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Meet the Class of 2013 Valedictorians and Salutatorians

Meet the Class of 2013 Valedictorians and Salutatorians

Fourteen District students have been selected as valedictorians and salutatorians to represent the Class of 2013. These students will be honored at the annual Vals and Sals Luncheon on Monday, May 20, and will speak at their school's graduation ceremony.

Alayna Williams, Central High School Valedictorian

Alayna Williams is a National Merit Commended Scholar, STAR student, and received Honorable Mention for the Golden Eagle Awards. She is a member of Key Club, National Honor Society, and Spanish Club. Alayna plans to attend Mercer University on a Presidential Scholarship and major in psychology. She is the daughter of Keith and Barbara Williams.

Jihwan Oh, Central High School Salutatorian

Tonight: Yappy Hour at the Dog Park

Yappy Hour in the Dog Park is tonight from 5-8 p.m.  Bring the pups to Happy Hour at 1550 Chestnut Street in Macon.

Good Country People perform, you'll be able to purchase wine and beer there will also be free dog yogurt!

Yappy Hour will be every third Thursday.

The Community Foundation of Central Georgia, through the Knight Neighborhood Challenge, has awarded $1,950 to Macon Bibb County Parks & Recreation to launch Yappy Hour Yappy Hour will be a dog-friendly event to bring more people to Tyler's Place - Macon's off-leash dog park.

Local Emergency Services Join together for Annual “EMS for Children” Picnic

Local Emergency Services Join together for Annual “EMS for Children” Picnic

On May 21, from 6:00PM-8:30PM, local Emergency Services from across Central Georgia will come together for the annual EMS for Children Picnic.

Job Openings in Macon

Job Openings in Macon

Call the Department of Labor Career Center at (478) 751-6164 and give them the job number of the position that interests you. 

You can see more jobs available in Central Georgia on 13WMAZ's Job Market Thursday page.

New Boutique Brings the 'Posh' to Second Street

New Boutique Brings the 'Posh' to Second Street

 

Main Street Macon will host the grand opening for Posh Boutique today at 2:00 p.m. at 314 Second Street. Owner, Nicole Talton, started the business at the Macon Indoor Flea Market and quickly saw a need to expand to a storefront location. After researching different areas of the city, Talton and her daughter chose Downtown because of the ongoing revitalization and the plans for the Second Street Corridor. “I feel like we got in at the right time,” says Talton.

Posh Boutique carries clothing, handbags and accessories. “Our goal is to provide unique fashions that are different from what larger fashion chains carry. We want every woman who shops with us to feel ‘Posh’,” says Talton.

Central Georgians Talk Preventive Breast Exams

We hear all the statistics about the likelihood of you or someone you know being diagnosed.

When Angelina Jolie's announcement made worldwide news, 13WMAZ's Judy Le went out in Central Georgia to put the statistics in terms of real mothers, sisters, daughters and friends.

One in eight women has a chance of being diagnosed with breast cancer, according to the National Cancer Institute.

"I had an aunt who had breast cancer and who died when I was 11," says Marsha Gainey of Macon.

"My great great grandmother had it and it's crap. It's not good at all," says Macy Schack of Byron.

It's the most common cancer among women in the United States. 

Here are some ways to take control of the disease before it takes control of you.

If you're in your early 20's, start examining your breasts yourself to find lumps.

In your 30's, get clinical breast exams every three years and your doctor's advice.

Mosquito Spraying Scheduled at the Bibb-Jones County Line

Mosquito Spraying Scheduled at the Bibb-Jones County Line

Mosquito spraying happens tonight in the Shirley Hills and Wood Valley areas as well as in south Bibb County.

That's from 7-11 p.m. in these areas:

 

SHIRLEY HILLS/WOOD VALLEY

Bound by the following streets, roads, landmarks or bodies of water.

BORDERS:                

  • NORTH--the Bibb Co./Jones Co. line.
  • WEST--a line from the Ocmulgee River past the Masonic Home north to the Bibb Co./Jones Co. line past Upper River Rd.
  • SOUTH--I-75 north of the I-16 interchange south to I-16 to Spring St.
  • EAST--North Ave. to Gray Hwy. to the Bibb Co./Jones Co. line.

and in South Bibb County:

 

Bound by the following streets, roads, landmarks or bodies of water.

BORDERS: