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…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Equip with fishnet tights, alter egos and a need for speed, the women of the Middle Georgia Derby Demons roll onto the rink ready for a showdown. "We're playing hard, it's full contact and we're having…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Nelson Lynn Teate of Macon is the winner of the $5,000 pin pull contest. Teate's name was pulled for the cash grand-prize. Five other people will receive $100 gas gift cards. The winners were JoAnn Childres,…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Macon police are searching for two suspects involved in an early morning shooting in downtown Macon Sunday. Kendall Sherrod Williams, Sr. and one other unnamed suspect are wanted for their involvement in the incident. Police say…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Cherry Blossom outdoor activities at Central City Park were cancelled for Sunday, but the finale will go on, according to festival organizers. Spokesperson for the Cherry Blossom Festival, Lydia Moss says the annual pin grand prize…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A threat of rain this weekend didn't dampen the spirits of Cherry Blossom fans. The Cherry Blossom Street Party and other weekend events were moved indoors this year due to rain in the forecast, but a…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A man who robbed a SunTrust Bank in Macon on Monday is in custody. According to a release from the Macon Police Department, U.S. Marshals located and arrested 31 year-old William Jeffery Lowder in a room at…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The pinkest party on Earth celebrated its beginnings Friday morning at Founders Day. A huge crowd filled the Macon terminal station to remember how the Cherry Blossom Festival started. The late William Fickling Senior shared his…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Milledgeville police are looking for a woman they say lured a man to a church to have sex and then robbed him. It happened Monday night at the New Beginnings Worship Center off Southside Drive. Major…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Warner Robins city leaders devoted an entire day to talks about the city's future. Those talks ranged from how SPLOST money will be used to the possibility of a switch to natural gas for the…
MACON, Georgia (41 NBC/WMGT) - A woman leaving the Cracker Barrel on Riverside Drive had her wallet stolen on March 8th. Following the theft, one of the four suspects used the stolen credit card at the Target on Presidential Parkway.…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Fans of country music got a big surprise Friday. Artist Blake Shelton is playing a free concert in Macon! The news came following a tweet he sent earlier today, which made die- hard fans drop everything…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Northeast High School renamed its field house after former football star Albert 'Al' Lucas. Lucas was a star player at Troy University and a former Carolina Panther and Pittsburg Steeler. He died in 2005, while playing…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- In his interview with the GBI, Macon Police Officer Clayton Sutton describes the final moments of Sammie Davis Junior's life including how he handcuffed Davis after he shot him. Sutton sat down for two interviews. The…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Region leaders are using a news series of studies as a line of defense against of the possibility of a potential round for Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC). The 21st Century Partnership, a community organization…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The two Forsyth city council members charged with bribery were in federal court on Thursday afternoon. Coucilman Desi Hansford was in the courtroom for an arraignment. He appeared with his attorney, Charles Cox, and entered a…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon-Bibb County firefighters ruled Wednesday night's apartment fire in North Macon as accidental. Lieutenant Ellen Kicklighter tells 41NBC cigarette butts in pine straw started the fire at Lullwater at Bass apartments. The flames were contained in…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Milledgeville woman is behind bars after police say she beat her grandmother with a baseball bat. The incident centers around a family argument over who owns a piece of property. That argument came to blows…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – In a written statement, Colethia Williams' attorney Reza Sedghi calls the murder charges against his client "tragic". Williams is charged with felony murder, child cruelty and felony false statements after three of her four children died…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- It's supposedly the second biggest book sale east of the Mississippi. Friends of the Library President Andy Newton said, "We've checked in the past and we've found people come from 10 different states to our book…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- More than a dozen food vendors are springing into the season with blossoming hearts and donating to The Salvation Army. "One person can make a difference, one person can set the stage for the many others…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - An apartment complex in Bibb County caught fire early Wednesday evening, and fire officials are still trying to determine what caused it. It happened at Lullwater at Bass Apartments off Bass Road in North Macon around…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A national campaign is helping smokers nationwide kick the habit and 'kick butts'. Kick Butts Day, sponsored by Tobacco-Free Kids and the United Health Foundation, is an aggressive push to get youth to stand up and…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Macon mother is threatening to sue, after she says a police officer handcuffed her 8-year-old son. At the NAACP town hall meeting this past weekend a teary-eyed Demetrice Martin stated that Macon Police Officer Justin…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Dozens of people became U.S. citizens Wednesday morning during a naturalization ceremony in Macon. Forty-four applicants from 18 different countries took the Oath of Allegiance at the U.S. federal courthouse with Judge Marc Treadwell presiding. The…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Macon city councilman announced Thursday he will not run for a spot on the new consolidated government. Tom Ellington was elected to city council in 2007. He says he is grateful for his time serving…