GOOD EVENING AND THANKS FOR JOINING US..
I'M FRANK MALLOY.... THIS IS A LATE EDITION OF EYEWITNESS NEWS AT 11.
THE G-B-I HAS ISSUED AN AMBER ALERT FOR AN 8-MONTH-OLD DODGE COUNTY BABY.
AUTHORITIES SAY MATTHEW MASKILL JOHNSON WAS ABDUCTED AROUND 5 A-M ON THURSDAY.. BY TAYLOR MASKILL.
THEY SAID THE CHILD WAS LAST SEEN IN LINCOLN... ALABAMA TRAVELING WEST.
THE BABY IS DESCRIBED AS A WHITE MALE... 2 FEET TALL.. WEIGHING 19 POUNDS.. WITH BROWN HAIR AND BROWN EYES.
HE WAS LAST SEEN WEARING A BLUE AND WHITE INFANT JUMPER.
HIS ALLEGED ABDUCTER... TAYLOR MASKILL WAS LAST SEEN WEARING A RED SHIRT AND BLUE JEANS.
SHE IS DESCRIBED AS A WHITE-FEMALE.. 5 FEET 1... WEIGHING ABOUT 150 POUNDS.
AUTHORITIES SAY THEY WERE LAST SEEN IN A SILVER 2002 ISUZU RODEO WITH TEXAS LICENSE TAGS OF C-Y-8-B-4-8-9 OR C-H-5-P-6-0-1.
IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR WHEREABOUT CALL THE DODGE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AT 478-374-1691... AGAIN THAT 374-1691.
FAMILY AND FRIENDS... GATHERED AT MCCULLOUGH FUNERAL HOME IN WARNER ROBINS TODAY... TO CELEBRATE THE LIFE OF 27-YEAR OLD JESSICA WOLFE.
THE MEMORIAL SERVICE FILLED THREE ROOMS AT THE FUNERAL HOME... AND THOSE WHO ATTENDED WORE GREEN RIBBONS WITH THE PHRASE... JUSTICE FOR JESSICA.
WOLFE WAS A LEGAL ASSISTANT FOR HOUSTON COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY... GEORGE HARTWIG.
WARNER ROBINS POLICE OFFICERS BLOCKED BOTH SIDES OF HOUSTON LAKE ROAD AND PARTS OF WATSON BOULEVARD FOR WOLFE'S PROCESSIONAL... TO PARKWAY MEMORIAL GARDENS.
WOLFE DIED OF A SINGLE GUN SHOT WOUND SUNDAY.
PROBATION OFFICER... RUSSELL HOLT FACES FELONY MURDER AND AGGRAVATED ASSAULT CHARGES IN CONNECTION WITH WOLFE'S DEATH.
HOLT AND WOLFE WERE DATING AT THE TIME OF THE SHOOTING.
FORMER WARNER ROBINS COUNCIL MEMEBER... JOHN WILLIAMS REMAINS IN JAIL TONIGHT.. ACCORDING TO THE BIBB COUNTY JAIL WEBSITE.
WILLIAMS' WIFE.. SAID SHE WAS PLANNING ON GETTING HIM OUT ON THURSDAY. THE WIFE OF FORMER
A FEDERAL JUDGE SET BOND AT 2-THOUSAND DOLLARS YESTERDAY... AFTER A HEARING IN WHICH WILLIAMS ADMITTED TO VIOLATING THE TERMS OF HIS PRE-TRIAL RELEASE.
WILLIAMS ATTORNEY ADMITTED HE DROVE TO FLORIDA TO BAIL THIS WOMAN OUT OF JAIL... 32-YEAR-OLD STORMY SMITH.
HIS ATTORNEY AND WILLIAMS WIFE SAID SHE WAS THE GRANDDAUGHTER OF SOME FAMILY FRIENDS THAT NEEDED HELP... AND THAT WILLIAMS DIDN'T REaLIZE LEAVING THE STATE VIOLATED THE JUDGE'S ORDERS.
THE PROSECUTOR ACCUSED WILLIAMS OF HAVING AN AFFAIR WITH THE WOMAN.... POINTING TO A FEBRUARY ARREST OF HIS WIFE.. ELNA.. BY THE WARNER ROBINS POLICE DEPARTMENT.
THAT HAPPENED AT THIS COMMERCIAL CIRCLE OFFICE... THAT JOHN WILLIAMS RENTED DURING HIS RE-ELECTION CAMPAIGN.
