GOOD EVENING AND THANKS FOR JOINING US..
I'M FRANK MALLOY..
AND I'M LEAH JOHNSON..THIS IS EYEWITNESS NEWS AT 11.
A STRONG SYSTEM OF STORMS IS MAKING ITS WAY ACROSS THE SOUTH AND MOVING TOWARD CENTRAL GEORGIA.
LETS SEND IT OVER TO CHIEF METEROLOGIST BEN JONES... IN THE EYEWITNESS WEATHER CENTER WITH THE LATEST.
ben gives three day forecast
THANKS BEN.. WE'LL TALK WITH YOU AGAIN IN JUST A FEW MINUTES.
A LOT OF ATTENTION FOCUSED ON MERCER'S UNVIERSITY CENTER TONIGHT - SITER OF THE ATLANTIC-SUN BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT..
THE EMRCER MEN TIPPING OFF AGAINST FLORIDA GULF COAST COLLEGE IN THE TOURNEY SEMI-FINALS..
LANGSTON HALL FOLLOWS SUIT.. 6 NOTHING ORANGE AND BLACK
THE EAGLES CUT THE LEAD TO ONE WITH THE BRETT COMER LAYUP 5-3..
MIDWAY THRU THE FIRST HALF FGCU LEADES BY FOUR... MERCERS DANIEL COURSEY TO HALL FOR THE GIVE AND GO LAYUP... 16-14 BALL GAME.
JUST BEFORE THE HALF.. EAGLES LEAD 24-21.. AND JAKOB GOLLON CONNENCTS WITH THE MONEY BALL... SCORES TIED AT 30 AT THE BREAK...
SECOND HALF - FLORIDA GULF COAST TAKES COMMAND LATE AND BEATS THE BEARS 62-58..
THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME IS TOMORROW NIGHT AT SEVEN O'CLOCK AT THE UC ON MERCER'S CAMPUS..
THE A-SUN TOURNAMENT BRINGS PEOPLE FROM FROM ALL OVER THE SOUTHEAST INTO MACON.
THE CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU SAYS THEY'VE COUNTED OVER 400 PLAYERS... COACHES... AND STAFF MEMBERS FROM OUT OF TOWN.
THE BUREAU EXPECTS THE TOURNAMENT TO BRING IN MORE PEOPLE THAN LAST YEAR'S CHAMPIONSHIP.
THEY SAY OVER THREE HUNDRED AND 70 HOTEL ROOMS BOOKED UP LAST YEAR... NOT INCLUDING SEVERAL OTHER ROOMS FILLED WITH FANS.
MERCER PRESIDENT WILLIAM UNDERWOOD SAYS HE HOPES VISITORS TAKE IN ALL THAT MACON AND MERCER HAVE TO OFFER.
it really provides us the opportunity to showcase the tremendous academic initiatives going on at mercer. so its wonderful for the university in that respect. And then it's wonderful to have national television audiences visit the university and to some extent they learn about mercer as well.
CARL FAMBRO... OWNER OF FRANCAR'S BUFFALO WINGS SAYS THE TOURNAMENT IS SPICING UP HIS BUSINESS AS WELL.
THE BIBB COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE RECOVERED 32 STREET SIGNS.... STOLEN FROM THE LAKE WILDWOOD COMMUNITY.
A PRESS RELEASE FROM THE SHERIFFS OFFICE SAYS TWO 17-YEAR OLD ADULTS... AND A 16-YEAR-OLD HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS SUSPECTS.
LIEUTENANT SEAN DEFOE SAYS THE SHERIFFS OFFICE WORKED WITH THE LAKE WILDWOOD BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON THE CASE.
ANYONE WITH INFORMATION ON THE CASE CAN ALLT HE BIBB COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE AT 478-746-9441... AGAIN THATS 746-9441.
MILLEDGEVILLE'S POLICE CHIEF SAYS THEY'LL WAIT FOR FINAL AUTOPSY RESULTS... BEFORE DECIDING WHETHER A TUESDAY-NIGHT STABBING... WAS A HOMICIDE.
DRAY SWICORD SAYS THEY'VE COMPLETED THEIR PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION INTO THE DEATH OF LAURA BASWELL OF EATONTON.
