Verizon Wireless customers across Middle Georgia are experiencing a delay in service this morning. Cell towers are down not only in Macon, but also in Milledgeville, Chester, and Evans. According to a Verizon representative, a ticket was filed just before…
A meeting held at Warner Robins City Hall violates the open meetings law. According to city attorney, Jim Elliot, Mayor Chuck Shaheen held the meeting yesterday morning. He invited two members of the Warner Robins Building Authority to hear a…
Three bids were presented tonight at Warner Robins pre-council to restore the buffer at Bay Gall Creek. In 2011, the city was fined $50,000 by the Environmental Protection Division for permit violations. City purchasing agent, Mark Baker, says the project…
Tonight at Warner Robins pre-council, Mayor Chuck Shaheen set the record straight. The city will not buy Landings Golf Club. Talks of the sale surfaced yesterday after the Mayor met with members of the Warner Robins Building Authority, and representation…
Supermarket chain Delhaize is closing more than a hundred Food Lion grocery stores nationwide. Four of those closings will be in middle Georgia. According to Food Lion's website, the stores on Thomaston Road, Moody Road, Watson Boulevard, and Houston Road will be closing as…
One Macon neighborhood's plea to stop the violence is coming true. In the past year, the number a of homicides, burglaries, and assaults in the Village Green area have all dropped. "It's shaped up quite a bit, and I hope…
BEAUMONT, Texas- The ashes of a 13-year-old girl whose remains were found two years after she disappeared in Georgia in the 1970s are finally in the hands of her mother in Texas. Investigators believe Ima Jean Sanders was raped and…
City and County officials are working to address concerns over Macon-Bibb's service delivery strategy. The plan will transfer 142 city employees to the county and treat them as new hires. Those affected by the changes met at the courthouse today…
The Robins Regional Chamber of Commerce names it's new president. Morgan B. Law will be President and CEO of the of the organization. He'll officially take office later this month, after moving from his current position as the Executive Director…
Major General Robert McMahon announced Thursday afternoon that Robins Air Force Base will open up early retirement incentives for workers of the 402nd maintenance wing. This job reduction plan is in addition to the 600 job cuts from November handed…
GBI agents arrested Wilkinson Tax Commissioner Kevin Rauscher Wednesday. He faces felony charges for allegedly stealing public money. GBI agent, Tom Davis,says an ongoing investigation stemming from June led to the arrest. Rausher also face felony possession of a controlled…
A Lithia Springs man is dead, after a motorcycle crash in Warner Robins. It happened around 6 o'clock Wednesday evening. According to Warner Robins Police spokeswoman, Tabitha Pugh, 32 year old Brennan Delos-Santos was traveling south on Welborn Road, approaching…
4 Food Lion grocery stores in Middle Georgia are set to close. Delhaize America owns Food Lion, and they say the closures are due to underperformance. According to the company's website the grocery stores on Thomaston Road and Houston Road in Macon…
Tonight, students at Jeffersonville Elementary are putting their brains to work outside the classroom. From rocks and fossils, to learning how evaporation works, the kids had projects to prove their smarts. The second annual science fair brought children in first…
Macon City Council is encouraging the fire and police pension board to take finances into their own hands. Tonight, Councilman Ed Defore brought a resolution to the Employee Development and Compensation Committee meeting. It's a request for the pension board in…
Macon's dilapidated housing problem keeps getting worse, and city officials are trying to figure out what to do about it. Jimmy Bell, a local entrepreneur, bought a rundown property on the corner of Cowan St. in Macon 7 years ago,…
The Board of Regents' decision to merge several colleges in Georgia has leaders at Macon State College and Middle Georgia College optimistic about their futures. Middle Georgia College and Macon State College are about 47 miles away from each other, but in less than 2 years…
After months on the run, the man wanted for robbing a bank in Warner Robins is now in jail. 43-year old Jay Dennis Aultman was found in Atlanta earlier this month. He was accused of robbing the CB&T Bank on…
Public school students will soon be learning under a new set of rules. Common Core State Standards will be implemented in Georgia along with 47 other states beginning the 2012-2013 school year. Standard based instruction is nothing new for the…
WASHINGTON- The most detailed data yet on emissions of heat-trapping gases show that U.S. power plants are responsible for the bulk of the pollution blamed for global warming. Power plants released 72 percent of the greenhouse gases reported to the…
The Monroe County School Board voted Tuesday night to table the middle school consolidation plan. The move would place all 6th grade students at William Hubbard Middle School. 7th and 8th graders would relocate to Banks Stephens Middle School. Most…
Governor Nathan Deal outlined his goals to Georgia lawmakers in the state of the state address in Atlanta Tuesday night. Deal focused his speech on jobs, education, and the state's justice system. "Today, in America, with more than 13 million…
The Bibb County Sheriff's Office is looking for a purse snatcher. Around 8:40am Tuesday a male suspect stole a purse from a 54 year old woman in the Walmart parking lot on Harrison Road, knocking her to the ground and…
Georgia College gets national recognition for its online Master's program. U.S. News and World Report ranked The J. Whitney Bunting College of Business at Georgia College 44th among the 160 online MBA programs. Georgia College is one of only two…
If you're the parent of a Jones County middle school student, your child may have to change schools next year. Tonight, the Jones County Board of Education discussed a proposed map that redraws middle school attendance zones. Board members say…
