EASTMAN, Georgia (EASTMAN EXAMINER) - It's official—Wendy's Restaurant in Eastman has closed it's doors for business. Manager Billy Sharrard confirmed the closure in a telephone interview today. The Eastman store is a franchise of Wendy's and not owned by Wendy's…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - If you want to give your opinion on ways to help push the city of Macon and Bibb County forward to make it a better place for everyone, there is a new opportunity for you. The…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The former corrections officer facing a murder conviction for killing his girlfriend plead guilty to lesser charges in court Monday. Russell Holt is charged with voluntary manslaughter for shooting Jessica Wolfe last March. Wolfe's family is…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones is asking for the public's help in two separate traffic accidents from late Sunday night and early Monday morning. The first accident happened on Bethel Church Road near Plantation Drive. 35…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Bibb County Sheriff's Office is looking for a man who robbed Tobesofkee Lake Store Sunday morning. According to a news release from the sheriff's office, a witness say an armed suspect walk into the store…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Bibb County deputies are looking for two men who stole a woman's purse early Sunday morning while she was walking home. According to a news release from the Bibb County Sheriff's Office, a witness says around…
ABBEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Dressed in glorious ball gowns and tuxedos, Wilcox County seniors slipped into limousines headed off to senior prom; it's a celebration of the school's year end and the beginning of a new era. "I feel like…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Teachers and students laced up outside the classroom Friday to stamp out cancer. Classes at Alexander II Elementary School in downtown Macon have been raising money for the American Cancer Society Relay for Life, and Friday afternoon,…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon Police Chief Mike Burns announced Friday night- he plans to retire next month. 41NBC received a release from Macon Police spokeswoman Melanie Hofmann Friday night about the decision. Burns has been with the department since…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Hundreds of friends, teachers, and family members of Ta'Miya Watson lit candles in her honor tonight in front of her family home. The vigil comes just 5 days after the 5-year-old Barden Elementary School student was…
LIZELLA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Bibb County Sheriff's deputies are trying to figure out what caused a three-car crash at the intersection of Eisenhower Parkway and Holly Lane Friday evening. Lt. Paul Edwards tells 41NBC a gray Saturn was turning left…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon police are decked out in new cars and new radios. On Friday officials unveiled the new 26 police cars equipped with 800 MHz radios. The new system will help officers communicate whether its with the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Middle Georgia's newest airline is taking to the sky. "I think its going to be an exciting time for Macon and Middle Georgia." Macon Mayor Robert Reichert said. Silver Airways is your ticket from Middle Georgia…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Students at Barden Elementary mourned the loss of a classmate on Friday. Five-year-old Ta'Miya Watson died Monday after a school bus hit her while she was crossing the street. The memorial here in front of Ta'Miya's…
BYRON, Georgia (41 NBC/WMGT) - The Byron Fire Department has been awarded the SAFER grant. Thursday night, the Byron City Council approved the grant that is worth almost $500,000. The gran will allow the fire department to hire six full…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Three students from Central High School have been given a well-earned honor. Kenya Andrews, Christine Okaro, and Ashley Washington, all seniors, have been named Gates Millennium Scholars, and will each receive $250,000 toward furthering their education…
MACON, Georgia- It was the final day to qualify for a spot to run in the July 16th elections. Two people added themselves to the list of candidates Friday. Former Bibb County School board member Terry Tripp qualified to run…
MACON, Georgia (41 NBC/WMGT) - An army veteran surprised his daughter at school on Friday. Greg Washington hadn't seen his daughter, Tatyanna, in person in over a year. He is currently serving as the 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade Equal Opportunity…
MCRAE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Did you know that brush you used this morning to brush your hair might have been made with pig hair? That's just one of the things students at Telfair County Elementary School learned at the 20th…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Macon-Bibb County Animal Welfare building will be closed early at 1PM today. The filming for the new movie "Need for Speed", based on the video game franchise of the same name, will cause the shutdown…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – An "important" hearing is scheduled to happen before jury selection on Monday Russell Holt's murder trial. "No further information will be provided prior to that hearing," Coweta Judicial Circuit District Attorney Peter Skandalakis said in a…
HAWKINSVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Move over peaches and pecans, olives may soon start to grow into Georgia's number one cash crop. Just ask Bob Krueger in Hawkinsville. He saw Georgia's potential about a year ago when he planted a farm…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - As part of a Reduction in Force plan approved by the Bibb County School Board Thursday night, 101 school employees could be laid off. The board voted 6-2 to approve the plan, with board members Lester…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A local band from Warner Robins is doing their part to raise money for a good cause. The Alex Tjoland Band will be playing two concerts to raise funds for the Middle Georgia Food Bank.It's going…
