Job Openings in Central Georgia
Each Thursday, a Georgia Department of Labor representative joins 13WMAZ toshare several open jobs in the Central Georgia area.You can watch this on 13WMAZ-TV on Thursday mornings and again at 5...
View ArticleWeather Warnings for Central Georgia
The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of middle GA.Baldwin, Bleckley, Dodge, Hancock, Jefferson, Johnson, Laurens, Pulaski, Telfair, Treutlen, Twiggs,...
View ArticleKids encouraged to 'Plug into Nature'
(WXIA) -- The Georgia Department of Natural Resources has brought back its Give Wildlife a Chance Poster Contest for 2014.This year's theme is Plug into Nature, emphasizing the importance of...
View ArticleHigh school seniors: Apply for $500 scholarship if parent working at Robins
The Robins Air Force Base CGOC is offering a $500 scholarship to local high school seniors who have a parent currently working at Robins. The scholarship is designed to reward outstanding academic...
View ArticleJob openings in Central Georgia
Each Thursday, a Georgia Department of Labor representative joins 13WMAZ toshare several open jobs in the Central Georgia area.You can watch this on 13WMAZ-TV on Thursday mornings and again at 5...
View ArticleCentral Georgians battle illiteracy
"I just don't believe in the word 'can't' because that's one word I ain't never seen in the Bible, 'can't,'" Estella Sams says. The entrepreneur doesn't let much stop her, but for almost 60 of her 75...
View ArticleFree pancakes at IHOP today
Flip for flapjacks today! Why? Because it's IHOP's annual National Pancake Day and they're free. In return for a free short stack of buttermilk pancakes, guests are asked to consider leaving a...
View ArticleTattnall County Jail inmate possibly in Twiggs County
The Twiggs County Sheriff's Office is warning everyone to be on the lookout for a man they say escaped from jail in southeast Georgia. Chad Everette Dasher is reported to be armed and dangerous, and...
View ArticleTruck overturns on I-16 in Twiggs
Interstate 16 in Twiggs County is clear again after a truck wreck Friday morning. Twiggs County dispatchers said it happened around 8 a.m. on I-16 west., near exit 24. That's the Highway 96 exit near...
View ArticleEscaped inmate may be break-in suspect
A Tattnall County jail escapee may have struck again. Chad Everette Dasher is believed to be the suspect of a home break-in on Saturday, according to the Twiggs County Sheriff's Office. Dasher escaped...
View ArticleCentral Georgia Weather Forecast
Today... Mostly sunny with highs in the mid-to-upper 70s.Tonight... Mainly clear with lows around 50.Tuesday... Mostly sunny with highs in the upper 70s..Tuesday Night... Partly cloudy with lows in the...
View ArticleArea unemployment rates fall
Central Georgia's unemployment rate continues to dip, falling from 7.8 to 7.7 percent from December to January.The rate has declined mostly because the amount of new layoffs decreased by 41 percent,...
View ArticleTwiggs County unemployment rate hits 10.2 percent
Twiggs County's unemployment rate hit 10.2 percent in January, above Central Georgia's regional average of 7.7 percent.In January 2013, one year ago, the unemployment rate was 9.3 percent in Central...
View ArticleFriday weather forecast
Today... Sunny with highs in the mid-to-upper 60s.Tonight... Mostly cloudy with lows near 40.Saturday... Partly cloudy with highs in the low 70s.Saturday Night... Mostly cloudy with rain possible. Lows...
View ArticleIRS red flags: How to avoid a tax audit
Jeff Reeves, Special for USA TODAYThere's a general conception that the Internal Revenue Services is too understaffed at tax time to go after anyone but high rollers and blatant cheats.Don't believe...
View ArticleRobins Union election redo Tuesday
Members of the union that represents several thousand Robins employees can return to the ballot box Tuesday. The national office said the local AFGE 987 needs to redo their November election, because...
View ArticleFlood warning continues for Ocmulgee River
The Ocmulgee River in Bibb, Houston, Jones, Monroe and Twiggs counties is under a flood warning Tuesday until late tonight.The flood warning states that areas of the riverwalk will be under a foot of...
View ArticleOperation Wrong Exit findings expected Thursday
They found guns, drugs, drunk drivers and fugitives during a traffic detail over the weekend on Interstate 16 in Twiggs County. Deputy Chief Billy Boney told 13WMAZ Wednesday they'll be announcing and...
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