The Wildcats of Ingram-Pye Elementary got a little wild Wednesday when a Harlem Globetrotter named Hot Shot came to entertain the kids.

Hot Shot Branch and Mayor Robert Reichert visited to talk about building a healthy mind and body, staying in school, and responsibility.

The visit was just in time to give the kids a pep talk before their CRCT testing.

Hot Shot told the kids it took a lot of hard work and determination for him to make it as a professional basketball player, and he encouraged them to be just as dedicated.

"I'm sure it brightened their day up, you know, for us to come in and enjoy this special day with them and motivate them for the upcoming test," Hot Shot said.

Students laughed and applauded when Hot Shot showed off his signature tricks.

"He was doing the tricks, throwing the ball behind his back. I want to be like him when I grow up," said fifth-grader Jonas Walker.

What else could be better than having pink champagne at 11:30 in the morning? Not much if you are in Macon GA during the infamous week of the Cherry Blossom festival! This champagne brunch and runway show is one of the highlights of the annual festival held in Macon every late March to kick off spring the right way. Led by Macon’s number 1 celebrity, Mark Ballard, will coordinate this stylish and trendy fashion show that includes guest models and tasty food catered by Edgar’s Bistro. Oh and don’t forget the pink champagne. The fun starts at 11:30 am, March 24 at the Anderson Conference Center, 5171 Eisenhower Parkway; presented by Carlyle Place, the Georgia Heart Center at the Medical Center of Central Georgia, and Georgia Arrhythmia Consultants. Visit cherryblossom.com for tickets or call Mercer Ticket Sales at 478.301.5470

The Bibb County Sheriff's Department remembered one of its own Wednesday, five years after he was killled during a drug raid.

On March 23, 2006, Deputy Joseph Whitehead was shot and killed while a team of law enforcement officers served a no-knock search warrant on a Macon home.

Investigators believed drugs were being sold out of the home.

The Bibb County sheriff's office today remembered Whitehead with a brief ceremony in the lobby of the county law enforcement complex.

Chief Deputy David Davis called Whitehead a dedicated officer who never shirked his duty: "He will always be missed, and he will never be forgotten. As long as anybody serves at this sheriff's office, he will never be forgotten. And as the plaque behind me attributes, as long as any person serves, these people will not be forgotten."

Davis also paid tribute to Whitehead's character.