UPDATE: Missing Macon Man Found
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -A Macon man who's been missing since Friday was found at Houston Avenue and Broadway early Saturday morning. Derwin Eric Lawson went missing since 5:00 PM on Friday evening…
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AP: Boston Bombing Suspect Alive and In Custody
WATERTOWN, Massachusetts- (AP) - Boston Police say a 19-year-old college student wanted in the Boston Marathon bombings is in custody after a manhunt that left the city virtually paralyzed and his older brother and accomplice dead. Police announced via Twitter…
Warner Robins Backs Minor League Proposal
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The City of Warner Robins wants the man behind bringing a minor league baseball team to town to know they fully support his effort. At the council meeting Monday, local businessman John Hughes asked the…
State Representative Hosts First Annual Poverty Summit in Macon
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - According to 2011 census data, more than one in five people in Bibb County are below the poverty level, but a group of local and state leaders want to do something about that. State representative James…
Georgia College Uses New Telephone Safety Program for Emergencies
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – In light of the recent emergency in the Boston area that has forced college campuses to shut down, Georgia College implemented a new safety program that can save lives during any kind of emergency. One push…
Macon Police Department Renovates E-911 Center
MACON, Georgia (41 NBC/WMGT) - Friday caps National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week across the country. And it couldn't have come at a more appropriate time. When answering and responding to emergency calls, timing is everything. The quicker...the better.The Macon Police…
Levi's Alert Issued for 3-Year-Old Carlton Boy
CARLTON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Authorities need the public's help to find an abducted three-year-old boy. A Levi's Alert was issued Friday for three-year-old Anthony Jose Vazquez (pictured top). He has blonde hair, blue eyes. He was wearing blue shorts and…
Power Fault Causes Pressure Surge and Water Break in Macon
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- A power fault has caused a 'pressure surge' and water break on Mercer University Drive, near Florence Street. Friday morning, Macon Water Authority Assistant Executive Director Ray Shell said one of the high service pumps that…
'Alter-G' Treadmill Debuts In Middle Georgia, Changes The Landscape On Injury Recovery
BONAIRE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - It's state of the art technology originally developed by NASA, and now the only one like it is in middle Georgia. It looks and acts like a treadmill, but the Alter-G is really much more than…
Taylor Family in Dudley Supports Miracle of Adoption
DUDLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- With Lifefest 2013 right around the corner, the Taylor family in Dudley wanted to share their personal experience with adoption. The event is a Christian music festival that supports adoption, while featuring adoptive families and seminars.…
Bibb School Board Gets Training, 29 Have Applied for Interim Superintendent Position
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Members of the Bibb County School Board are ironing out some of the issues they feel are holding them back the most. Thursday night, a representative from the Georgia School Boards Association led a workshop with…
Friends of Tatnall Square Park Outlines Plans for Beautifying the Area
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Tatnall Square park is set to get some serious sprucing up and Thursday night, community members learned a little more about the plans. Friends of Tatnall Square Park held a public meeting tonight at Centenary Church…
Tuition Goes Up For Georgia Colleges and Universities
MACON, Georgia (41 NBC/WMGT) - The University System of Georgia Board of Regents announced on Tuesday that tuition is set to go up for 27 out of 31 colleges and universities in the University System Georgia. The other four universities will…
Middle Georgia Gun Owners React to Recent Gun Control Bill Denial
MACON, Georgia (41 NBC/WMGT) - After the gun control bill went down in defeat on Wednesday, local gun owners reacted to the news, and also provided their opinion on background checks. President Barack Obama and other supporters of the gun…
Houston County Board of Education Bringing 21st Century to Classrooms
PERRY, Georgia (41 NBC/WMGT) - The Houston County Board of Education is bringing the 21st Century into the classroom. They are doing it with the "Bring Your Own Device" Program (BYOD). Several schools in Houston County are participating in the…
East Dublin Paper Mill Expansion Project Pumping $42 Million into Local Economy
EAST DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Laurens County is celebrating thanks to a big business that's planning on pumping millions into the community to help expand East Dublin's paper mill. On Friday April 12th a machine at the mill, called the PM2,…
Macon-Bibb County EMA Prepared for Chemical Incidents in Wake of Texas Explosion
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - In wake of the Texas explosion, officials in Bibb County are ready in case something like that happens here. Trains and trucks carry chemicals through our area every day. The Macon-Bibb County Emergency Management Agency, along…
