FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Nearly a hundred years ago, a Bibb County Sheriff's deputy was shot and killed while raiding a gambling den in Macon.

Monday, law enforcement agencies from all over Georgia gathered in Forsyth to honor Deputy Franklin Leland Williams and several other officers who've lost their lives in the line of duty.

The Public Safety Memorial Ceremony is put on every year at the Georgia Public Safety Training Center.

Williams' grandson was there Monday to accept a medal and proclamation from Governor Nathan Deal.  He told us what happened during that raid on a summer night in 1918.

"A man was in the front living room, and shot my grandfather," says Williams.  "And according to the inquest, which I got from the sheriff's department, my grandfather was able to return fire.  The gentleman had run from the scene but he was found a short distance away and had also expired."

Williams' name is now inscribed on a memorial wall at the training center.

During the ceremony, a bell tolled 12 times, once for each fallen officer who was honored Monday.

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MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- A historic church in the College Hill Corridor is about to get a little "TLC".

President of Mercer University Bill Underwood, unveiled plans Monday, to transform Tattnall Square Presbyterian Church into the Tattnall Square Center for the Arts.

It's going to be a community performing arts venue, as well as home, to the Mercer University's Theatre Department.

"As Macon goes, so does Mercer, so it's important for us to make Macon an even better place to live work and play," said Underwood.

The $425,000 dollar grant from Knight foundation program, ArtPlace America, is helping to bring the project to life.

The church was donated to Mercer in 2010. Mercer's Director of Theatre, Scot Mann, says it's the perfect space for a new type of congregation.

"It's already already made as a meeting space, uh, it's wide, it's open, it's very tall, it's perfect for performance space," said Mann.

College Hill Alliance Executive Director, Heather Holder, believes it fits perfectly along the bridge between Mercer and downtown.

"It's going to provide traffic, and entertainment, and excitement and provide that great ambiant sound and feeling. It's all part of that vibrancy we are looking for that part of the plan is built off of," said Holder.

When the doors open, students and community members will add to that vibrancy through their talent.

"You need to attend things that feed your imagination and fire up your motivation to create your own art, and that's what the advantage is of bringing other people's art into your own space," said Mann.

The project is going to cost about $2 million. The plan is to open the center in a year.

MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Milledgeville ethics committee met for the first time Monday to discuss how it will handle the city's first ethics complaint.

The three board members sat down with the city attorney to nominate a leader and discuss when they will meet again to review the complaint.

This initial meeting comes after a downtown business owner filed an ethics complaint against Milledgeville City Councilman Phillip Joiner earlier this month.

Chairwoman Patricia Hicks says they will conduct a thorough investigation and understands they must come to a decision in a timely manner.

"We want to ensure the general public as well as the complainants realize that we are to act as quickly as possible with any complaint that is brought up," Hicks said.

The board is meeting again on June 5th to determine if the complaint is valid. If it is, it has 60 days to investigate and must hold at least one hearing to listen to testimony and review evidence.