MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Hundreds of politicians and officials from all over the state met at the 2013 annual congressional luncheon in Macon. This year they honored U-S Senator Saxby Chambliss. As his term begins to wind down, Senator Chambliss…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Some Middle Georgia lawyers are helping to put a dent in child hunger in the area at the request of the state Attorney General. Monday at the Macon Rotary Club luncheon, Attorney General Sam Olens honored…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Monday, the deadline to register to vote in next month's Macon-Bibb county election passed. Staffers at the board of elections told us they'd seen a steady but slow turnout of voters trying to register. This election…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Two men were found dead in Houston County Monday. Houston Sheriff's Office said they found out about the incident around 5 a.m. The incident happened at a house located in the 100 block of Chadwick…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones says he believes skeletal remains found Monday morning in Macon, belong to 53-year-old Normal Carl Tucker. Private contractors with the Macon Water Authority found the bones while working on Old Holton Road,…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMT) - Organizers think this weekend's wet weather actually helped the Buckarama turnout in Perry. More than 10,000 hunters and outdoor enthusiasts stopped by to shop at the annual trade show. For many, the event at the fairgrounds…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Millions of students nationwide drop out of school each year, now one learning center in the midstate area is giving them a second chance at success. The Magic Johnson Bridgescape Center in Macon is an alternative…
ROCHELLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A group of residents in Rochelle filed a federal lawsuit claiming city officials are allowing raw sewage to seep into their yards. It's a story 41NBC first reported in June. Earthjustice attorney Alisa Coe said that…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Macon man is dead after he was run over by a vehicle on Log Cabin Drive near Gadson Drive Saturday night. According to Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones, 26-year-old Jonny Vasquez's body was found in…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Authorities in Warner Robins closed streets and evacuated homes Saturday afternoon while investigating reports of a suspicious package. The package was believed to be located near Todd Circle and Hedlund Drive. According to an officer…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Milledgeville police are looking for a suspect considered to be armed and dangerous after a convenience store robbery. Officers responded to The 7 and 7 Convenience Store after a clerk was robbed at gunpoint. The gunman…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Milledgeville man is in police custody after he was charged for burglary. Kenneth Williams, 22, allegedly took a master key at an Econo Lodge and broke into a guest's hotel room. Over $6,000 was taken…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The 2013 Georgia Wildlife Federation Buckarama is at the Georgia National Fairgrounds in Perry this weekend. If you're a hunter like Sam Stowe...you're walking in the clouds right now. He's the marketing director for the Georgia…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Warner Robins elementary school was locked down for a couple of hours Friday morning after a suspicious man walked into the building. It was a late start to the school day as buses and…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Milledgeville police is asking for the public's help to find a man officers say stole a bank card and used it to make fraudulent charges. Major Reggie Hill tells 41NBC officers are looking for 27-year-old Demarcus…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Election day is just a month out and it's historic. It's the election just before Macon and Bibb County merge. Six of the mayoral candidates sat on stage for a forum at the Douglass Theatre Thursday.…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - With the rain over the past few days, car accidents caused by bad weather could happen a lot more often. 41NBC spoke to a defensive driving instructor to find out what you need to know to…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Tucker woman is facing theft charges after she allegedly stole memorial items left at a Milledgeville cemetery. The Baldwin County Sheriff's Office was first notified of the cemetery thefts at the Heritage Memorial Park six…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Georgia State troopers are investigating an overturned bus accident that left two students with minor injuries. According to Houston County Schools spokeswoman Beth McLaughlin, the accident happened around 8 a.m. on Dunbar Road. She says…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – It was show time at Macon City Hall Wednesday night as community members and city leaders came out to watch candidates for Bibb County Commission go head-to-head in some of the first debates of the race.…
WRIGHTSVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Johnson County man is dead after a Tuesday night house fire. Glenn Allen with the Georgia Department of Insurance tells 41NBC 42-year-old Thomas Leonard Sumner, Jr. passed away after a fire at a wood frame…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Bibb Sheriff's Office needs your help finding a man they say stole an ATM early Wednesday morning in north Bibb County. It happened between 3:30 and 4 a.m. at the Mid-South Federal Credit Union on…
MONTEZUMA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Nearly a hundred people are looking for a new job after a Montezuma food canning plant laid off its employees. Local and state leaders are stepping up to help these former employees get back on their…
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A sinkhole in Peach County is finally filled after a month of work to fix the problem. Ground crews in Fort Valley have finally finished filling a big problem. A sinkhole is a few feet…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Georgia State trooper was arrested and charged with drunk driving and several other offenses after he veered off the road and into a guardrail in Perry. 27-year-old Marshall T. Harris of Warner Robins was off-duty…
ACWORTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Levi's Call has been issued by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation for an abducted child missing in North Georgia. Kaidyn William Stover was reportedly abducted Tuesday night at around 10:30pm. Stover is a white male…
GRAY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Jones County Commissioner Jonathan Pitts says county officials will not be fired in the near future. All was quiet at the called meeting Tuesday night, following a heated session a week ago. 41NBC was first to…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Macon hospital is one of two in the entire state using a robot to kill germs and bacteria. The Medical Center of Central Georgia (MCCG) and Grady hospital in Atlanta use the state of the…
SANDERSVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Bartow U. S. Post Master was recently arrested for giving an inmate drugs and a cell phone.A Washington County Sheriff's Office contraband investigation led to the arrest of the postal official, according to sheriff Thomas…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A resolution that would have brought curbside recycling to the entire city is pushed back. The Public Works and Engineering Committee voted 4-1 Tuesday to table the item. Councilman Rick Hutto voted to keep the item…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The last fugitive involved in the Zodiac Lounge murder is now behind bars. The U.S. Marshals task force caught 29-year-old Jimmy Scott Tuesday around 11 a.m.,hiding out in Atlanta. Scott was among a group of murder…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The organization Kids Yule Love is changing things around a bit, supporting those who've supported them. Officials from the non-profit announced they'll be helping furloughed employees both from Robins Air Force Base and also Bibb…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Houston County sheriff's office and the school board are taking extra measures to keep kids safe as they ride the bus. Houston County school officials say they've poured through data saying bus related fatalities for…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Big House museum opened a new exhibit Tuesday to honor one of the families who lived in the home during the Allman Brothers' heyday. Museum goers will now get a sneak peak into the lives…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The public is invited to attend a driving tour of Antebellum Macon next month. The Cannonball House will be offering the tour on September 7. It will feature homes and churches that served some of Macon's…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Supreme Court of Georgia is getting a new Chief Justice and he is from Milledgeville. According to the high court, Presiding Justice Hugh P. Thompson was unanimously elected as the new Chief Justice. He will…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Baldwin County sheriff's deputies believe two shooting incidents from over the weekend that left one teenager injured are connected. Cpt. Brad King tells 41NBC the first shooting happened around 2 a.m. on Sunday at Another Level…
IVEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Ivey's mayor is under fire as residents call the city's spending habits, hiring procedures and meeting policies into question. At Monday's council meeting, several residents confronted Mayor Ann Evans; accusing her of misusing funds and holding…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The third round of the City of Macon's 5X5 program kicked off earlier this month. On Monday, firefighters took to Dorothy Avenue in Lynmore Estates to promote fire safety. They painted house numbers on the curbs…
BONAIRE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Bonaire small business is breaking into big cosmetics with a new, all-natural skin care line. It's two cups of pure cane sugar, a dash of organic coconut oil and the most important ingredient of all…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A bizarre single car crash left authorities puzzled Friday. A woman sped through a "road closed" sign and over an embankment which sent her soaring in the air, according to witnesses. The incident occurred around 9…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The city of Perry is making it easier for everyone to get to downtown stores, approving a decision to make the sidewalks on one of its main roads handicap accessible. In a few months, business owners…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Houston County Sheriff's Office is warning the public to be aware of money hungry phone scammers. Capt. Jon Holland with the sheriff's office says over the last several days, nearly a dozen scamming calls…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The man accused of hitting a Macon-Bibb firefighter with his vehicle last month as the firefighter worked an accident on Interstate 75 is out on bond. Bibb Sheriff's deputies served 18-year-old Nayef Mohammed Al-Shroof of Warner…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon Police are looking for a a man they say robbed a Macon gas station early Monday morning. It happened just before 5:30 at USA Grocery, located at 2590 Rocky Creek Road. Macon Police say the…
MCRAE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Sheriff's investigators in Telfair County bust a major theft ring during a late night traffic stop on August 3. Officers made three arrests at the stop and recovered several stolen items including a boat, golf carts,…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Development Authority of the City of Milledgeville and Baldwin County cleared 44 acres of land to improve the industrial park. Matt Poyner, the Executive Director of the Development Authority, says the improvements his department is…
MCRAE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – New numbers are in and Telfair County's unemployment rate for the month of June is up. At 20.9%, the county holds the highest rate in the state of Georgia, according to the Department of Labor. For…
GRAY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – One man is dead and four others are injured after a car overturned in a pond in Jones County on Saturday night. According to the Jones County Sheriff's Office, 43-year-old Robert Griner was driving in a…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A missing man from west Bibb County returned home safe Saturday morning. Authorities say 29-year-old Donald Meeks, Jr. returned to a family member’s home on Dixon Road around 9 a.m. He told deputies with the Bibb…