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…

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…

DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Laurens County sheriff deputies arrested two men for stealing golf carts all throughout the county and they're still looking for other suspects. The sheriff's office arrested 36-year-old Billy Francis and his brother 31-year-old Emory Francis. Investigators…

HAWKINSVILLE, Georgia - Today, Georgia health officials are celebrating the men and women who bring health to rural communities for the second annual Rural Health Day. Dr. Mark Senger is no stranger to the big city. He got his medical…

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Office of Rep. Bishop) – Yesterday, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), Co-Chair of the Congressional Military Family Caucus, joined Department of Defense leadership, corporate and business leaders, and military spouses at the Department of Defense's Military Spouse…

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - You may have heard talk about making local elections for the new Macon-Bibb County consolidated government non-partisan. But what does that really mean and why make the change now? Right now, candidates running for local office…

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - It's downtown Macon's newest non-profit, and judging by the crowd gathered Thursday in the chilly weather, it might just be one its favorites. Between the volunteers, staff, other non-profits, and those who are utilizing its services,…

GRAY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - November is National Diabetes Month, and Wednesday a youth group in Gray lit up the sky in honor of those who suffer from the disease. More than a hundred people showed up at Gray United Methodist church…

WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (Houston County Schools)-- To help high school students with disabilities and their families plan for life after high school, the Houston County School System and Houston County Interagency Council will host its sixth annual Transition Fair.  The…

PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Fort Valley man charged with felony murder for a fatal fight pleaded not guilty in Houston County Superior Court Wednesday. 45-year-old Robert Lee Gill is charged with three counts of murder, and one count each…

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Major development plans are in the works for the Middle Georgia Regional Airport. Local leaders met on Wednesday to brainstorm ideas that will be used to create a new master plan. The first step of the…

MACON, Georgia (AFP News Release)-- The local chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) is pleased to announce that Hannah Vines has been recognized as its Teen Volunteer of the Year for 2012. Fourteen-year old Hannah lives in Warner…

PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The 17-year-old Houston County girl charged with murdering her sister and setting her parents house on fire over the summer pleaded not guilty Wednesday. Carmen Collins' parents sat in the first row of the courtroom. Her…