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Wesleyan Bringing More Mandarin Chinese to Macon

7:16 PM, May 16, 2013

Bibb County's public schools gained national attention for their move to teach Mandarin Chinese to public elementary school students.

Northside School Farm Wins Award

7:10 PM, May 16, 2013

Students at Northside High School in Warner Robins have their very own farm, and it's award-winning. It was recently recognized as an outstanding middle/secondary school program by the Georgia Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association.

House Advances Student Loan Fix

12:43 PM, May 16, 2013

A House committee has approved a bill to link interest rates on college loans to financial markets.

Atlanta Schools Subpoenaed in Cheating Case

12:09 PM, May 16, 2013

Atlanta Public Schools is notifying parents that it will have to turn over students' education information in response to a subpoena.

Budget Cuts Threaten Progress at Rutland Middle

8:13 AM, May 16, 2013

Job reductions and more budget cuts by the Bibb County school board could mean even bigger losses for some schools.

$2.87 Million Grant to Expand AP Program in Houston County

4:12 PM, May 15, 2013

The AP program will be expanding in Houston County thanks to a DoDEA $2.87 million grant.

Father, Son to Graduate Morehouse College Together

5:33 PM, May 14, 2013

This weekend will be a busy one for Dorian Joyner, Sr. Sunday morning, he will watch his oldest son graduate from Morehouse College.

CLASS OF 2013 | Overconfident? Or optimistic?

7:20 AM, May 14, 2013

Is this a generation of over-confident graduates, spoiled and obsessed with smartphones and their self-portraits?

Share Your Graduation Photos!

2:28 PM, May 13, 2013

When you upload your photos, make sure to include your school name in the caption, and please make sure your photos are right-side up. We cannot rotate them after you upload them.

Bibb School Employees to Take Furlough This Year

9:25 AM, May 10, 2013

Other measures on the table include proposed cuts in athletics, fine arts, the high school magnet program, and a mentoring program.

Students Use Cell Phones and iPads for Class

8:42 PM, May 9, 2013

The other students were able to pull up the virtual dissection by scanning a QR code, which pulls up the appropriate website.

WRHS Students Skype with Senator

8:33 AM, May 8, 2013

Warner Robins High school students got to skype in class today with a U.S. Senator. They spoke with Senator Johnny Isakson who was in the nations capital.

State to Release New Grades for Public Schools

10:15 AM, May 7, 2013

Public schools in Georgia are preparing to receive number grades on their performance.

Little Richard to Receive Honorary Mercer Degree

6:54 PM, May 6, 2013

Rock-n'-Roll-Hall-of-Famer "Little Richard" receives an honorary doctorate degree from Mercer University in Macon Saturday.

Athens-Area Schools Facing Teacher Cuts Next Year

4:10 PM, May 4, 2013

More than 30 teachers and public school workers in the Athens area face losing their jobs next year under plans approved by the Clarke County school board.

Beverly Hall Enters Not Guilty Plea in APS Cheating Scandal

3:56 PM, May 3, 2013

Former Atlanta Public School Superintendent Beverly Hall has waived her arraignment on charges in connection with the APS cheating scandal.

19-Year-Old MGSC Student Still Missing

12:04 PM, May 3, 2013

Anyone with information about the whereabouts of Jmaal Keyes is asked to call Middle Georgia State College Police Department at (478) 934-3002.

Georgia First Lady to Visit Jeffersonville Elementary

11:41 AM, May 3, 2013

Georgia First Lady Sandra Deal visits Jeffersonville Elementary School Wednesday, according to a news release.

ACLU to Investigate Lumpkin HS Prayer Meeting

11:10 AM, May 3, 2013

Teachers and students at Lumpkin County High School have been told by their school superintendent they cannot hold any more prayer meetings at school during class time.

Bibb BOE Moves Forward with Macon Promise Neighborhoods

9:52 AM, May 3, 2013

At a Bibb County School board meeting Thursday night, members voted to give acting superintendent Susanne Griffin-Ziebart the power to move ahead with the community center project.

Clarification to Hines Interview On Prayer at Graduation

7:38 PM, May 2, 2013

Houston County Superintendent Robin Hines spoke with 13WMAZ Wednesday about last year's graduation controversy. 13WMAZ made a clarification to that story.

Woman Charged in Peach Co. for Daughter's Methadone Death

Traci Asberry was arrested as a fugitive Monday in Lexington, Ky., and faces charges in the December 2010 death of her daughter, Hannah Bayne, at a Peach County hotel.

4:16 PM, May 21, 2013

Murder Suspect, Two Others Arrested in Fatal Milledgeville Shooting

Milledgeville police have arrested three people in connection with a fatal shooting outside a rap concert early Saturday.

11:40 AM, May 21, 2013

Murder Suspect Frank Reeves Back in Jail

Reeves turn himself in to the Bibb County jail Monday morning, says DA David Cooke.

9:48 AM, May 21, 2013

Laurens Co. School Board Tables Controversial Changes

An email intended for school officials started to make the rounds in the community because of "drastic" changes in the start time for their schools.

11:26 AM, May 21, 2013

Officials Lower Okla. Death Toll; Search Continues

The grim work of search, rescue and recovery spun into a second day Tuesday in central Oklahoma after a massive and murderous tornado blasted through the area, killing at least 24 people, flattening neighborhoods and destroying two elementary schools.

9:48 AM, May 21, 2013

Houston Sheriff Supports Deputy in Shooting

Sheriff Cullen Talton today identified a deputy who wounded  a suspect who rammed two police cruisers.

3:29 PM, May 20, 2013

Massive Tornado Flattens Oklahoma Town

The Oklahoma City Police Department confirmed seven children died at the Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Oklahoma.

8:46 PM, May 20, 2013

Macon Police Searching For Missing Teen

15-year-old Briona Gabriella Collins was last seen Monday at the end of the school day at Southwest High School.   

7:40 AM, May 21, 2013

Complete Bragg Jam Lineup Announced

The downtown Macon concert crawl features 56 bands at various venues.

11:06 AM, May 21, 2013

Tenn. Bystander Could Face Prison for Role in Hit-and-Run

Man being charged along with suspects in accident that killed two people faces prison.

8:15 AM, May 21, 2013

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