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13 Things to Do This Holiday Weekend

13WMAZ Web Staff — Friday, May 24th, 3:47 pm

Use this list to help you navigate the arts and culture in our area, with a heavy dose of Memorial Day events available to the public this holiday weekend. 1. Saddle up your hog for this family-friendly Memorial Day Ride from Yamaha of Byron to Andersonville Cemetery Saturday. 2. Join in on the Ingram Memorial 5K Run & Walk Saturday at Oak Hill Middle School starting at 8 a.m. 3. Monday, a...

Ga. DNR to Give Away Lifetime Hunting & Fishing License

13WMAZ Web Staff — Thursday, May 23rd, 5:17 pm

One lucky winner will win a free lifetime license to hunt and fish. That's a part of the Georgia Natural Resources Foundation new contest sponsored on Georgia DNR's Facebook page. Follow the directions on the page on how to enter. One adult license (for ages 16-64) and one youth license (for ages 15 and younger) will be given away. The drawing will be on Labor Day, Sept. 2.

Job Opening in Dublin

Jacqueline Harnevious — Thursday, May 23rd, 7:00 am

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. Job Title: Office ClerkLocation: Dublin GAPay: N/AEducation: 12 YearsJob...

Dorris Awarded Pilot Club Nursing Scholarship

Oconee Fall Line Technical College — Wednesday, May 22nd, 3:51 pm

EASTMAN, GA - Oconee Fall Line Technical College Practical Nursing student Mindy Dorris has been awarded the Joyce Jones Nursing Scholarship by the Pilot Club of Eastman. Mindy has completed the Practical Nursing program at Oconee Fall Line Technical College (OFTC) and will graduate on Thursday, June 13th in the College upcoming commencement ceremony. The Pilot Club's nursing...

Free Summer Meal Program for Children

Jacqueline Harnevious — Wednesday, May 22nd, 3:10 pm

This summer, the Dublin City School nutrition program serves free meals to kids between ages 1 and 18.That's from June 3 through June 28 and again from July 8 through July 24.See locations, as provided by the Dublin City Schools website:See the locations in this listing.

How to Help with Oklahoma Disaster Relief

Jacqueline Harnevious — Wednesday, May 22nd, 9:16 am

Georgia Graduation Rates Rise Slightly

Bernard O'Donnell — Tuesday, May 21st, 7:35 pm

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 of 7 Hancock County students graduated -- 86.5 percent. Those were some of the results when state education officials announced 2012 statewide graduation rates. Bibb County's rate was about 52 percent...

OFTC Student Receives Howard Scholarship

Oconee Fall Line Technical College — Tuesday, May 21st, 5:21 pm

Stuart Mullis of Rentz is the recipient of the Johnny B. Howard Scholarship offered through the OFTC Foundation- South, Inc. The scholarship is awarded annually to a student who is enrolled in the welding and joining program at Oconee Fall Line Technical College (OFTC). Priority is given to students who are attending or have graduated from West Laurens High School. Stuart is an upcoming senior at...

Middle Georgia Workforce Summit

Jacqueline Harnevious — Tuesday, May 21st, 12:10 pm

The Workforce Summit is a free event for community leaders and employers to discuss "realities facing the workforce development issues in Middle Georgia," according to the Milledgeville-Baldwin County website.That's Wednesday from 8:30 a.m. until noon at the Magnolia Ballroom at Georgia College in Milledgeville.Register online or call 478-453-9311.Who will be speaking: Chris...

Saturday's Speedway Winner

Monday, May 20th, 10:33 am

Jimmy Haynes of Rentz, Ga. won His First Career Bomber Feature Sat. night May 18th at Dublin-441 Speedway. Terry Cummings placed second, followed by Bobby Willis, Graham Stevenson & Lee Stokes.With the large number of Bomber contestants Speedway Officials divided them into two features.Thomas Tanner of Wrightsville won the first feature followed by Jeff Myers, Robbie Bland, Josh Howell...