MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Macon police are looking for a man who robbed a customer and store clerk at gun-point Saturday morning at Complete Cash located at 3131 Pio Nono Avenue. Police say just before 11 am, a man wearing…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Valentine's Day may be over, but one Warner Robins based ministry is still, spreading the love. Almost 200 people, including Warner Robins Mayor Chuck Shaheen attended this year's Because We Love You luncheon. The 5th…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – After three days, several venues and over 80 screenings, the Macon Film Festival 2013 is now over. This year's festival featured special guests Crystal Chappell, an actress from 'The Bold and the Beautiful'; Steve Rash, director…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The controversy and concern surrounding the shooting death of a Macon man outside of Kroger, has prompted federal authorities to intervene. It's been almost two months now, since Macon Police Officer Clayton Sutton shot and killed…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Federal authorities are talking to Macon police chief Mike Burns about the shooting death of Sammie Davis, Jr. The Associated Press is reporting he called reps from the Department of Justice as a precaution just before…
JEFFERSONVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Georgia transportation officials are in the works to add half a dozen wildlife tunnels under a Middle Georgia highway, as part of a first of its kind project for the state. GDOT is widening State Road…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Just one day after the Bibb School District announced it's eliminating 53 jobs because of grant cuts, those who are losing their positions still had a lot of questions. The school district Friday held meetings with…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Warner Robins Mayor Chuck Shaheen says some city council members brought up the idea of changing the structure of the city's government, to include a city manager and a part time mayor, but Shaheen doesn't…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Retired Major General Robert McMahon, says the military spending cuts expected March 1st, also known as the sequester, are going to be challenging for Robins Air Force Base. The Department of Defense is issuing 22…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- A federal grand jury indicted three people and a corporation on 43 counts ranging from managing a prostitution ring to money laundering at a Macon tanning salon. United States Attorney for the Middle Georgia District Michael…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Goeriga (41NBC/WMGT) - Baldwin County deputies arrested a Warner Robins woman for stealing credit card information and charging thousands of dollars in cities across the Peach State and Pennsylvania. Captain Brad King tells 41 NBC 25-year-old Dorties Brown brown…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The lease agreement between Bibb County Schools and the Central Georgia Partnership for Individual and Community Development was upheld today by Judge Edgar Ennis. According to the ruling, Judge Ennis did not consider if the lease…
IRWINTON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Two men wanted in Baldwin County for breaking into a home and forcibly restraining the homeowners have been arrested. According to Baldwin County Sheriff Captain Brad King, Joseph Walter Pagan and Joseph Lee Pagan were arrested…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Pleasant Hill Neighborhood Community Garden will soon begin blooming more than 30 new fruit and vegetable trees. Thanks to a grant from Keep Georgia Beautiful and Keep Macon-Bibb Beautiful, the community will now have greater…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Walthall Gas station on Forsyth Road in Macon was robbed at gunpoint around 7:50 Friday morning. In a news release, Macon Police describe the suspect as a male dressed in all black and wearing a…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Two Macon police officers are arrested for stealing firearms.26 year old Jonathan Graves is in jail after police say he stole a firearm recovered in an investigation, reported it lost, and then gave it to someone…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Flicks, filmmakers, and fans are descending on downtown Macon today for the start of the 8th annual Macon Film Festival. The festival brings folks from around the world to catch screenings of independent films looking to…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)-- The Bibb County School District announced today 53 positions will be cut because of grant funds ending and budget overages. Contracts for the impacted employees will end on June 30th. According to a news release sent to…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Macon Police Department will get 60 new tasers this fiscal year. Chief Mike Burns and Mayor Robert Reichert Thursday afternoon broke the news to the Public Safety Committee. Weeks ago, councilman Henry Gibson questioned why…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Baldwin County man was shot and killed in Illinois last week, just one day before he was set to testify in court. According to a release from the Urbana Police Department, 29-year-old Curtis Mosley was…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Baldwin County deputies are still looking for the father and son duo who robbed a couple at gunpoint and then bound them with duct tape. Captain Brad King tells 41 NBC it happened at a mobile…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - When's the last time you checked your credit report? Results of a new Federal Trade Commission study released this week say you might need to get on that. The study found a whopping 1 in 4…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Women and men across the world stood up and danced today to raise awareness against rape and abuse. That included a group of high school students from Mount de Sales Academy in Macon. As part of…
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A three month drug operation in Dublin leads to dozens of arrests and hundreds of charges. Corporal Eric Roland with the Dublin Police Department Area Crime Enforcement team tells 41 NBC the operation started on October…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - If you live in downtown Macon and you need some dental work done, call Community Health Works (C.H.W.), they'll set you up for free. Thanks to The City of Macon's Community Development Block Grant, $15,000 has…
