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Jones County Qualified Candidates for 2012 Local Elections

Chris Horne

Three seats are up for grabs as this year's election season starts for Jones County. Here is a list of all qualified candidates. Jones County Commission, District 1Larry Childs – R – Incumbent Jones County Commission, District 2 (incumbent: Chap Nelson)David Gault – DJonathan Pitts – D Jones County Commission, District 3Tommy Robinson – R – Incumbent Jones County...

It's Buttermilk Revival Time Again

Well time flies when you're having fun and it's that time again--Juliette Opry weekend.This month we are proud to have Buttermilk Revival once again out of Athens, Georgia. A unique band with a unique name who won this years Athens Got Talent Contest.Many of you may remember last year I wrote an article on the name. It seems I was fairly accurate as this band is a back to basic, homemade, hard...

Shooting in Jones County

Brad Wilson

Dispatch with Jones County Sheriff's Office has confirmed a shooting on Lee Road. No other details are known at this time, we will update this story as they become available. Stay with 13WMAZ throughout the day and check back here for updates.

Death Sentence? Two Dogs Wind up in Jones County Animal Control after Owner Dies

Lynnette Spratley

The man who loved his two dogs all of their lives probably never dreamed they would end up facing death at Jones County Animal Control. He probably thought he had time to make arrangements for them to be cared for when he passed on. But there wasn't time. Bucky and Jenny's owner died before he could make arrangements for someone to care for them, and with no family to step in, the...

Juliette Opry: What did he say their name was?

Well it’s that time again, The First of the month is rapidly approaching and that means Juliette Opry time. I have been really busy so unfortunately I don’t have any great story this month (like I ever have).This month we have a group out of Athens: "Buttermilk Revival ",Winners of Athensn got Talent --Kind of an interesting group, the banjo player is actually my neighbors' cousin. I checked...

Austin Scott Facing Free Ride to Second Term

Bernard O'Donnell

Austin Scott apparently has a free ride to a second term in Congress. No Republicans or Democrats qualified to challenge the Republican from Ashburn in the Eighth Congressional District. Qualifying for Georgia's congressional races ended at noon Friday. That means, barring a successful write-in or independent candidate, Scott will be sworn in for another term in January. Fellow...

Races Set for 10 General Assembly Seats

Bernard O'Donnell

Central Georgia voters will decide five state House races and five Senate races during this election season. Meanwhile, 10 representatives and three senators face no opposition. Qualifying for the state Senate and state Representative races ended at noon Friday. Here are the qualifiers. In State Senate District 18, incumbent Cecil Staton, a Macon Republican, has a challenger:Thomaston...

Gray Woman Dies in Horse-Farm Accident

A Gray woman was found dead in a Jones County apartment after an apparent accident in a horse stable. That's according to Kenny Allen, investigator for the Jones County sheriff's department. It happened at Browntree Arabians on Upper River Road, Allen said they don't know if 56-year-old Linda Neal of Gray fell in the stable and was stepped on by a horse, or if she was kicked. Allen said...

Flesh-Eating Bacteria: How Do You Get It?

Jacqueline Harnevious

Many questions have come up with the recent cases of necrotizing fasciitis in Georgia.Preventative Medicine Doctor Explains Flesh-Eating Bacteria.Milledgeville Man Resting After Partial Leg AmputationSon: Flesh-eating Bacteria Struck Milledgeville Man

Broun Calls for TSA Chief's Resignation

U.S. Representative Paul Broun Wednesday explained why he wants the resignation of Transportation Safety Adminstration chief John Pistole and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, citing what he considers a failure to tighten airline security. Broun has in the past criticized the TSA's hiring of airport screeners at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport before their...