MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Two men have been arrested in connection to copper thefts at several Macon and Bibb County recreational parks, according to a news release sent out by the Bibb County Sheriff's Office. Stephen Andrew Sanders, 38 of…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Bibb County's new animal shelter will hold nearly 140 animals, and the best part is, there'll still be room for expansion. Tuesday night, architects from Tevis Architects and Dunwody/Beeland Architects presented the building's design plan to…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon's College Hill Corridor will soon see some changes, thanks to nearly $250,000 in grant money. Tuesday, the Community Foundation of Central Georgia awarded 11 grants as part of the Knight Foundation's Neighborhood Challenge. The grants…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Crews continue to search up and down the Ocmulgee River for the missing swimmer who drowned Monday afternoon. He is 24-year-old Aaron Austin Cross. Crews stopped working overnight, but they were back out at 7:30 Tuesday…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A 12-year-old boy is recovering after he was struck by a car in north Macon. Emergency crews were on the scene Tuesday afternoon off of Pierce Avenue near the intersection of Old Holton Road. A relative…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – With the newest expansion of the Ocmulgee Heritage Trail complete, local leaders say they're one step closer to creating one of the largest river trails in the state of Georgia. The half mile stretch runs through…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- A new fitness center is moving into downtown Macon and the Dannenberg. One of middle Georgia's most well-known health clubs, Kinetix, will fill the corner commercial space on the bottom of the building. Partners of the…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Byron man died Monday night after he lost control of his motorcycle and crashed into a utility pole. 27-year-old Marcus Allen was traveling westbound on Booth Road around 7 p.m. According to Warner Robins…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - U.S. Attorney Michael Moore announced Tuesday the sentencing for the man who stole more than $200,000 worth of cash, goods, and services from merchants and credit card companies. 49 year old Macon resident Thanh Quoc Hoang…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Former Twiggs County superintendent Dr. Valya Lee is one of five finalists for the superintendent position in Tuscaloosa County. Dr. Lee took on the role as Twiggs County superintendent in July 2010. During an interview with…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Seven months after being found guilty in federal court, a Macon man is sentenced to 28 months in prison. A news release from the United States Attorney for the Middle Georgia District says 49-year-old Thanh Quoc…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - One week after a fire started in a mechanical room at the Rosewood Nursing Center in East Macon, an 82 year old resident has died from smoke inhalation. Coroner Leon Jones said Betty Smith passed away…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Macon council committee wants the Bibb County Commission to prioritize its recreation spending. The appropriations committee Monday afternoon asked the commission to build the Filmore Thomas Recreation Center first when it starts spending penny tax…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Crews have temporarily called off the search for the body of a Warner Robins man who drowned Monday in the Ocmulgee River near Amerson Water Works Park. Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones tells us the search…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Authorities have released the dramatic 911 tapes that came moments after officers shot and killed a Warner Robins man back in March. The emergency calls detail the minutes that led up to the domestic dispute on…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Russell Holt's defense attorney has filed a change of venue motion seeking to move his client's upcoming murder trial to a different courthouse. Holt, a former Georgia Department of Corrections probation officer, is charged with shooting…
MACON, Georgia (41 NBC/WMGT) - The Bibb County Board of Education voted to extend the current acting superintendent's position. During a called meeting Monday morning, the BOE immediately went into closed session. According to the agenda, they were discussing "personal…
MACON, Georgia (41 NBC/WMGT) - The Bibb County Board of Education voted to extend the current acting superintendent's position. During a called meeting Monday morning, the BOE immediately went into closed session. According to the agenda, they were discussing "personal…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A group of women across Middle Georgia are apart of a nationwide movement to battle obesity. The group is called Black Girls Run! The organization started as a blog in 2009 and has spread across…
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A new fast food restaurant in Fort Valley has an historic twist. The Wendy's on Camellia Boulevard opens this week and in front of it is the sign from the old Coca-Cola Bottling Plant. Late…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – 11-year-old Kaylee Williamson raced across Ada Lee Park on Saturday in hopes to find the lucky egg. Hundreds of real and plastic-filled eggs were hidden throughout the park's hills. But for Williamson, the stakes were…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Macon Police Department's Internal Affairs Division has a new director. On Monday, Captain Terry Timely, with the criminal investigation division, will take over the new position. The current director, Captain Jimmy Barbee will be reassigned to…
EASTMAN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A bill passed by Georgia lawmakers could abolish the Heart of Georgia Regional Airport Authority and transfer responsibilities to the Dodge County-Eastman Development Authority. Georgia State Representative Jimmy Pruett introduced the legislation to "streamline the daily…
Wichita State senior Carl Hall's family and high school basketball coach talk about his team's unlikely trip to the Elite 8. COCHRAN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Wichita State Shockers are heading to the Elite 8. A big reason for that…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Macon City councilwoman is crying foul over what she calls changes Republican lawmakers made last night at the Gold Dome. Councilwoman Elaine Lucas says local GOP leaders gave permission to the consolidation transition task force…
