Macon, Bibb County, Crawford County and Peach County announced the launch of a Code Red notification system Monday.

Mayor Reichert, along with other officials held a news conference Monday morning to explain how the system works.

Reichert says the system will use phone calls, text messages and email to let people know about emergencies

He says the system is capable of placing up to 3,000 calls per minute in the event of a major disaster like a tornado.

But he says it can also be programmed to notify people in smaller areas about "items of convenience."

"If a road is out or blocked, or a power line (falls) onto a certain thoroughfare into an area of town, we can notify or target people just in that area that are directly affected," he said. "If a child is missing, or an adult, or an older person has wandered away and they're looking for them, you can notify people in that neighborhood only."

CORRECTION: This story originally incorrectly reported the name of the accident victim. His name is Toure' Joseph Abner.

A man died in a Fort Valley accident Monday.

According to Peach County Coroner Kerry Rooks, 34-year-old Toure' Joseph Abner died in the accident.

Authorities say the car accident happened in Fort Valley around 9 o'clock Monday morning.

Rooks says it happened at the U.S. 341 and Camp John Hope Road intersection.

Fort Valley State University will take to the national stage to raise scholarship money for students.

The Tom Joyner Foundation has selected the school as its "School of the Month" for October.

Neil Foote, a spokesman for the foundation says the group chooses eleven schools a year and allows it to use Tom Joyner, host of a nationally-syndicated morning radio program, in its marketing and outreach campaigns.

The foundation selects historically black colleges and universities to spotlight.

Foote says during the selected month, the Tom Joyner Morning Show encourages listeners to donate to the spotlighted school.

He says the program reaches nearly 115 cities and 8 million listeners a week.