Monday night, some Bibb County Residents spent the night at Saint Paul AME church hoping to be one of the first 250 people to get help with their power bill. Hundreds of people showed up this morning at Saint Paul…
Students of agriculture at Fort valley state university got a chance to experience a hands on farming exhibit Tuesday. The America's farmers Mobile Experience exhibit tours the country courtesy of Monsanto agriculture biotech company, and today it stopped right here…
Governor Nathan Deal echoed one goal at the annual Georgia Chamber of Commerce Eggs and Issues Breakfast-to make Georgia the number one place in the country to do business. Tax cuts for the construction industry, rewards for small businesses, and…
36-year old Tyrone Bernard Green was arrested in Macon this morning. He was wanted for a New Year's Day rape and assault of woman in Douglas, Georgia. Douglas detectives found out that Green could be hiding at a home in…
A new road connecting Warner Robins and Centerville is helping bring the sister cities together. Willie Lee Parkway was extended past Kroger on Watson Boulevard into Centerville. Warner Robins Mayor Chuck Shaheen says talks about expanding the road began years…
Tonight, hundreds of Bibb County residents are already at Saint Paul AME Church hoping to ease some financial burdens this winter. Starting at 7:30 tomorrow morning, the Equal Opportunity Council is taking applications for energy bill assistance, but only 250…
A name change is unlikely for Rosa Parks Square after Macon City Council shunned the idea. Monday night Macon City Council strongly opposed re-naming the park and tabled an ordinance requested by the mayor. Members of the appropriations committee say…
Macon's new pay scale will bring additional raises for some city employees. Monday night Macon City Council approved a resolution that will bring 15 positions up to par with the pay scale.
The 2012 Georgia Legislative session kicked off today. Local leaders have one goal that's to get a consolidation bill passed. " This session for us locally is going to be all about consolidation," says State Representative Allen Peake. Legislators got…
Warner Robins Police were called to 1523 Moody Road Saturday after a man was shot in the head. They arrested 36-year old Antonio Woodard and charged him with aggravated assault. Witnesses told police Woodard was sitting in a car when…
The size and look of Rosa Parks Square in downtown Macon could soon see a new look, but also a new name. Backed by a $10,000 gift by State Bank, Mayor Robert Reichert submitted a proposal to change the look,…
A hit and run accident leaves a Roberta man in critical condition. The incident took place on the 8700 block of Old Columbus Road in West Bibb County, around 12:30 Saturday morning. According to witnesses, 34-year-old Derrick Smith was in…
If you like to enjoy wild life areas around the state, you may have to pay up first. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources now requires a Georgia Outdoor Recreation Pass for anyone exploring state wild life areas.
Perry Police have identified the body found in Perry Thursday afternoon as 32-year-old Tosheka Richards. Capt. Heath Dykes says the result of the autopsy shows no sign of foul play. He says the victim was likely dead for about 48…
Former Warner Robins City Council member John Williams' court date has been delayed until April 23. Williams tells 41 NBC, he's relieved at the delay after recent health issues, and that he'll have more time to review his case. U.S.…
An undercover narcotics operation leads Bibb County Drug investigators to two arrests. Thursday night, investigators arrested 36-year-old Terrell Granville Love from Loganville and 22-year-old Caleb Shawn Brown from Oakwood for drug possession with intent to distribute, among other charges. Deputies…
Today, Baldwin County honors a fallen hero with a lasting landmark. The street where Staff Sergeant Alex French, IV spent his early years was renamed in his honor. "He grew up here, he could've left, he'd been all around the…
The Georgia Forestry Commission spent the day clearing up some confusion today. Yesterday the commission burned nearly 400 acres close to the Jones-Bibb County lines. According to Chief Ranger, Howell Crutchfield, overnight winds moved smoke from the control burn to…
More than $18,000 worth of marijuana was found at a home in Sandersville.. Yesterday, Washington County deputies conducted a drug search at 429 Carver Street. According to the sheriff's office, Marcus Justice had two marijuana houses, 9 marijuana plants and…
Computers are becoming more and more indispensable every day but viruses seem to be a constant headache. A computer virus can lead to major problems like tracking computer usage, shutting down your computer, and recording your personal information. Jason Hickey…
A joint narcotics investigation led to the arrest of Rhine Police Chief Kip Herman Cravey. He was arrested last night, and booked into the Dodge County Jail. According to Captain Tony Winborn of the Dodge County Sheriff's Office, Cravey was…
Monroe County Schools could soon see some new developments. The Board of Education held a public forum Thursday night to discuss consolidation and restructuring. Last month, Superintendent Anthony Pack proposed combining the county's middle schools, moving ninth graders to Hubbard…
The Dannenberg building in downtown Macon is one of many abandoned sites in the city's landscape, but that's all about to change. The grant money that was intended to redevelop the Atlantic Cotton Mill into loft housing, was re-assigned by…
Big changes are around the corner for Jeffersonville Road and Millerfield Road. Thursday night the Georgia Department of Transportation held a public meeting at Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church for residents in the area to see descriptions of the widening…
New immigration laws are having rippling effects on unlikely industries. The new laws now have the nursing staff at the Medical Center of Central Georgia scrambling to get their licenses renewed. This year, licensed professionals must submit more documentation to…