MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Macon State now offers a path for students who want a bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education, but don't necessarily need a teaching license. Francesca Jordan-Stephens is a full-time mom, wife, and employee who is also…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Grab your running gear and get ready for the 1st ever Let the Praises Ring 5K race. The event is an opportunity for you to come out and support organizations that work to empower people…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - 14-year-old Brandon Hankinson knows how to manage his diabetes, but what he can't control is how kids at school handle his disease. "One kid he actually told me he was going to rip my pump…
YONKERS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – In the spirit of giving, the Tripp Family in Dodge County celebrates each Christmas by decorating their entire yard and inviting the whole community to see it. The Christmas light display features over 100,000 lights, a…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – It's not every day, Coffee Cup in Perry has such a big crowd. But since Shop Small Saturday started, local stores like the Coffee Cup are becoming shopping destinations for families like Paula Chapman's. "This is…
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A charity ride takes on new meaning, as motorcycle enthusiasts remember the fellow biker who started it all. Delmar Singleton died, last week, after a car slammed into the back of his motorcycle in Warner…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A teenager is dead after a car hit him while crossing a South Bibb County road Friday night. According to Bibb County coroner Leon Jnes, 15-year-old Jose Bravo was crossing Hawkinsville Road around 8 p.m. when…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - If you can't handle the Black Friday madness, then Small Business Saturday may be more your speed. This is the day where you're encouraged to shop small and support local merchants. Dot Ridley always dreamed of…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The overall consensus? Black Friday shopping turned out to go pretty well this year, according to shoppers. We patrolled a couple of stores this morning, asking shoppers what they were looking for, were they happy with…
VIENNA, Georgia (41NBC?WMGT) - If you're looking for a unique gift this holiday season, how about handmade jewelry from used gun ammunition? Spent Rounds Designs out of Vienna makes one-of-a-kind jewelry from used shotgun shells. "Spent rounds. I don't believe…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Shoppers continue to line up in front of stores hours before Black Friday begins. The line at the Best Buy in Macon is starting to wrap around the building and the store doesn't open until midnight.…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Greater New Corinth Baptist Church in Macon is feeding the homeless and hungry again on Thanksgiving day. The feast will go from 12 p.m. To 2 p.m. In the Harriet Tubman parking lot on the…
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The former Coca-Cola Bottling Plant in Fort Valley has been demolished. Now, just buildings away, workers are tearing down the old BB&T bank. A Dollar General Market will replace the bank. The store will be…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The holiday shopping season is about to kick off. The Macon police department is gearing up to handle the crowds and crack down on crime. Forget the jingle bells, police scanners will be the sound of…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon residents aren't playing around when it comes to Black Friday. Around 9 this morning, people were already lining up outside of Best Buy and pitching tents to camp out until 12am Friday. That's when the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Progressive Christian Academy is changing its name to Hope Academy of Macon in light of recent lawsuits and legal issues. The school's owner, E.T. Strickland, said the school is operating under the new name as a…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A local church is spreading holiday cheer by offering a free Thanksgiving meal to those in need. The In Spirit & In Truth Church of God is holding a Thanksgiving feast on Thursday starting at 11…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – If you are shopping at the Macon Mall on Black Friday, you will see a completely renovated, new looking mall. The mall owners announced all the major exterior and interior renovations are finished and just in…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Police arrested a Macon man for shooting a person in the knee. A news release from the Macon Police Department says the shooting happened around 9:15 Tuesday night in the 700 block of Central Avenue. Witnesses…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - In just over a week, more than 400 people will take in all of Perry by enjoying food from some of the town's restaurants. But, if you don't have tickets, it's too late to get in…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon City Council reached a 7-7 tie Tuesday night in a resolution that would transfer the historic Terminal Station Building from the city to the Macon-Bibb Transit Authority. At the start of the meeting, former Macon…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – People who carpool to and from work at Robins Air Force Base may no longer be able to receive incentives to do so. As a result of budget cuts, the Clean Air Campaign announced that…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Bibb County Commissioners met on Tuesday to further discuss the possibilities of a countywide spay and neuter law. The proposed ordinance would require all dogs and cats in Macon and Bibb County to be spayed or…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - If the number of deaths on Georgia's roadways continue at the same rate, by the end of 2012 the number of traffic fatalities will exceed 2011. Today, the Governor's Office of Highway Safety launched their campaign…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Warner Robins man says he's satisfied after city council voted 4-2 Monday night to keep his home outside the city limits. 41NBC's Jasmine Williams first brought you Ken Ford's story Monday night at 6.