Elderly Man Found Dead in Downtown Macon Apartment
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones is urging everyone to check on their neighbors regularly, after an elderly man was found dead in his downtown Macon apartment. Coroner Jones says 71-year-old Max McFarland's body was badly decomposed. Jones…
Former Forsyth City Councilman Fired from County Job
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Former Forsyth city council man Desi Hansford is out of office and now out of a job. The Monroe County Board of Commissioners voted three to two Tuesday night in favor of firing Hansford as the…
Shooting Review Board Finds Kroger Shooting Was 'Justified'
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A shooting review board found the Macon police involved shooting at the Kroger on Pio Nono Avenue last December was justified. According to the report released to 41NBC from the Macon Police Department, the shooting review…
Caught On Camera: The Monroe County Reporter Prints Paper Thief's Picture on Front Page
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)-- The Monroe County Reporter caught people on camera taking extra papers, and printed a picture of one thief on the front page. "As we say it's so good some can't take just one," said publisher Will Davis.…
Warner Robins Native Braves Blindness, Pushes to Make Her Musical Dream Come True
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - National Broadway tours, vocal chops, and the backing of one of Whitney Houston's former producers--Warner Robins native LaTonya Holmes feels lucky. She's in L.A. now, but she started her career by accident. "I played basketball,…
Anti-Gay Church Sign Stirs Up Controversy in Milledgeville
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A church sign condemning homosexuality is stirring up controversy in Milledgeville. The sign off of U.S. 441 outside of the Society for the Ten Commandments church reads, "Homosexuality is a death worthy crime." The strong statement…
Consolidation Task Force Gets Update on Macon-Bibb Sheriff's Office
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - With consolidation just more than eight months away, big changes are on the way for law enforcement in Macon and Bibb County. The Bibb County Sheriff's Office laid out its plans to the consolidation transition task…
18-Year-Old Student with Muscular Dystrophy Competes in Wheelchair Sports, Remembers Late Brother
KATHLEEN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -18-year-old David Presley wheels his motorchair across Veterans High School's gymnasium floor, ready to catch the football. He's a very skilled wheelchair football player, and he and his team, The Houston County Sharks, are circling the proverbial…
Woman Dies in Head-On Collision in Bleckley County
COCHRAN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A woman died and a man was injured after a head-on collision Tuesday morning in Bleckley County. According to the Bleckley County Sheriff's Office, the two-car crash happened on Highway 26 east of Cochran. One car…
Shooting Review Board Looks Over Fatal Kroger Shooting
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A shooting review board met Wednesday morning to discuss the Macon police officer involved shooting at the Kroger on Pio Nono Avenue last December. The review board consists of Macon police command staff, two members from…
Charter School Advocate Group to Hold Meetings in Macon
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Georgia Charter Schools Association is coming to Macon to host two community meetings on public charter schools. A news release from GCSA says, "With confidence in Macon public schools at an all-time low, GCSA is…
DA Gets Rid of Death Penalty in Peach Co. Murder Trial
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- District Attorney David Cooke says he will not seek the death penalty against a woman accused of brutally stabbing 2 people in Fort Valley in 2009. Lillian Walker is charged with killing her aunt and…
U.S. Marshal's Arrest Macon Man Wanted for Assault
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- A Macon man wanted for aggravated assault. A news release from the Macon Police Department says U.S. Marshal's arrested 26 year-old Adrian Maurice Fletcher on Tuesday night. He was wanted in connection with a February 24…
Bibb Schools Hosting Kindergarten Registration Roundup
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Bibb County School District is hosting a Kindergarten Registration Roundup starting Monday, April 22nd through Friday, May 17th. Parents and guardians can head to the district's Welcome Center located at 2003 Riverside Drive in Macon…
Local Authorities Searching for a Suspect Wanted for Theft in Monroe County
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A "Be on the Lookout" has been issued for Paul Atlee Laneback, Jr. Laneback is wanted by the Monroe County Sheriff's Office for theft related crimes. He is also wanted as a person of interest by…
Bibb School District Faces Bigger Budget Shortfall Than Expected
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Bibb County School District is facing an even bigger budget deficit than it thought. On Friday, an e-mail from the state to the district's financial officer, Sharon Roberts, confirmed the district would be losing $3…
