Warner Robins, Georgia

GDOT Confirms Crossing on High Priority List

Jennifer Moulliet

The Georgia Department of Transportation confirms the site of Sunday's deadly crash involving a train is on their high priority list, and in line to get crossing arms. The intersection of Ignico Drive and Highway 247 in Houston County has the most accidents out of twelve on their list. GDOT says the crossings are ranked using the Hazard Index, which looks at train and traffic volumes,...

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Jacqueline Harnevious

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Robins Family Has Surprise Memorial Day Reunion

13WMAZ Web Staff

One local Air Force family received a Memorial Day reunion they'll never forget. Master Sergeant David Sims of Centerville surprised his wife Robin and their four children at Turner Field. The act was a part of the Hometown Heroes effort by the Atlanta Braves. Sims served a six-month tour in Afghanistan on a NATO installation. He says his surprise wasn't a spur of the moment deal. He had been...

Houston Murder Suspect Denied Bond

Bernard O'Donnell

A Warner Robins man accused of killing his girlfriend will spend at least one more week in jail. On Tuesday, Russell Holt's lawyer asked a judge to set bond for the former probation officer. Judge Tripp Self called it a close call but said no. He said he was concerned that Holt might be a flight risk or contact witnesses in the case. Holt's accused of shooting 27-year-old Jessica Wolfe in...

Houston County Railroad Crossing Has No Safety Gate

Jennifer Moulliet

An incident report shows a Houston County officer could not hear the train warning in his car at the site of Sunday's accident. But he could see the flashing crossing lights. Some Warner Robins residents say the lights are not enough. "People are losing their lives there," says Shirley Reeves. Before she crosses the tracks, she says she stops, even though there isn't a stop sign....

The Great Hang Up: Manual Transmissions

Katelyn Heck

Some people say they've mastered the juggling act of switching gears and using their cell phones, but others, like 15-year-old John Smith, say they already has too much on their mind behind the wheel. "Knowing when to change the gears at a certain RPM or else you'll burn out the motor, and knowing how to come to a complete stop." With all of that running through his head, Smith says he doesn't...

Police Could Not Hear Train Warning

Jennifer Moulliet

A Houston County officer wrote in an incident report that he couldn't hear the train warning in his car at the site of Sunday's fatal train accident but could see the flashing crossing lights. Sunday, Willie Lyons Jr.'s PT Cruiser collided with a Norfolk Southern train on the tracks at the intersection of Ignico Drive and Highway 247. Lyon's wife, Donnell Reid and their one-month-old...

Residents Concerned about Crossing Safety

Jennifer Moulliet

A deadly crash involving a car and a train in Warner Robins has some people asking questions about whether the railroad crossing is safe. There are no stop signs or caution arms at the railroad crossing at Ignico Drive and Highway 247. Nearby business owners say several trains pass a day. We watched a train come right through and it took about thirty-seconds from when the warning lights...

Train, Car Collide, Killing Mother and Baby

Michael Wiggs

A mother and daughter died after their car collided with a train at the Ignico Drive intersection on Highway 247 in Houston County. That's according to Houston County Coroner, Danny Galpin. A dispatch operator with the Houston County Emergency Management Agency says the accident happened just after 5 p.m on Sunday. Galpin says the mother, Donnell Reid, and her 1-month-old daughter,...

Houston County Qualifiers for 2012 Local Elections

Chris Horne

Another election season is underway in Houston County, but for most of the candidates for local races, there's no competition. In fact, only two of the 13 posts are contested at all. Get up to date with this complete list of qualifiers for this year's local elections. Houston County Board of Education, Post 7 (At-large) (non-partisan)David “Dave” McMahanAndy RodriguezGriff Clements...