriff's Office is looking for an inmate who deputies say escaped Tuesday afternoon. According to Sheriff Maurice Johnson, 25-year-old Raymond Rod Solomon escaped from the Wheeler County Jail around 5:45 p.m. Tuesday. The sheriff's…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Some Macon residents have had enough of trash building up around their houses and they want the city to do something about it. People living in the Bloomfield community voiced their concerns at Macon's city council…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- State Representative James Beverly is working with the VFW in Macon and dozens of organizations to bring veterans an opportunity to get free health screenings, but that's not all. Beverly is hosting the second annual "Central…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Former Forsyth City Councilmen James Calloway and Desi Hansford in federal court Monday morning, pleaded guilty to accepting bribes. A news release from Michael Moore, the United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, said…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A middle Georgia couple is giving back to the community in more ways than one, opening up a brand new business bringing new jobs to the area. For Kristi Guss, it's the beginning of a…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Middle Georgia Boxing Club is getting kicked out of its home, but the nonprofit organization could be saved by Bibb County leaders. Bishop Frank Ray founded the boxing club in 1999. He says the owner…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Macon police officer was recently honored for his heroic efforts to save lives. Christopher Burtrum was awarded for working to revive a man who crashed his motorcycle into a pick-up truck. Burtrum was also acknowledged…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A local Olive Garden serves those who serve our community. The big name chain restaurant held its 12th annual Labor Day Hospitaliano!-were service men and women are delivered a full lunch including: pasta, salad and breadsticks. This…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Thousands of middle Georgia runners laced up their sneakers today in Macon to run in the 37th annual Macon Labor Day Road Race. Men and women, some young....and some....young at heart took the streets of downtown…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Local moms spent their Labor Day working to raise awareness about birthing choices. They're demanding safer birthing practices that put the baby and mother first. The rally held in Washington Park in Macon was one of…
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A missing 11-year-old boy was found safely Monday morning. Peach County E-911 officials say Zen Bawn was walking along Cessna Road when someone saw him after the news and call 911. Bawn was reported missing…
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senior U.S. officials are laying out their case for a military strike against Syria to lawmakers in a classified briefing today. Meanwhile, Secretary of State John Kerry is citing fresh evidence that the Syrian government used sarin …
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Macon police officer hit a man and his dog with a patrol car on Friday. The 21-year-old was walking in the street in the left lane on Eisenhower Parkway carrying the dog, when the officer…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Mercer University players hit the gridiron pulling a dramatic 40-37 win over Reinhardt, one of the major game changers surrounded Bear fans and brews. In August, city officials extended the playbook adding a new open container…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Jones County Sheriff's office is continuing its investigation into a hit and run case. The sheriff's office has increased the reward money in hopes that someone would contact them with information about the incident. 28-year-old…
CENTERVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Centerville sixth grader got the surprise of a lifetime today, when her dad popped walked into her classroom after he spent 9 months in Afghanistan. Abby Wiggins just started the sixth grade this year, and…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A beloved buisness gets a return on their investment after years of financial drought. The Rotary Club of Downtown Macon held a 'cash mob' on Friday, after they heard the news - H&H Restaurant is at…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Houston County Sheriff's Office released new details about a double homicide that happened two weeks ago. According to a news release, the sheriff's office has determined the murders were drug related and per-meditated. It…
KNOXVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Crawford County sheriff's deputy has been fired after the sheriff's office conducted an internal investigation into a bar brawl earlier this month. According to Sheriff Lewis Walker, Deputy Scott Richard Bruce was involved in a…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Two fugitives on the run from North Carolina authorities are behind bars. Joel Whitaker, 25, and Jessica Lynne Hinesley, 19, are in the Washington County Jail without bond. Both are from North Carolina. Whitaker is wanted…
Dublin, Georgia (41 NBC/WMGT) - The feds are looking to make more arrests after busting a drug ring operating in Lauren County. Federal DEA agents, US Marshals and Lauren County deputies raided seven homes last Friday, and arrested 11 people…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – It was a blazing scene in the drive thru of a Macon Burger King Friday morning after a car was burnt to a crisp. Jerome Sampson buys the same breakfast almost everyday from the Burger King…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Hundreds of NASCAR fans in middle Georgia got the chance to meet hometown hero, driver David Ragan. He joined members of his fan club at his dealership in Perry today, to get ready for this weekend's Sprint Cup series…
JEFFERSONVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The freshmen at Twiggs County High School are getting a head start on their future. Sixty-eight students signed the pledge agreement for the Heriff Jones Believe in You program stating they would finish graduation. The official…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Car break-ins continue to plague residents of a Macon neighborhood. The Highlands subdivision off Mumford Road has seen its share of burglaries this summer, and neighbors say Wednesday night they were hit again. "It happened just…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A major mixup at the Bibb County Board of Elections causes nearly 800 voters to register in the wrong district, and those who already early voted cannot vote again. 41NBC confirmed that information with Elections Supervisor…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Bibb County student will be charged after school officials say he brought a gun to Westside High School Thursday. It happened around 11:53 am. Director of Risk Management for Bibb County Schools David Gowan says…