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Georgia Peach Festival Kicks Off with Taste Challenge

1:43 PM, May 23, 2013

Kick off the Georgia Peach Festival right with a Taste Challenge Competition.

Stray Pit Bull Tests Positive for Rabies in Houston Co.

10:29 AM, May 23, 2013

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

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

9:59 AM, May 23, 2013

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.

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 .

4-Year-Old Run Over at Centerville's Galleria Mall

Centerville chief of police Sidney Andrews says the child was with three women who were thought to be shoplifting inside the Belk store.  When store loss prevention tried to follow the women, they ran outside and tried to leave in a car, running over the child in the process.

12:21 AM, May 24, 2013

Washington State Bridge Collapses; People in Water

A Skagit Valley Herald reporter at the scene says a sheriff's office rescue boat has arrived and rescue crews are looking for people in the water.

12:00 AM, May 24, 2013

Parts Fall Off China Airlines Jet on Approach to Atlanta

The FAA says a China Airlines 747 lost parts from a wing as it approached Hartsfield Jackson International Airport Sunday afternoon.

11:42 AM, May 23, 2013

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

Appling Principal's Brother Charged With Killing Family Members

The suspect is the brother of Steve Jones, principal of Macon's Appling Middle School. The victims are Steve Jones' parents and another brother.

6:25 PM, May 23, 2013

Girl Stood Up at Prom, Gets Surprise from Burger Joint

An employee at a local burger joint gives one girl an unforgettable night after she was stood up for prom.

1:49 PM, May 10, 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

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

Protester Heckles Obama Over Gitmo, Drones

Medea Benjamin, co-founder of the antiwar group known as Code Pink, continually interrupted Obama as he talked about steps to close Gitmo, arguing that it should have been done already.

4:08 PM, May 23, 2013

Second Child Had Contact with Rabid Dog

According to the North Central Health District, a second child had contact, but was not bitten, by a rabid dog.

6:48 PM, May 23, 2013

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