HELLO EVERYONE AND THANKS FOR JOINING US.... I'M LEAH JOHNSON..
AND I'M FRANK MALLOY.
THIS IS EYEWITNESS NEWS AT SIX...
OUR TOP STORY AT SIX... REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE NEWT GINGRICH IS IN NORTH BIBB COUNTY TONIGHT.
THE FORMER HOUSE SPEAKER WILL TAKE THE STAGE AT THE HEPZIBAH CHILDRENS HOME IN ABOUT AN HOUR FOR A CAMPAIGN RALLY.
CANDACE ADORKA IS THERE NOW... CANDACE... WHAT CAN YOU TELL US?
THANKS CANDACE... WE'LL CHECK IN WITH YOU LATER IN THE SHOW.
YOU CAN WATCH THE GINGRICH EVENT LIVE ON 13WMAZ DOT COM AT 7 P-M.
AND WE'LL BRING YOU COVERAGE OF THE RALLY TONIGHT ON EYEWITNESS NEWS... 13WMAZ DOT COM AND M-A-Z MOBILE.
GINGRICH ISN'T THE ONLY CANDIDATE IN GEORGIA TODAY.
RICK SANTORUM HELD A COUPLE OF CAMPAIGN EVENTS IN THE PEACH STATE.
THIS MORNING HE SPOKE AT A RALLY IN DALTON..LASTER HE APPEARED IN ATLANTA.
SANTORUM SPOKE ABOUT HIS CHANCES OF UPSETTING GINGRICH IN GEORGIA ON TUESDAY
"There will be lots of surprises on Super Tuesday. There will be no bigger surprise if, on Super Tuesday Rick Santorum is the winner of the GA primary, this will change this election! Thank you and God bless you, (cheering) thank you."
BEFORE SUPER TUESDAY'S CAUCUSES AND PRIMARIES.. FOLKS IN WASHINGTON STATE WILL CHOOSE THEIR FAVORITE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE IN CAUCUSES SATURDAY.
WASHINGTON HAS 43 DELEGATES..
MEANWHILE... REPUBLICAN FRONT-RUNNER MITT ROMNEY SPENT THE DAY CAMPAIGNING IN NORTH DAKOTA... ANOTHER SUPER TUESDAY STATE.
HE'S TRYING TO CAPITALIZE ON THIS WEEK'S VICTORIES IN ARIZONA AND MICHIGAN.
THE FORMER MASSACHUSETTS GOVERNOR ALSO WON THE NONBINDING WYOMING CAUCUSES.
WYOMING REPUBLICANS HELD CAUCUSES AND CAST VOTES IN STRAW POLLS THROUGHOUT FEBRUARY WITH THE FINAL CAUCUS... LAST NIGHT.
TODAY'S 13WMAZ DOT COM WEB POLL ASKS... CAN ANY REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE WRAP UP THE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION BEFORE THE G-O-P NATIONAL CONVENTION?
SO FAR 67 PERCENT OF YOU SAY NO...
AND 33 PERCENT SAY YES.
VOTE NOW... VISIT 13WMAZ DOT COM AND LOOK FOR THE QUESTION ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HOMEPAGE.
IN THE PAST MONTH... DODGE COUNTY HAS SEEN AN INCREASE IN CRIMES AT SCHOOL.
BRITTINY BARBER EXPLAINS WHAT HAPPENED AND HOW LAW ENFORCEMENT HOPES TO FIX THE PROBLEMS.
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BILL LOWERY GRADUATED FROM DODGE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL 50 YEARS AGO.. AND HAS CHILDREN AND GRAND KIDS IN THE DISTRICT
Lowery: "I think overall we have a good system for a small town."
AND SOME FORMER INDIANS AGREE..
Wilkinson; "I don't worry about my children going to school bec``ause the teachers the principals and all are always on top of everything that goes on in the school."
BUT DODGE COUNTY SHERIFF JEFF HINSON SAYS THE SCHOOLS SAW A RASH OF CRIMES... BY STUDENTS IN THE LAST MONTH..
Lowery: "I think it's kind of like crimes in general they just happen at those times i don't think it was planned."
HINSON SAYS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.. A 16-YEAR OLD STUDENT WAS FOUND WITH MARIJUANA... AN 18-YEAR OLD BROUGHT A KNIFE TO SCHOOL.. AND A 15 YEAR OLD GIRL TOLD POLICE SHE HAD BEEN SEXUALLY ASSAULTED IN A BATHROOM...
THAT FEMALE LATER ADMITTED SHE FALSELY REPORTED THE CRIME...
ALSO AT NORTH DODGE ELEMENTARY.. A 12-YEAR OLD BROUGHT A GUN TO SCHOOL..
Hinson: "they had a knife and a makeshift gun. this is bad but to me I'm more worried about the drugs than that. I think that the two weapons, I think they were just playing."
HINSON SAYS IN JANUARY THE COUNTY CUT RESOURCE OFFICERS AT THE SCHOOLS TO SAVE MONEY..
AND THAT COULD CONTRIBUTE TO THE CRIMES..
Hinson: "I don't think you can rule it out. I really don't. I hasn't happened before. With some crimes you don't know why they happened.... but I think it does because that uniform presense means a lot up there.
FOR LOWERY AND OTHERS... THEY SAY THE INCIDENTS... DON'T AFFECT THEIR FAITH IN THE SYSTEM..
