A big piece of the Allman Brothers' Macon legacy died this week.
He is Joseph "Red Dog" Campbell, a band roadie for more than three decades.
He died of cancer Monday at a Central Georgia hospice after a long illness, according to E.J. Devokaitis, curator of the Allmans' Big House Museum in Macon.
Campbell, 68, is a Florida native who first connected with the band in Florida in the 1960s, Devokaitis said.
"He was one of their first steadfast fans," he said. "He started following them around, basically until he got hired."
Campbell was a Vietnam veteran and Purple Heart winner who shared his veterans' disability checks with the band during their struggling early years, he said.
Kirsten West of Macon says Campbell was one of the "original 10" -- six band members and four roadies -- who moved to Macon as the Allmans built their career with Phil Walden's Capricorn Records.

According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, the remains of a white male found in Crawford County have been identified as James "Trey" Byers.

In a press release, GBI agent Craig Rotter says Byers has been missing since December 18, 2010, from Taylor County.

The cause of death was ruled blunt force trauma to the head.

Cody Daniel Jackson, a 21 year old Musella man, has been charged with Byers' murder.

Macon State College has earned Tree Campus USA recognition for 2010 for its dedication to campus forestry management and environmental stewardship, the nonprofit Arbor Day Foundation announced.

This is the third year Macon State has been named a Tree Campus USA.

That's according to an Arbor Day Foundation news release.

Tree Campus USA is a national program that honors colleges and universities and their leaders for promoting healthy management of their campus forests and for engaging the community in environmental stewardship.

Tree Campus USA is a program of the Arbor Day Foundation and is supported by a grant from Toyota.