MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Macon business is soaking up the sun to reduce the cities carbon footprint. Thursday Damaste Real Estate and Main Street Macon unveiled a new solar panel project that generates on-site power. On top of the…
MACON,Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Georgia's unemployment rate has dropped for eight straight months, and the state's Labor Commissioner says that's a sign more people are getting back to work. The state's long term unemployed number also declined to just under two hundred forty thousand. Looking for…
IRWINTON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The attorney for the Irwinton City Clerk who faces felony theft charges, says his client has no knowledge of the missing city money. City employee Roger Ford, and Irwinton City Clerk Lisa Brooks, were released on…
MACON,Georiga (41NBC/WMGT)-The Miss Music City Scholarship Association is getting a name change. The name will be changed back to the Miss Macon Scholarship. The name change was announced this afternoon at a news conference. The Executive Director of the Miss…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Air Force has announced who will take over as commander of the new Air Logistics Complex at Robins Air Force Base. He's Brigadier General (sel.) Cedric George. George is currently the Commander of the…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Houston County investigators are releasing new details into what led to the death of a man pulled from the Ocmulgee River Sunday afternoon. They say Mathew Pike, Daniel Slaton, and William Slaton beat and strangled Justin…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon Police remain on the hunt for two men wanted for a Tuesday evening armed robbery. Investigators released photos and descriptions of the suspects today. Police say one man stood as a lookout, as the other…
COCHRAN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Virginia Hallett was born and raised in Cochran, Georgia. Hallett says, "I couldn't have been blessed better." She was born on April 19th, 1909. A century and three years later, Hallett is still counting her blessings.…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Police in Macon are investigating tonight after two men tried to rob a gas station, and one of them shot the cashier. It happened at the Sunrise Store Citgo on Mercer University Drive. Police say the…
MACON, Ga. - Three men have been sentenced in the connection to the shooting death of a U.S. Forest Service ranger in Jasper County. U.S. Attorney Michael Moore says 48-year-old Timothy Grant, 35-year-old Roberto Flores and 69-year-old Michael Moscardelli were…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Houston County deputies are looking for clues at a house in Warner Robins, after a man's body was found floating in the Ocmulgee River. The Sheriff's Office says they are treating the case as a homicide.…
ATLANTA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A petition surrounding the execution of a Taylor County man who was scheduled to die by lethal injection Thursday was delayed, and a petition explains the Board of Pardons and Paroles decision to grant stay. Some…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Baldwin County School System is remaining tight-lipped in their response to the handcuffing of a six year old kindergarten student at Creekside Elementary. Superintendent Geneva Braziel was not available for comment today, but she did…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Writer, poet, and self proclaimed Internet Visionary, Irving Martinez announced he's running for the State Senate District 26 seat. The seat is currently held by Miriam Paris. This afternoon Martinez told supports why he's running for the…
MACON,Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- The National park service is looking into whether certain lands in and around Ocmulgee National Monument Park are appropriate to be included in a boundary expansion to the monument. The park sits on 702 acres and is on…
IRWINTON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Two Irwinton city employees were arrested today for taking money from the city, according to the GBI. Lisa Brooks, the Irwinton city clerk, and Roger Ford, who worked with street maintenance, turned themselves in to the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Meals on Wheels of Macon and Bibb county, took some time Wednesday, to thank its volunteers with a luncheon. In Bibb county alone, more than 1,000 people are served food through the organization. Executive Director…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - More drugs are off the streets as Macon Police arrest 4 people for possession of Marijuana. The search was done by the City of Macon Narcotics Unit and the MPD K-9 Unit on Tuesday night around…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Milledgeville Interim Police Chief Dray Swicord is supporting an officer's decision to handcuff a six year old child who reportedly acted out at school. According to this the incident report, early Friday morning a six year…
Art outreach programs that connect with the community and help children could be on the chopping block in Bibb County. The Arts for Services Grant funding, slipped through the cracks during the service delivery strategy last year, and now the…
Macon,Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Georgia's Emergency Management Agency held its Annual Mobile Communications Vehicle Exercise today. Emergency response agencies from all over the state participated in the training exercise aimed at testing communications capabilities. Mobile communications vehicles can be used during a…
ATLANTA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The State Board of Pardons and Paroles issued a stay not to exceed 90 days in the murder case of Daniel Greene, who was scheduled to die by lethal injection on Thursday. This comes after the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Members of the Macon City Council Appropriations Committee threw out ideas tonight to further promote the use of the new equal opportunity law in regards to city projects. The change to the city code went into…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Environmental Protection Division fines are putting a $35,000 hole in the city of Macon's pocket. The big bill comes after two inspections of the Macon land-fill resulted in low scores for environmental violations. Public Works Director…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon City Council and Mayor Robert Reichert are working to make sure local contractors and businesses are given a little extra preference when it comes to city projects. The current city law stipulates when a bid…
