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Athlete of the Week: Malik Broughton

Submitted by Marvin James
Friday, May 3rd, 2013, 11:54am

This season could prove to be a great ending to a track and field career for Veterans senior Malik Broughton. The Albany State football commit is competing at the state finals for the high jump and is the classification favorite.

"He's just a raw talent," says his coach Steve Ruzic. "He has the ability to jump. God gave him the ability to jump and he knows how to jump."

Broughton agrees, "It's a rush, especially when you make big gains and move to higher heights as quickly as I have."

Last week at sectionals in Statesboro, the 6'4 jumped a personal best 7'2. That leap of faith placed him in immediate elite status.

Broughton explains, "The secret is more repetitions and more reps will help you get your form better along with weightlifting. When you get strong, you can only increase."

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GHSA Boys Track & Field Results

Submitted by Marvin James
Thursday, May 2nd, 2013, 8:39pm

Jefferson, GA - GHSA State Track Meet:  3 State Champions and 4 State runners up on day 1 of meet from the Middle GA Area

Thursday May, 2 (Day 1)

William Moore - Houston Co Wins Wheelchair Shot Putt Division1

Tyler Gibson - Peach Co- Wins Long Jump AAA

Malik Broughton- Veterans wins High Jump AAAA

Markiel Bowen - Rutland 6th in Shot Putt AAAA

Shamar Slappey - Bleckley Co 6th in Shot Putt AA

MacQuavious Searcy - Lamar Co. 3rd in Long Jump AA

Malcolm Lowe - Peach Co. 6th in Triple Jump AAA

Rodriquos Harris - WR 5th in Triple Jump AAAAA

Jam Morris - FPD 6th in High Jump A-Private

Kareem Sanders - Wilkinson Co. 4th in the High Jump A-Public

Micquavious Searcy - Lamar Co 4th in the High Jump AA

Montravius Adams - Dooly Co 2nd in the Shot A-Public

Micquavious Searcy - Lamar Co 2nd in the Triple Jump AA

Jerry Butler - Northeast - 4th in the Triple Jump AA

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Macon's Grass Pollen High; Tree Pollen Drops

Submitted by 13WMAZ Web Staff
Thursday, May 2nd, 2013, 5:34pm

Mixed news for allergy sufferers: the tree pollen count has dropped in the last two weeks but the grass pollen count has risen.

While grass pollen levels are still considered high at 100, tree pollen has dropped from 1,420 two weeks ago to 80, according to Dr. Plaxico's Allergy and Asthma Clinic in Macon.

Weed and mold pollen counts are low.

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Houston County Book Sale to Benefit Libraries

Submitted by 13WMAZ Web Staff
Thursday, May 2nd, 2013, 2:09pm

State budget cuts have made it difficult for libraries to purchase books.

Houston County's Friends of the Library is in action this weekend to help solve that problem.

The ninth annual Houston County old book sale opened this morning, filling up the Georgia building at the Georgia National Fairgrounds with hardbacks and paperbacks of all genres.

President Georgette Lipford is looking forward to another year of helping out area libraries through the book sale.

"This is our big moneymaker for the year," said Lipford. "And the proceeds from this sale will go to the three Houston County libraries. The libraries pretty much depend on this money from us to buy new books. "

Houston County Friends of the Library have given over $200,000 to libraries in the past eight years.

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First Official Candidate for Warner Robins Mayor's Race

Submitted by 13WMAZ Web Staff
Thursday, May 2nd, 2013, 8:49am

This year's Warner Robins mayor's race has its first official candidate.

Clergyman and former firefighter Randy Toms made his announcement Wednesday morning. 

Toms says he served in the Air Force before joining the Warner Robins Fire Department nearly 30 years ago. He says his campaign is focused on supporting Robins Air Force Base, the city's senior citizens, and the people who keep them safe.

"Warner Robins deserves a mayor who will work with our city employees -- all of our city employees, to include our public safety professionals, our police officers and firefighters -- so that our families and business are truly served and truly protected," Toms said during his announcement.

The city election is in November and qualifying starts in August.

So far, Mayor Chuck Shaheen hasn't said whether he'll seek a second term and no other candidates have stepped up.

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Prep Scores For Wednesday, May 1

Submitted by Frank Malloy, 13WMAZ Anchor
Thursday, May 2nd, 2013, 12:31am

Here are your prep scores reported to 13WMAZ for Wednesday, May 1:

GISA Boys Soccer Semi-finals:

Mt. de Sales 2  Augusta Prep 1 (Branham and Kline Goal scorers)

Stratford 4  Westminster 2 (Sowell 3 goals, Ogle 1 goal)

GHSA Boys State Soccer Playoffs:

Mary Persons 3  Wayne Co. 0

Howard 2 S. Effingham 1

Windsor Forest 1  Warner Robins 0

Houston Co. 6  Bradwell 1

Veterans 1  Richmond Academy 1 (Veterans wins 4-3 on PK's)

GISA Baseball:

Tattnall 9  Crisp Academy 1

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Warner Robins' Deadly Tornado: 60 Years Later

Submitted by John Boyer, 13WMAZ Meteorologist
Wednesday, May 1st, 2013, 7:50am
Warner Robins' Deadly Tornado: 60 Years Later

On April 30th, 1953, a violent tornado tore through Warner Robins.  18 people died in Warner Robins, hundreds were injured by flying bricks and glass. 

The tornado damaged hundreds of buildings from Pleasant Hill Road to Robins Air Force Base, then continued into Twiggs County.

The tornado brought winds estimated at over 200 miles per hour.

Several other smaller tornadoes struck Central Georgia that afternoon.

Central Georgia's deadliest tornado disaster since 1936 seemed to have come out of nowhere. Tornado warnings as we know them today didn't come along until the 1960s. NOAA Weather Radio launched in the 1970s.

The Weather Bureau (now the National Weather Service) commissioned Macon's first radar in 1958.  

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