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Complete Bragg Jam Lineup Announced

Bragg Jam announced on Facebook that another 30 bands are joining the festival's mid-summer lineup.

They had previously announced the first half of their lineup in April.

The organization's annual downtown Macon concert crawl is set this year for July 27.

The full lineup:

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Macon Rescue Mission Sets Up Fund for Oklahoma

To help the victims of the tornado in Moore, Okla., the Macon Rescue Mission is asking for donations to send to its sister mission the City Rescue Mission in Oklahoma City, just 9 miles from Moore.

The Macon Rescue Mission has set up a storm relief fund and will send 100 percent of the donations immediately to the City Rescue Mission.

To donate, head to the Macon Rescue Mission's website and look for the red donation button.

When donating, make sure you specify that your donation is for the Storm Relief Fund.

If you'd rather donate by check, you can mail it to Macon Rescue Mission, P.O. Box 749, Macon, GA 31201, or drop it off at the Rescue Mission on 774 Hazel Street in Macon.

Macon Airport Plans for Bomb Explosion Drill

by Katelyn Heck, 13WMAZ.com

STORY HIGHLIGHTS:

- Macon-Bibb County officials plan a June 13 simulated bomb event at the Middle Ga. Regional Airport.

- Airport manager Doug Faour says the bomb drill will be a change of pace for officials.

- The drill involves 20 agencies and will have over 100 volunteer "victims" rushed to hospitals.

The Middle Georgia Regional Airport will explode June 13 with police officers, firefighters and volunteers all handling a simulated bomb scenario.

"The most likely event would be a plane crash, so typically airports plan for that on a routine basis. But we felt it was important to change it up a little bit and look at other areas that we should be prepared for," says airport manager Doug Faour.

Faour says he's using recent events like the Boston Marathon bombing as learning tools.

Murder Suspect Frank Reeves Back in Jail

Frank Reeves, a 73-year-old Macon murder suspect, is now back in the Bibb County jail, according to the jail web site.

Bibb County District Attorney David Cooke told 13WMAZ  that Reeves' lawyer, Veronica Brinson, contacted him Sunday and said he was no longer able to comply with the conditions of his bond.

He said they agreed to a consent order revoking his bond issued in March, and Reeves agreed to return to jail.

He said Reeves turned himself in to the jail Monday morning.

Reeves is accused of fatally shooting 65-year-old Linda Hunnicutt outside East Macon gas station in December. He is charged with felony murder.

His lawyer initially argued that he should released on bond due to multiple health problems.

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Governor Honors Bibb Co. Deputy Killed in 1918

by Tom George, 13WMAZ.com

STORY HIGHLIGHTS:

- Bibb Co. Deputy Franklin Leland Williams was killed in the line of duty in August 1918.

- This week, his name was put on a memorial wall at the Ga. Public Safety Training facility in Forsyth.

- Governor Nathan Deal presented Williams' family with a plaque.

On a Sunday in August of 1918, Bibb County Deputy Franklin Leland Williams, along with his brother who was also a deputy, was sent to a call about a possible gambling ring in downtown Macon.

When Williams went in the front door, a man shot him. While he was able to return fire which later killed that man, Williams died in the line of duty.

Almost 95 years later, his actions were honored by having his name put on a memorial wall at the Georgia Public Safety Training facility in Forsyth.

Williams' grandson was on hand as Governor Nathan Deal presented the family with a plaque.

Ingram-Pye, Nutrition Employees Earn Walk Georgia Honors

Ingram-Pye, Nutrition Employees Earn Walk Georgia Honors

Ingram-Pye Elementary School and School Nutrition Program employees were named winners of the District’s Walk Georgia challenge for the 2012-2013 school year.

Walk Georgia is a program sponsored by the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension and its partners. Program goals are for participants to develop regular physical activity habits, get healthier and more physically fit, and to have fun doing so. Participants were asked to set a goal of walking 10 miles each of the 12 weeks of the program.

The winner of the Walk Georgia School Vertical Team Challenge Cup was Ingram-Pye Elementary School, which had 22 participants. The school will keep the Challenge Cup until the next Walk Georgia event, when team members will need to defend it to keep it.

Those from Ingram-Pye who worked to win the trophy include:

Mary Berry-Brown

Kelsey Born

Paula Bradley

Sherrie Caldwell

Jacqueline Carter

Karen Cromer

Laurinda Curtis

Macon Police Searching For Missing Teen

Macon Police need your help in finding a missing teen. 15-year-old Briona Gabriella Collins was last seen Monday at the end of the school day at Southwest High School.   

Collins' mother told investigators that the family lives near the south Macon high school and typically walks home. Her mother said her daughter has not been heard from or seen since that time.

A news release from the Macon Police Department describes Briona as 5 foot 7 inches, last seen wearing dark blue jeans,  white shirt and khaki vest. She was also wearing several gold bracelets on both wrists.