ruth - it's a pretty loaded ballot so we want to be sure everybody gets out there, every voter, every voice is heard.
elaine - if we dont go vote, we have no right to complain.
ONE ISSUE... TWO SIDES...
BOTH STILL CAMPAIGNING AS THE HOURS COUNT DOWN UNTIL MACON AND BIBB COUNTY VOTERS EITHER APPROVE OR REJECT CONSOLIDATION.
HELLO, EVERYONE, AND THANKS FOR JOINING US....I'M LEAH JOHNSON..
AND I'M FRANK MALLOY.
THIS IS EYEWITNESS NEWS AT SIX...
IN THIRTEEN HOURS, THE POLLS WILL OPEN... WITH PROMINENT ITEMS LIKE A REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION SALES TAX... AND MACON-BIBB CONSOLIDATION ON BALLOTS.
AND ON THAT SECOND ISSUE... BOTH SIDES ARE USING EVERY LAST SECOND TO PUSH THEIR POINTS.
JUDY LE BEGINS OUR CAMPAIGN 20-12 COVERAGE.
nats-
please vote no on colidation. this is not the bill for us
vote to change the direction of our community by voting yes for consolidation
IT'S DOWN TO THE WIRE AND BOTH PARTIES ARE WORKING THE PHONE LINES...TO WIN VOTES FOR THEIR SIDE ON CONSOLIDATION.
nat - phone beeping
ruth sykes, coordinator macon & bibb wins again - we've probably called...well i don't really know, several thousand people.
elaine lucas, city council member - theres nothing like that personal touch and saying, hey i'm elaine lucas i'm your council member.
ruth - we've put out 1500 yard signs all over macon and bibb county
THE PRO-CONSOLIDATION GROUP....MACON AND BIBB WINS AGAIN...WILL FOCUS ON MAKING CALLS...AND HITTING THE STREETS WITH SIGNS ON ELECTION DAY.
ruth - it's past the point of trying to change anybodys mind. but we do want those people to get out and make their voices heard.
OVER AT CITY COUNCILWOMAN...ELAINE LUCAS'S CAMP...PEOPLE FLIP THROUGH STACKS OF PHONE BOOKS TO REACH VOTERS. THEY ARE ALSO SETTING UP A SERVICE TO SHUTTLE SENIORS TO POLLS.
elaine - it's also a time for us to convince voters that the consoldiation issue is very important.
THE TOPIC MORE IMPORTANT THAN CONSOLIDATION ...IS THE PUSH TO GALVANIZE PEOPLE TO VOTE.
ruth - it's a pretty loaded ballot so we want to be sure everybody gets out there, every voter, every voice is heard.
elaine - if we dont go vote, we have no right to complain.
THE BALLOT ALSO INCLUDES CONGRESSIONAL SEATS...STATE AND COUNTY CONTESTS...AND APPROVING A NEW T-SPLOST.
JUDY LE...13WMAZ...EYEWITNESS NEWS.
PEOPLE ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA WILL VOTE ON DOZENS OF RACES TUESDAY.
FOR POLL LOCATIONS...CHECK OUT OUR WEB STORY...AT 13-WMAZ-DOT-COM
ALSO A MAJOR TOPIC OF DISCUSSION... A ONE CENT REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION SALES TAX... ON BALLOTS ACROSS THE STATE.
THERE ARE 12 DISTRICTS STATEWIDE...AND VOTERS IN EACH DISTRICT WILL DECIDE WHETHER THEIR REGION ADOPTS THE T-SPLOST.
WE'VE BROKEN DOWN THE ISSUE... AND PRESENTED BOTH SIDES.
TODAY... 13-W-M-A-Z'S KENNY BURGAMY SPOKE TO GOVERNOR NATHAN DEAL BY PHONE... AS HE EXPLAINED HIS REASONS FOR FAVORING THE T-SPLOST AND PLANS FOR THE MONEY IT WOULD RAISE.
ELECTION COVERAGE CONTINUES TOMORROW
ON EYEWITNESS NEWS... IN ALL OUR NEWSCASTS... AT 13-W-M-A-Z-DOT-COM... AND ALL NIGHT AS ELECTION RESULTS COME IN.
LEADERSHIP AT THE AIR FORCE RESERVE COMMAND AT ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE CHANGED HANDS THIS MORNING... IN A CEREMONY AT THE MUSEUM OF AVIATION.
LIEUTENANT GENERAL CHARLES STENNER RETIRED AFTER FORTY YEARS OF SERVICE... AND LIEUTENANT GENERAL JAMES JACKSON WILL TAKE OVER COMMAND.
JACKSON... A GRADUATE OF THE AIR FORCE ACADEMY ... COMES TO ROBINS FROM WASHINGTON D-C WHERE HE WAS THE DEPUTY TO THE CHIEF OF THE AIR FORCE RESERVE HEADQUARTERS.
JACKSON SAYS HE'S READY FOR THE CHALLENGE.
Major General James "JJ" Jackson: " It's a very exciting time we've got an outstanding team here at robins and at washington dc my family and I are very excited about this opportunity to go ahead and command the air force reserve and also be the chief of the air force reserve we're looking forward to it."
GENERAL JACKSON SAYS HE'LL STILL LIVE IN WASHINGTON D-C WITH HIS FAMILY FOR THE TIME BEING... BECAUSE HE SAYS HE'LL CONTINUE TO BE AN ADVOCATE FOR THE AIR FORCE RESERVE AT THE CAPITOL.