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Bibb Democrats Host Political Forum

Submitted by Randall Savage, 13WMAZ Special Assignment Editor
Friday, May 17th, 2013, 9:20am

by Randall Savage, 13WMAZ.com

STORY HIGHLIGHTS:

- Bibb's Democratic Party hosted separate forums for candidates in the race for the consolidated District 2 and District 3.

- The District 2 candidates are Henry Ficklin, Larry Schlesinger and Paul Bronson.

- The District 3 candidates are Elaine Lucas, Danny Glover and Terry Tripp.

The Democratic Party of Bibb County kicked off the political season Thursday by hosting separate forums for the candidates of the District 2 and District 3 seats on the new Macon-Bibb County government.

Moderator Homer Scarborough asked the same questions at both forums. The issues ranged from how to create jobs and balance the budget to the commission's role in education and downtown revitilization.

Veteran Councilman Henry Ficklin faces fellow Councilman Larry Schlesinger and Army Reserve Officer Paul Bronson in the District 2 contest.

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Dinosaurs Come to Life at the Centreplex

Submitted by 13WMAZ Web Staff
Friday, May 17th, 2013, 8:46am


by Claudia Taylor, 13WMAZ.com

STORY HIGHLIGHTS:

- The "Discover the Dinosaurs" exhibit opens Friday at the Macon Centreplex and runs through Sunday.

- Kid-friendly exhibit features animatronic dinos from a variety of periods.

- Tickets start at $12 for children and go up to $20 for "Exhibit Plus."

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Springdale Parents Petition Against Class Size Process

Submitted by 13WMAZ Web Staff
Friday, May 17th, 2013, 8:25am

by Katelyn Heck, 13WMAZ.com

Two Springdale Elementary parents brought 300 petitions to the Bibb County school board Thursday.

They said they want the board to stop using a district-wide average to determine class sizes. 

Instead, the parents are urging board members to consider each school's numbers separately. This, they say, would reduce uneven class sizes throughout the school system.

Board president Wanda West asked the two parents to meet with district administrators to discuss their concerns further.

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Bibb School Board Delays '45/15' Calendar

Submitted by Katelyn Heck
Friday, May 17th, 2013, 8:21am

by Katelyn Heck, 13WMAZ.com

STORY HIGHLIGHTS:

- The Bibb school board put off a move to a "year-round" -- 45 days on, 15 days off -- schedule in Thursday's meeting.

- About two-thirds of the district's 900 employees opposed the 45/15 calendar, according to an internal survey.

- The board will reconsider the move in February 2014.

The Bibb County school board pushed back a move to a 45/15 calendar at Thursday night's meeting.

In that set-up, students would go to school for 45 days, then have three weeks off.

Deputy Superintendent Jane Drennan says the district administration advised them against it for a few reasons.

The first is a $56,000 hike in utility bills, mainly due to running the air conditioning during the hot summer months.

Also, the district surveyed around 900 employees, and roughly two-thirds of them were against the 45/15 calendar.

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Prep Scores For Thursday, May 16

Submitted by Frank Malloy, 13WMAZ Anchor
Thursday, May 16th, 2013, 10:35pm

Here are your prep playoff scores reported to 13WMAZ for Thursday, May 16:

GISA Baseball Playoffs - Quarterfinals:

Mt. de Sales 10  Southland 4 (Game 1) Cavaliers lead series 1-0

Brookwood 10  Stratford 9 (Game 1) Brookwood leads series 1-0

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Mercer Baseball Team Makes History

Submitted by 13WMAZ Web Staff
Thursday, May 16th, 2013, 10:10pm

 

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. - The No. 28 Mercer baseball team set a new program record for most wins in a single-season following a 7-4 series opening victory over Northern Kentucky on Thursday afternoon at the Bill Aker Baseball Complex.

Mercer (40-14, 18-7 A-Sun) has now won eight out of its last 10 games overall and is just the 12th team in the nation to eclipse the 40-win barrier this season.

The win keeps the Bears in first place in the Atlantic Sun Cofnerence with two regular season games left to play.

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Walk-off Slam Fells GC Bobcats

Submitted by Frank Malloy, 13WMAZ Anchor
Thursday, May 16th, 2013, 10:07pm

Having rebounded from an early six-run hole Thursday in the 2013 NCAA Southeast Regional, the No. 25 Georgia College baseball team (33-18) was felled in the bottom of the ninth inning on a walk-off grand slam by No. 3 USC Aiken (42-11), 11-7.

The Bobcats now fall to the losers' bracket in the double elimination tournament.

USCA, the Peach Belt Conference (PBC) Regular-Season Champions, put up runs in each of the first three innings to take an early 6-0 lead. Georgia College responded in the fourth with a four-run inning, as a Cody Maas sacrifice fly was followed by a two-run double from Mikee Moore and an RBI single by Rob Hogenkamp.

The Bobcats knotted it up at 6-6 in the fifth, when Maas ripped a single to center that was mishandled by the Pacer centerfielder, plating two runs.

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