JACKSON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A convicted killer will have his clemency hearing next week, just two days before he is scheduled to die by lethal injection. The State Board of Pardons and Paroles has invited representatives for condemned inmate Andrew…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - It was an emotional plea during President Obama's State of the Union address as he called to reduce gun violence. One Macon family, torn apart by a bullet, agrees. Shar'bora Daniels was shot and killed when…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Democrats Joe Allen and Henry Ficklin share a common philosophy, and a passion for public service, but the two have very different opinions on nonpartisan elections. Bibb County Commissioner Joe Allen says in order to be…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Tenth graders from across Middle Georgia had the chance to meet with business and education leaders to talk about their future. High schools from Houston, Peach and Dooly counties participated in this years Middle Georgia…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Bibb County grand jury indicted a 73-year-old man accused of shooting and killing a woman at a Macon gas station. Frank Louis Reeves allegedly shot and killed 63-year-old Linda Hunnicut at Murphy's Express on Gray…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT - A new dean has been appointed to Mercer's Eugene W. Stetson School of Business and Economics. Dr. Susan Gilbert has been a longtime faculty member and academic administrator at Emory and Rutgers Universities, as well as…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Macon-Bibb County Parks and Recreation announced that they will be begin offering five free dramatic art classes as a pilot cultural arts program starting in March. The classes will be geared toward children between the…
MACON, Georgia (WMGT/41NBC) - The Sam's Club located on 4701 Log Cabin Drive is offering exclusive additional savings to small businesses up until February 17th. According to a news release, the "Business Savings Expo" is an event that will allow…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The "hump bridge" on Second Street will likely stay in place for use by pedestrians, but the road will veer off at that point and become a separate bridge, connecting it to Little Richard Penniman Boulevard.…
BYRON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A local group is working to open a year-round charter high school in Peach County. The Byron Peach Charter High School Association submitted a letter of intent to the Peach County Board of Education and the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – All the rain over the last few days is flooding the Ocmulgee River in downtown Macon. The National Weather Service issued a flood warning for parts of the river between Fifth Street bridge and Spring Street.…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A former Centerville city employee is sentenced to 20 years on probation for stealing taxpayer money. 32-year-old Cinnamon Hovezak pleaded guilty February 4th to fiduciary theft and computer forgery, after stealing the money and manipulating the…
Atlanta (41NBC/WMGT) - A Telfair County man has been arrested in connection with a destroyed vehicle, and charged with first-degree arson, false reporting of a crime, and insurance fraud. According to a news release by the Georgia Department of Insurance,…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The state house passed a series of bills today that would abolish partisan elections for most local races for Macon and Bibb County. The bills targeted partisan races for Mayor, County Commission, Coroner, Bibb County Board…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Bibb County Sheriff's Office announced crime has decreased for 2012. According to a news release, crime went down by almost 10%. There were a total of 2,478 uniform crime rate crimes reported to the sheriff's…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Four people are arrested, charged for operating a prostitution ring at a hotel in Macon. Officers arrested 21-year-old Katrina Denise Thompson, 30-year-old Miranda Louines and 20-year- old Mykevia Buffin and charged them with prostitution. 47-year-old Calvin…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- As Macon and Bibb County consolidate into one government, residents in Payne City feel uncertain about the future of their community. There's less than 200 residents in this tiny town within a city but Payne City resident Phil Martin says…
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Macon man was arrested in connection with last week's armed robbery at CVS. Patrick Barrow, 56, was arrested and charged with armed robbery. Forsyth Police Chief Keith Corley said phones calls and tips led to…
PERRY, GEORGIA (41NBC/WMGT)-The Perry Area Chamber of Commerce announces as Dogwood Festival Business Decorating Contest. The festival scheduled April 13th and 14th is celebrating its 25th birthday as an annual springtime event in Perry. Festival officials are kicking off the…
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Peach County Workforce Development Center has been years in the making, and now the project is finally getting off the ground. The multimillion dollar job training facility would be in Fort Valley at South…
FORT VALEY, GEORGIA (41NBC/WMGT) - Dollar General Market is holding a job fair in Peach County on February 2th, 2013 at the Thomas Library, 315 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive from 10am- 3pm. This event is in partnership with the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon Police are offering a gun safety class later this month. It will be held at the MPD Training Academy, Monday and Tuesday, February 25 and 26, from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. The Training Academy is…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon's Public Safety Committee meeting, originally scheduled for Monday at 4:00 p.m., has been postponed until Thursday. Monday meeting's agenda included an update on the Georgia Bureau of Investigation's look into the December shooting of Sammie…
SANDERSVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The GBI has arrested a suspect in the murder of a Sandersville man. 27-year-old Tyrone Gilmore was arrested Friday in the shooting death of Sammie Haynes, who was killed at his home on Floyd Street late…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The number of Georgians applying for a weapons carry license is skyrocketing. "I'm not a gun nut, but I like having the security knowing that I can carry one if I want to," gun owner and…