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Students Throw Surprise Party for Jadun McCarthy

Submitted by 13WMAZ Web Staff
Wednesday, May 11th, 2011, 7:17pm

Jadun McCarthy's students at Northeast High School surprised him Wednesday morning with a celebration of his selection as Georgia Teacher of the Year.

Students in McCarthy's Advanced Placement Literature class organized the surprise party, as their way of celebrating his accomplishment and saying "thanks."

McCarthy teaches English Language Arts at Northeast High School. Last week, a state panel named McCarthy Georgia's 2012 Teacher of the Year.

Students filled McCarthy's office with balloons, food and a card they had signed. He says he did not know they were planning the party.

"I thought everything was pretty much over and this was completely a surprise," McCarthy said. "It's better than any award I could have ever gotten."

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Arson Tipster Gets $4,500 Reward

Submitted by 13WMAZ Web Staff
Wednesday, May 11th, 2011, 6:26pm

You always hear that crime doesn't pay, but for one Central Georgia, turning in a criminal did.

Georgia Arson Control and the State Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens gave Macon-Bibb Fire a check for $4,500 Wednesday afternoon.

The fire department will give the money to an anonymous tipster who helped solve three arson cases from last summer.

Fire officials say the fires happened in South Macon and were started by one teenager.

They say that arsonist was caught because someone spoke up.

"What people see and what they know can mean valuable help and save us lots of man-hours as far as putting closure to what actually occurred surrounding a fire," says Fire Chief Marvin Riggins.

Georgia Arson Control offers rewards up to $10,000 for tips that lead to the conviction of an arsonist.

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Burdell-Hunt Afterschool Program Fine Arts Performance

Submitted by Bibb County School District
Wednesday, May 11th, 2011, 4:59pm

More than forty students from the Burdell-Hunt Magnet School afterschool program hosted An Unforgettable Evening of Dance, Art, & Drama at the school on Tuesday, May 3 in collaboration with the Department of Family & Children Services (DFCS), the Macon Arts Alliance, and Dr. Fritz Mengert.

The purpose of the program was to display student talents and showcase to parents the types of activities offered in the afterschool program. The evening consisted of: a dance presentation by Kindergarten students; a reader’s theater script production, song, and dance presentation by 3rd and 4th grade students; two short presentations by dance ensembles; and an interactive art activity for parents and students. Artwork from the students’ classes was displayed in the hallway leading to the gym.

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Career Training Summer Camps for Girls

Submitted by Bibb County School District
Wednesday, May 11th, 2011, 4:57pm

The Career, Technical, & Agricultural Education program is hosting two camps for girls this summer in an effort to increase participation in careers and technical programs they may not have considered before. Both camps are free, and there are still openings for rising 10th and 11th female students to sign up. To sign up, contact MaryBeth Barnes at 478-779-2526. The camps are being sponsored by local businesses.

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Law Enforcement Runs the Torch for Special Olympics

Submitted by 13WMAZ Web Staff
Wednesday, May 11th, 2011, 12:56pm

Central Georgia law enforcement officers worked up a sweat Wednesday to help out the Special Olympics.

The Warner Robins Police Department kicked off the run early Wednesday morning at 9 a.m.

They passed the torch to the Bibb County Sheriff's Department, which handed it off to the Macon Police Department SWAT Team at Broadway and Pio Nono Avenue.

The team made their way to City Hall where they passed the torch to other Macon police officers and friends.  They were the last leg of the run.

The torch run ended at Wesleyan College.

Perry, Centerville, and Houston County Law Enforcement also took part.

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Macon Money Wins Award

Submitted by Jacqueline Harnevious, 13WMAZ Community Web Producer
Wednesday, May 11th, 2011, 12:08pm

Macon Money won the 2011 FutureEverything Award for creative innovation in art, society and technology.

 

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Hospital Holds Stroke Awareness Event

Submitted by 13WMAZ Web Staff
Wednesday, May 11th, 2011, 10:46am

Central Georgia Rehab Hospital held a Stroke Awareness Month event where they gave people the opportunity to experience life as a stroke victim.

Virgil Adams, an attorney who represents Bibb County, was one of the participants.

"I developed a new appreciation for stroke victims and for the disease," he said.

Participants were bound, weighted and partially visually-impaired as stroke patients would be, then they were asked to perform simple tasks like feeding, writing, and getting dressed.

Central Georgia Rehab Hospital Medical Director Allison Scheetz said the goal of the exercise was to personalize stroke to make people understand how common it is.

"Every 40 seconds, someone in America has a stroke," she said.

With numbers like that, Scheetz says it's important to know the warning signs of a stroke. It's easier with the mnemonic device F.A.S.T for face, arm, speech and time.

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