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Five Central Girls Sign their commitment to play Collegiate Basketball
MACON, Georgia – (41NBC/WMGT) – Central’s Tayelor Davis, Taliah Grier, Alaya Grane, Maya Crawford, & Aniya Dugger all signed their letters of intent to play collegiate basketball. Davis, Grier, and Grane will all be joining Talladega University. While Maya Crawford will be heading to Reinhardt University and Aniya Dugger will be playing at Central Georgia Tech. Categories: Local Sports,
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BCSO: Man rams two patrol vehicles, attempts to hit deputies
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) —A wanted man was taken into custody Wednesday, after Bibb County deputies say he attempted to hit them during a vehicle chase. According to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were answering a domestic call when the man rammed two patrol vehicles and a civilian’s vehicle, then attempted to hit two deputies when fleeing a Gray Highway
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FBI: New DNA evidence found in Lake Oconee murders, $20K reward announced
EATONTON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — As the 10th anniversary of the Lake Oconee murders of Russell and Shirley Dermond approaches, FBI Atlanta revealed a possible breakthrough in the case. For the first time, DNA evidence not belonging to the victims has been discovered, agents announced in a news release on Thursday. The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office, with assistance from FBI Atlanta
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Georgia one step closer to establishing Ocmulgee Mounds as first national park and preserve
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff introduced legislation to establish Ocmulgee Mounds as Georgia’s first national park and preserve. The bill was introduced in Congress after receiving bipartisan support from almost the entire Georgia delegation. Senator Ossoff held a news conference on Thursday to discuss the importance of the bill and the potential economic impact on the local
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Admiral Michael G. Mullen visits GMC's NewDay USA Center of Leadership
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Georgia Military College celebrated the opening of the NewDay USA Center of Leadership on Thursday with a visit from Admiral Micahel G. Mullen, the former Chairman of the Joints Chiefs of Staff. Mullen delivered the keynote address, along with Rob Posner CEO of NewDay USA, Tom Lynch and Lionel Marshall, also from NewDay. “What I really
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UPDATE: Warner Robins man arrested for murder of Macon woman in March
UPDATE (5/2/24): A Warner Robins man is now behind bars in connection with the death of a Macon woman earlier this year. Bibb County Sheriff’s Office investigators charged 30-year-old Tyrell Shernard Burks with murder and six counts of aggravated assault for the shooting death of 28-year-old Shantoria Hines on March 17. Burks is currently being held without bond. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ORIGINAL
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Decision 2024: Meet De'Ron Rogers, candidate for Georgia House District 145, Republican Primary
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Three Democrat and three Republican candidates are qualified for the upcoming Georgia House District 145 election. De’Ron Rogers, Nancy Hicks, and Noah Harbuck are competing to win the Republican nomination in the upcoming primary election. 41NBC’s Monica Diaz-Meek spoke with each candidate ahead of the May 21 election. Candidate name: De’Ron Rogers Running for: Georgia House District
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HCFD: Fire truck crashes en route to deadly interstate crash
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Houston County Fire Department says one of its trucks was involved in a single-vehicle crash on Wednesday evening while en route to the scene of a crash that left at least one person dead on I-75. According to a Houston County Fire Department news release, Engine 61 was responding with its emergency lights and siren
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North Carolina man in custody, charged with mailing threatening postcard to Middle Georgia rabbi
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A North Carolina man is now in custody and charged with mailing an antisemitic threat to a Middle Georgia rabbi. According to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Georgia, 31-year-old Ariel E. Collazo Ramos of High Point, North Carolina, is charged with one count of mailing threatening communications. The
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Decision 2024: Meet Tangie Herring, candidate for Georgia House District 145, Democratic Primary
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Three Democrat and three Republican candidates are qualified for the upcoming Georgia House District 145 election. Donald Druitt, Juawn Jackson and Tangie Herring are competing to win the Democratic nomination in the upcoming primary election. 41NBC’s Monica Diaz-Meek spoke with each candidate ahead of the May 21 election. Candidate name: Tangie Herring Running for: Georgia House District
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Former Crisp County teacher arrested for child molestation
CRISP COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Crisp County Sheriff’s Office arrested a teacher for aggravated child molestation. 38-year-old Allison Griswold was arrested on May 1 after a mandated reporter notified the Crisp County Sheriff’s Office about evidence of improper sexual contact between a teacher and a juvenile. Griswold was fired moments before the arrest. Griswold is charged with aggravated child
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Macon-Bibb marks 73rd annual National Day of Prayer at Rosa Parks Square
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Community and spiritual leaders gathered at Rosa Parks Square Thursday to observe the 73rd National Day of Prayer. Mayor Lester Miller issued a proclamation for the day, highlighting the enduring importance of prayer, which traces back to the era of the first U.S. President. Rev. Roosevelt Glover, pastor of The Bridge Church in Macon, delivered the