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Submitted by Andalusia Farm on Wednesday, July 10th, 2:10 pm

When I got hooked on Flannery O'Connor four years ago, I tried to read everything about her that I could get my hands on. One of the more helpful books, was Flannery O'Connor's Georgia by Barbara McKenzie.

What drew me to this book was the way it seemed to capture in word and photograph the fictional world of Flannery O'Connor - which wasn't so fictional after all!

The photographs of preachers seized by the Holy Spirit, full immersion baptisms in muddy creeks, and fire and brimstone highway signs, evoke so well the cultural milieu of Hazel Motes, Francis Marion Tarwater, and Mrs. Greenleaf. Psychiatrist Robert Coles wrote a splendid introduction that provides the context for this collection of vintage photographs that has sadly been out of print for years. ... Read More

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Submitted by Jacqueline Harnevious, 13WMAZ Community Web Producer

Thursday, June 27th, 2013, 7:00am

Call the Department of Labor Career Center at (478) 751-6164 and give them the job number of the position that interests you.

You can see more jobs available in Central Georgia on 13WMAZ's Job Market Thursday page.

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Submitted by Jacqueline Harnevious, 13WMAZ Community Web Producer

Thursday, June 20th, 2013, 4:19pm

Call the Department of Labor Career Center at (478) 751-6164 and give them the job number of the position that interests you.

You can see more jobs available in Central Georgia on 13WMAZ's Job Market Thursday page.

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Submitted by Jacqueline Harnevious, 13WMAZ Community Web Producer

Thursday, June 13th, 2013, 3:32pm

Georgia Trust to Help Fund Barn Restoration at Andalusia

Fiction writer Flannery O'Connnor's former Milledgeville home will be made like new again with help from donors and The Georgia Trust. Historic Preservation Fund.

The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation gave $2,500 to the Flannery O'Connor-Andalusia Foundation, according to a release.

The Foundation plans to restore the cow barn at Andalusia where O'Connor and her mother, Regina, lived, according to a release.

The foundation has been able to complete a few restoration projects since joining the Trust's Places in Peril list in 2006.

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Submitted by Jacqueline Harnevious, 13WMAZ Community Web Producer

Thursday, June 13th, 2013, 1:46pm

Baldwin County's minority population reached 46 percent last year, according to Census Bureau statistics and USATODAY research. That is the percentage of the population in the county who is another ethnicity other than white non-hispanic.

By Greg Toppo and Paul Overberg, USATODAY (Click for the full, interactive map)

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