Houston County, GA

HOUSTON COUNTY, Ga. — Election season isn't over -- in fact, it's just getting started. In Houston County, voters will decide the District 6 Board of Education seat next month. Mark Ivory and Tim Baggerly are headed into a June runoff for a Houston County Board of Education seat....

WARNER ROBINS, Ga. — Families and comrades of Houston County gathered to pay their respects by honoring Robins veterans who served and later died, and those who made the ultimate sacrifice in combat. The annual Robins Airman's Memorial Service was held 9 a.m. Thursday at the Museum of Aviation.

HOUSTON COUNTY, Ga. — Tuesday, we told you about the statewide elections. Locally, Houston County also had some big races. The Houston County Annex saw thousands of voters Tuesday. "I feel really good about the statewide voters turnout and the turnout here in Houston County was good," Dan Perdue...

WARNER ROBINS, Ga. — People in Houston County went to the polls to vote for Post 2 and Post 4 commissioners, as well as school board members Tuesday. It was a steady flow of people in and out of the Houston County Annex, and folks say we can't take the privilege of voting for granted.

PERRY, Ga. — As Central Georgia schools reach the end of the school year, students are ready to be out for the summer, but there's some unfinished business... Junior Journalist Brooklyn Williams surprised the final top teacher for the 2021-2022 academic year. Tiffany Frank teaches AP and gifted math...

The U.S. reported over 700,000 new cases of coronavirus over the seven days ending May 22, bringing the total count to more than 82.1 million confirmed cases of COVID-19. There have been more than 993,000 COVID-19-related deaths — the highest death toll of any country. New cases continue to rise at a faster rate. In […]

WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — It’s the last week of school, and it’s also near the end of Mental Health Awareness Month. That’s why Houston County Schools, Project Aware and Mental Health First Aid partnered to make mental health first aid kits for students and teachers to go home with this summer.

There have been 82,117,600 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the United States to date – and that number continues to grow. In the Warner Robins metropolitan area, located in Georgia, a total of 48,414 cases of COVID-19 have been reported. Adjusted for population, there have been 25,489 confirmed infections for every 100,000 people in the […]

WARNER ROBINS, Ga. — A former candidate for Congress from Houston County is now charged with rape and child molestation. Houston County deputies arrested 38-year-old Daniel Ellyson Friday morning. He ran against Austin Scott for the 8th Congressional District seat two years ago. He lost in the Republican Primary.

WARNER ROBINS, Ga. (WGXA) -- Law enforcement agencies in Houston County and the Georgia State Patrol commemorated Georgia's fallen officers on Friday. A candlelight memorial for the fallen officers was held at Southside Baptist Church in Warner Robins. The memorial highlighted those who lost their lives during the Line of...

High school football is basically a year-round sport these days with no offseason. The Houston County Bears debuted in their spring intra-squad scrimmage Thursday.

The U.S. reported over 620,000 new cases of coronavirus over the seven days ending May 17, bringing the total count to more than 81.6 million confirmed cases of COVID-19. There have been more than 992,000 COVID-19-related deaths — the highest death toll of any country. New cases continue to rise at a faster rate. In […]

WARNER ROBINS, Ga. — A Houston County man wants access to public transportation in Warner Robins. For most people, getting around Warner Robins is easy, but for people who are visually-impaired, it can be a challenge. That's because the City of Warner Robins does not have public transportation. If...

HOUSTON COUNTY, Ga. (WGXA) -- “I’m really just trying to give them a sandbox to play in," said Dr. Joe Hutchenson. And that sandbox Assitant Principal Dr. Hutcheson is talking about is a studio — tucked away inside Northside High School’s library. It might not look...

WARNER ROBINS, Ga. — Felicia Williams is a mom on a mission after her young son, 2-year-old Labryon Merritt, was killed by a neighbor as they were backing out of a driveway in 2006. His death changed her life forever, so now she's dedicated to leaving a lasting impact...

WARNER ROBINS, Ga. — In 2024, Georgia public schools will screen kindergarten and first through third grade students for dyslexia. Before that happens, the state intends to train teachers on how to teach the students properly. "A myth that gets repeated by a lot of people is that kids...

PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A man has been arrested after pulling out a gun and shooting at several people at a block party in the early hours of Sunday. According to a release from the Houston County Sheriff’s Office, a 911 call came in around 12:50 a.m. on Sunday in reference to a gun firing at a social gathering in the area of the 400 block of Hodge Road in Perry.

Shanelle Booker is the first woman to serve as first assistant U.S. attorney — and the first Black woman to hold both that and the criminal division chief position — in the Middle District of Georgia.

PERRY, Ga. (WGXA) -- Houston County deputies have made an arrest following a shooting at a block party in Perry. 32 year old Tarovis Nathanie Releford was charged with aggravated assault, reckless conduct and criminal damage to property and is currently being held in Houston County. The arrest came as...