MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon police are searching for the person, who fired shots into the M&M food mart on Montpelier Avenue. Shortly after 9 p.m on Friday night, a man at the store was injured when he was struck…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Some people have already started using their heaters during the cool fall weather. Last year there were 12 fire fatalities in Bibb County. Macon-Bibb County Fire officials and Bibb County Coroner are urging residents to check…
BYRON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The monster truck all stars are coming to Byron, at the Middle Georgia Raceway on Saturday. There will be a Halloween costume contest and special ghost appearances. Fans will be able to see some of their…
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The city of Dublin is almost done with its big plan to get the public downtown. Workers are almost finished with a new plaza project that's been years in the making. Construction crews are in the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Georgia, the Drug Enforcement Administration and local law enforcement are asking citizens to participate in the Nationwide 'Drug Take-Back Day'. People are encouraged to safely dispose…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Macon-Bibb Health Department is offering flu vaccinations to Bibb County school kids. It's part of the district's 'Flu Vaccine Program' to keep children healthier during the flu season. Elementary, middle and high school children are…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A former Macon police officer pleaded guilty today to stealing guns, and was sentenced to six months in jail, and ordered to pay a thousand dollar fine. Jonathan Graves was arrested in February of this year, and…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Jewel Golphin has outlasted most of the 120 laborers who started out working with him at Robins Air Force Base in 1955. Golphin is an army and air force veteran, who served in the Vietnam…
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Monroe County Hospital is getting some major upgrades including a building that'll expand their medical services. Patients at the hospital consider it to be a lifeline. It's the only one in the entire county. Kay Floyd…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The reward money for who is responsible, for breaking into "All About Animals" shelter has almost doubled. Macon Police are on the look out for vandals who broke into the animal shelter, leaving three dogs dead,…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)-- Bibb County Campus Police have arrested a man connected to Wednesday's reported attempted abduction of a child at Springdale Elementary. He's 68-year-old Christian Ogol of Macon. According to Bibb County jail records, Ogol is charged with two…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Macon Police released details of the "All About Animals" investigation. Three dogs were killed and several were injured during a dog fight at the animal shelter. The incident happened last week, between Wednesday evening and Thursday…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Police cars lined the outside of Springdale Elementary on Wednesday, after a mother claims her child was almost abducted by a stranger on school grounds. Patricia Thompson said shortly after dismissal, her second grader was nearly…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A group of nursing students from Georgia College are hopping on a plane to Honduras to bring medicine and treat people in need. 41NBC caught up with them before they head out on their medical mission.…
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – One city councilwoman in Fort Valley says it's time for a change, and that's why she's running for mayor. Barbara Williams is running against 16-year incumbent current Mayor John Stumbo. For 16 years, Williams has…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Community members and local leaders are considering permanent street closures, in order to connect the parks in the College Hill Corridor. About two months ago, organizers developed the Triple Triangle Park plan. The outline aims at…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon Police are still searching for the people responsible for breaking into the All About Animals shelter. The animal shelter was broken into sometime between late Wednesday night and early Thursday morning, last week. A volunteer…
WRIGHTSVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Frustrations are growing over the online marketplace-healthcare.gov. It has been open for weeks, but some citizens across middle Georgia find the site hard to use due to occasional technical difficulties. University of Georgia health navigator Tammy…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Educators, state legislators, and representatives from the Department of Education are coming together in Kathleen to help military children. Houston County's Board of Education is teaming up with Robins Air Force Base for the third…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Warner Robins man, who's dedicated his life to service, was honored Tuesday, and says he wants to continue helping those in need. Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - After more than 160 years in Macon, the Georgia State Fair has packed up its stakes and is leaving for good. According to the Associated Press, over the last few years, declining revenues in Macon affected…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Coliseum Medical Centers in Macon is named one of the safest hospitals in the state, according to the Georgia Hospital Association's Safety Leadership Circle. The Coliseum is one of 31 hospitals in the elite circle. The…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- People all across the country are going pink for breast cancer awareness month. One retailer in Houston County is not only raising awareness one month out of the year, but all year long by offering…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)-- Residents around Lake Tobesofkee have had to deal with a few car break-ins lately. And now, Bibb County deputies think they know who was behind them. Three 18-year olds, Andrew Ellard, Aaron Masey, and Wendall Strickland are…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - New slides, monkey bars and swing sets are coming to several Warner Robins parks. On Monday night, city council voted unanimously