…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - It's been nearly 60 years since she was crowned Miss America,but if you ask close friend Carolyn Crayton she'll tell you Neva Jane Langley Fickling's sparkle never faded. In 1970 Lee Crayton and his wife Carolyn…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Residents in Warner Robins are continuing to fight against annexing several properties in the city. Ken Ford lives on Briarmoor Drive in the Carter Wood West subdivision in Houston County. This is the second time…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - It's time to lace up your skates and enjoy a winter wonderland in Macon. Everyone is invited to go ice skating at the Macon Centreplex. It's going on all week long and with school out for…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A local organization is spreading holiday cheer by donating 100 turkeys to the Macon Police Department who will then give them to families in need. The Korean Association of Middle Georgia met with Macon police officers…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A man is in critical condition tonight, after he was hit by a car while running across a highway in Macon. Police say the accident happened around 12pm on Sunday. 35-year-old Dennis Williams was crossing Emery…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Longtime Macon resident and Georgia's only crowned Miss America, Neva Jane Langley Fickling, passed away at her home Sunday. Her obituary says Neva was born and raised in Lakeland, Florida and moved to Macon as a…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A 14-year-old Macon teen was taken to the hospital after he was shot in the wrist and knee on Saturday night. A news release from the Macon Police Department, says the boy was hanging out with…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Macon man who was thrown from his motorcycle in Houston County, died Saturday night. Houston County Corporal Sean Alexander, says 62 year old Delmar Singleton was stopped at a red light on 247 North…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Bibb County Sheriff's Office is looking for a man who robbed two dollar tree store clerks at gunpoint Saturday night. The sheriff's office says the incident happened just before 10:30 at this store on Brookhaven…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon Police are looking for a man who shot a 15-year-old girl in the rear-end through an apartment door Saturday night. Police say the incident happened on the 700 block on Patton Avenue just after 10.…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Middle Georgia Model Railroad club kicked off it's 5th annual Planes and Trains exhibit over the weekend. The show is free to the public and features massive display train sets equip with miniature towns,…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – In Perry, people kicked off holiday shopping for a good cause. This year's Mistletoe Market at the Georgia National Fairgrounds was one of the largest yet. For $5, families could shopped at more than 200 vendors…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Different organizations around Middle Georgia held events, giveaways and dinners to help families out in need just in time for the holidays. An estimated 3,000 turkeys and Thanksgiving boxes were handed out across Middle Georgia on…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Milledgeville woman who got a government grant to repair her home is demanding the city return and do the job right. 41 NBC first reported Mary Wesley had problems with her home in July that…
WARNER, Robins (41NBC/WMGT)- Warner Robins is the city that believes everyday is Armed Forces Appreciation Day, and now there's a new park to celebrate it. Keep Warner Robins Beautiful, the city of Warner Robins and the Houston County Board of…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Perry Police Department is beginning its search for a new police chief. Thursday night, officers officially celebrated the retirement of former Perry Police Chief George Potter. Potter left the department in June due to health…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Three teenagers were arrested for breaking into a van behind PL Cleaners on Mercer University Drive and stealing clothes. It happened Thursday night just after 11. 17-year-old Julian Jerren Kendrick was arrested and taken to the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Police in macon are looking for suspects in a home invasion and armed robbery. It happened Thursday night around 8:15 at a home on Triple Hill Drive. The victim says three men wearing masks broke into…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon police are investigating two bomb threats Friday afternoon at two different locations. The first threat was called into Coliseum Hospital around 12:55 this afternoon. That threat prompted all non-essential workers to be evacuated while the…
BYRON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Florida-based Denny's franchise owner says a health care reform surcharge is "not to be implemented or considered at this time". John Metz owns more than 30 franchise restaurants including a Denny's in Byron. In an…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)-- Baldwin County Fire Rescue is working to make sure kids in the community get toys for Christmas. This year's toy drive is underway, and they're encouraging families who need help to apply with Baldwin County DFCS by…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Office of Rep. Kingston)– A representative from Congressman Jack Kingston's office will be in Wheeler County to meet with anyone who needs assistance with a federal agency during an upcoming Congressional "Day Office." "We hold these 'Day offices'…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Hundreds of Twilight fans were at the Amstar 16 Theater in Macon for a private screening of Breaking Dawn: Part 2; but they're not all rooting for Team Edward or Team Jacob this time--these "Twi-hards" showed up…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (Houston County Schools)-- Lake Joy Elementary School presents Fame JR. on Nov. 30, 2012, at 7:30 p.m. and Dec. 1, 2012, at 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at Houston County High School Theatre. Tickets are $10 at…
MACON, Georgia (Macon State College)-- Construction is scheduled to begin in January on a recreation and wellness center for the Macon Campus of what will be Middle Georgia State College. The $21.5 million center will be located on the north…