SWICORD SAYS HER DEATH IS A POSSIBLE HOMICIDE... BUT HER BOYFRIEND TOLD US WEDNESDAY THAT SHE STABBED HERSELF.
SWICORD SAYS THEY'LL WAIT AT LEAST A COUPLE OF WEEKS FOR THE AUTOPSY RESULTS... AND TOXICOLOGY TESTS... BEFORE PROCEEDING.
BASWELL WAS 19... AND A NURSING STUDENT AT GEORGIA MILITARY COLLEGE.
THE BIBB COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT IS OFFERING STUDENTS AND PARENTS...TWO NEW WAYS TO REPORT BULLYING.
THE DISTRICT ALREADY HAS A BULLYING HOTLINE. THAT NUMBER IS .... (478) 779-3711. AGAIN...THAT'S (478) 779-3711.
TODAY IN A NEWS RELEASE... THEY ANNOUNCED TWO OTHER WAYS TO REPORT BULLYING.
THROUGH TEXTING... AND BY SENDING A MESSAGE ONLINE.
THE DISTRICT SAYS BULLYING SHOULD ALWAYS BE REPORTED FIRST...TO THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR.
FOR MORE INFORMATION...AND LINKS...LOOK FOR THIS STORY AT 13WMAZ-DOT-COM.
COLORECTAL CANCER IS THE SECOND LEADING CAUSE OF CANCER-RELATED DEATHS IN THE U-S... ACCORDING TO THE CENTERS OF DISEASE CONTROL.
THAT'S WHY MACON MAYOR ROBERT REICHERT IS ENCOURAGING PEOPLE FIFTY AND OLDER... TO BE SCREENED FOR PRE-CANCEROUS POLYPS.
NATS- Reichert talking (8 seconds) "I Robert A. B. Reichert do proclaim Friday, March 2, 2012 Dress in blue day in the city of Macon"
REICHERT SIGNED A PROCLOMATION LAUNCHING A LOCAL INITIATIVE DURING NATIONAL COLORECTAL CANCER AWARENESS MONTH.
HE SAID PEOPLE WITH A FAMILY HISTORY OF THIS TYPE OF CANCER... CAN ATTEND A FREE EVENT ON THE TOPIC MARCH 12TH AT NOON AT VINEVILLE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH.
REICHERT SAID ROUTINE SCREENINGS CAN SAVE LIVES.
Robert Reichert, Mayor of Macon" Having undergone the procedure myself a colonoscopy I would urge you to undergo it as well and get the same piece of mind that can come with this and don't let the description of the procedure deter you from undergoing it"
REICHERT SAID COLONOSCOPYS ARE AVAILABLE AT CANCER LIFE CENTER ON FORSYTH STREET IN MACON.
THE 250TH PERSON TO GET ONE THIS MONTH... WILL GET A 100-DOLLAR GIFT CERTIFICATE TO CARRABBAS.
A PIECE OF MACON'S MUSIC AND CULTURAL HISTORY CELEBRATED ITS 41ST BIRTHDAY TONIGHT.
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GRANT'S LOUNGE THREW A BIRTHDAY BASH IN ADDISON TINSELY PARK IN DOWNTOWN MACON.
THE PARTY FEATURED MUSIC.. DANCING.. AND FOOD.
THE VENUE IS KNOWN FOR HOSTING A NUMBER OF FAMOUS MUSIC ARTIST THROUGHOUT THE DECADES... INCLUDING OTIS REDDING AND THE ALLMAN BROTHERS.
THOSE WHO CAME OUT FOR TEH CELEBRATION SAY GRANTS IS A PART OF MACON HISTORY.
"I'm happy for Grant's 41st anniversary. One of the first times I went into a place and listened to the Allman brothers so you know it runs rich with Macon and I'm glad to be down here."
ALL THE MONEY RAISED AT THE EVENT WILL BENEFIT THE MENTORS PROJECT OF BIBB COUNTY.
YOU FAVORITE EATING SPOT COULD BE PART OF TONIGHT'S RESTAURANT RATINGS REPORT.
