MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Several law enforcement groups targeted a local store for improperly using WIC vouchers to make money. WIC is the federal program that provides benefits for pregnant women and for families with young children. Friday, the USDA,…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon Police are looking for suspects they say robbed a man at gun point, duct taped him and a friend, and then put him in the trunk of a car. This all happened Sunday, just before…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Following the school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, Bibb County School District leaders are talking to campus administrators about reviewing the district's safety protocols. "The most effective safety plans involve engagement, planning, and regular review and practice,"…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The last few days have been dark; the images seared into our memory--the news of 20 murdered children and 6 women in Connecticut spreading like wildfire across the world. That wildfire has yet again sparked…
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Most of the country is quick to jump on either side of the gun control argument, but with the recent reports that Connecticut shooter Adam Lanza had been suffering from a mental illness, it seems there's…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The group of lawyers representing Stephen McDaniel filed more than two dozen motions Friday. McDaniel is accused of killing and dismembering Mercer Law Graduate Lauren Giddings in 2011. McDaniel's attorney's Floyd Buford and Franklin Hogue expect…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A man is dead after he led police on a high speed chase in north Macon early Sunday morning. According to Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones, a state trooper pulled over 27-year-old Herbert Simpson III on…
COCHRAN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – One local restaurant owner is giving back to the community, one ice cream cone at a time. The Dairy Queen in Cochran donated 10% of its proceeds to a local girl battling epilepsy. 10-year-old Riley Edge…
HAWKINSVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Hawkinsville solider severely wounded in Afghanistan, broke ground on his new home. United States Marine Corporal Tony Mullis lost both of his legs last April in an IED explosion. This Saturday, Mullis had a homecoming,…
BYRON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Hundreds of miles from Newtown, Connecticut, hundreds of Middle Georgians filled Harvest Church in Byron to mourn and remember the victims. Harvest Church Pastor Jim Cowart has no connection to Sandy Hook Elementary or Connecticut but…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A missing Macon teen was found returned home, according to Macon Police. 14-year-old Adonis Smith went missing Friday night. According to his mother, Adonis was supposed to be spending the night at a friend's house on…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Warner Robins Police are investigating the death of man who was struck and killed at the intersection of Watson Boulevard and Knodishall Drive early Sunday morning.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - An apartment fire in Macon left two families homeless Friday night. It started around 5:30 in a lower level unit at English Village Apartments on English Avenue. According to Donnie Mercer with the Macon-Bibb Fire Department,…
BYRON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Harvest Church in Bryon is planning to hold a prayer vigil and service Saturday night in honor of those killed in Friday morning's school shooting massacre in Newtown, Connecticut. Will Perez with the church tells 41 NBC…
Bibb County Sheriff Jerry Modena reacts to Friday's shooting at a Connecticut elementary school that left more than two dozen people dead, including 20 young children.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Two local college students are trying to make adoptable animals affordable this holiday season. The Mercer students recently held a fundraiser for homeless people and pets. The duo went around to local businesses to raise money…
NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) - An official with knowledge of a shooting at a Connecticut elementary school says 27 people are dead, including 18 children. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation is still under way. Another official,…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon Police are looking for two suspects in a Thursday night robbery at a Walnut Street convenience store. According to a release, officers responded to Corner Grocery at 2057 Walnut Street just after 9 p.m. Thursday…
BYRON, Georgia (AP) - A new report from the National Transportation Safety Board found the likely cause of a deadly plane crash in Middle Georgia to be high speed, which caused the airplane to break apart in flight. The NTSB…
COCHRAN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- We were down in Cochran today, to check out local artist Heather Hutton's "American Flag" made out of wallets. You can ask Hutton about any of the nearly 1300 wallets that make up the flag, and…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - JC Coffield of Warner Robins can only see the minimum during the day, and at night, he says he's up the creek. "I see nothing at night," he says. He and his brother were diagnosed…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Robins Air Force Base Thursday announced the 78th Air Base Wing has a new commander. Col. Christopher Hill, Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex deputy commander for maintenance, will take over for Col. Mitchel Butikofer, who's…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Middle Georgia Clean Air Coalition is celebrating a decade of achievement. Thursday afternoon, local and state leaders gathered at the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame to recognize the coalition's accomplishments over the last ten years.