WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Warner Robins Police Department is gathering more information after a teen was shot in the face Wednesday afternoon. According to Warner Robins Police Department spokesperson Tabitha Pugh, a 19-year-old Aeren Ledbetter of Centerville was shot…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Joel Taylor was shot and killed in his apartment in August just two days before his 26th birthday. Warner Robins Police Department spokesperson Tabitha Pugh said investigators are following strong leads. Taylor's mother Patricia said…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The controversial charter school amendment one has passed in the Peach State. That means a third state agency, the Georgia Charter Schools Commission, can approve charter school applications. It was ruled unconstitutional last year. Opponents say…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Middle Georgians welcomed a familiar face to Vineville United Methodist Church Wednesday. Hannah Curlee, the first runner-up from season 11 of The Biggest Loser shared her inspirational weight loss story and tips to achieve health goals.…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Democrat David Lucas won State Senate District 26 seat. Spirits were high at David Lucas' campaign headquarters in downtown Macon where he was surrounded by friends and family. Lucas looks forward to representing District 26. He…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Democrat David Cooke has defeated incumbent Republican Greg Winters for Bibb County District Attorney. Cooke supporters celebrated in downtown Macon Tuesday night. He started bright and early Tuesday morning making stops all over the circuit. He…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Voters in Houston County didn't let the weather stop them from casting their ballots on Tuesday. Voters say it is a privilege and a right to vote, but what if you had no way of…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Hutchings Career Center student is speaking out about violence in schools after being attacked with a box cutter. Anesha Henderson, 16, was attacked by a classmate while on her way to class in September. "Her…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Macon Police Department received only positive reviews from a public forum at city hall Monday night. The forum was part of an assessment to determine if the department will be re-accredited. Every three years, a…
SOPERTON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Voters all over Georgia's 12th Congressional district have seen the television ads put out by both Lee Anderson, and Congressman John Barrow. Wheeler County resident, Tommy Anderson says this year the candidates for Georgia's 12th District…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Monday marked the first day of classes for student's at Bibb County's newest alternative school. This one focuses on getting elementary students who mayhave slipped through the cracks back on track before it is too late.…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Macon Regional CrimeStoppers celebrated it's 11th annual community luncheon Monday. The non-profit agency partners with local law enforcement, media, and the community. Since the organization's start in 2000, they have made more than 3,600 arrests, cleared…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Officials from a state agency are ordering the Progressive Christian Academy's preschool program to close. One group of parents say it's tired of the drama surrounding the school and plans to take matters into their own…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The American Red Cross in Middle Georgia is sending more people to help with Sandy relief efforts. Two volunteers left from Macon to White Plains, New York Saturday to lend a helping hand. Elizabth Wood is…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon police are looking for a suspect in connection an armed robbery that happened on Greenfield road around 7:45 Friday night. The victim says she had just gotten out of her car and was walking up…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Macon store customer stopped an armed robber by using a can of mace. Macon police responded to S&S Lotto on Shurling Drive on Friday morning. According to the clerk, a man entered the store and…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Hundreds of people flocked to Warner Robins to start their holiday shopping early this weekend. The city of Warner Robins auctioned off more than 719 items including over 40 cars Saturday at the old barn…
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Jailhouse Alley Art Center held its 45th Annual Show this Saturday. The group got its start and its name from painting in the alley of the old jailhouse in Fort Valley back in 1967.…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A local dentist is redefining the phrase "put your money where your mouth is." Dr. Sheliah Shah with the Macon Smiles dental office is buying back your kid's extra Halloween candy. She's giving away one dollar…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A local woman says the Bibb County District Attorney's office is giving her the runaround and taking too long to respond to her open records request. According to Georgia law, the DA's office must respond to…
CRAWFORD COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Crawford County sheriff's deputies and the Department of Natural Resources are investigating a hunting accident that killed a young man Thursday night. According to a news release, a person was shot on November 1st at…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Georgia College police are continuing to investigate a bomb threat that shut down the campus Thursday afternoon. Georgia College spokesperson John Hachtel says the investigation is ongoing. Police checked out the entire campus on Thursday and…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Baldwin County Sheriff's Office charged a suspect for the murder of a Newton County man found dead on the side of the road in Milledgeville early Wednesday morning. Baldwin County Sheriff Captain Brad King says…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Georgia College and State University reopens after law enforcement investigated a bomb threat on campus Thursday. According to the university's Facebook page, residence halls reopened at approximately 4:30 pm and dining services resumed at 5 pm.