A POLICE REPORT SAYS ELNA WILLIAMS DISCOVERED THAT STORMY SMITH WAS LIVING THERE... AND THREATENED TO KILL HER... AFTER SMITH CLAIMED SHE WAS ENGAGED TO JOHN WILLIAMS... AND SHOWED HER A RING.
ON THURSDAY MRS. WILLIAMS DENIED THAT.. AND SAID HER HUSBAND IS A GOOD MAN... FALSELY ACCUSED OF CRIMES.
Elna Williams, Warner Robins: (14:30) "We trust the justice system. We trust it works. It's going to work for the good of John because weve got the Lord behind us. If God is for us, who is going to be against us?"
WILLIAMS IS CHARGED WITH TAKING A COMMISSION ON THE CITY'S PURCHASE OF A TRUCK......WHEN HE WAS A COUNCIL MEMBER.
A TRIAL IS SET FOR APRIL 23RD.
THE WOMAN ACCUSED OF KILLING A HENRY COUNTY BUSINESSESMAN.. REFUSES TO TALK TO INVESTIGATORS.. THAT'S ACCORDING THE SHERIFF BUTCH REECE.
AUTHORITIES CHARGED PAMELA MOSS WITH MURDERING DOUG COKER... AFTER HIS BODY WAS FOUND AT HER RIVER NORTH HOME.
RECORDS FROM THE FLORIDA SECRETARY OF STATES OFFICE SHOW ABOUT A YEAR AGO ...
PAMELA MOSS BECAME THE C-E-O OF A FLORIDA REGISTERED NON-PROFIT CALLED BEST FOOT FORWARD...
THE COMPANY'S ADDRESS IS LISTED AS A BOX AT A NORTH MACON U-P-S STORE.
BEST FOOT FORWARD'S DIRECTOR.. KIRK RAPER SAYS THEY WORK TO PROMOTE GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE.. AND EDUCATION IN COMMUNITIES.
HE SAYS HE HAS TRIED TO CONTACT MOSS FOR ABOUT THE LAST WEEK... AND JUST FOUND OUT SHE WAS IN JAIL.
RAPER TOLD 13 WMAZ'S BRITTINY BARBER.. THAT MOSS WORKED AS A GRANT WRITER FOR THE COMPANY... AND HELPED WITH THE ORGANIZATIONAL SIDE OF THE BUSINESS.
HE CALLED HER A HARD WORKER... WHO DID GREAT THINGS FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE... BUT HE SAID IT'S SURREAL.. KNOWING THAT MOSS FACES A MURDER CHARGE.
MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN PULASKI COUNTY GOT A CRASH COURSE THROUGH A MAZE OF LIFE DECISIONS.
SOME OF THEM TOLD KATELYN HECK.... THEY LEARNED MAKING THE WRONG DECISIONS... CAN LEAD THEM TO A DEAD END.
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(NATS: youre going to be a mom!)
THOSE ARE WORDS EIGHTH GRADER ALENA SMITH SAYS SHE DOESNT WANT TO HEAR... FOR A LONG TIME.
(SOT: i would never make those decisions in real life but i have to go along with it for this)
STUDENTS FROM SEVENTH THROUGH TWELTH GRADE TOOK A WALK THROUGH A MAZE OF LIFE CHOICES (NATS: you decided to give in and have sex with youre boyfriend on the first date)... AND THEIR FATE... WAS ALL IN THE LUCK OF THE DRAW.
(NATS: drawing slip)
(SOT: this taught me that i can make my own decisions, its not just luck, and i dont have to listen to what everyone else is saying or doing.)
THATS EXACTLY THE LESSON ORGANIZER MICHELLE ELLIS WANTS ALL OF THE STUDENTS TO TAKE HOME.
(SOT: hopefully when youre placed in a situation thats not in the teen maze, youre prepared to resist the peer pressure and the poor decisions)
TWO PREGNANCIES AND A STACK OF ADOPTION PAPERS LATER...
(SOT: one decision turned into all of this and i might not be able to graduate or go to college or anything because of that)
SMITH NEVER MADE IT TO GRADUATION.
A FEW OF HER CLASSMATES LANDED IN THE SLAMMER... AND SOME LEARNED...ONE DECISION CAN LEAD TO A PILE OF CONSEQUENCES.
(SOT: the shot from birth control had worn off and for some reason i still decided to have sex so i had a kid because of that and then i got an STD)
OTHERS DUG THEMSELVES A HOLE... A LITTLE TOO DEEP.
(NATS: were here today to mourn the death of beth williams. ... this is bad)
BUT SOME STUDENTS GOT OUT WITH A HAPPY ENDING.
(NATS: graduating from the class of 2016)
(SOT: we want them to leave empowered and knowing that good decisions lead to good things happening in their lives and that bad choices can happen sometimes in life)
(NATS: i graduated!)
KATELYN HECK
13WMAZ EYEWITNESS NEWS
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POLICE... FIREMAN... AND E-M-Ts ALSO REENACTED A CAR ACCIDENT SCENE... TO TEACH KIDS THE CONSEQUENCES OF DRUNK DRIVING.
ORGANIZERS SAY THEY PLAN TO CONTINUE THE TEEN MAZE EVENT EVERY OTHER YEAR.
THOMSON MIDDLE SCHOOL IN CENTERVILLE WILL HAVE A NEW PRINCIPAL NEXT YEAR.
A NEWS RELEASE SAYS THE HOUSTON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION APPOINTED DR. WALTER STEPHENS AS THE NEW PRINCIPAL LAST WEEK.
STEPHENS CURRENTLY SERVES AS THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT NORTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOL... WHERE HE'S WORKED FOUR 4 YEARS.
BETH MCLAUGLIN WITH THE HOUSTON BOARD OF EDUCATION SAYS THOMSON MIDDLE SCHOOL'S CURRENT PRINCIPAL... TAMMY DUNN.. IS TAKING ANOTHER JOB WITHIN IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM.
ben gives three day forecast
(BEN AD LIBS SCENE 13 TEASE)
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IF YOU DON'T KNOW - AND YOU PROBABLY DO KNOW... WELL , YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT IT'S FESTIVAL SEASON IN THE LAND OF CENTRAL GEORGIA! SCENE THIRTEEN'S BEEN ROCKIN' A LITTLE YELLOW, A LITTLE GREEN, AND NOW WE'RE ROCKIN' THE LAST WEEKEND OF THE PINK! IT'S CHERRY BLOSSOM TIME...
THE DAY OF SATUR -COMMONLY KNOWN AS SATUR-DAY - KICKS OFF WITH A BIT OF A ROAD RACE. AT EIGHT-FIFTEEN IN THE A-M, IT'S A CHERRY BLOSSOM FIVE-K WITH A TEN-K AND A FUN-RUN TO BOOT! PUT YOUR PEDS TO THE PAVEMENT AND PROCEED TO GET YOUR RUN ON STARTING AT HOWARD HIGH SCHOOL ON FORSYTH ROAD. COOL NOTE - ALL PROCEEDS FROM THE RACE BENEFIT WESLEY GLEN. TO REGISTER AND FIND OUT ALL ABOUT THE RACE, GET ONLINE TO CHERRY-BLOSSOM-ROAD-RACE-DOT-COM.
THEN HEAD ON DOWN TO DOWNTOWN MACON - MULBERRY STREET TO BE EXACT - FOR THE FORTY-SECOND ANNUAL MULBERRY STREET FESTIVAL! IT'S AN ARTS AND CRAFTS LOVERS PARADISE! HUNDREDS OF VENDORS LINE THE ROAD FOR A MAGICAL SHOPPING, PERUSING EXPERIENCE. THE ARTSY FUN CONTINUES ON INTO SUNDAY.
AND AFTER YOU KICK START YOUR SATURDAY ADRENALINE WITH THE RUN, GET YOUR SHOP ONAT THE ARTS FEST, KEEP THE ENERGY FLOWIN' ON INTO THE EVENING AT THE TOTALLY AWESOME STREET PARTY! IN DOWNTOWN MACON, THE PARTY STARTS AT FIVE P-M. RODNEY ADKINS - YOU KNOW, LONG WAY HOME, FARMER'S DAUGHTER - HE'LL BE ON STAGE ROCKIN' SOME COUNTRY TUNEAGE. AND FROM BACK IN THE DAY, YOU'VE GOT THE MUSICAL STYLINGS OF DIGITAL UNDERGROUND...YOU KNOW, HUMPTY DANCE? CLASSIC! THERE'S LOTS MORE GOOD MUSIC TO CHECK OUT. LOTS OF FOOD - ITS' JUST A REALLY GOOD TIME. BEFORE SATURDAY, YOU CAN GET TICKETS FOR TWELVE DOLLARS ONLINE AT CHERRY-BLOSSOM-DOT-COM. DAY-OF - IT'S TWENTY AT THE GATE.
THEN ON SUNDAY, HEAD OUT TO WESLEYAN COLLEGE TO BID FAREWELL TO ANOTHER YEAR OF THE PINKEST PARTY ON EARTH. THE GRAND FINALE - COMPLETE WITH FIRE WORKS - STARTS 'ROUND ABOUT FIVE O'CLOCK. ADIOS, CHERRY BLOSSOM, UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN!
