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Local Officials Welcome Tag Design Contest

If you're tired of the design on your Georgia license plate and you're creative juices inspire you to produce something better, now's your chance.

Georgia Department of Revenue officials plan to produce a new vehicle license plate in 2012, and they're having a contest to find it.

They're asking people and businesses around the state to come up with the new design. Entries must promote Georgia as the peach state, but beyond that, most anything goes.

Penny Reitz serves as deputy commissioner for tags in the Bibb County tax commissioner's office. Reitz and her boss, tax commissioner Tommy Tedders, like the idea of having a contest to determine the new tax design.

Reitz blends her sense of humor and love of the University of Georgia Bulldogs when suggesting her design.

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The Mornin' Grind: Cold French Press Coffee

This week on Mornin' Grind, Rita Beachy with Joshua Cup joined us in the studio to show us how to make cold, French press coffee.

 

Boy Grows 7 lb Cabbage In School Garden

It started off as a class project and now one Central Georgia kid has bragging rights in the garden.

Bethany Christian Academy 3rd grader Sonano Fountain recently took home an agriculture award for growing one of the largest cabbages in Central Georgia.

Fountain said he's been growing the cabbage for about 12 weeks in his school's garden.

Weighing in at about 7 pounds, his plant came in second place after a classmate grew a 14 pounder. Fountain says he was shocked when he pulled it from the ground and was even more excited to share it with others.

"I went home I showed my mom and then she took some pictures of me holding it and then that when I put it up and I told everybody who came to my house," said Fountain.

Fountain says he plans eat it with his family.

Who are you remembering?

It's Memorial Day and many families have someone or even a handful of people in mind they are remembering.

Whether that someone has served in the military, or has gone to war.

Towns hold memorial services at courthouses or cemeteries and try to remember everyone who has ever sacrificed in one form or fashion for America.

Who is on your mind this Memorial Day weekend and how are you remembering them?

"Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened." --Billy Graham

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Yard Sale Raises Funds for Warner Robins Teen

The family of a Warner Robins teenager battling two rare diseases held a yard sale Saturday to raise money for her.

Missie Ayers, mother of 17-year-old Taylor Ayers, says her daughter suffers from a rare autoimmune disease and another disease that makes it hard for her to swallow and digest food. She says Taylor began having health problems two years ago, at the age of fifteen.

Missie Ayers organized a yard sale outside of the Piggly Wiggly grocery store on Houston Road in Warner Robins to raise enough money for Taylor to travel to the Cincinnati Children's Hospital. Ayers says it's the only hospital in the country that treats her daughter's illnesses.

She says they need enough money for food, lodging, and treatment that is not covered by insurance.

They sold teddy bears, books, clothing and other items Saturday.

Kids Make a Splash at Macon City Pools

Macon's six city pools opened for the summer on Saturday.

More then eighty people came to cool off at the Frank Johnson Center Pool on Mercer University Drive in Macon on opening day.

Daryl Hicks, one of Saturday's swimmers said, "it's crazy, there are a lot of people here."

Phazone Chatfield was another visitor at the pool Saturday. He described all of the things he likes to do when he goes for a swim.

"I can hang out with my cousin, have fun, and just do whatever in the pool," Chatfield said.

Two of Macon's pools are located at the Frank Johnson Center and the Booker T. Washington Center. The other four pools are at the Freedom, Memorial, Bloomfield, and East Macon Parks.

During the week, all of Macon's city pools are open from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.

On weekends, people can swim from noon to 6 p.m. on Saturdays, and from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Sundays.

The cost to swim is $1.

Bibb, Houston Release Graduation-Test Results

Bibb County high school graduation-test scores ticked up this year, but still remain below the state average.

 

Meanwhile, Houston County scores remain above the state average in every test category.

 

Bibb and Houston released this year's districtwide graduation-test results.

 

The biggest increase in Bibb was for science results: Last year, 75 percent percent of students met state standards; this year it was 81 percent. Statewide, 95 percent of students met the standards.

 

Social students and English-language arts results in Bibb also rose 2 points this year.