to purchase nearly $53,000 worth of equipment for several parks, including Ada Lee and…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - An Illinois man is dead, after deer hunting with a group friends. According to Jones County Sheriff's office, the fatal shooting happened Saturday, around 12:30 p.m., on Union Hill Church Road in Jones County, near the…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Early voting in Warner Robins is underway and residents may have set a record. Last week they came out in huge numbers heading to the polls. A slow Monday in city hall means officials with…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Georgia Radio Hall of Fame welcomed four people with ties to Middle Georgia. Palmira "Honey Bee" Braswell in the Legacy category. She was Macon's first black woman radio announcer at WBML in the 1950's. Also…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)-- The Georgia Supreme Court ruled today that Bibb County's policy it uses to conduct roadblock checkpoints is too broad and that a roadblock in 2010 violated a man's fourth amendment rights. Today's ruling reversed an opinion from…
KATHLEEN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A 25-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly shooting both of his grandparents in the head. 67-year-old Rosylin Livingston and 70-year-old Thomas Livingston were both shot on Sunday night at their Kathleen home. The couple survived.…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The city known for soulful Southern music has a new tradition to toast to. Craft beer is here Macon. "Craft beer is amazing because people put a lot of care into what they do," said Macon's…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Nearly a hundred people gathered in prayer, to remember the three dogs, killed after a break-in at a Macon animal shelter. Investigators are still working on the details, but it's believed that sometime Wednesday night or…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Macon police are looking for the two suspects wanted in an armed robbery that happened at a motel over the weekend. Authorities say a 28-year-old female was robbed at the Red Roof Inn on Eisenhower Parkway.…
GRAY, GEORGIA (41NBC/WMGT) - One person is dead and another is injured after a single car accident Sunday in Jones County. Sergeant Bobby Gay with the Jones County Sheriff's Office tells 41NBC the accident happened just after 4 p.m. in…
GRAY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – One person is dead after a hunting accident in Jones County on Saturday. The accident happened on Union Hill Church Road at 12:30 p.m., near the Jones/Putnam County Line. According to Sergeant Bobby Gay with the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon Police said it's too early in their investigation to determine if one person or several people broke into an animal shelter and forced dogs to fight. Police returned to the "All About Animals" dog shelter…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Macon Octoberfest kicks off in the Cherry Street plaza today after more than a year of planning and preparation. Octoberfest is a two day music and beer event hosted by the Harris family. Co-Director Rebecca Harris…
TATTNALL COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Former Medical College of Georgia employee, Sylvester Thornhill, pleaded guilty Wednesday in Tattnall County Superior Court to one count of Racketeering. Thornhill was working as a licensed practical nurse at the Georgia State Prison in…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Former Macon mayor C. Jack Ellis is speaking out about the controversial campaign flyers found on several cars throughout the city earlier this week. Ellis says he has no idea who made the flyers, but thinks…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A man has been arrested and charged with a litany of drug charges, according to a news release by the Macon Police Department. Oscar Abram, of 657 Reese Street, was taken into custody at around 6:30…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- A woman's body was found in a vacant home in Warner Robins, and police are treating the case as a homicide. According to police spokesperson, Tabitha Pugh, police discovered the body last night around 9:48…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Macon Police Department has located a woman who had been reported missing since Wednesday according to a news release. 36-year-old Lakeshia Levett Stallings was located safe earlier today, after having last been seen in the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Central High School student was hit by a vehicle Friday morning as she arrived to school, according to Bibb school officials. Bibb County School District spokeswoman Stephanie Hartley tells 41NBC the 16-year old student was…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Central Georgia Tech opens its doors to veterans across middle Georgia. The 'Paychecks for Patriots' job fair was an opportunity for hundreds to get help with their job hunt, and resumes. The Georgia Department of…
MACON,Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Volunteers of a local dog shelter are working to restore some of the animals after the facility was broken into Wednesday. Vandals made their way inside a fence surrounding All About Animals dog shelter, located at 101…
BYRON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The city of Byron is planning on improving tourism in the area, and residents won't have to pay a dime for it. City council along with Byron's Convention and Visitors Bureau agreed on passing an ordinance,…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Middle Georgia federal employees joined thousands across the country going back to work Thursday, after the 16 day partial government shutdown ended. Employees at the Ocmulgee National Monument began their day in meetings. For Tom Sebastian...it…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The push to have more people living downtown continues in Macon. On Wednesday, loft developers from Atlanta announced they're moving in on Poplar Street. Geheber Lewis Associates are planning on opening a "trendy loft style living…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- A 14-year-old girl who was reported missing from Acworth, Georgia early Tuesday morning was found safe in a hotel in Macon, according to Bibb County Lieutenant Sean DeFoe. According investigators with the Bartow County Sheriff's Office,…