…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Local and state fire officials want to help you make sure your holiday plans don't go up in smoke. Thursday, Bibb fire officials showed us the proper ways to use kerosene and electric space heaters. They…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - An ageless middle Georgia tradition celebrated its 10th year of giving Thursday, and 41NBC was there for the fun. The annual Melvin Flowers Senior Citizens Christmas Luncheon was held at the Frank Johnson Recreation Center in…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Perry residents attended a luncheon Thursday where they got the chance to ask leaders questions about the future of the city. Every seat was filled for the 2012 State of the Community Luncheon. People filed their…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41 NBC/WMGT) - Making a difference and helping out others, typically starts with one person, then spreads from there. In Milledgeville, the idea of helping adults with developmental disabilities started at the Life Enrichment Center, and now thousands…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Houston County Board of Education Transportation Department is doing its part this holiday season to bring food to families in need. Bus drivers, staff and the transportation board collected more than 400 canned or…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – After five years, the city of Warner Robins is moving forward with a plan to create a central downtown location. Last week, the city held a public hearing to go over the new plan and…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – December 12, 2012. It is a day you can't easily forget, especially for families bringing a newborn into the world. Over at the Coliseum Medical Center, Rebecca Mullis and her husband Ken are expecting to have…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Christmas came early for the Macon-Bibb County Consolidation Transition Task Force Finance Committee in the form of a $50,000 check from the Peyton Anderson Foundation and NewTown Macon. "That is something we are really grateful for…
IRWINTON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Zachary Beck murder trial has been pushed back until January 2013. Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit District Attorney Fred Bright tells 41 NBC the defense asked for a continuance and Judge Trent Brown agreed to postpone the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- More than a thousand kids in Middle Georgia will be happy to receive new toys this Christmas! This holiday season marks the 25th year in a row Tattnall Square Academy has partnered with the Kids Yule…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- A Macon Water Authority truck caught fire at gas station in east Macon today, after another a pick-up truck slammed into a gas pump and it burst into flames. Macon police say the incident happened around 7:45 am…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A local nonprofit is getting a big donation from Walmart as part of its "12 Days of Giving" holiday campaign. The Mentor's Project of Bibb County is one of hundreds of nonprofits across the country receiving…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Deep frying a turkey has become increasingly popular for holiday meals, but cooking with deep-fat turkey fryers can be very dangerous. The Coliseum Medical Center along with the Macon Bibb County Fire Department are teaming up…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The man accused of fatally shooting one person and injuring three others at the Waffle House shooting over the weekend will have a commitment hearing. According to the Bibb County Sheriff's Office, Ashley De'Mus Brown had…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – If you live on College Street in Macon prepare to be without water for several hours on Friday as the Macon Water Authority clean the water mains in the area. Wednesday, the Macon Water Authority announced…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A local fraternity is doing its part to give back to the community this holiday season. Tuesday night, the Macon-Warner Robins alumni chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., paid a visit to Heritage Healthcare on…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Droves of Macon's homeless and needy turned out Tuesday night for the 15th annual Christmas Party for the Homeless. The event was held at First Presbyterian Church in downtown Macon. Guests waited in a long line…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - If you live in Bibb County, and you don't have the Internet or a computer--there's a way you may be able to get both at a great price. There's a pilot program running in Bibb County…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Milledgeville Police say no injuries were reported after a three car crash Tuesday afternoon. The accident happened at the intersection of Highway 49 and Highway 29 in Millegdville just after 4 p.m. Milledgeville Police Department, EMS…
SPARTA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Hancock County schools launched one of its largest technology upgrades to-date; by putting iPads in the hands of all middle and high school students. Nearly 600 brand new iPads were sent home with Tuesday afternoon. Parents,…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – NBA superstar Magic Johnson is bringing a charter school to Macon and registration is now open. Johnson is teaming up with Provost Academy Georgia, a statewide charter high school district, to open Magic Johnson Bridgescape center.…
IRWINTON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The murder trial of Zachary Allen Beck will not start on Wednesday. Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit District Attorney Fred Bright tells 41 NBC they are expecting "to have a hearing in the morning [Wednesday] to schedule when…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - One of the suspects accused of fatally shooting one person and injuring three others is now behind bars. According to a news release, Ashley De'Mus Brown turned himself in to authorities this morning. The shooting happened…
IRWINTON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The water boil advisory for the city of Irwinton has been lifted. The advisory was lifted around lunch time on Tuesday. City Clerk, Courtney Robinson told 41 NBC they were waiting on test results to come…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Christmas music lovers, here's your chance to catch another great performance to get you in the mood for the holidays (as if you aren't already!) The Choral Society of Middle Georgia is joining with the Mercer University…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A new president will lead the Macon-Bibb branch of the NAACP in the New Year. Monday, the organization announced that Gwennette Westbrooks will step into the role beginning January 1st. Westbrooks is currently the assistant treasurer…
Irwinton, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Opening statements are set to begin in the Zachary Allen Beck murder trial. Ocmulgee District Attorney Fred Bright tells 41 NBC attorneys spent all day Monday selecting a jury. He says 250 people were summoned and…