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MONROE COUNTY, Ga. — A traffic stop in Dublin resulted in two arrests and over 100 pounds of cocaine seized, according to Monroe County Sheriff’s Office. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]. Deputies pulled a car over on Wednesday afternoon on I-75 southbound near...

MONROE COUNTY, Ga. (WGXA) -- Monroe County deputies made a major cocaine bust during a recent traffic stop. According to the sheriff's office, deputies conducted the stop on I-75 south near mile marker 187 on Wednesday around 1:30 p.m. When deputies searched the vehicle, they discovered 104 ounces of cocaine...

FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Dublin man and woman were arrested in Monroe County after deputies found drugs in their vehicle. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office says deputies pulled over James Jackson and April Jordan on I-75 south in Forsyth on Wednesday. After a search of their car,...

HENRY COUNTY, Ga. - A national nonprofit have paid off the mortgages for two Georgia police officers killed in the line of duty. Tunnel to Towers Foundation, an organization dedicated to honoring the nation's first responders, veterans, and their families, has fully paid off the mortgages of Henry County Police Officer Paramhans Desai and Alamo Police Officer Dylan Harrison.

ATLANTA, Ga. (CBS46) - To honor fallen Georgia police officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty, the Tunnel to Towers Foundation has paid in full the mortgages on the homes of Henry County officer Paramhans Desai and Alamo police officer Dylan Harrison, both killed in 2021. According to...

MACON, Ga. — The Tunnel to Towers Foundation has paid the mortgages on the homes of Henry County Police Officer Paramhans Desai and Alamo Police Officer Dylan Harrison. The Program pays off mortgages for the families of law enforcement officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty, leaving behind young children.

LIZELLA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Dublin V.A. is getting a cookie delivery that would make most kids’ eyes go wide with excitement. The Girl Scouts Of Historic Georgia donated 3,000 boxes of their famous cookies to the V.A. Thursday as part of the Girl Scout Cookies From Home program. They say it’s important to honor military men and women.

MACON, Ga. (WGXA) -- The Tunnel of Towers Foundation has paid off the mortgages of two fallen Georgia police officers to honor them on the 4th of July weekend. Paramhans Desai of Henry County and Dylan Harrison of Alamo were both killed in the line of duty, in separate incidents, last fall.

LAURENS COUNTY, Ga. (WGXA) -- Veterans at the Carl Vinson VA Medical Center got a sweet surprise on Thursday. Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia personally donated more than 3,000 boxes of cookies to the VA. The cookies were bought this past cookie season through Cookies from Home, a program that...

A federal prison guard faces the possibility of substantial time as an inmate after being charged with multiple counts of accepting bribes to allow smuggled material into a prison. Tiffany Fletcher, 35, of McRae, Ga., a corrections officer and counselor at the privately operated McRae Correctional Facility, is charged with...

WILCOX COUNTY, Ga. (WGXA) -- Authorities arrested four people over a two-day period for attempting to smuggle contraband into a midstate prison. According to the Georgia Department of Corrections, it happened on June 24 and 25 at Wilcox State Prison. GDC says on June 24, two people were spotted on...

At age 28, Middle Georgia State University (MGA) aviation student Angela Rogers is rolling (and looping and spinning) into her second career as a professional pilot. Originally from Destin, Fla., Rogers decided to leave behind her job as a manager of pilots at an Air Force base to become a professional pilot herself. She enrolled at MGA and will graduate with her B.S. in Aviation Science and Management in spring 2023. But in addition to taking part in standard pilot training, Rogers is a big part of the amazing world of aerobatics.

Ocmulgee Electric Membership Corp. (EMC) announced plans Tuesday to launch a fiber-optic network that will provide high-speed internet service to customers in five Middle Georgia counties. The EMC, headquartered in Eastman, will partner with Kansas City-based Conexon Connect to deploy broadband across 2,100 miles to up to 8,000 customers in...

HAWKINSVILLE, Ga. — With the intense heat of the summer, you usually want to jump in the pool, go to the lake or perhaps a water park or splash pad. However, in Hawkinsville, the big question at one popular cool-off spot is, "Where did all the water go?" Howard...

ATLANTA — Ocmulgee Electric Membership Corp. announced plans Tuesday to launch a fiber-optic network that will provide high-speed internet service to customers in five middle Georgia counties. The EMC, headquartered in Eastman, will partner with Kansas City-based Conexon Connect to deploy broadband across 2,100 miles to up to 8,000...

DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Keep Dublin-Laurens Beautiful is celebrating 40 years of beautification projects. The organization held a luncheon Tuesday to honor several groups that have played a part in the effort. Carolyn Crayton, the founder of Keep Macon-Bibb Beautiful, was the keynote speaker. She was also involved in...

WILCOX COUNTY, Ga. — A group of people were arrested over the weekend trying to sneak contraband inside the Wilcox County State Prison, according to the Georgia Department of Corrections. On June 24, two individuals were seen on the facility grounds. Kaylashia Wright and an unidentified male were arrested...

DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A federal prison guard is being charged after accepting bribes to allow smuggled material into a prison. The Department of Justice says 35-year-old Tiffany Fletcher of McRae is being charged with 5 counts of bribery — which can carry a statutory penalty of up to 15 years in prison, with financial penalties and up to 3 years of supervised release after the completed prison term. According to the DOJ, Fletcher worked as a correctional officer at the McRae Correctional Facility in Telfair County, which houses male inmates under contract with the federal Bureau of Prisons. Fletcher is being accused of accepting 5 cash bribes worth a total $4,390 from June to December 2019, and in return she failed to report or investigate prohibited objects being brought into the facility.