Roberta native and singer-songwriter Meiko released her new album Tuesday.

The album, The Bright Side is already rising fast up the Top 100 on iTunes (currently two spots higher than Macon native Jason Aldean).

Building on the romantic themes present in her self-titled 2007 debut, Meiko's latest offering is more mature, and effortlessly weaves in and out of the light-hearted and hard parts of love.

The album debuts Meiko's (pronounced Mee-ko) Fantasy Records/Concord Music Group label. On the album you'll find folk-pop with fluid interjections of electronic beats. You'll hear more of an upbeat vibe, compared to her self-titled album first released in 2007.

You may have first experienced Meiko's music in shows like Grey's Anatomy, One Tree Hill and Pretty Little Liars.

Representatives from throughout the District gathered on May 7 for the 32nd annual School Volunteers Recognition and Awards Program to honor the many hard-working individuals who donate their time as volunteers in the District’s schools.

Volunteers donated a total of 141,325.25 hours in the District’s schools during the 2011-2012 academic year. If that volunteer service were to be equated to minimum wage of $7.25 per hour, the time these volunteers donated would represent a savings of $1,024,608.06 to our schools.

To learn more about the event and to view a list of special recognitions, click here.

With Mother's Day coming up Sunday, May 13, we want you to think back to your childhood. Think of all the things your mother ever said to you.What was one thing that your mom always seemed to say?

You can reply in the comment section below or email your Mom-ism to whereyoulive@13wmaz.com

Some of you have already started sharing what your Mom says. Here they are: