DNA Results Confirm Remains Are Missing MGSC Student

Submitted by 13WMAZ Web Staff

Friday, May 17th, 2013, 7:30pm

by Chris Horne and Tom George, 13WMAZ.com

STORY HIGHLIGHTS:

- Human remains recovered in Hawkinsville have been identified as 19-year-old Jmaal Keyes.

- Keyes went missing April 25 from the Cochran campus of Middle Georgia State College.

- Robert Kane Rolison, 17, was charged in Keyes' murder after remains were found his home.

Human remains found at a Hawkinsville site last week have been confirmed by DNA tests as Jmaal Keyes, the Middle Georgia State College student that went missing April 25.

That's according to a GBI news release.

Keyes' biological parents provided a DNA sample to authorities who matched it to remains found near the home of 17-year-old Robert Kane Rolison.

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Abducted 4-Year-Old Airlifted After Eastman Accident

Submitted by 13WMAZ Web Staff

Friday, May 17th, 2013, 4:39pm

by Chris Horne, 13WMAZ.com

STORY HIGHLIGHTS:

- Priscilla Hurt, 24, is accused of kidnapping her 4-year-old daughter, Mi-Kurhea Mumford.

- Mumford was airlifted to the Medical Center after she was ejected from her mother's car in a three-vehicle wreck.

- Though she suffered a skull fracture, Mumford is listed in stable condition.

Before the Amber Alert for Mi-Kurhea Mumford was even issued, the 4-year-old Sumter County girl was being airlifted to a Macon hospital after a three-car wreck in Eastman.

Mumford suffered a skull fracture, Georgia State Patrol Trooper Michael Jackson says, but is in stable condition Friday in the Medical Center of Central Georgia's Intensive Care Unit.

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BCHS Ranked Sixth in Directors Cup Standings

Submitted by Dave Whitaker

Friday, May 17th, 2013, 8:38am

BCHS Ranked Sixth in Directors Cup Standings

The Regions Directors Cup recognizes the success of high school athletic departments. The Bleckley County High School Athletic Department has had a great year with seven nine champions (baseball, cheerleading, boys and girls cross country, boys and girls tennis, girls basketball, boys and girls golf) and five region runners up (football, softball, boys basketball, girls and boys track.) The boys basketball team also finished state runner up.

Based upon that success, BCHS is currently ranked sixth in the cup standings. They're the only central Georgia school to have both their boys and girls programs ranked in the top ten (girls fifth, boys sixth.)

To see the rankings, click here.

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Middle Georgia Drops Out Of Baseball Tourney

Submitted by Frank Malloy, 13WMAZ Anchor

Thursday, May 16th, 2013, 3:18pm

Middle Georgia State College's baseball team withdrew from the District Championship less than 24 hours before they were scheduled to start play in the tournament.

James Hagler, Associate Director of Athletics and Recreation for the school, said an eligibility issue with a player on the team forced the school to make the decision to pull out of the tournament.

Hagler said the issue surfaced during a routine eligibility check this week. Hagler said the school could not release the player's name but the player did participate in last week's Region 17 Tournament which the Warriors won to qualify for the District Championship.

The team was already traveling to Tennessee, site of the District Tournament, when the eligibility issue came to light.

The winner of the District Tournament advances to the National Junior College World Series in Grand Junction, Colorado.

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Sen. Ross Tolleson Attends National Conference on Environment

Submitted by Senate Press on Thursday, May 16th, 2:30 pm

Sen. Ross Tolleson (R-Perry) attended the National Conference of State Legislators (NCSL) Environment 2013 Spring Forum on May 2-4 in Denver, Colo. The forum focused around hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling, but also provided policymakers from across the country with the opportunity to exchange ideas on issues regarding the environment.

“As our country continues to explore innovative ways to utilize our natural resources, these forums allow us to meet and discuss what best suits our state’s needs,” said Sen. Tolleson. “Since the price of natural gas continues to rise, we must keep our minds open to new ways of unlocking this precious resource. By learning more about infrastructure, we can preserve our natural resources for the future while also protecting them right now.”

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13 Summer Camps for Kids

Submitted by 13WMAZ Web Staff

Thursday, May 16th, 2013, 10:32am

School is almost out in Central Georgia and it's time to consider what your kids would like to do until school resumes!

Here are a few summer camps we've seen:

1. Sky Camp over Eastman at MGSC!
For kids 10-14
June 25-27, 9-4 each day
$100 per student
Learn about aircraft maintenance, build and launch rockets, launch a space balloon, take a flight on an aircraft and more.

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Drones Flying Over Eastman with $1M NASA Grant

Submitted by Tom George on Thursday, May 16th, 9:51 am

by Tom George, 13WMAZ.com

STORY HIGHLIGHTS:

- Using a $1 million-plus dollar grant from NASA, Middle Georgia State College is test flying drones over Eastman.

- The college's aviation department is partnering with Areai, a Kennesaw-based company.

- Two more drones -- called PTERA -- are planned to be built by the end of the year.

If you saw something flying over Eastman, it was a drone being used to test airplanes as a part of the project through Kennesaw-based Areai and a grant from NASA.

"They really exist for the betterment of mankind," says CEO Nick Alley. "To make manned airplanes be greener and safer."

The $1 million-plus dollar project is using a small plane called the PTERA to tests plane conditions like speed and wind to eventually help pilots in real planes.

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