Pre-K and kindergarten students at Jones Elementary School took part recently in Farm Day.

Guests Naomi Davis of Davis Farms in Roberta and Amy Bean of The Little Farm in Gray shared stories with students about life on a farm. Students had the opportunity to partake in a semi-farm experience with baby chicks, and fruit and vegetable planting.

The month of May is Stroke Awareness Month, and the staff at the Central Georgia Rehabilitation Hospital got a feeling of what their patients go through after surviving a stroke.

Tuesday, during the simulation, staffers were patched up to decrease vision. They were also weighed down by their legs, making it difficult to walk, and limited to using one hand for activities.

"It's always interesting to see how people respond to seeing how patients with a stroke, [deal with] the things that they have to go through," explained occupational therapist Tamara White.

Organizers say stroke awareness is important to Central Georgia because the Southeastern part of the U.S. has the highest death rates due to stroke. They say the key to keeping stroke away is exercise and diet.

Last month, the Drug Enforcement Administration invited you to drop off unneeded prescription drugs.

In Central Georgia, the Bibb County Sheriff's Office collected over 600 pounds of "expired, unused and wanted prescription drugs," according to a release.

The Zebulon Road dropoff location netted over 200 pounds of pharmaceuticals.

In Georgia, 12,605 pounds were collected in all.

Officials advise that flushing old prescriptions down the toilet poses potential health and safety threats.