Former Macon Police and Firemen filled city hall Monday afternoon, seeking answers about the proposed changes to their pension plan. After nearly three hours of debate, the pension board tabled the changes until all parties can get on the same…
MACON.Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)-Georgia's Attorney General Sam Olens was in Macon today to promote a statewide food drive he's leading. Olens was at the Middle Georgia Community Food Bank. He is teaming up with the State Bar President, the Young Lawyers Division…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - He was killed in Vietnam almost 45 years ago, but comrades of Sgt. Rodney Davis are coming from around the U.S. with plans to set his legacy in stone Randy Leedom journeyed all the way from…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A burglary suspect in Warner Robins in now off the streets. Police found 43-year-old David Rogers, of Warner Robins, walking along Foy Evans Drive. He is charged with two counts of burglary, after breaking into…
MACON, Georgia (WMGT/41NBC) - Monday the President of Central Georgia Technical College announced he is stepping down next month. Dr. Mike Moye plans to retire on May 31, after 37 years of service in education. Moye has been the president…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - There are plenty of reasons to dread April 17th this year. It may be several hundred reasons, or maybe even several thousand reasons, but there is a silver lining; you can get free food and giveaways…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Sunday, Macon police arrested a man for attempting to steal from the Walmart on Gray Highway. John Paul Jones, Jr. of Columbus, Georgia was found hiding in the back of the store with shopping carts filled…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The body of an unknown man was found Sunday in the Ocmulgee River. Houston County Investigators are working diligently to identify the man's body. According to a news release, witnesses led officers to Knowles Landing on…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Police arrested 32-year old Joseph Moore Sunday morning, after getting a call that a man had been beaten with a baseball bat. When police arrived to Hillcrest and Hillyer they found the victim laying face down…
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Local law enforcement began the strike yesterday, dubbing it operation flush 'em out. 31 people were targeted in this investigation that began in May of last year.At that time, investigators were given information about a drug…
MACON,Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- The deadline to file your federal tax return is getting closer, but you have two extra days to get the job done this year. Each year millions of Americans file their federal tax returns. This year, the deadline for filing is Tuesday,…
Volunteers and vendors spent the better part of this evening prepping for the Dogwood Festival in Perry. With an expected crowd of around 5-thousand, and only a day to get ready, those transforming Perry's downtown have their work cut out…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Attorneys for accused murderer Stephen McDaniel filed a motion for reconsideration of bond Friday afternoon. Attorney Franklin Hogue says, " In our case we were in a position to not only ask for it, but be entitled…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The historic Round Building in Central City Park is full of pottery and clay sculptures from around the southeast, for the 7th Fired Works Exhibit. Artists spent Friday morning setting up their displays to be sold…
It's not something that we see very often, but the Storm Prediction Center has issued a "High" Risk of severe weather on Saturday for our friends in the center of the country. They've also issued a "Moderate" Risk in surrounding…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Thursday, Macon police responded to a call in reference to a person shot at 297 Pansy Avenue, just before 8P.M. Upon arrival, the victim was laying in the front yard where residents stood. According to a…
I don't know about you but I've been singing "Take Me Out To The Ballgame" for weeks now! With a gorgeous weekend ahead weather-wise, what else would you want to do, besides head to the ballpark?! The Braves kick off…
MACON, Georgia (WMGT/41NBC) - Paddlers and Boaters alike tested the waters of Lake Tobesofkee Thursday to prepare for the Heart of the Dragon Festival race that benefits Macon's Big Brothers Big Sisters. The calm waters of Lake Tobesofkee quickly transform…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Warner Robins Redevelopment Agency is working to get business tax dollars pumped back into the city. Council heard a proposal from the Middle Georgia Regional Commission, the group helping create Tax Allocation Districts for…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Warner Robins is throwing their name in the running to host the Special Olympics Masters Bowling Tournament for the next three years. The middle Georgia city won the great honor in the past. They hosted…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - 50 postal service workers took to the streets in downtown Macon today to peacefully protest a Senate Bill that they say is threatening the future of their business. State President of the Georgia Association of Letter…
MACON,Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- A Macon woman is thankful to have her property back after someone stole it from her daughter's grave. According to Macon Police, a number of items were stolen from various graves at Riverside Cemetery. Police say the woman found out…
BUTLER, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Law enforcement agencies across Middle Georgia are lending a hand to one of their own, who's been diagnosed with an incurable disease. Deputy Alton Young was diagnosed with Pulmonary Fibrosis more than 6 months ago. He's dedicated…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A man staying in a Bibb County hotel is accused of kidnapping the owner, stealing his van, and attempting to rob him. 27-year-old Frezer Fernandez was staying at the Villager Lodge on Harrison Road. According to…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Bibb County deputies seize more than a thousand dollars worth of cocaine and nearly 3 thousand in cash at the home of a Macon man. 26-year-old Samuel Deontae Watson, III was arrested and charged with schedule…