MACON, Georgia (41 NBC/WMGT) - The Macon Arts Alliance has received a big grant to support an arts journalism partnership with Mercer's Center for Collaborative Journalism.The program is called "Art Matters," and the grant is $40,000. Students involved will create news articles, blogs, video…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – On the corner of Bloomfield Road and Virginia Drive, a small scooter rests in the driveway and bears line the fence just feet away from the Watson home. The fence that was once used to keep…
MACON, Georgia (41 NBC/WMGT) - If you look outside of your window, you might see a celebrity or two walking down the street. It's because Macon is becoming a new hub to film blockbusters for the big screen. 41 NBC got down…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Macon woman has pleaded guilty to charges of stealing hundreds of blood plasma donors' personal information and filing false tax claims, then pocketing the money. 30-year-old Bridgette Williams of Nisbet Drive worked at the BioMat…
IRWINTON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A phone call hoax is making its way around Middle Georgia and tricking victims into thinking they are facing serious punishments for missing jury duty. If you dial the number, you will hear this. "Hello, the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Charges have been upgraded to murder against two men who were arrested in connection with the shooting of 18 year-old John Johnson, III. The Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested 24 year-old Bernard Bullard and 18…
GRAY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Candidate for the Macon-Bibb Commission, Danny Glover, pleaded not guilty to marijuana possession in Jones County Probate Court Tuesday morning. Glover was arrested in January after a Jones County Deputy found him and a friend sleeping…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Lately, there's been a lot of talk about charter schools in middle Georgia. Monday night, the Georgia Charter Schools Association paid a visit to Macon to answer questions from interested parents and explain how exactly the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A week after two bombs exploded at the Boston Marathon, people from all over the United States and middle Georgia are finding ways to support the people affected. "That was really hard to even get the…
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- A new study shows the number of people dying in rural hospitals is on the rise, but a local hospital CEO is disputing that. Kay Floyd is the CEO of Monroe County Hospital in Forsyth. She fears…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Abandoned buildings covered in graffiti serve as a daily reminder of the gangs that run the streets in East Macon. Members of the Crips, Bloods and Macon Mafia have all marked territory along Forsyth Avenue and…
MACON, Georgia (41 NBC/WMGT) - Community activists had no problem voicing their issues with Macon's major officials on Monday. Activists Irving Martinez and Anthony Harris stood in front of city hall calling for Macon Mayor Robert Reichert, Macon Police Chief…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A 5-year-old girl is dead after she was hit by a Bibb County School bus while crossing the street. Shonetta Jackson was on her way to pick up her sons when she saw Tamiya Watson lying…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Monday marks the first day for candidates to qualify for the July special nonpartisan election for the new Macon-Bibb County government. "We are enthusiastic about this, we're fired up, we're ready to go, so why wait?"…
COCHRAN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Bleckley County Sheriff's Office is looking for two suspects who burglarized a church, and then set it on fire early Sunday morning. As she walked the grounds near Saint James AME Church on Monday, life-long…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Monday night at 6:30, all Run Fit Sports locations are hosting a 2.62 run in honor of the victims of the Boston bombings. The distance is 10% of an actual marathon, and all donations raised during…
LIZELLA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT – After a long winter and heavy rain slowed down the strawberry crop, the sweet treat is now ready for picking. Last year, Elliott Farms in Lizella had one of its earliest blooms ever for strawberries. This…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The city of Macon, Bibb County, and several other community partners are celebrating Earth Day all week long! The celebrations begin on Monday April 22nd. An Earth Day Kickoff Luncheon is starting at noon at the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Macon police are investigating after a teen died Sunday from a gunshot wound to the head. Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones pronounced 18-year-old John Johnson dead Sunday afternoon at the Medical Center of Central Georgia. Johnson…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Houston County teenager died in a car crash Sunday after the driver started racing up the street and lost control of the vehicle. 44-year-old Danny Wheeler is facing felony charges and several traffic offenses. Houston…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Police have made an arrest in connection to the shooting at Villa West apartments. 18-year-old Jarvis Streeter is charged with Criminal Attempt to Commit Murder and Possession of a Firearm in the Commission of a Felony.…
MACON, Georgia (41 NBC/WMGT) - This past week has shown how crucial and important it is to have emergency response teams ready at all times. In Macon, the Emergency Management Agency welcomed The American Red Cross Saturday. Timing is everything.…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41 NBC/WMGT) - April is Child Abuse Awareness month and the Road Rebels Rod and Custom Car Club celebrated it's 23rd annual car show Saturday. The club has parterned with Rainbow House Children's Resource Center in Warner Robins…
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – 41NBC was honored during the Salvation Army of Central Georgia's "Celebration of our Star Volunteers Appreciation" event Saturday night. Promotions manager and Salvation Army advisory board member Ryan Pope accepted the media award. The organization…
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…
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, 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…
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…
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, 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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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, 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, 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…
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…
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…
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…
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, 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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…