Sandersville Community News

Summer Art Classes Available for Youth

Jacqueline Harnevious

Summer art classes are available for kids age 10 through 18 this summer.The classes are every Tuesday from 1-4 p.m.

Brentwood wins GISA AA State Championship

13WMAZ Web Staff

SANDERSVILLE, GA-- The Brentwood Eagles are GISA AA State Champions after handing Windsor a second loss on Saturday. The Knights fell to the Eagles in game two, 3-1. Windsor was the first to get on the board with a homerun in the bottom of the second. Brentwood answered in the top of the fourth when Josh Wolfe sent one over the fence,...

Brentwood takes Game One in State Championships

13WMAZ Web Staff

SANDERSVILLE, GA-- Brentwood and Windsor head into the weekend with the War Eagles leading the championship series 1-0. Brentwood took game one 3-1, defeating Windsor in their third meeting with the Knights this season. Several Windsor errors in the fifth inning helped score two Brentwood runs and put the Eagles up 3-1. The Knights tried to even things up with a runner on and JoJo...

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...

Washington County Candidates Qualify for July Primary

13WMAZ Web Staff

Election season officially began as qualifying ended Friday at noon. Contested races are for Sheriff, Probate Judge, Chief Magistrate Judge, Coroner and State Court Judge of Washington County. There will also be a Special Election on July 31 for the Mayor of Davisboro. Sheriff of Washington County --Thomas H. Smith, Incumbent, Democrat --Calvin Lee Hatcher, Democrat Clerk of Superior Court of...

Brentwood and Windsor Prep for Championship Matchup

Katelyn Heck

It's a first in Brentwood history. The War Eagles will host their first state championship series this weekend against Windsor Academy. Brentwood made it to the semi-finals the past two seasons, but they finally got over the hump with a win over the Heritage Hawks. The War Eagles only lost once this season, holding on to a 29-1 record. They'll face Windsor in a three game series starting Friday...

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

My Teacher Is Tops: Cynthia Bridges

This week's My Teacher Is Tops winner comes from Sandersville and makes learning in the first grade classroom at Ridge Road Primary a blast. Cynthia Bridges has been teaching for 15 years and has been teaching first grade for 12 of them. Carlei Kelly of Sandersville, nominated Bridges because she says she's just the best. "When we don't feel good, she gives us a hug," Kelly wrote...

Job Opening in Sandersville

Jacqueline Harnevious

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: Information Technology SpecialistLocation: Sandersville GAPay: N/...

Click It or Ticket Launches in Central Georgia

If you don't buckle up on Georgia's roads and highways, you'll have to pay up. The Governor's Office of Highway Safety launched its annual Click It or Ticket effort this week, with a Central Georgia kick-off Tuesday at the Houston County Sheriff's Department in Warner Robins. The program means heightened patrols and a zero-tolerance policy for drivers who don't wear their seatbelts....