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GOOD EVENING AND THANKS FOR JOINING US... I'M AMY AUBERT.
THIS IS EYEWITNESS NEWS AT 11.
NEWT GINGRICH BROUGHT HIS BID FOR THE WHITE HOUSE TO CENTRAL GEORGIA TODAY WITH A STOP AT ROCK SPRING CHURCH IN LAMAR COUNTY.
CANDACE ADORKA WAS THERE AND HAS MORE ON WHAT THE FORMER SPEAKER OF THE U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HAD TO SAY... CANDACE..
GINGRICH BLENDED RELIGION AND POLITICS AT AN EVENT AT ROCK SPRINGS CHURCH IN MILNER..
CALLED THE GOD AND COUNTRY RALLY.. THE PRO-GINGRCH CROWD GAVE THE REPUBLICAN HOPEFUL STANDING OVATIONS DURING HIS TWENTY-MINUTE SPEECH.
GINGRICH.. WHO SERVED MORE THAN TWENTY YEARS IN THE HOUSE AS A GEORGIA CONGRESSMAN.. ADVOCATED PUTTING RELIGION BACK IN SCHOOLS... AND CHASTISED PRESIDENT BARRACK OBAMA FOR APOLOGIZING FOR THE KORAN BURNINGS AT AN AMERICAN MILITARY COMPOUND IN AFGHANISTAN.
HERE'S MORE ON HIS COMMENTS.
GINGRICH'S CAMPAIGN TRIP THROUGH THE PEACH STATE WON'T STOP TODAY... HE'S SCHEDULED TO SWING THROUGH SEVERAL CITIES ON A TWO DAY BUS TOUR.. INCLUDING DALTON.. ROME.. AND COVINGTON.
AMY..
THE SIXTH ANNUAL FOODIES AWARDS SHOW KICKED OFF TONIGHT AT THE GRAND OPERA HOUSE.
THE EVENT HONORED SEVERAL RESTAURANTS IN MACON... AND WAS EMCEED BY OUR VERY OWN CHIEF METEROLOGIST BEN JONES.
THE FOODIES STARTED WITH A SHOWCASE OF SOME OF MACON'S FAVORITES.
THOSE NOMINATED SHOWED OFF THEIR TALENTS.. COOKING UP A EFW OF THEIR SPECIALTIES... AND SERVING SAMPLES.
THIS YEAR'S ATTENDEES VOTED FOR THEIR FAVORITE BARBECUE.
WE SPOKE TO TWO COOKS WHO SAY THEY LOVE THE FOODIES.
NelsonTeate, The Rookery:"I love it I think it's Macon's Oscars you know everyone gets dressed up comes out and shows off all of their talents."
April Butz, The Casserole and Bakery Shop:"It's an honor to know that we just bought this business and it's our first time to be at such a big event."
SOME OF TONIGHT'S BIG WINNERS.. WERE JOSHUA'S CUP FOR BEST COFFEE SHOP... FOUNTAIN OF JUICE FOR BEST LUNCH SPOT... AND INGLESIDE VILLAGE PIZZA FOR BEST PIZZA.
TO FIND OUT WHAT OTHER RESTUARANTS TOOK HOME A FOODIE AWARD... HEAD ON OVER TO OUR MACON WHERE YOU LIVE PAGE... AND LOOK FOR THE FOODIE WINNERS STORY.
A NORFOLK SOUTHERN TRAIN ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE THIS AFTERNOON IN BYRON.
A DISPATCH OPERATOR WITH THE BYRON POLICE DEPARTMENT SAYS CREWS GOT THE BLAZE QUOTE... UNDER CONTROL... A LITTLE BEFORE 5 O'CLOCK THIS EVENING.
A VIEWER SUBMITTED THIS VIDEO OF THE TRAIN JUST AS IT WAS PULLING INTO BYRON AROUND 4-38 THIS AFTERNOON.
ACCORDING TO THE DISPATCH OPERATOR... ON THE TRACKS NEAR BOYSCOUT ROAD.
SHE SAYS... THE FUEL TANK BEGAN LEAKING... AND CREWS THINK THAT'S WHAT STARTED THE BLAZE.
THE OPERATOR SAYS THE TRAIN WAS CARRYING EQUIPMENT.
SHE WAS NOT AWARE OF HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE ON BOARD.... BUT SAYS NO ONE WAS INJURED.
THE CATERPILLAR MANUFACTURING PLANT COMING TO ATHENS GEORGIA... WILL COST THE TAXPAYERS A PRETTY PENNY.
COUNTY GOVERNMENTS IN THE AREA SPENT 10 MILLION DOLLARS TO BUY MORE THAN 200 ACRES OF LAND THAT STRADDLES ATHENS-CLARKE AND OCONEE COUNTIES.
AND THAT'S JUST THE START OF IT.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS THAT IT'LL COST MORE THAN 17 MILLION BUCKS FOR THE LAND AND IMPROVEMENTS...
PLUS THE PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENTS THAT WILL SAVE CATERPILLAR MORE THAN 12 MILLION DOLLARS OVER THE NEXT 20 YEARS.
OFFICIALS SAY THE COST IS TYPICAL FOR A PROJECT OF ITS SIZE... BUT ACCORDING TO THE A-P... SOME ANALYSTS SAY THE INCENTIVES AREN'T ALWAYS WORTH THE COST.
TONIGHT... INCREASING CLOUDS WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND LOWS IN THE MID-TO-UPPER 40S.
MONDAY... MOSTLY, THEN PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS AND HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 60s.
MONDAY NIGHT... PARTLY CLOUDY AND FOGGY WITH LOWS IN THE MID-TO-UPPER 40S.
TUESDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE FOR AN ISOLATED SHOWER AND HIGHS NEAR 70.
