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Central High Student Earns Almost $500k in Scholarships

9:07 AM, May 23, 2013

Ashley Washington won the Golden Eagle award in foreign language, a $1,000 prize. She also received $250,000 from the Gates Millennium Scholarship, and $240,000 as the QuestBridge National College Match recipient.

Shaheen Submits 2014 Budget to Council

9:00 AM, May 23, 2013

Warner Robins'mayor is proposing a 2014 budget with no millage increase and a 3 percent pay hike for city workers.

Warning Sirens Inadvertently Sound in Crawford Co.

8:03 AM, May 23, 2013

Jake Watson with Crawford EMA says they are looking into why the county's automated warning system went off Wednesday night.

Building Inspection Helps Homes Weather Storms

8:25 PM, May 22, 2013

Houston County building inspector Tim Andrews talked about the minimum standards for home construction.

Knowledge is Key in Preventing Heart Disease

8:05 PM, May 22, 2013

Taking care of your health should be an everyday thing. 13WMAZ wanted to shed light on heart disease, the number one killer of  men and women in America.

Emanuel Co. Couple Faces Drug Charges After Infant's Death

6:33 PM, May 22, 2013

Officials were called to a resident about an unresponsive infant and investigators found meth and dope at the scene.

Putnam County Remembers 1992 F4 Tornado

3:46 PM, May 22, 2013

The last time an F-4 tornado hit central Georgia was on November 22, 1992, in Putnam County.

It's Peach-picking and Packing Time in Central Georgia

3:31 PM, May 22, 2013

It's the first week of peach picking and packing for Lane Southern Orchard in Fort Valley.

Oscar the Sloth Visits 13WMAZ

11:07 AM, May 22, 2013

Oscar the Sloth and his friends from Wild Adventures visited the 13WMAZ studio for an interview with Lorra Lynch Jones.

Monroe Co. School Confident in Tornado Prep Plans

8:44 AM, May 22, 2013

T.G. Scott Elementary principal says he's confident in the school's tornado prep plans.

Smith Accepts Interim Superintendent Contract

8:32 AM, May 22, 2013

Steve Smith spent 11 years as principal of Central High School.

Bibb BOE Begins Process to Close, Reconfigure Schools

8:27 AM, May 22, 2013

The Bibb County school board plans to consider merging Barden and Burghard elementary schools.

Chuck Chalk Enters Warner Robins Mayor's Race

7:53 AM, May 22, 2013

Four years ago, Chuck Chalk lost a runoff to Chuck Shaheen by fewer than 200 votes.

Perry Firefighters Move into New Station

12:03 AM, May 22, 2013

It took 1.2 million dollars and just over six months to build, but as of noon Tuesday, Perry's new firehouse was up and running.
13WMAZ's Jennifer Moulliet was there for moving day.

Macon Tea Party Members Protest outside IRS Office

8:10 PM, May 21, 2013

Tea Party members across the country took to the streets on Tuesday to protest the IRS targeting the nonprofit status of conservative groups.

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

7:41 PM, May 21, 2013

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.

Georgia Graduation Rates Rise Slightly

7:35 PM, May 21, 2013

For the second year in a row, barely half of Bibb County's high school students graduated.

Bibb Deputies Jump in Pond to Catch Runaway Suspect

5:01 PM, May 21, 2013

A deputy who had escorted a fallen deputy's grandson honored by Gov. Deal jumped into a pond after a runaway suspect .

Public-Private Partnership Benefits Houston Co. Schools

4:57 PM, May 21, 2013

Houston County Schools agreed to be the pilot program for a non-profit's plan. The schools recieved a $1.16 million technology gift.

Man Killed in DUI Wreck in Monroe County

4:51 PM, May 21, 2013

According to the Monroe County Sheriff's office, Michael Wayne Lindler, 56, was partially ejected from the passenger window of a 1999 Chevy Silverado pickup.

Bibb School Discipline Task Force Meets Thursday

1:37 PM, May 21, 2013

It's the third meeting this year for the Discipline Task Force, which is supposed to make recommendations on a district school safety plan.

No Bond Set for Macon Mother Accused of Murder in Son's Beating Death

A Macon mother is in jail after her 2-year-old son died from an apparent beating.

4:36 PM, May 23, 2013

Acting Supt.: Bibb Principal's Family Victims of Murder

In an email sent to employees Wednesday, the Bibb County school district says one of its principals lost his parents and a brother to homicide.

8:59 AM, May 23, 2013

Emanuel Co. Couple Faces Drug Charges After Infant's Death

Officials were called to a resident about an unresponsive infant and investigators found meth and dope at the scene.

5:33 PM, May 22, 2013

Central High Student Earns Almost $500k in Scholarships

Ashley Washington won the Golden Eagle award in foreign language, a $1,000 prize. She also received $250,000 from the Gates Millennium Scholarship, and $240,000 as the QuestBridge National College Match recipient.

9:07 AM, May 23, 2013

Stray Pit Bull Tests Positive for Rabies in Houston Co.

    The North Central Health District says a stray pit bull in Houston County tested positive for rabies after it bit someone.

9:29 AM, May 23, 2013

Perry Business Aims to Break Record for World's Longest Golf Cart

Perry, it's been called the crossroads of Georgia, and now they may be able to add a Guinness World Record to their résumé.

1:49 PM, May 23, 2013

Warning Sirens Inadvertently Sound in Crawford Co.

Jake Watson with Crawford EMA says they are looking into why the county's automated warning system went off Wednesday night.

7:03 AM, May 23, 2013

Hospital in South Ga. to Close by Year's End

Southwestern State Hospital in Thomasville has about 600 employees.

10:54 PM, May 22, 2013

Brave: the Amazing Journey of Evan Gattis

"You could have all the money in the world," Evan Gattis told 11Alive's Matt Pearl in a sit-down interview last weekend. "But what good is it without you there to spend it? What's water if you're not thirsty?"

2:47 PM, May 23, 2013

Job Market Thursday | Jobs Available in Central Ga.

See the latest job openings around Central Georgia from the Department of Labor

2:47 PM, May 23, 2013

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