MACON, Georgia (41 NBC/WMGT) - The office of the District Attorney for the Macon Judicial Circuit opened the Vernon R. Beinke Child Witness Room with a ribbon cutting on Thursday. According to a news release sent from the District Attorney's…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Across the state on saturday, the Drug Enfrocement Administration is hosting National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. Sheriff David Davis says last year, they collected a 120 lbs. of drugs in just one day! "I think we're no…
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Pharmacist Jep Castleberry says there are a slew of side effects that could become reality when prescription drugs fall into the wrong hands. "There's so many things that could go wrong by these people some of…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A pedestrian has been killed early this morning near West Campus Drive, at U.S. Highway 441, according to a news release sent out by the Georgia State Patrol. The victim, 22-year-old Victor Chatfield of Milledgeville, was…
JEFFERSONVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Twiggs County Schools are all going to be closed Friday. They let out early Thursday around 11:30 a.m. because of a water pressure issue in Jeffersonville. A release from Twiggs County Schools Interim Superintendent Benjamin Roundtree…
Macon, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - With all the excitement of filming a new movie in Macon, comes the shutting down of city streets and roadways. Film crews will be using a portion of I-75 southbound to shoot some scenes throughout the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Each year, a group of hard-working student athletes in Bibb Countyis rewarded scholarships in memory of a fallen Macon native. Al Lucas, son of Georgia State Senator David Lucas and Macon City Councilwoman Elaine Lucas, played…
MACON, Georgia (41 NBC/WMGT) - When people are diagnosed with cancer, they and their families do anything they can to get the mind off of the stress and worry it causes. 41 NBC spoke with a few people at the Wellness…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Since film crews with "Need for Speed" announced they would make a pit stop in Macon, the video game that inspired the motion picture has been flying off shelves. The Hollywood buzz is creating big business…
MACON, Georgia (41 NBC/WMGT) - Candidate David Cousino rode into Bibb County Board of Elections Office on a horse. Cousino walked into the office, saddle bag in tow, and filled out the paperwork he needed to qualify for Mayor. He…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - In honor of Earth Day, several workers with the Atlanta Gas Light Company took to the streets to pick up trash. The employees rolled up their sleeves and picked up garbage around Bass and New Forsyth…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Milledgeville man is suspected of driving his pickup truck into a liquor store on purpose. "He walked in and within seconds mayhem," Wally Stubbs, owner of the Elm City Package liquor store, said. It happened…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The city of Macon is calling on a national organization, and the Department of Justice to stop the violence and help bring peace to the streets. "To interrupt it, to stop it, to find alternatives to…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Traffic on the off-ramp at Hardeman Avenue transformed into a motion picture high-speed chase on Wednesday. "Need for Speed", a DreamWorks studio production, started shooting scenes near the Fountain Car Wash early Wednesday morning. The movie…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Crews with Robins Air Force Base are preparing to move John Travolta's jet to its new home at the museum. The actor donated his G-2 jet to the Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame. It will…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Nearly 150 air traffic control towers across the country are set to close down on June 15, including the one at Middle Georgia Regional Airport. In an effort to prevent that from happening, the City of…
MACON, Georgia (41 NBC/WMGT) - The Macon Arts Alliance has received a big grant to support an arts journalism partnership with Mercer's Center for Collaborative Journalism.The program is called "Art Matters," and the grant is $40,000. Students involved will create news articles, blogs, video…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – On the corner of Bloomfield Road and Virginia Drive, a small scooter rests in the driveway and bears line the fence just feet away from the Watson home. The fence that was once used to keep…
MACON, Georgia (41 NBC/WMGT) - If you look outside of your window, you might see a celebrity or two walking down the street. It's because Macon is becoming a new hub to film blockbusters for the big screen. 41 NBC got down…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Macon woman has pleaded guilty to charges of stealing hundreds of blood plasma donors' personal information and filing false tax claims, then pocketing the money. 30-year-old Bridgette Williams of Nisbet Drive worked at the BioMat…
IRWINTON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A phone call hoax is making its way around Middle Georgia and tricking victims into thinking they are facing serious punishments for missing jury duty. If you dial the number, you will hear this. "Hello, the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Charges have been upgraded to murder against two men who were arrested in connection with the shooting of 18 year-old John Johnson, III. The Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested 24 year-old Bernard Bullard and 18…
GRAY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Candidate for the Macon-Bibb Commission, Danny Glover, pleaded not guilty to marijuana possession in Jones County Probate Court Tuesday morning. Glover was arrested in January after a Jones County Deputy found him and a friend sleeping…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Lately, there's been a lot of talk about charter schools in middle Georgia. Monday night, the Georgia Charter Schools Association paid a visit to Macon to answer questions from interested parents and explain how exactly the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A week after two bombs exploded at the Boston Marathon, people from all over the United States and middle Georgia are finding ways to support the people affected. "That was really hard to even get the…
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- A new study shows the number of people dying in rural hospitals is on the rise, but a local hospital CEO is disputing that. Kay Floyd is the CEO of Monroe County Hospital in Forsyth. She fears…