BUTLER, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Residents of Taylor County are ready to go to work, the problem is, there's no work to be found. "You drive 50 or 60 miles for a job or you don't work," says Cynthia Jones of…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Wednesday kids at Alexander II Elementary School jumped for a cause. About 550 students in grades K-5th stayed active to bring awareness to heart disease. Kids also raised money for the American Heart Association. The little…
BYRON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)-Trash has taken over Byron's recycling center and residents are fed up. Residents tell 41NBC the center, which is located in the heart of the historic district, is an eye sore. "We have this recycling center that actually…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Since this week is Severe Weather Awareness week, local emergency management agencies want to make sure you're safe in case of a disaster. According to the National Weather Service, tornadoes are the number one severe weather related…
Macon,Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- The American Architectural Foundation has chosen Macon as one of 8 cities nationwide for the Sustainable Cities Design Academy. Macon was selected for its second street multi-modal transportation project. AAF is a non-profit organization that educates the public about…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Perry will soon be home to a state-of-the-art disaster training complex. Wednesday, local leaders helped break ground on the advanced disaster preparedness facility. The 830-acre site will have the most vigorous and realistic training facility in the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- The main focus of the Division of Child Support Services within the state of Georgia, is to ensure that children in the community are well taken care of. Right now, the organization is hosting its annual 'Bearable…
MACON, Georgia (41 NBC/WMGT) -- Bibb County commissioners discussed renaming the Bibb County Courthouse during Tuesday's meeting. Commissioner Joe Allen says he wants the courthouse to be renamed in honor of Senior Judge for the State Court of Bibb County,…
MACON, Georgia (41 NBC/WMGT) -- Bibb County commissioners recognize the need for a new administrative building at Lake Tobesofkee. During Tuesday's committee meeting, Director of Lake Tobesofkee Doug Furney, announced heand his staff will be moving into a temporary trailer…
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Peach County School Board is once again exploring the option of moving back to a 5 day school week. For the past three years, the schools have only been open from Tuesday through Friday. "We're concerned…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Terms like chaotic, fear, and harassment are what characterize the culture of classrooms for two seniors at Central High School in Macon and they say they're not alone. While they approve of some of Superintendent Dallemand's…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- More people are starting to speak out about the Macon Miracle plan and it's not all great reviews for Superintendent Dr. Romain Dallemand's strategic plan designed to improve education in Bibb County. Members of PAGE are concerned…
ROBERTA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Crawford County commissioners will discuss the option of allowing Sunday alcohol sales at Tuesday night's commissioner's meeting. County Manager Pat Kelly, says he and several of the commissioners were getting phone calls from liquor store owners, who…
In twenty days, the Warner Robins Air Force Base radar will undergo a BIG upgrade! This upgrade is known as Dual-Polarization, or dual-pol, and it consists of a whopping FOURTEEN new radar products! Unfortunately, this means that the base's radar…
Well, the numbers are in for 2011 and in terms of severe weather, it was an exceptionally active year! In many respects, 2011 was record breaking! The first record we broke was the earliest tornado on record for a calendar year.…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Construction upgrades to Rosa Parks Park in downtown Macon will be coming soon. Monday night, City Council approved accepting a $10-thousand donation from State Bank, and breaking ground on an interim design that includes removing asphalt…
MACON, Georgia (41 NBC/WMGT) - The City of Macon may charge some of its leaders for their mistakes. Macon Department Heads who go over budget could have to dish out $500.00 During mid-year financial reviews, City Council President, James Timley,…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Warner Robins City Council unanimously voted to abandon a road tonight to help further education in Houston County. Dover Drive is part of the City of Warner Robins, and it runs right in front of…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Willie Lee Parkway project is costing the city of Warner Robins an extra $39,000. Council voted to move the money from the 2001 SPLOST Street fund into the Willie Lee Parkway fund.Mayor Chuck Shaheen…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Former Macon Mayor, C. Jack Ellis, spoke out today about his support for Bibb County Schools Superintendent, Dr. Romain Dallemand. During a news conference at the Terminal Station in downtown Macon, Ellis said the community should support Dr. Dallemand and…
BYRON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)-The warm weather has Peach farmers in Middle Georgia worried. According to Duke Lane, President of Lane Southern Orchards, his peaches are blossoming two weeks earlier than they should. He worries a cold snap could destroy his crop.…
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A local non-profit group in Monroe County is facing a race against the clock. Save-A-Pet, Inc. has operated on borrowed land for 7 years, but now that property is up for sale, and that's left the…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - 16 month old Riley Robbins has Niemann-Pick Type A. It's severe neurological disease that leads to death between the ages of two and four. There's no cure for the disease. Right now, there's only four other…
GRAY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Jones County Sheriff's Office announced today the arrest of 14 people connected with a significant drug operation. Officials also confiscated more than $100,000 cash and silver bars as part of their investigation. Update; Fourteen people have…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- February marks 'National Children's Dental Health' month, and Small Smiles of Macon is giving kids free screenings and check-ups. The clinic is helping teach kids and parents about the importance of things like bushing and flossing,…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- A Macon man is dead after a car accident on I-75 Monday morning. According to Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones, Frederico Napier lost control of his 2006 Mustang GT, hit a guardrail, and was thrown from…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- A team of kids and teenagers sat in the basement of Bethel C.M.E. church, getting themselves amped to get out and serve throughout the Macon community. The Souper Bowl of Caring is a national organization, which…
Great atmospheres drew crowds to restaurants in both Macon and Warner Robins for Super Bowl Sunday. In Warner Robins, WOW Café and Wingery was packed. Customers at WOW says it's been that way almost every Sunday during this football season.…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Macon Police make an arrest in the homicide of 28-year-old Antonio Brown who was found dead in his bedroom. Police say his roommate 35-year-old Bobby Lee Rozier stabbed Brown to death inside their Cherry Hill Apartment…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Bibb County Drug Unit found two men with around $20,000 worth of cocaine in their possession. The drug team charged 46-year-old Steven James Besso of Virginia and 41-year-old Kenneth Miquel Spigner of Macon with trafficking…
Super Bowl fever gripped Middle Georgia tonight, and the Cox Capitol Theatre was no exception. The downtown Macon theatre hosted a free Super Bowl party catering to people of all ages. Visitors enjoyed popcorn, snacks and beer specials, chicken tenders,…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Bibb County Superintendent, Dr. Romain Dallemand, promised a complete transformation of the school district when he came on board and Friday he delivered on that promise. Dallemand outlined a strategic plan to the school board called…
A Forsyth man is thankful to be alive after a fire destroys his home. The blaze started just before 1:30 this afternoon at 214 College Street. The home was fully engulfed when firefighters arrived on the scene. According to the owner of…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Superintendent Romain Dallemand unveiled his strategic plan to improve Bibb County Schools. Dallemand is focusing on 6 core areas that includes: students, staff, parents and community, technology, and teaching and learning. The ultimate goal of his…
Today, a local businessman throws his name in the race for Chair of Bibb County Commission. President and CEO of Core Management Resource Group, Tom Wagoner, believes his business background makes him the best candidate to run the county. Wagoner…
Today, an overturned log truck causes major traffic, and a big mess on Jeffersonville Road in Bibb County. Cleanup crews spent the afternoon clearing the accident at the intersection near Ocmulgee East Boulevard. Bibb County Deputy Allen Kendrick says the…
Two inmates, Michael Chapman and Jimmy Gray, from the Bleckley County Probation Detention Center escaped from a work site today. Captain Tony Winborn of the Dodge County Sheriff's Office says the men were working at a road site on Dodge…
A local Macon DJ shaved his famous goatee off for $1500, and it all went to the American Diabetes Association. Kevin Nichols says his facial hair has been part of his signature look for 10 years. No one in Macon…
Weather Forecaster Dino Hill has been a part the Middle Georgia community since September 2004. You will know him by his winning smile, energy and personality. Years before joining 41NBC in July 2010, Dino worked as a morning radio weather…
A high school student accused of raping a special needs classmate at NorthEast high school, appeared in court Today. Superior Court Judge Edgar Ennis denied Antonio Jackson Bond. Jackson is a special needs student who is charged with the rape…
Three Macon organizations have extra money in their budget today thanks to Robins Federal Credit Union. The bank donated $750 to Macon's March of Dimes, $1,000 went to the Mentor's Project and $2,500 was handed over to the Macon Symphony.…
The Monroe County Sheriff's Office is on the lookout for 16 year old Amber Taylor Henry, one of two missing teens out of Monroe and Lamar Counties. Investigator Beverly Aldridge with the Monroe County Sheriff's Office tells us they received…
ATLANTA- Macon state representative Nikki Randall is complaining that she's getting too many emails to her personal account. She stood on the House floor Thursday and complained that someone had leaked her personal email account to advocates seeking action from…
The game of basketball being played outside in the parking lot of Strong Tower Fellowship Church, isn't really anything exceptional in itself. But what has brought the kids together to play the game, is where the story begins. "We have…
Toady marks the beginning of Black History Month. One middle Georgia woman, Ada J. Lee, gave 41 NBC a first hand look at life in Houston County during the peak of the civil rights movement. There's a lot of memories…
Agnes Scott College in Decatur will host a softball tournament to honor Lauren Giddings, who was murdered in Macon last summer after graduating from Mercer University's Law School. Giddings attended Agnes Scott and graduated in 2006. She was on the…
With the Super Bowl just a few days away, many fans are stocking up on food and alcohol for their pigskin parties, but Governor Nathan Deal will make a special appearance right here on 41NBC during the Super Bowl to…
Macon Police Spokesperson Jami Gaudet has confirmed the 16 year-old Northeast High School student, who was allegedly raped on January 19th, is a special needs student. She also tells 41 NBC the investigation was formally turned over to Macon Police…
Split opinions surfaced Tuesday night at Macon City Council's special called meeting as some council members challenged the Mayor's process of doing things. City Councilman, Henry Ficklin, asked to change the city's SPLOST bonding resolution to make sure that an…
Bibb County Sheriff's Investigators found a Macon man dead in an abandoned home off Zebulon Road Tuesday. Officials say he was shot and killed in the south Monroe County home. The Bibb County Sheriff's Office was investigating a missing persons…