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Robins to Honor 59 Deceased Team Robin Members

Robins to Honor 59 Deceased Team Robin Members

 

Base officials will pay tribute to 59 deceased Team Robins members at its annual Camellia Gardens Memorial Service Thursday at 10 a.m.    

Maj Gen Craig Gourley, Air Force Reserve Command vice commander, will deliver the memorial address, the Robins AFB Honor Guard will deliver a 21-gun salute and taps will be played.

The memorial service is a 37-year tradition rooted in a partnership between Robins, the Middle Georgia Camellia Society and the Robins Regional Chamber of Commerce. The three teamed up in 1976 to establish and dedicate the garden.

At the garden’s entrance are the names of 1896 deceased military and civilian Robins members who have been honored.                                  

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Vote for Bragg Jam's Opening DJs

Vote for Bragg Jam's Opening DJs

Bragg Jam wants your input!

Two regional DJs will get the opportunity to open for DJ LETHAL, who has toured with Limp Bizkit and House of Pain.

Vote for your favorite regional DJ online. Winners will be announced June 1.

Bragg Jam announced the full lineup Tuesday.

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Smith Accepts Interim Superintendent Contract

by Frank Malloy and Katelyn Heck, 13WMAZ.com

STORY HIGHLIGHTS:

- Macon native Steve Smith was offered the interim position April 29 but just accepted the contract Tuesday.

- Smith taught, coached and was the principal at Central High School, eventually becoming Lowndes Co. superintendent.

- He'll be paid $198,000 a year, the same as former superintendent Romain Dallemand.

Steve Smith accepted a contract Tuesday night to become the interim superintendent of the Bibb County School System.

Smith was offered the position on April 29 but it took several weeks for the contract details to get hammerd out.

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Bibb BOE Begins Process to Close, Reconfigure Schools

by Katelyn Heck, 13WMAZ.com

STORY HIGHLIGHTS:

- The Bibb school board OK'd the process to consolidate South Macon elementary schools, Barden and Burghard.

- That merger would save the district more than a half-million dollars.

- Board members also approved reconfiguring Jones and King-Danforth in East Macon.

The Bibb County school board plans to consider merging Barden and Burghard elementary schools.

Both schools have around 300 students and are within about a mile of each other.

If the board approves the merger, the district would close Barden and send students to Burghard. That would save the district around $510,000.

Before they can do that, state law requires the district to hold two public hearings. The board voted Tuesday night to start that process, but will have to vote on the official closing after those hearings.

Williams Student Council Members Help Honor Teacher Appreciation Week

Williams Student Council Members Help Honor Teacher Appreciation Week

In support of Teacher Appreciation Week, May 6-10, Student Council members at Williams Elementary School presented the principal, each teacher, and staff member with a soft tipped stylus pen and a card made by the students.

Each stylus pen may be utilized to keep any touch screen device free of fingerprints and smudges. The pens were presented in an enclosed pillow box with the motivational theme “For All You Do, We Appreciate You."

Throughout the entire week, the staff enjoyed pizza, snacks and treats presented by members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.

Bruce Elementary Students Participate in Career Day

Bruce Elementary Students Participate in Career Day

Students at Bruce Elementary School participated in Career Day activities on Friday, May 10.

Guests sharing information about their career fields included a radio personality, school nutrition staff, a medical technician, an engineer, and a Bibb County Sheriff's Office deputy.