…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Public artwork may become a more regular site in downtown Macon, at least if the non-profit volunteer group, Facade Squad has its way. Armed with a mission to turn eye sores into works of beauty, Facade…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Baldwin County investigators arrested a person of interest for the murder of a Newton County man found dead on the side of the road in Milledgeville early Wednesday. Baldwin County Sheriff Bill Massee says the person…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Two men are in custody, charged with the 2008 shooting death of 55-year-old Gwendolyn Cole. Her home on Bradstone Circle was hit with more than 70 bullets from a semi-automatic assault rifle as Cole went to answer…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Hollywood is back in Macon. This time film crews are taking over the Hay House. Film crews are shooting the Lifetime TV pilot "The Witches of East End" at the Hay House over the next few…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - We missed Hurricane Sandy's wrath here in Middle Georgia, but we are feeling some of the effects she's left behind and organizations are heading north to help with relief efforts. Georgia Power is heading north. The…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Baldwin County investigators have confirmed the identity of a body found on the side of the road in Milledgeville. According to Baldwin County Sheriff's Office Captain Brad King, a resident was leaving her neighborhood when she…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Looking like a parking meter placed throughout downtown Macon, the 2012 Class of Leadership Macon, crowned the finishing touches on its Donation Stations. The stations are meant to be an easy way for walkers and those…
SANDERSVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A historic building in Sandersville may be home to a ghost...at least that's what volunteers at the Old Jail Museum believe, after a series of strange happenings. It's where a young girl burned to death on…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Anyone in the market for a new TV, car or furniture may want to stop by Warner Robins. The city of Warner Robins surplus auction this Saturday features 719 items. Over 40 cars, street signs,…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Amendment Two on the ballot in November is an important issue that has gotten little attention during the election season. It would allow state agencies to lease buildings for years at a time, instead of having…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- A 64-year-old male is dead after he took his own life Tuesday. According to Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones, the man's body was found around 7A.M. at Fire Station 104 on Mount Pleasant Church Road. The…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - If there were a top ten list of crazy, obscure jobs--there's a company in Perry whose work would probably be at the top of that list. In fact, Xtreme Cleaners has been featured on national television…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Halloween is only two days away, but before you go out and buy your costume, there's a jeepers creepers product that could damage your peepers. 41 NBC found out some colored or decorative contact lenses…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The American Red Cross in Middle Georgia deployed volunteers to Virginia as a part of Hurricane Sandy preparations. Two volunteers and an Emergency Response Vehicle were sent to Atlanta. From there; the group will travel to…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Record wind gusts caused almost a hundred power outages across Middle Georgia. As of Monday morning, Georgia Power was still working to restore power at homes in Milledgeville and Macon. The 41 NBC Weather Team recorded…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Hundreds of Middle Georgia families and several organizations joined forces to prevent suicide. The 6th annual Middle Georgia started in Fountain Park in Warner Robins and tracked through neighborhoods. The Phoenix Center, the American Foundation…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The plans to have a pet park up and running near Spruce Street have been postponed. Warner Robins city council member Carolyn Robbins said the council is now looking at other options and different locations.…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Early voting lines wrapped around the Bibb County Board of Elections building as thousands took advantage of the opportunity to vote Saturday. It was the first time statewide that people were able to vote early in…
BYRON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – An estimated 3,000 people filled the streets of Byron to run and walk for a cure. Every year, the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure aims to race money and awareness for breast cancer. This…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Macon Police Department is investigating after one person was shot outside of a sports bar. It happened Saturday morning at the Z-2 Sports Bar and Grill on Williamson Road. According to MPD, witnesses reported that…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A 57-year-old woman is dead after she shot herself in the Kroger parking lot on North Columbia Street in Milledgeville. It happened around 2 p.m. on Saturday. According to Baldwin County Sheriff's Office Captain Brad King,…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - With a cold front moving through Middle Georgia next week, it's never too early to prep for the upcoming winter season. There are several energy saving tips you can do to keep warm without burning a…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Baldwin County Sheriff's Office is still waiting on autopsy results of a dead newborn baby found buried in the backyard of a Milledgeville home. The sheriff's office says it could take as long as two…
BYRON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Dukes of Hazzard are coming to Middle Georgia to help raise money for local charities. Organizers are getting everyone pumped for the Dukes of Hazzard Georgia Reunion. It's happening in Byron on March 8th through…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Jobs. Everyone wants one and many are having trouble finding one. Even though the job market may seem tough to break into, it is picking up here in Middle Georgia. "I come here everyday, just pretty…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - In true Air Force tradition, the 116th Air Control Wing commander, Brigadier General Bob Welsh, passed the flag to Colonel Kevin Clotfelter this morning at a formal change of command ceremony. Welsh didn't say goodbye…