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Georgia Graduation Rates Rise Slightly posted on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 7:35pm For the second year in a row, barely half of Bibb County's high school students graduated. Twiggs County had the lowest graduation rate of any system in the state, just over 45 percent, while 6 out... read more...
Suspect Arrested in Fatal Milledgeville Shooting posted on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 11:40am by Bernie O'Donnell, 13WMAZ.com STORY HIGHLIGHTS: - Kenneth Simmons was shot to death outside a Milledgeville club early Saturday. - Police there arrested Quintavious Horton, 21, for... read more...
State Report Card Ranks Central Ga. Schools posted on Thursday, May 9, 2013 - 8:46am by Bernie O'Donnell, 13WMAZ.com STORY HIGHLIGHTS: - State moved to new scoring standard for school after opting out of AYP requirements with 'No Child Left Behind' exemption. - The state average... read more...
22-Year-Old Hit By Car, Dies in Milledgeville posted on Thursday, April 25, 2013 - 4:31pm A 22-year-old man died after being hit by a car on Highway 441 in Milledgeville early Thursday. The Georgia State Patrol says it happened around 5:20 a.m. near West Campus Drive. They say Victor... read more...
Georgia Ranks High in 'Under Water' Homes posted on Monday, April 15, 2013 - 5:06pm Thousands of Georgia homes are under water, but it's got nothing to do with flooding. That's the phrase to describe homes that are worth less than the value of their mortgage. Another name for that:... read more...
Baldwin DA: Death-Penalty Process is 'Mind-Boggling' posted on Friday, February 22, 2013 - 7:13pm Capital punishment is reserved for "the worst of the worst," said the district attorney who says he has the highest number of death penalty convictions in Georgia. ... read more...
Judge Won't Rule Today on Bibb School Lease posted on Friday, February 1, 2013 - 12:11pm A Bibb County judge said he would not rule today on whether a multi-million dollar lease for a former school building was valid. A lawyer questioned a Bibb County school board member about a multi-... read more...
Ga. Power Wants to Shut Down Plant Branch posted on Tuesday, January 8, 2013 - 10:39am Georgia Power wants to shut down its coal-burning Plant Branch on Lake Sinclair in Putnam County. Georgia Power spokesman Mark Williams says a plan to shut down 15 generating units would result in... read more...
State Awards Contract for Forest Hill Widening posted on Thursday, January 3, 2013 - 3:35pm The state Department of Transportation has awarded a $8.4 million contract to a Lake City company to widen and reconstruct part of Forest Hill Road. The project would affect a 1.7-mile stretch... read more...