COCHRAN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Just 5% of kids who enter the boy scouts program reach Eagle Scout status. Thursday night, two Cochran teenagers become a part of that elite fraternity. Jacob Echols and Ross Thompson are not only first cousins--they're…
ATLANTA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- In every session of the Georgia General Assembly new laws are created, but for middle Georgia legislators in 2013 a lot of old topics were back on the floor. One of them is Robins Air Force…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Warner Robins new multimillion dollar law enforcement center is nearly complete. On Thursday, city officials went on a final tour of the building before its grand opening. Warner Robins Mayor Chuck Shaheen said the $9…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Houston County District Attorney announced on Thursday, no charges will be filed against the officers involved in the shooting death of a Warner Robins man earlier this month. In a statement, Houston County District…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A contractor at Robins Air Force base announced its closing shop in May, leaving roughly 300 people out of work. DynCorp International, a Virginia-based company, is leaving Warner Robins due to funding. The U.S Air…
KATHLEEN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A group of Houston County elementary choral students will be given the chance to sing the national anthem at an Atlanta Braves game on April 5th. The 54 students in the chorus attend Matt Arthur Elementary…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The world of education is changing every day, and in a world driven by technology, there's a relatively new option for students in the Peach State. It's called Georgia Connections Academy. "It's a choice," says the…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Students at Middle Georgia Technical College are challenging the school's grading policy.One student has created an online petition asking the school to change it, claiming it's mathematically incorrect. After his 4.0 grade average started slipping…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Baldwin County leaders gathered around the breakfast table Wednesday morning to update the community on important issues concerning residents and businesses. Baldwin County leaders and residents filled up their stomachs and minds during this month's "Eggs…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - During the Civil War, Macon played a huge role in hospitalizing thousands of wounded soldiers. 150 years later, the memories of the hospitals and doctors who treated those patients are alive and well. Wednesday, a historic…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Milledgeville police need the community's help to find a woman they say lured a man to a church for sex and then robbed him. Major Reginald Hill tells 41NBC Ariel Williams told the victim, Lavoris Latoris…
ATLANTA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- State Representative Jimmy Pruett says before the senate approved House Bill 284 Tuesday night, he was nervous. Pruett says the senate shot down several measures, but it did approve the bill that is aimed at protecting…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Residents at Falls at Spring Creek Apartments in north Macon say for the last few months, their water has been cut off multiple times. Sometimes it's off all day, and sometimes, it's turned off without any…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A state agency is stepping in to help the Macon community get homeless veterans off the streets and into homes. The Carl Vinson VA Medical Center out of Dublin is working to curb this nationwide problem…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A ceremonial groundbreaking ceremony for Bibb County's Thomas Jackson Juvenile Justice Center is set for Friday morning in downtown Macon. According to a release from the Bibb County Board of Commissioners, the event will happen at…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Have you ever wondered what it takes to create those floors they play on for the NCAA basketball tournament every year or where they come from? The answer is right at your feet at Mercer University…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Mentors Project of Bibb County celebrated it's 14th Annual Spring Break Cookout Tuesday. Members of the organization served food to hundreds of children and homeless people who lined up for hot dogs, hamburgers, baked beans,…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A homeless man was found dead in his car early Tuesday morning. Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones tells 41NBC 59-year-old David Suttles died of natural causes, most likely a heart attack. The body was found around…
SANDERSVILLE, Georgia (AP) - Georgia juvenile justice officials say a business manager at a youth detention facility is accused of stealing state funds. Department of Juvenile Justice Commissioner Avery Niles said the case involves the suspected theft of more than…
EAST DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Laurens County coroner ruled the death of a Johnson County sheriff deputy as a homicide. Coroner Richard Stanley tells 41NBC the victim, 23-year-old Khristal Wright, was shot in the head. Investigators arrested 21-year-old Davoris…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The oldest Jewish holiday is set to begin Monday night at sundown. Passover is the week long Jewish holiday celebrating the Egyptians freeing the Jews. The Book of Exodus in the Hebrew Bible tells the story…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Macon-Bibb County's Urban Development Authority is setting its sights on Broadway. The street is the newest addition to the groups plan for downtown revitalization, and the first people who will have a say in it's transformation…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Museum of Aviation is getting rid of 32 aircraft, downsizing its entire collection by 1/3. Museum Director Ken Emery attributes the cuts to the massive Air Force reorganization. In 2011, Emery said the museum…
EAST DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Wrightsville man is charged with the murder of a Johnson County deputy who was found dead Friday night in rural Laurens County. Laurens County Sheriff Bill Harrell identified the victim as 23-year-old Khristal Wright…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Residents of a Macon nursing home woke up to smoke inside one of the wings of the building early Monday morning. Macon-Bibb Fire Chief Marvin Riggins says the initial call in from Rosewood Nursing Center, located…