THANKS WE'LL CHECK BACK WITH YOU LATER.
STILL AHEAD... WE'RE TAKING A LOOK AT SOME RECENTLY RECALLED PRODUCTS.
IN THIS WEEK'S RECALL WRAP... PLUS..
A MILLEDGEVILLE MAN OPENED HIS HOME AND HEART TO A NEW FOUR LEGGED FRIEND.
WE'LL TELL YOU WHAT LED HIM TO GIVE.. TROOPER THE DOG...A PERMANENT HOME... STAY WITH US.
WE BROUGHT YOU THE STORY OF TROOPER THE DOG LAST SEPTEMBER.
OFFICIALS SAYS HE WAS DRAGGED BY A CAR AND LEFT ON SIDE OF THE ROAD IN TWIGGS COUNTY.
WE'RE PROUD TO TELL YOU... HE'S RECOVERED AND FOUND A NEW HOME.
JENNIFER MOULLIET CAUGHT UP WITH THE PUP... AND HIS PROUD NEW OWNER.
ITS A STORY THAT COMES STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART.
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MILLER NORRIS SAYS LAST OCTOBER... HE LOST HIS COMPANION... A SAINT BERNARD.. TO CANCER.
HE SAYS WHEN HE MET TROOPER HE KNEW HE WOULD BE A GOOD FIT.
"He goes to work with me everyday and stays at my shop."
A SIMPLE TASK... SOME THOUGHT IMPOSSIBLE A FEW MONTHS AGO.
Miller Norris, Milledgeville: " It's really hard to imagine because it looked almost down to the bone where he had been dragged."
LAST SEPTEMBER... TROOPER WAS DRAGGED BY A CAR FOR ALMOST A MILE IN TWIGGS COUNTY.
"He dragged himself out of the road over onto the shoulder of the road and somebody saw him over there and when they came by he raised his head up."
FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS TROOPER HAS RECOVERED AT OLD CAPITOL PET CARE IN MILLEDGEVILLE.
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BUT A WEEK AGO NORRIS OFFICIALLY MADE TROOPER A PART OF HIS FAMILY.
"I dont think he's gotten quite used to somebody to look after him and provide for him."
HE SAYS HIS NEW COMPANION IS STRONG "He's tough 'laughs'." AND SAYS HE'S A COUCH POTATO.
" first thing he likes to do when we go into the house is jump up on the sofa and lay down."
HE SAYS THIS PUP HAS COME A LONG WAY... FROM LAST SEPTEMBER.
"It's amazing that he would have anything to do with people."
IN MILLEDGEVILLE JENNIFER MOULLIET 13 WMAZ EYEWITNESS NEWS.
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NORRIS SAYS TROOPER ENJOYS CHASING THE OTHER ANIMALS AROUND HIS NEW HOME IN MILLEDGEVILLE.
EVERYDAY... YOU TRUST THAT THE THINGS YOU BRING INTO YOUR HOME ARE SAFE FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. BUT WHEN THOSE PRODUCTS DON'T WORK THE WAY THEY SHOULD... THE COMPANY ISSUES A RECALL TO PROTECT YOU.
SUNTECH AMERICA IS RECALLING ITS SOLAR BLEND ROOF TILES DUE TO FIRE HAZARD.
THE COMPANY SAYS THE CONNECTORS BETWEEN THE ROOF TILES CAN BECOME LOOSE.
SO FAR.. SUNTECH HAS RECIEVED ONE REPORT OF A FIRE INVOLVING THE ROOF TILES.
INSTALLATION OF THE ROOF TILES COST BETWEEN 15 AND 100 THOUSAND DOLLARS.
FOR MORE INFORMATION... YOU CAN CONTACT THE COMPANY AT 888-770-7122.
KELTY IS RECALLING ABOUT 3 THOUSAND JOGGING STROLLERS DUE TO FALL AND INJURY HAZARDS.
THE COMPANY SAYS THE FRONT WHEEL CAN BECOME LOOSE DURING USE AND CAUSE THE STROLLER TO TIP OVER.
SO FAR... THERE HAVE BEEN THREE REPORTED INCIDENTS INCLUDING... CUTS AND FRACTURED BONES TO ADULTS.. AND MINOR CUTS AND SCRAPES TO CHILDREN.
THE STROLLERS WERE SOLD AT SPORTS STORES NATIONWIDE AND BY WEB RETAILERS FOR BETWEEN 375 AND 475 DOLLARS.
FOR MORE INFORMATION.. YOU CAN CONTACT KELTY AT 866-349-7225.
AMERICAN HONDA RECALLS ITS ATVS DUE TO CRASH HAZARD.
SO FAR... FOUR INCIDENTS OF ARM WELD FAILURES HAVE BEEN REPORTED... INCLUDING ONE INSTANCE WHERE THE DRIVER SUFFERED A SPRAINED WRIST.
THE ATV'S WERE SOLD AT HONDA DEALERS NATIONWIDE FROM SEPTEMBER 2011 TO JANUARY 2012... FOR BETWEEN 51 AND 53 HUNDRED DOLLARS.
YOU CAN CONTACT THE COMPANY AT 866-784-1870.
THAT'S IT FOR THIS WEEK'S RECALL WRAP... FOR MORE INFORMATION ON RECALLED PRODUCTS... VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT 13 WMAZ DOT COM.
CLICK ON THE FEATURES DROPDOWN MENU... THEN SELECT RECALLS.
HERE'S A QUICK CHECK ON YOUR WEATHER.
LET'S HAVE ONE LAST LOOK AT WEATHER
TONIGHT... INCREASING CLOUDS WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND LOWS IN THE MID-TO-UPPER 40S.
MONDAY... MOSTLY, THEN PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS AND HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 60s.
THANKS FOR JOINING US TONIGHT.
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