UPDATE: Missing Warner Robins Couple Found
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A missing Warner Robins couple has been found safe. Family member Americus Wooten says Richard King and his wife, Tricia left on April 4 heading south. On April 11, a family member received a suspicious…
Middle Georgia Runners Return Home After Boston Marathon Explosion
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – For dozens of Middle Georgians, the explosions at the Boston Marathon hit close to home. At least 8 people from Macon and Warner Robins qualified to compete at this year's race. Grace Tinkey was a mile…
Community Still Rallying for Justice for Junebug
MACON, Georgia (41 NBC/WMGT) - There was another rally for "Justice for Junebug." The case where Sammie Davis Jr. was shot and killed five months ago by Macon police officer Clayton Sutton. The rally began Tuesday around 5 PM, that's…
Macon State Prison Officers Indicted for Assaulting Inmates, Former UGA Football Coach Facing Federal Charges for Ponzi Scheme
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Eight former or current Macon State Prison officers are facing formal charges of conspiracy to assault inmates and civil rights violations. The Middle Georgia District U.S. Attorney, Michael Moore, says the indictment was handed down Monday.…
WWII & Korean War Vet Flies for First Time in Years
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - After 20 years of military service and more than 8,000 hours of logged flight time, a Fort Valley World War Two and Korean War veteran took to the sky for the first time in years on…
Bibb Student Claims Brass Knuckles Sent Him to Hospital
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- A 15 year-old Bibb County student is recovering today, after he claims another student punched him in the head with brass knuckles. "My head burst," said Me'khi Rouse, pointing to the cut on his head with…
Houston County Sheriff Looking for Burglary Suspect
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Houston County Sheriff's Office is searching for a suspect who burglarized the Pure Gas Station on Moody Road Saturday morning. According to a news release, once the the unidentified male suspect gained entry to…
Deepstep Volunteer Fire Department Wants Your Help
DEEPSTEP, Georgia (41 NBC/WMGT) - In Deepstep, the volunteer fire department has a problem. One of the vehicles in the department is unreliable and the fire department wants your help to do something about it. Joseph Mckinnon has been a volunteer…
Macon Church Hosts Community Prayer Service For Boston Bombing Victims
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Macon church held a community prayer service Tuesday night to remember the victims of Monday's bombings in Boston. About 25 people attended the service at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in downtown Macon. "I actually had…
Minor League Baseball Team Still a While Away for Warner Robins
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - If you're hoping to enjoy minor league baseball games in Warner Robins, you'll have to wait a little bit longer. Monday night, city council was supposed to sign off to allow a local businessman, John…
Man Dies After Crashing Truck on Lower Poplar Street
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - One man is dead after police say he lost control of his truck and crashed on Lower Poplar Street. It happened around 3:30 Monday afternoon. 73-year-old Neil Williams died at the Medical Center of Central Georgia.…
Council Committee Baffled Over Consolidation Task Force's Role and Power to Spend
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Confusion and frustration at Macon City hall Monday as the appropriations committee struggled to understand the role of the consolidation task force. 41NBC first reported a few weeks ago about concerns over the transition team spending…
Dublin Local Businesses Thriving
DUBLIN, Georgia (41 NBC/WMGT) - In the past several weeks, the city of Dublin sent out several news releases promoting new business ribbon cuttings and grand openings in the area. 41 NBC spoke with Matthew White, the Membership and Marketing…
Last Day to File Taxes On Time
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The clock is ticking on the deadline to file your taxes. Monday is the last day to turn in all your paperwork on time without facing any penalties. "I'll just be glad to get it over…
‘Chaos’: Middle Georgia Runners Describe Boston Marathon Explosion
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Lori Brewer was closing in on the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, when her day of celebration turned to pure chaos. "Everyone was cheering for everyone, and it was great weather, and then…
State Agency Investigating Three Former Houston Deputies for Involvement in Pressure Washing Inmate
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council is investigating three former Houston County deputies who were fired for their involvement in pressure washing an inmate. On Friday, 41NBC reported the former inmate, Christopher Holt is…
Warner Robins Mayor's Assistant Claims She Was Mistreated, Files Intent to Sue
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A former administrative assistant to the mayor plans to sue the City of Warner Robins, claiming she was mistreated and forced into early retirement. In an intent to sue, Macon attorney Jonathan Waters alleges that…