PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Your birthday is a special day where you celebrate with friends, family, cake, and the dreaded "birthday tax." That's the fee you pay to renew your auto tags every year. A new state law is…
JACKSON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Georgia death row inmate charged with murdering two Mercer University students was executed Thursday evening. According to a news release from the Georgia Supreme Court, Andrew Cook was executed by lethal injection at 11:22 p.m…
EASTMAN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Wednesday's blaze in downtown Eastman was ruled an accident. According to Glenn Allen, spokesman for the Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner, the fire started in the attic of Soo's Fashion, which is on the corner…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT/AP) - A federal grand jury has indicted four people in a 2009 salmonella outbreak linked to a Georgia peanut processing plant. The indictment unsealed Wednesday in federal court in Georgia charges four employees with Virginia-based Peanut Corp.…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Bibb County District Attorney David Cooke announced Thursday he formally withdrew the notice of intent to seek the death penalty in the case of State of Georgia v. Stephen McDaniel. McDaniel is accused of murdering and…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon Police responded to a call on Macon's east side of a domestic dispute, and found a woman unconscious laying on the floor. It happened Wednesday morning shortly before 8:00 on Tuxedo Road. According to a…
ATLANTA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Georgia court of appeals has temporarily halted tomorrow's execution of convicted killer Andrew Cook. He's one of two inmates that were scheduled to be executed this week, but last night, the other inmate, Warren Lee…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- As part of an effort to make Macon-Bibb County consolidation smoother, and more transparent for residents, The Knight Foundation Wednesday announced a big funding boost for the project. Macon Director of Public Affairs, Chris Floore says the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Georgia congressman led midstate leaders in a mock legislative session Wednesday, showing them just how hard it is to balance the federal budget. Dozens of local leaders and citizens turned out for the event, held…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- State Senator David Lucas is calling a bill drafted by State Senator Cecil Staton racist. "As lawyers would say, prima facie, on it's face it's racist," said Lucas. In a news conference on Wednesday afternoon, Staton…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The looming sequester cuts are only nine days away, and deadline is creating a sense of urgency for civilian workers and local businesses in our area. On Wednesday, Pentagon officials announced that if the automatic…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A judge ruled Bibb County superintendent Dr. Romain Dallamend must be added to the lawsuit that alleges his contract was illegally approved by the board. 41NBC obtained a ruling sent down from Bibb County Superior Court…
EASTMAN, Ga. (41NBC/WMGT) - Downtown Eastman looks a lot different tonight after a fire destroyed two businesses. It started just before noon today at Soo's Fashion. That's on the corner of Main Street and Third Avenue. Store owner Ju Kim…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Bibb County School Board members are starting to speak out today on news that State Senator Cecil Staton plans to introduce legislation that would remove their taxing authority to fund local schools to the new consolidated…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Bonaire man who went missing Tuesday has been found dead in Houston County, apparently of a suicide. 82-year-old Kenneth Neuhart's body was discovered in a heavily wooded area off of Old Perry Road, according…
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Firehouse Subs is heating up the Dublin Fire Department by donating thousands of dollars worth of life-saving equipment. When it comes to battling blazes, a firefighters first line of defense is not water, but his own…
ATLANTA (AP) - The Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles has denied clemency in the case of a death row inmate set to be executed on Thursday. The board on Wednesday denied a request by Andrew Allen Cook to stay…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Macon police arrested 22-year-old Deontae Markeem Coker during a traffic stop on Second Street in downtown Macon Tuesday. MPD had a warrant on Coker for a carjacking incident in January. According to a news release, an…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Traffic is backed up and moving slowly on I-75 South due to an accident involving a tractor trailer. Police are on the scene this morning, investigating the accident and dealing with the backup in traffic. It's…
BONAIRE, Ga. (41NBC/WMGT) - The Houston County Sheriff's Office is looking for a missing elderly man, and they say he may be in danger. 82-year-old Kenneth Neuhart of Bonaire was last seen early Tuesday morning, standing at the corner of…
ATLANTA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The State Board of Pardons and Paroles considered whether to reduce a convicted killer's death sentence to a lesser punishment Tuesday. Andrew Allen Cook is scheduled to die by lethal injection Thursday for the 1995 murders of two…
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - One Georgia congressman is calling on house and senate leaders to come up with a plan to prevent the automatic federal budget cuts. The looming March 1st deadline is 10 days away, but Congressman John Barrow…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- State Senator Cecil Staton is filing local legislation that takes taxing power away from the Bibb County Board of Education. A news release from the Senate Press Office states, the legislation would require that the BOE…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A newly surfaced police report reveals Sammie Davis Jr., the man fatally shot by a Macon Police officer outside a Kroger in December, had a run in with Macon Police at the same store in 2010.…
MACON, Ga. (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon's Ordinances and Resolutions Committee Monday approved a resolution that calls for an investigation into changed legislation regarding how elections are held in Bibb County. Those against the changes, which include making elections non-partisan and moving…
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Former U.S. Ambassador and civil rights advocate Andrew Young was in Middle Georgia Monday, raising money for students and challenging representatives to work together. Young was the keynote speaker at Fort Valley State University's 26th…
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - For the first time, since he announced his resignation, Fort Valley State University's president, is speaking out. In September, the university announced its plan to layoff employees and cut the school budget in order to…
IRWINTON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The father and son wanted for armed robbery and home invasion are also facing charges in Wilkinson County. Joseph Walter (pictured top) and Joseph Lee Pagan (pictured bottom) were arrested on Friday in connection with recent…
MACON, Ga. (41NBC/WMGT) - The Bibb County School District says it had to prioritize when cutting 53 positions after grant cuts last week. 41NBC asked the district Friday if any thought was given to using any of the district's reserve…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Members of the Bibb County Democratic Party are asking the Department of Justice to deny clearance on the four senate bills that call for nonpartisan elections in Bibb County. In a letter addressed to Assistant Attorney…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- State Representative James Beverly plans to file a complaint with the Department of Justice this week, to challenge the series of bills that would eliminate partisan elections for several of Bibb County's local offices. Beverly, who…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- From Wonder Woman to Thor, to middle Georgia's own Ghost-busters, Comic Con in Warner Robins comic con brought out about 400 card players, characters, and of course comic-book fanatics. "We got a lot of different…
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Congressman John Barrow wants to help his constituents with their taxes. The US lawmaker is hosting a series of tax preparation fairs across his district this week, and the first one will be held right here…
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…