MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon Police are looking for unknown suspects in connection to the robbery of Queens Beauty Supply on Shurling Drive. According to a police news release, the business was broken into sometime between Wednesday night and Thursday…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Air Force Reserve Band is kicking off the holiday season with its free annual holiday concert. The Emmy-nominated band will perform at the Holiday Concert on Thursday, December 6 at 7p.m. at the Museum…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon Police are searching for a suspect wanted in the armed robbery of a convenience store on Napier Avenue earlier today. According to a MPD news release, a black male reportedly entered the Fastee Foods and…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – City council members representing the east side of town are holding a news conference on Thursday to discuss issues of concern for that area. The "East Side Summit" will be lead by city council members Elaine…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Local organization, Jay's Hope is gearing up for it's annual Bind Wine Tasting event. Teams will get the opportunity to judge and taste a variety of wine for a good cause. The extravaganza will help support…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A teenager was shot while walking down Williamson Rd. Tuesday evening. The 17-year-old victim told police he was just walking down the road when he saw a brownish-gold Ford Taurus circling the area and heard a…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (41NBC/WMGT) - President Obama is pushing Republicans to vote now to extend tax rates for middle class Americans without addressing the rest of the fiscal cliff issues. Congressman Austin Scott says the house won't strike a deal until…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – If you drive through downtown, you may still see some road closures around the Medical Center. Phase two of the construction kicked off Monday at the intersection of New and Pine streets. The construction is going…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Wednesday night is the big night. We may finally have a winner for the huge Powerball Jackpot worth 550 million dollars. Tonight is the big night. "This is a big one," lottery player Gina Clark said.…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – After a year's wait, a Warner Robins 'eyesore' is now coming down. Construction crews continued demolition on the La Quinta Inn on Willie Lee Parkway. Last Thanksgiving, a large fire gutted the majority of the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - It's been 100 years since something of this magnitude has taken place inside Tattnall Square Park in downtown Macon. So when it was bound to happen, it was bound to be big. Thanks to the efforts…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- There is good news for middle Georgians in need of heating assistance this winter. The Macon-Bibb County Economic Opportunity Council is ready to help. Starting December 3rd, any Bibb County resident with a yearly household income…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon Police are looking for three black males suspected of shooting and robbing a teenage victim. According to a news release by the MPD, the 17-year-old male was walking down Williamson Road when he saw a…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Macon-Bibb Animal Welfare will now open on Saturdays just in time for holidays. The center will now be open on Saturdays from 11:00 a.m. to 4 p.m. for adoptions and reclaims only. Regular hours for other…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Preparations are underway for the last first Friday of the year. The celebration has been dubbed "Winter Wonderland," and there is for sure something for everybody to enjoy. In addition to businesses staying open later, there…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Miller Elementary School and Morningside Elementary School are two of only three schools in the state designated family-friendly. The Georgia Department of Education's Family-Friendly Partnership Award will be given annually to Title I schools that…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Northeast High School student who claimed she was raped by 7 boys, and then recanted the allegations, is filing a lawsuit against the Bibb County School District for the way they handled the situation, citing…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Macon Police Department reported that no one was injured in a bus crash that happened early Tuesday morning. According to dispatch, a bus hit a car outside of Rosa Taylor elementary around 9:15 a.m.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Bibb Legislative Delegation has a lot of work to do. State representatives and senators heard from local leaders on Tuesday to find out what they wanted tackled during the upcoming session. Think of it as…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon Police are on the lookout for a suspect wanted for attempted armed robbery. According to a MPD news release, a black male entered the Forsyth Food Mart at 4451 Forsyth Road and demanded money from…
BYRON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Even if the fiscal cliff is avoided, co-owner of U.S. Technology Aerospace Engineering, Ed Wasson fears defense cuts are coming. Wasson's company builds parts to keep existing military equipment up and running. He says if cuts…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – In an effort to improve literacy and school readiness in the Middle Georgia community, the Junior League of Macon, Inc. will host a Holiday Book Fair. According to a news release, the organization partnered with Barnes…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Milledgeville man is $3,000 richer for a good deed that happened three years ago. When Juandrigues Williams stopped to help a burning car on the side of the road, he had no idea he would…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Bibb County campus police want parents to know many kids may be silent victims of bullying. Campus police are kicking off the first of six information sessions Monday night at Northeast High school. The goal is…
WASHINGTON D.C. (41NBC/WMGT) - Georgia Senator Saxby Chambliss say all it will take to prevent that dive off the fiscal cliff is a short term solution. "To avoid the fiscal cliff and put something in place with a down payment…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Nearly 400 Bibb County students were accidentally given two flu vaccines, according to the North Central Health District. Officials there say a parent recently notified them that their child got the second dose unnecessarily during the…
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Fire fighters in Fort Valley responded to a call shortly before 9:00A.M. Monday, to put out a fire at H.L.S. Enterprise Custom Cabinets and Counter Tops. "When they (fire fighters) got here, they pretty much…
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Laurens County is proving that nurturing small businesses is one way to keep an economy going, and growing. Some might say it's location, but ask Matthew White, and he'll tell you the reason businesses keep opening…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - For those seeking employment, finding a job is a job. But even in this tough economy, there is one industry looking to hire thousands of people. David Bazemore never thought he'd be a truck driver.…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Macon State now offers a path for students who want a bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education, but don't necessarily need a teaching license. Francesca Jordan-Stephens is a full-time mom, wife, and employee who is also…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Grab your running gear and get ready for the 1st ever Let the Praises Ring 5K race. The event is an opportunity for you to come out and support organizations that work to empower people…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - 14-year-old Brandon Hankinson knows how to manage his diabetes, but what he can't control is how kids at school handle his disease. "One kid he actually told me he was going to rip my pump…
YONKERS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – In the spirit of giving, the Tripp Family in Dodge County celebrates each Christmas by decorating their entire yard and inviting the whole community to see it. The Christmas light display features over 100,000 lights, a…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – It's not every day, Coffee Cup in Perry has such a big crowd. But since Shop Small Saturday started, local stores like the Coffee Cup are becoming shopping destinations for families like Paula Chapman's. "This is…
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A charity ride takes on new meaning, as motorcycle enthusiasts remember the fellow biker who started it all. Delmar Singleton died, last week, after a car slammed into the back of his motorcycle in Warner…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A teenager is dead after a car hit him while crossing a South Bibb County road Friday night. According to Bibb County coroner Leon Jnes, 15-year-old Jose Bravo was crossing Hawkinsville Road around 8 p.m. when…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - If you can't handle the Black Friday madness, then Small Business Saturday may be more your speed. This is the day where you're encouraged to shop small and support local merchants. Dot Ridley always dreamed of…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The overall consensus? Black Friday shopping turned out to go pretty well this year, according to shoppers. We patrolled a couple of stores this morning, asking shoppers what they were looking for, were they happy with…
VIENNA, Georgia (41NBC?WMGT) - If you're looking for a unique gift this holiday season, how about handmade jewelry from used gun ammunition? Spent Rounds Designs out of Vienna makes one-of-a-kind jewelry from used shotgun shells. "Spent rounds. I don't believe…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Shoppers continue to line up in front of stores hours before Black Friday begins. The line at the Best Buy in Macon is starting to wrap around the building and the store doesn't open until midnight.…
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…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon City Council reached a 7-7 tie Tuesday night in a resolution that would transfer the historic Terminal Station Building from the city to the Macon-Bibb Transit Authority. At the start of the meeting, former Macon…