Three people were taken to a local hospital after an accident on I-75 north Thursday morning.
It happened near mile marker 179, opposite the state rest area,  according Allison Selman Willis of the Monroe County Sheriff's Office. That's near the Bibb-Monroe county line and the I-75-475 split.

A one car accident on I-75 northbound around 9:40 a.m. spawned a series of other accidents as motorists either stopped to help the accident victims or were attempting to look at the accident scene while driving.

The first accident occurred near mile marker 179 northbound when a Ford Explorer hauling a camper ran off the road and went over the guard rail.

Farmers, preachers and politicians joined to pray for better weather for Georgia Thursday afternoon.

The Georgia Farm Bureau, which represents the state's farmers, held a prayer service for better weather, at its Bass Road headquarters in north Macon.

About 75 people were there.

Glenn Waller and his wife have farmed in Washington County for 48 years.

He said, "We just work all the time. Don't take any vacations. We haven't had a vacation in five years."

They made the drive to Macon to join with farmers from across the state to raise their voices for rain.

Waller said, "The most trying thing you depend on is rain on a farm. If you do everything else and you don't get water you're in trouble."

South Georgia farmer Tim Burch said conditions in Baker County are the worst he's seen in 35 years. He said the last measurable rain came on April 1.

            Warner Robins – Organizers announced today that they expect nearly 200 attendees at the 2nd Annual Kids and Pros youth football camp to be held at Tanner Park on Carl Vinson Parkway June 6-9 from 6-9 pm. Though it is too late for online registration, walk-up registrations will be accepted at 5:30 pm on Monday for those with cash or cashier’s checks (no personal checks).

“The local community has really stepped up this year,” said community leader Keith Lauritsen. “Because of the great financial support, we can serve a full camp of 200 attendees between the ages of 7 and 13.” Local fundraising efforts allowed Kids and Pros to “scholarship” some young attendees who were not able to pay for the camp, according to Lauritsen.