Bibb County's minority population has reached 58.8 percent, according to Census Bureau statistics and USATODAY research.

By Greg Toppo and Paul Overberg, USATODAY (Click for the full, interactive map)

Take cover! 

Mosquito spraying the Lake Wildwood and Lake Tobesofkee areas is scheduled for tonight from 7-11 p.m.

Here are the areas included:

--Northeast Lake Tobesofkee

• Rocky Creek east from the Bibb Co./Monroe Co. line to Lamar Rd. then to Peake Rd. (excluding Lake Wildwood).
• the Bibb Co./Monroe Co. line from Rocky Creek south to Tobesofkee Creek.
• Tobesofkee Creek through Lake Tobesofkee to Columbus Rd. to Mercer University Dr.
• from Mercer University Dr. to I-475 north to Peake Rd.

--Lake Wildwood

• All areas located within the confines of Lake Wildwood.

As schools throughout the District celebrated Earth Day with various activities on Monday, April 22, students and staff at Rice Elementary School kicked off a weeklong celebration of Earth Day, National Volunteer Week, and Every Child Healthy Week with a Community Garden Dedication and Groundbreaking Ceremony and luncheon.

The community garden, which will be located in front of the school, was named The Mighty Bears Garden and was dedicated to the volunteers who have given more than 1,300 hours of their time to the school this year.

"When I think of groundbreaking I think of something brand new, and that's what this means to all of us today - something that is brand new, something that will be carried on traditionally from hence forth at Jessie Rice Elementary School," Principal Iwanda Dickey said. "Nothing but fond memories will result from today's activities.