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A look back at the 2008 Mother's Day tornado outbreak Some people in central Georgia survived the tornado in a bath house at Arrowhead Park at lake Tobesofkee Author: Austin Chaney Updated: 8:13 PM EDT May 6, 2021 LIZELLA, Ga. — We’re coming up on Mother’s Day, and fortunately, the weather forecast is looking fantastic. That wasn't the case on Mother’s Day 13 years ago. During the early morning hours of May 11, 2008, severe thunderstorms ripped across Georgia producing several tornadoes and widespread damaging wind. There were eight confirmed tornadoes ...

Arrowhead Park clean-up day set in Ottawa Arrowhead Park clean-up day; 10 a.m.-3 p.m., southeast of the Blanchard River at the U.S. 224 bridge in Ottawa. OTTAWA — The Village of Ottawa Greenspace Development Committee will hold a clean-up event at Arrowhead Park from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Saturday, April 24. The clean-up will include brush removal, small tree removal, raking/gathering sticks, trash pick up and hauling waste to the village brush pile. People who plan on participating are asked to reply with a time they can volunteer and what tools they plan to bring by contacting Tim Macke at...

Updated: 1:56 PM EDT April 4, 2021 MACON, Ga. — A man was found dead Sunday after going missing last week at Arrowhead Park at Lake Tobesofkee. Bibb Coroner Leon Jones says the man's body was found along the bike trail at the park. The Bibb County Sheriff's Office identified him as James Cohen, who was reported missing to the Crawford County Sheriff's Office last week, and says his family has been notified. According to a Facebook post from a family member, his truck was abandoned by the water.  The Bibb County Sheriff's Office says Cohen's doesn't appear to be suspicious, ...

Construction is now underway on a renewable energy project at New Mexico State University’s Arrowhead Park that is projected to generate enough solar electricity to power about one-third of the university’s 900-acre Las Cruces campus by this fall. Crews work to prepare the ground and surrounding areas on the southeast side of New Mexico State University’s main campus for Aggie Power, a new solar panel project with El Paso Electric that is projected to generate enough solar electricity to power about one-third of the university’s 900-acre Las Cruces campus this fall...

New life for Macon's blighted properties, but what about Whataburger? Plans for a QuikTrip, downtown Macon dog park, and a boutique Airbnb on Second Street are a go Credit: Liz Fabian A new QuikTrip convenience store is planned on Mercer University Drive near Interstate 475 where there’s room for a fast food restaurant and storage facility under plans approved by Macon-Bibb County Planning and Zoning. Author: Liz Fabian (13WMAZ) Updated: 5:43 PM EST January 25, 2021 MACON, Ga. — New businesses are moving into blighted properties that have been vacant for ye...