MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A man is arrested after officers responded to a residential burglary in the 3300 block of O'Hara Drive. A news release sent out today by the MPD said 20-year-old Justin Ryan Washington was eventually detained and…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Born in separate countries, at different times Hannah and Abby Vines are complete opposites. "She's all about the animals and insects and I'm more into music and art," said 13-year-old Hannah. Their night and day…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon based non-profit Community Health Works recently won an award from the USDA to implement a 'Farm to School' partnership with Peach County Schools. The program will be used to bring fresh fruits and vegetables to…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - After nearly three and a half hours in executive session,the Bibb School Board takes no action. The board met Thursday night behind closed doors to discuss pending litigation and personnel issues. The district faces the beginning…
TWIGGS COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Middle Georgia man is behind bars tonight in Twiggs County, accused of murdering his wife of 19 days. According to the Twiggs County sheriff's office, 45-year-old Marcus Hoskins turned himself in to the Jones…
JULIETTE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Two Macon attorneys filed the first wave, of what they say will be dozens of complaints on behalf of Juliette Residents, against Georgia Power and other operators of Plant Scherer, and the Vulcan Materials Macon Quarry.…
Robins Air Force Base, GA (41NBC/WMGT) - The base will begin accepting applications Monday from select civilian employes primarilyy in the Warner Robins Air Logistics omplex for voluntary early retirement and separation incentives known as VERA/VSIP. This action is not…
Macon, GA (41NBC/WMGT)- The Macon Police Department took wanted suspect Denyke Glenn into custody. Glenn, who is 17 years old was sought in connection with the Memorial Gym shooting on January 28, 203 at 763 Long Street. Witnesses on the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Dozens of demonstrators descended on Macon City Hall just before Mayor Reichert's state of the city address, outraged at what they call a lack of leadership in the case where a police officer shot and killed…
The Twiggs County Sheriff's Office received a call regarding a possible murder that had occurred in the county. The Jones County Sheriff's Office had a person to come in to their office and say that he had committed a murder.…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The State of the City of Macon is energetic and vibrant. Those are the words Mayor Robert Reichert used Thursday to describe the city in his State of the City address at city hall. The speech…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Thursday marks the last day of National Mentoring month, but a program in Bibb County celebrates it everyday. The Mentor's Project of Bibb County pairs mentors with students. The goal is to improve the graduation rate…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Local tax return preparer, Willie C. Grant was sentenced to 60 months in prison for filing false claims for tax refunds. According to a news release from the U.S. attorney's office, he's also been charged with…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon Police arrest a suspect in connection with a shooting that took place this past Monday. According to a MPD news release, 17-year-old Denyke Glenn was taken into custody Thursday night around 10:00pm. After he was…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Macon Police Narcotics Unit made several arrests after finding marijuana and guns inside a Radio Drive home. According to a news release from MPD, along with the marijuana, officers confiscated scales, a shot gun, shot…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Investigators have a few leads, but have no persons of interest in the fire that burned down a portion of Reaching Souls Cathedral of Praise Apostolic Church. "There are multiple points of origin," Macon-Bibb Fire Chief…
IRWINTON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Wilkinson County schools superintendent is speaking out about the two teachers accused of sexually assaulting and molesting a female student. Superintendent Dr. Aaron Geter says in his four years, he has never seen incidents like…
MACON, Ga. (41NBC/WMGT) - Wednesday's potentially severe weather is already showing up around middle Georgia in the form of heavy winds. Bibb County EMA director Don Druitt tells us Rivoli Drive is closed from Alexandria to Tucker due to downed…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - It's not every day camels, ponies, horses, and trapeze artists are seen in Macon, but now through Sunday that's what you can expect inside the Macon Centreplex. The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus is…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The following schools have announced they will dismiss students early, ahead of a severe weather threat for our area. Stratford Academy: Upper School at 1:30pm; Middle School and Lower School will dismiss at 2:00pm. Mt. De…
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Dublin Police are investigating an armed robbery that turned fatal Sunday morning. Lieutenant Greg Dominy says around 12 am Sunday, three suspects entered the home of Dewight Scott with guns. They robbed Scott, then one of…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A local fraternity collects more than 5,000 pounds of canned food over the weekend. Last Friday, brothers at Mercer University's chapter of Lambda Chi Alpha put out thousands of brown paper bags on the doorsteps of…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Students at Alexander II Magnet School went a little deeper into their math and science studies, all thanks to NASA. NASA Family STEM Night was a chance for students and parents to dig deeper into subjects…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Bibb County School Board holds a worksession to begin discussions for its budget for fiscal year 2014. With pending litigation against the school system and the possibility of year-round school in the near future, board…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- State Senator Cecil Staton says, if State Senator David Lucas doesn't sign off on a local bill to abolish Payne City, Staton will take it before the full senate for a vote. Staton filed the House…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – David Wilson is one of many Baldwin County bus drivers that believes he's well overdue for a pay increase. Bus operators in Baldwin County make about $10.50 per hour. In a pay study, Wilson's group found…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Investigators determined a fire at a Macon church was set intentionally, and now they're searching for the arsonist. A $10,000 reward is being offered for any information leading to an arrest or conviction in the person…
