Fires across Middle Georgia increase this time of year. Dry air and gusty winds are causing controlled burns to run wild. The month of February is one of the worst times for burning tree limbs and grass clippings. Yard maintenance…
The 2011 Macon Film Festival was an international affair this year. Filmmakers from as far as London and Japan were in town to celebrate all things film, with the locals. Although the movies were from dozens of different genres, there…
A former Middle Georgia lawmaker died over the weekend. 83-year old Kenneth Birdsong passed away after a brief illness. He was one of Georgia's longest serving state legislators, representing Twiggs and Wilkinson and parts of Bibb and Jones counties. Birdsong…
A tractor trailer and pick-up truck collided Monday taking the life of a Kathleen man. Capt. Tony Winborn with the Dodge County Sheriff's Office said the crash happened just after 5am on Highway 341. The Dodge County Coroner pronounced 44-year-old…
A handful of Macon State Prison guards face charges tonight. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation says seven guards are charged with aggravated battery and violation of oath of office. The Georgia Department of Corrections Commissioner requested an investigation, after a…
Martin Luther King III was at Fort Valley State University as the keynote speaker for the 24th Annual Black History Month Scholarship Luncheon. King gave words of inspiration and wisdom to the audience, and quoted many of his father's words…
Students from Howard High School, Mount de Sales, and Northeast High School are getting ready to send their robot to Atlanta. The group of 35 is participating in the 'First Robotics Competition', which gives high school students a chance to…
Kenneth Gaddis is a Korean War veteran who recently found himself a new home, thanks to the help of the V.A. Medical Center of Dublin. The V.A. Center started a program to put veterans into a foster home instead of a nursing…
29-year old Christopher Campbell, a three year officer with the Macon Police Department, is in jail charged with rape.· According to a news release from Chief Mike Burns, Campbell was working patrol when the assault occurred. Friday, a 19-year-old Houston…
The deaths of a Macon County couple were ruled a murder / suicide today. According to Macon County Coroner, Grover Barfield, 60-year-old Corine Riley shot her former husband, 71-year-old Colonel Riley and then turned the gun on herself Friday afternoon.…
An inner city passenger rail line between Macon and Atlanta is becoming more of a reality. It's a relief for supporters, because three states, Florida, Ohio, and Wisconsin, have already rejected federal support to create their own rail lines. Georgia…
A Missouri man is arrested over the weekend for manufacturing a Macon meth lab. 27-year old Darrell Porter was arrested Sunday afternoon after deputies discovered him in the process of cooking meth at 113 Phillips Drive. According to Lieutenant Jimmy…
The Dodge County Sheriff's Office says 44-year old William Allen Spagenburg of Kathleen died in traffic collision this morning in Dodge County. Just after 5AM, Spagenburg apparently drove into the logs on the back of a tractor trailer log truck. …
The Crawford County Sheriff's Department and the GBI office in Perry discovered an unidentified body Saturday afternoon. The remains of a white male were found in a shallow grave in a wooded area off of Fair Play Hill Road. Officials…
Macon Police are searching for a driver who fled the scene of an vehicle accident on foot Friday. Jami Gaudet of the Macon Police Department says officers were called to the scene of an accident on Napier Avenue about 6:40…
Republican Congressman Jack Kingston (GA-1) spoke out Friday against a popular part of President Obama's new healthcare law. He was critical of the provision that allows children to remain on their parents' health insurance until they're 26. In a speech…
The techno-era has now reached the IRS world. You can now file taxes online. The IRS introduced e-filing last year in the state of Georgia and the online format showed great success. Make filing easy, fast, and accurate by submitting…
The last time Mable Burk saw her son Bentrice Turner was late December. Burk spoke with him briefly on the telephone at the beginning of this year. At the time she had no idea that might be the last time…
Filmmakers are getting competitive over Macon. Today organizers with "The Gateway Initiative" announced Macon Shorts. This is a new short-film competition where filmmakers are encouraged to make ten minute films featuring locations from Macon. This is "The Gateway Initiative's" latest…
As of Friday, Dodge County Schools are without a Superintendent. Dr. Darryl May held the position for a little more than a year, but negotiations over extending his contract has led him to leave the school system. Early this year,…
NewTown Macon's iconic 'Miss Molly' trolley caught fire shortly after 3 a.m. Friday. The driver of the trolley had just let off his last group of passengers and was returning to the garage to park the trolley, when he noticed flames…
Just before midnight on Thursday, a fire errupted in the attic of the one of the apartment complex buildings at the Houston Lake Apartment Community in Houston County. The three story building was evacuated immediately, thanks to working smoke detectors, and…
The residents of Bleckley County had a chance to get up-close and personal with the two candidates running for county commissioner Thursday evening. The event called "Meet the Candidates" was hosted by Middle Georgia College Student Government Association. Robert Brockman…
Twelve Middle Georgia kids are taking a trip to Oz! The youngsters were chosen to be a part of the stage play, “The Wizard of Oz,” coming to the Grand Opera House this spring. They will join professional actors in…
Macon Mayor Robert Reichert calls teen dating violence a serious problem here in Middle Georgia. Today the mayor signed a proclamation declaring February "Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month.” He says, we as a community need to be more aware of…