BUT BEFORE WE GET TO NOSTALGIC, LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT A COUPLE OF OTHER AWESOME HAPPENINGS.
FIRST THE GRAND OPERA HOUSE IN DOWNTOWN MACON PRESENTS "GIRLS NIGHT - THE MUSICAL!" WHEN FIVE FRIENDS HIT THE TOWN FOR A NIGHT OF KARAOKE-ING, HILARITY ENSUES. AND NOT ONLY IS IT FUNNY, YOU GET TO RELIVE THE EIGHTIES AND NINETIES IN MUSIC! OH - THAT'S GONNA BE GOOD! TO GET TICKETS, VISIT THE-GRAND-MACON-DOT-COM OR CALL THE BOX OFFICE AT 301-5470. SHOWS ARE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AT SEVEN-THIRTY WITH AN ADDITIONAL THREE O'CLOCK SHOW ON SATURDAY.
CHECK THIS OUT - IN RHINE, GEORGIA (THAT'S DODGE COUNTY) IT'S ABOUT TIME FOR A PONDTOWN FESTIVAL! FIRST HELD BACK IN NINETEEN-SEVENTY-SIX, THIS YEAR'S THIRTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL FEST IS ALL ABOUT HONORING THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE. THE GOOD TIMES START ON FRIDAY NIGHT WITH THE MISTER AND MISS PONDTOWN PAGEANT. THEN CUT TO SATURDAY FOR A FULL DAY OF FUN! ENTERTAINMENT AND LIVE MUSIC ALL DAY, THE PARADE'S AT TWO, THERE'S A STREET DANCE AT EIGHT...AND SO MUCH MORE! PLUS, DIRECT FROM THE SWAMP - R-J AND JAY-PAUL MOLINERE OF SWAMP PEOPLE WILL BE THERE! FIND OUT ALL ABOUT IT AT POND-TOWN-FESTIVAL-DOT-COM.
AND THAT, GOOD PEOPLE, IS THAT! IT'S FESTIVAL TIME - GET OUT AND GET YOUR FUN ON. FOR SCENE THIRTEEN - THAT'S A WRAP.
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THE ONLY NEW RELEASE AT THE BOX OFFICE THIS WEEKEND IS A MOVIE THAT'S GENERATING A HUGEBUZZ.... AND FEATURES ONE OF CENTRAL GEORGIA'S OWN.
HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE LINED UP THURSDAY NIGHT OUTSIDE OF THE AM STAR 16 THEATER IN MACON TO CATCH THE MIDNIGHT PREMIERE OF THE FILM THE HUNGER GAMES..
WESLEY CLARK..GENERAL MANAGER OF THEATRE SAYS THEY SOLD OVER 1 THOUSAND TICKETS FOR TONIGHT'S SHOWING.
HE'S SAYS THEY'LL PLAY THE MOVIE ON ALL 16 OF THEIR SCREENS.
PEOPLE STARTED LINING UP WAS EARLY AS 1 O'CLOCK THURSDAY AFTERNOON.... AND ONE PERSON SHE TALKED TO BOUGHT THEIR TICKETS FOR THE IMAX SHOWING IN FEBRUARY
LEAH AND I HAD THE CHANCE TO BE A PART OF SOME CHERRY BLOSSOM FUN TODAY..
MARC BALLARD EM-CEED THE EVENT AT THE ANDERSON CONFERENCE CENTER.. AND EVEN ESCORTED LEAH DOWN THE RUNWAY..
FRANK SHOWED OFF HIS RUNWAY PROWESS.. MODELLING A SUIT.. COMPLETE WITH PINK SOCKS!
OH YES.. AND THE ANNUAL EVENT WOULDN'T BE COMPLETE WITHOUT THE PINK POODLE ON THE CATWALK.. WHICH CAUGHT THE ATTENTION OF ONE OUT-OF-TOWN VISITOR..
Martha Bourgeois, Douglasville: "with the dog.. haha.. where they brought out the poodle - pink - dyed. That was very nice - that was a different touch (laugh).
THE FASHION SHOW WAS SOLD OUT TODAY.. WITH MORE THAN 5-HUNDRED PEOPLE ATTENDING.
AND ONE LAST QUICK LOOK AT TOMORROW'S FORECAST WITH CHIEF METEOROLOGIST BEN JONES.
THANKS FOR JOINING US.... FIRST MORNIN COMES YOUR WAY AT 5 A-M.
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HAVE A SAFE NIGHT EVERYONE.