The Grand Finale event of the Cherry Blossom Festival has been rained out, bringing the festival to a soggy end after several days of sunny weather.

The final event at Wesleyan College scheduled for this afternoon was canceled, according to Cherry Blossom Festival CEO Karen Lambert.

The festival was to end with a family-friendly picnic and fireworks at the Wesleyan campus.

Earlier today, the Mulberry Street Arts and Crafts Festival was cut short and the amusements at Central City Park were also closed.

Mae Thurston of the Middle Georgia Art Association told 13WMAZ that the crafts festival had officially remained open for business until the last vendor gave in to the weather and packed up.

Last night's Street Party on Cherry Street was also called off after the first of two tornado warnings for Macon were posted late Saturday afternoon.

The Board of Eduation is changing the time of the monthly Committee Meetings. Beginning in May, meetings will be held beginning at 4 p.m. on the second Thursday of the month.

The change in time was made so more members of the community would have the chance to attend.

The Central High Army JROTC competed at the Area 6 Regional Drill Meet on Saturday, March 5, and the Female Color Guard won 1st place in their event and the Female Drill Team was named the overall runner up in the Region. Having won first place at the Regionals, the Female Drill Team competed at the state level on Saturday, March 19, where they won 1st place in the Unarmed Platoon Drill, making them the Georgia Army JROTC State Champions for that event. Additionally, the Female Color Guard came in 3rd place in the state.