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BRITTINY BARBER 13WMAZ EYEWITNESS NEWS
>> HINSON SAYS HIS OFFICERS STOP BY CAMPUSES SEVERAL TIMES A DAY... AND THEY'VE BEEFED UP PATROLS SINCE THE INCREASE IN CRIME.
SEARS COULD CLOSE ITS DOORS AT THE MACON MALL IN MID-MAY.
THAT'S ACCORDING TO SEARS HOLDING CORPORATE SPOKESWOMAN KIMBERLY FREELY.
SHE SAYS THEY EXPECT TO BE OUT OF THE BUILDING BY MID-MAY, AFTER THE STORE'S LIQUIDATION IN APRIL.
LAST DECEMBER, THE COMPANY LISTED THE SEARS IN MACON ON THE LIST OF 120 STORES CLOSING NATIONWIDE DUE TO WEAK HOLIDAY SALES.
SEARS HAS BEEN AN ANCHOR AT THE MACON MALL SINCE THE MALL OPENED IN 1975.
IF YOU WANT A JOB IN THE HOUSTON COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM... SATURDAY MIGHT BE YOUR CHANCE.
THEY'RE HOSTING A TEACHER RECRUITMENT FAIR AT WARNER ROBINS HIGH SCHOOL... AND PLANNING FOR A CROWD OF MORE THAN SEVEN HUNDRED APPLICANTS.
LORRA LYNCH JONES FOUND OUT SOME INSIDE TIPS ON GETTING HIRED.
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RENEE WILLIAMS LITERATURE CLASS DELVES INTO FRANKESTEIN.
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THIS TIME LAST YEAR... THE MONSTER SHE FACED WAS GRABBING ONTO THIS JOB.
Renee Williams: (18:00) "Everyone was trying to fight for job becaue the economy was so bad."
SHE TOOK HER SKILLS TO HOUSTON'S TEACHER RECRUITMENT FAIR.
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OUT OF THE 700 WHO CAME... SHE LANDED ONE OF THE 128 TEACHING JOBS AVAILABLE.
THE SYSTEM PLANS TO HIRE ABOUT THE SAME NUMBER THIS YEAR...FROM WHAT'S EXPECTED TO BE A LARGER CROWD... SAYS HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR MARK SCOTT.
Mark Scott: (4:05) "Were preparing for more people than we've had in the past."
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HE SAYS PEOPLE SHOULD FILL OUT AN ON-LINE APPLICATION BEFORE THE FAIR.
PLAN TO STAY THE WHOLE TIME... FROM NINE UNTIL NOON.
BRING MULTIPLE RESUMES... BE READY FOR INTERVIEWS.... AND TALK ABOUT YOUR SKILLS AND INTERESTS BEYOND THE CLASSROOM. .
Mark Scott: (6:50) "That's part of the decision making process when we hire them, is that values to they bring to the system in addition to teaching responsbilities."
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WILLIAMS SAYS IT'S COMPETITIVE.. SO COME WITH A PLAN.
Renee Williams: (18:57) "Know what schools you want to talk to, what schools you're interested in what grade level." (20:53) "Know what your teaching style is, what your theories are for discipline and rewards, so you're ready to share that with someone to really get your point across."
NOW.. SHE'S TRYING TO IMPRESS A DIFFERENT POINT UPON HER STUDENTS...
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THE TOPICS SOMETIMES SCARY... BUT LESS SO THAN TRYING TO LAND A JOB.
Renee Williams: (cover) "I love my job, very much."
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>> AGAIN.. THE RECRUITMENT FAIR IS AT WARNER ROBINS HIGH SCHOOL ON SOUTH DAVIS DRIVE... SATURDAY FROM NINE UNTIL NOON.
PARKING IS ACROSS THE STREET... AT McCONNELL-TALBERT STADIUM.
WE CAN CONNECT YOU TO THE ON-LINE APPLICATION THAT YOU SHOULD FILL OUT BEFORE THE EVENT... ALONG WITH MORE TIPS FROM SCOTT AND WILLIAMS.
LOOK FOR THE LINKS INSIDE THIS STORY ON 13-WMAZ-DOT-COM.
LET'S CHECK IN WITH CANDACE ADORKA AT THE HEPZIBAH CHILDRENS HOME IN BIBB COUNTY... WHERE A RALLY FOR REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL NEWT GINGRICH IS SET TO START IN ABOUT HALF AN HOUR... CANDACE?
THANKS CANDACE.
YOU CAN WATCH THE GINGRICH EVENT LIVE ON 13WMAZ DOT COM AT 7 P-M.
AND WE'LL BRING YOU COMPLETE COVERAGE OF THE RALLY TONIGHT ON EYEWITNESS NEWS... 13WMAZ DOT COM AND M-A-Z MOBILE.
RIGHT NOW... BIBB COUNTY PARENTS ARE ADDRESSING THE SCHOOL BOARD ABOUT SUPERINTENDENT ROMAIN DALLEMAND'S STRATEGIC PLAN... CALLED THE "MACON MIRACLE."
OUR KATELYN HECK IS AT THAT FORUM... SHE'LL BRING US MORE TONIGHT ON EYEWITNESS NEWS AT 11.
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THEN CLICK ON THE ICON TO UPLOAD A SHORT VIDEO.
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