IRWINTON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Two Wilkinson County high school teachers are arrested and charged with child molestation. The Wilkinson County Sheriff's Office arrested 29-year-old Cornelius Dante Jones (pictured left) and 43-year-old Sgt. Rodney Hunter (right). Both men worked at Wilkinson…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- A series of bills that would remove political party affiliations from ballots has passed in the state senate. It must also be approved by the state house before it's enacted as law. Two senators, one Republican…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – An ex-Macon police officer accused of stealing a tractor was re-arrested Monday. According to the Bibb County jail website, Troy Guidry was arrested Monday afternoon around 4:30 and charged with two counts theft by taking, two…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon Police arrested and charged a man for stealing the tip jar from downtown Macon's newest pizza place, Doughboy Pizza. In a news release from Macon Police's Jami Gaudet, 50 year-old Thomas Augustus Wallace, III came…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Without much of a surprise, Secretary of State Brian Kemp has released a statement, regarding the ruling of the Bibb/Monroe County line dispute. In a news release, Kemp said; "I absolutely disagree with the decision that…
IRWINTON, Georgia (41 NBC/WMGT) - A Wilkinson County teacher is charged with child molestation after investigators say he had "inappropriate contact" with a student at Wilkinson County High School. That's according to school spokesman Jonathan Jackson. Cornelius Dante Jones was…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- State Representative Allen Peake presented the "Georgia Downtown Renaissance Act" in the Georgia House of Representatives Monday, and the support was over-whelming. Roger Ruiz owns Doughboy Pizza in Macon. He supports the state's push to bring…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A new website allows residents to track what their pennies are paying for, with just a click of a button. The new site at http://splost.info, is a one stop shop for all the projects in Macon…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Investigators with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the state fire marshal are still searching for what caused a massive blaze at a church in Macon. However, an agent with ATF tells 41…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The landlord of the Macon Promise Center is trying to stop Bibb schools' former CFO from keeping the district from leasing the building. James J. Thomas is the attorney representing the Central Georgia Partnership for Individual…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Flint Appliance Center on Houston Lake Road will be closing before April 30th, or until everything in the store has been sold. According to a news release from Flint Energies, the closing of the…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The 21st Century Partnership is reaching out to the community for help as Middle Georgia prepares for major defense cuts. "The impact...if a solution is not reached can be significant," Maj. Gen. (ret.) Bob McMahon,…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Baldwin County sheriff's deputies arrested a man accused of spending thousands of dollars using fake $100 bills. Captain Brad King tells 41 NBC deputies arrested 22-year-old Allen Jermaine Johnson in Conyers on Friday. The sheriff's office…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Macon police arrested a man who allegedly stabbed his roommate Saturday morning and then left the scene of the crime. Clifford Hodges, 49, is charged with aggravated assault. According to MPD, Hodges and his roommate were…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Nine people are in custody after authorities seized drugs and $8,000 in cash during a routine traffic stop in Perry. On Sunday, a Perry Police officer stopped a van for a traffic violation on Interstate 75.…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Almost every teenage girl dreams of showing up to prom in a beautiful ball gown. For the 7th year in a row, Warner Robins High School is making that dream a little more affordable. People lined…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Right off Interstate 16 on Ocmulgee East Boulevard, Macon-Bibb fire crews spent hours Sunday afternoon battling a two-acre brush fire. 41 NBC was first on the scene when the blaze began just after 1:30 p.m. Sunday. According to…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Construction on the Tractor Supply Distribution Center in South Bibb County is lifting off, literally. Over the weekend, helicopters were used to fly in large pieces of HVAC equipment onto the roof. Officials are calling this…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The two Macon Police officers accused of stealing a tractor are no longer employed by the Macon Police Department. In a news release sent Saturday evening, MPD spokesperson Jami Gaudet stated that Officers Troy Guidry and…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Spectators are calling the Eastman Gun Show in Macon, one of the busiest ever. The line at the Macon Centreplex wrapped around the door, as gun enthusiasts patiently waited to get their hands on fire arms…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Are you driving around with too much junk in your trunk? A recent survey found only nine percent of drivers keep key emergency supplies in their vehicle. "I have blanket, jumper cables, first aid kit, flashlight,…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Bibb County lays out the framework for some of its planned SPLOST projects for this year. In a meeting at Lake Tobesofkee Friday morning that lasted more than three hours, commissioners and department heads discussed several…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- A man is dead after a fatal accident took place on the 4300 block of Pio Nono Avenue Friday morning, around 7A.M. According to Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones, a compact Cadillac was traveling south on…