WE'LL RUN DOWN THE HIGHS AND THE LOWS FOR YOU AND NAME THE NEWEST GOLDEN SPATULA WINNER.
PLUS... SCHOOLS ACROSS AMERICA CELEBRATED DR. SEUESS' BIRTHDAY.
WE'LL TAKE YOU TO ONE CENTRAL GEORGIA SCHOOL AND SHOW YOU HOW THEY REMEMBERED THE FAMOUS AUTHOR... WHEN EYEWITNESS NEWS AT ELEVEN CONTINUES.
TODAY IS DR. SEUSS' BIRTHDAY... AND KIDS ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY DID THEIR PART TO HONOR THE FAMOUS CHILDRENS' ARTHUR.
INCLUDING SOME RIGHT HERE IN CENTRAL GEORGIA.
nats- kids (8 seconds) "Dr. Seuss is on the loose and this is how we know, cat, hat, eggs and ham"
KINDERGARTNERS AT BIBB COUNTY'S HERITAGE ELEMENTARY MARKED THE AUTHOR'S BIG DAY WITH SONGS... BOOKS AND OF COURSE... GREEN EGGS AND HAM.
THOUSANDS OF SCHOOLS ACROSS THE U-S PARTICIPATED IN THIS SAME SORT OF ACTIVITY.
THE DAY IS ALSO CELEBRATED AS READ ACROSS AMERICA DAY
LINDSEY ELEMENTARY IN HOUSTON COUNTY ALSO CELEBRATED DR. SEUSS' BIRTHDAY.
THE MAYOR.. SUPERINTENDENT AND FORMER GEORGIA FIRST LADY MARY PERDUE READ TO STUDENTS IN THE MEDIA CENTER.
THE WEEKEND IS HERE.. AND BEOFRE YOU MAKE PLANS TO TAKE THE FAMILY OUT TO DINNER... YOU MAY WANT TO SEE HOW YOUR FAVORITE RESTAURANTS DID... WHEN THE HEALTH INSPECTOR DROPPED IN...
AND SEE WHO RECEIVED THE GOLDEN SPATULA THIS WEEK.
BRITTINY BARBER HAS THIS WEEK'S RESTAURANT RATINGS.
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AAU ON SET
WE'RE IN BIBB COUNTY THIS WEEK...STARTING OFF WITH OUR LOWEST SCORES....
TAKE CG
KAREN'S KITCHEN AT 29-36 BROADWAY... SCORED AN 88... OR A "B"... ACCORDING TO THE INSPECTION REPORT... THAT'S UP FROM A 68 OR "U" ON THEIR LAST INSPECTION.
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THE CHURCH'S CHICKEN AT 53-94 THOMASTON RD... SCORED AN 87... WHICH IS A "B". THAT'S DOWN FROM THE 99... OR "A"... THEY SCORED ON THEIR LAST INSPECTION.
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AND SUBWAY AT 44-50 FORSYTH RD... GOT AN 86... WHICH IS A "B"... COMING AFTER A 100... OR A... ON THE LAST INSPECTION.
ON CAM
NOW FOR A LOOK THE TOP SCORES OF THE WEEK..
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CHICK-FILA ON TOM HILL SENIOR BLVD... SCORED A 99 OR "A".. THAT'S DOWN ONE POINT FROM A 100 ON THE PREVIOUS INSPECTION.
TAKE CG
ARBY'S AT 3100 RIVERSIDE DRIVE SCORED A 98 OR "A"... A DECREASE OF TWO POINTS FROM THEIR LAST 100 SCORE.
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AND DUNKIN DONUTS AT 43-31 PIO NONO SCORED A 100 OR "A"... ON IT'S LAST TWO INSPECTIONS.
REP. ON SET
WE AVERAGED OUR NOMINEES' PAST FIVE SCORES... AND THIS WEEK'S GOLDEN SPATULA GOES TO...
TAKE GRAPHIC
THE DUNKIN DONUTS AT 43-31 PIO NONO... WITH A FIVE SCORE AVERAGE OF 99 POINT EIGHT.
REP. ON SET
CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE AT DUNKIN DONUTS.
JOIN US AGAIN NEXT WEEK FOR MORE RESTAURANT RATINGS.
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