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'We're playing a mud volleyball tournament' | Folks come out to Battle of Byron Festival
BYRON, Ga. — Since 1979, downtown Byron has become the heart of friendly competition, good food, and quality time for their annual Battle of Byron festival. Trey Barton came to compete in the mud volleyball tournament. It's his first time coming to the Battle of Byron Festival. He says his friends told him about it and he knew he had to participate for the "money prize."
Local Warner Robins group holds yard sale for local girls in need
KATHLEEN, Ga. — If you love a good yard sale with a good purpose, you might want to listen up. The MOMS Club of Warner Robins is hosting their annual yard sale, and Friday was their first day. 100% of the proceeds will go to the families of two...
Trash truck crash leaves one dead in Houston County, fire chief says
HOUSTON COUNTY, Ga. — A crash between a sedan and a Waste Management trash truck left one dead, according to Houston County Fire Chief Christopher Stoner. It happened on Friday in the 2300 block of Highway 341 in Houston County shortly after noon. The driver of the sedan, 76-year-old...
After teen shooting deaths, curfew laws are front and center
WARNER ROBINS, Ga. — There have been recent shootings in Bibb and Houston where teenagers have died. Some have happened in the early morning hours like 2 a.m. and 4 a.m. Over the weekend, a 17-year-old was shot and killed in the parking lot near Planet Fitness on Tom Hill Sr. Boulevard in Macon. Last Friday, a 16-year-old was shot and taken to the hospital in Warner Robins after an ambush.
Warner Robins hosts 33rd annual National Day of Prayer at city hall
WARNER ROBINS – The city of Warner Robins invited the community to city hall for the National Day of Prayer. The city invited pastors and members of the community to lead prayers for various subjects, including youth and gangs, education, military personnel and families, government, arts and entertainment, cultural and race relations, mass media and business and economy.
Investigation underway after 16-year-old was shot four times in Warner Robins
WARNER ROBINS, Ga. (WGXA) -- The Warner Robins Police Department is now investigating after an early morning shooting took place on Friday. At 4:00 a.m. on Friday, the Warner Robins Police Department responded to 110 Delaware Drive, where it was reported that a 16-year-old victim had sustained four gunshot wounds to his body.
45th annual Battle of Byron returns with historic challenges and live music line-up
BYRON, Ga. -- The Battle of Byron is back on Saturday, May 4., for the 45th year since the festival's inception in 1979. The event will happen in the historic district of downtown Byron on Main Street, Jail House Alley, and the old school on Moseley Road. The historic festival...
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