AF takes aim at obesity in dependents, retirees
The Air Force is taking aim at obesity among dependents and retirees through two pilot programs that could eventually go servicewide. Part of the new Healthcare to Health initiative — H2H for short —...
View ArticlePublic input wanted in Georgia's deer management plan
Georgia Department of Natural Resources wants your input in how the state manages the white-tailed deer population.According to a release, the meetings include an overview of stakeholder...
View ArticleJeffersonville Elementary School Supply List
Have you started school shopping yet?Jeffersonville Elementary School suggested items your student may need for the upcoming year by grade level.Print out the full shopping list!
View ArticleGa. Congressman co-sponsors medical marijuana bill on Capitol Hill
(WXIA-TV) -- Tenth District Rep. Paul Broun (R) is co-sponsoring a bill introduced Monday on Capitol Hill by Pennsylvania Rep. Scott Perry (R), that would legalize a form of medical marijuana...
View ArticleBank of Dudley to open Twiggs Co. branch
When Peoples State Bank announced last year that it was closing its Jeffersonville branch last year, Twiggs County was left without a bank. That will be changing in the near future. According to the...
View ArticleMan accused of robbing Twiggs Co. truck stop
A Wilkinson County man is accused of robbing a truck stop with a rifle. Christopher Scott Henson was arrested about four hours after the robbery, according to Twiggs County Sheriff Darren Mitchum. He...
View ArticleJob opening in Sparta, Eatonton
Each Thursday, a Georgia Department of Labor representative joins 13WMAZ to share several open jobs in the Central Georgia area.You can watch this on 13WMAZ-TV on Thursday mornings and again at 5...
View ArticleKrispy Kreme makes the happiest doughnuts
(WXIA) -- Next week is National Smile Week. Doughnuts make people happy. Why not put those two points together?From Aug. 11-17, Krispy Kreme will offer Fun Face Doughnuts at its U.S. locations.The...
View ArticleSevere Thunderstorm Warning Friday afternoon
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning for has been issued for Baldwin, Jones, Twiggs and Wilkinson counties until 2:30 p.m. Winds up could get up to 60 mph, according to the National Weather Service. Small...
View ArticlePrep preview: Twiggs County
Twiggs County football players are putting the last season behind them.The Cobras are running into what they hope will be a much better year, with the guidance of a familiar face.Head coach Dexter...
View ArticleMarvin Lewis on Darqueze Dennard: 'Best rookie corner I've seen'
By Josh Katzowitz, CBSSports.comMarvin Lewis was Bengals coach when Leon Hall and Johnathan Joseph were rookies. Lewis was the Ravens defensive coordinator when Duane Starks accumulated 16...
View ArticleWater Intoxication: How much is too much?
(WXIA) After the tragic death of a Douglas County High School football player, some are asking is there such thing as drinking too much water?The rule-of-thumb for an average adult is thought to be...
View ArticleJeffersonville woman sentenced to prison for fraud
A Jeffersonville woman was sentenced to more than five years in federal prison for defrauding the government and her employer of more than a half-million dollars. A news release from the U.S....
View ArticleJob opening at Robins AFB
Each Thursday, a Georgia Department of Labor representative joins 13WMAZ to share several open jobs in the Central Georgia area.You can watch this on 13WMAZ-TV on Thursday mornings and again at 5...
View ArticleA moving wall: Traveling Vietnam wall in Dublin through Sunday
The names are all different, but their mission was the same.The Moving Wall is a traveling Vietnam memorial designed back in the 1980s. This weekend it's in Dublin."It's an honor because they gave...
View ArticleMuseum of Aviation gets new Main Gate sign
Warner Robins, GA – The Robins Regional Chamber of Commerce recognized the 2013 Leadership Robins Region Class August 18 by cutting a ribbon in front of the new Museum of Aviation Main Gate Sign. The...
View ArticleTwiggs native fatally shot in Macon apartment
The Bibb County Sheriff's Office is investigating a homicide that occurred at the Rockland Apartments at 2295 Recreation Road.Witnesses told investigators that Milton Stephens Jr., 40, was found at...
View ArticleGa. officials offer online deer hunting application
SOCIAL CIRCLE, Ga. (AP) - Georgia wildlife officials are encouraging deer hunters to fill out an online application that will allow them to participate in this season's deer quota hunt.Officials from...
View ArticleVOTE: Who do you think will go all the way in A?
Who do you think will make it all the way in A? We want to know! Cast your vote for your favorite(s)!Click to cast your vote!
View ArticleMcDonald's coffee to hit supermarkets
(USA TODAY)Not too many years ago, this would have been unthinkable: buying a bag of McDonald’s-branded coffee at the grocery store.But to say that coffee is hot — and that McDonald’s MCD is now a big...
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