The riot started after 29 inmates threw food on the floor and meal trays in the trash, because they weren't satisfied with their state provided meal of two sandwiches and a piece of fruit. A strap that secures the hot…
The boys of spring baseball are getting ready for the 2011 season. 41 NBC caught up with the Mercer baseball team as they prepare for their season opener tomorrow against Liberty. High expectations follow this Bears team as their season…
In a 3 to 2 vote, Jones County Commissioners voted to fire County Clerk, Leila Brittain, at their February 15th meeting. Brittain worked as the County Clerk for a decade. At the meeting Commissioner Tommy Robinson motioned to terminate…
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ga. - Authorities say that ongoing surveys of the former Camp Wheeler site in central Georgia have turned up two live mortar rounds and six practice shells. A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers official said this week that at…
Imagine you're a dialysis patient with no way of getting to your weekly appointments. Tonya Johnson and Elizabeth Holmes are best friends and the founders of Agape Love Transit, a non-profit organization that provides transporation to those who need it.…
MACON, Ga. (AP) - Authorities say a Labrador mix who was beaten and set on fire as a puppy in December has been released from a Macon animal hospital. Oreo's owner, Kristy Lipscomb, says the now 10-month-old dog was jumping…
Southwest High School students spent their day getting a head start on their future taking part in the first ever Career Expo. Traditional colleges from all over Georgia, technical schools, and all branches of the military were at Southwest High School on…
Newly elected District 136 State Representative Robert Dickey, says his top priority will be to help tackle the $2 billion dollar budget shortfall. Dickey will take office this Tuesday, after the Secretary of State's office officially approves the election results.…
Macon City Councilman Erick Erickson announced his resignation Wednesday through a letter to Macon Mayor Robert Reichert, and City Council President Miriam Paris. Erickson has served the citizens of ward 5 in North Macon, for just over 3 years now.…
A cab driver was injured during an armed robbery in Milledgeville this morning. 23-year old Jessica Owens was driving a man to the Autozone around 12:30 am. The suspect tried to steal Owens' purse when she pulled out a hunting…
Sam Oni was Mercer University's first black student to enroll in classes in 1963. He came to Georgia from the present day Ghana, and found himself in the middle of the civil rights movement. When he came to Mercer University, he…
Chief Justice Carol Hunstein will tell lawmakers today that the state of Georgia's judiciary remains strong, but it continues to struggle because of budget cuts in recent years. Delays in criminal cases threaten the public safety. Delays in civil cases…
Two Middle Georgia post offices closed their doors on Tuesday. The Macon Mall Post Office and the post office off of North Davis Drive in Warner Robins are no longer in business. The Macon Mall location has been servicing Middle…
Crunching the budget could be more difficult for the city of Macon. Macon City Council received the mid-year financial report from interim finance director David Smith. The economic outlook for the remainder of this year is bleak for Macon. Property…
The residents of Middle Georgia's district 136 have a new representative tonight. Republican Robert Dickey narrowly avoided a runoff, by getting 50.4% of the votes. Republican Judye Sellier, whose late husband Tony previously held the seat, got 43.3%, and the…
MACON, Ga. - Authorities in Macon are trying to figure out how to stop metal thefts, crimes they say are plaguing the community. Members of the Macon City Council Public Safety Committee on Monday met with scrap metal dealers and…
Richard Powell submitted an official letter to Macon City Council appealing his termination as Macon's Public Works Director. Powell submitted a letter to council requesting an appeal, and said he will submit additional information for his reasons at a later…
Bibb County Commissioners received an update on the removal of old war weapons at Camp Wheeler, at Tuesday's meeting. The investigation of the 14,000 acres started in October of last year. Project manager, Julie Hiscox, says so far the investigation…
Macon City Council met with law enforcement officials Monday night to talk about the problem of metal theft in middle Georgia. Sergeant David Freeland with Macon Police and Chip Koplin with the Macon-Middle Georgia Metal Theft Committee gave city council…
Right now, farmers are happy about their prospects for this year's peach crop, but warmer temperatures are starting to cause concern among local peach farmers. Georgia's peach crop needs the cold weather for the trees to bloom in the spring.…
Today is election day for Middle Georgia residents in State House District 136. The special election is to fill the seat left vacant by the sudden death of Tony Sellier. Voters have three choices on the ballot: Sellier's widow, Republican…
Warner Robins Councilman John Williams will not be suspended after he was accused of making false statements to the police last November. According to Governor Nathan Deal's Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications Brian Robinson, the panel that met last…
Macon Police and Search & Rescue Teams are at this Ocmulgee River this afternoon looking for a truck they beleive is submerged. It's not clear if anyone is inside the truck. 41NBC reporter Kyle Warnke is at the Spring Street…
A tip leads the Bibb County Rescue Team to search the Ocmulgee River for stolen guns Monday. The crew used magnets to try to pull up the weapons. The searchers told 41NBC they didn't know what kind of guns they…
Firefighters respond to a house fire that leaves one child injured. Units were on the scene of a fire that took place at 1310 Brentwood Avenue around 7 o'clock this morning. According to Assistant Fire Chief Cliff Rushin, the fire…