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Jones Elementary Students Experience Farm Life

Jones Elementary Students Experience Farm Life

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.

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First Lady Holds Workshop with Students on "42" Movie

First Lady Holds Workshop with Students on "42" Movie

The White House held a film workshop for 80 students with cast and crew from "42," the movie. The movie premieres in theaters on April 12.

My Teacher is Tops: Troy Herlihy

History teacher Troy Herlihy has taught at Gray Station Middle for only two years, but she's already made a long-lasting impact on many of her students.

"If you wanted to pick a teacher that is better than any teacher you've interviewed, you should pick Ms. Herlihy, a wonderful, outstanding teacher. That is why I think my teacher is tops," wrote eighth-grader Eva White in her letter to 13WMAZ.

"She's always encouraging us to do better and do good in life and she's a great teacher," adds classmate Nene Mays.

Ms. Herlihy spices up her history lessons with games like 'Jeopardy!' She knows how to keep the class fun, without getting out of control.

"She's very strict, but it ain't strict in a mean way. She's strict in, she likes things very organized. She doesn't like her students to be running around doing bad stuff, so she keeps you where you need to be and not in trouble all the time," says her student Colton Blount.

Turner Woods Elementary to Host Spring Fest

Turner Woods Elementary to Host Spring Fest

Turner Woods Elementary Schools hosts a Tiger Spring Fest.

How to Write for 13WMAZ's Where You Live

How to Write for 13WMAZ's Where You Live

Where You Live is WMAZ's hyperlocal feature. This means that we are helping bring you more community-specific news more often.

We have websites for these communities:

Dooly-Macon County
Hancock-Putnam
Bleckley-Dodge-Pulaski
Twiggs
Sandersville
Milledgeville
Peach-Crawford
Gray-Jones
Forsyth-Monroe
Dublin
Perry 
Warner Robins
Macon
R
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These community websites are a place for you and your community members to share information.

To join our team and share with folks just like yourself, all you have to do is email us your email address and name whereyoulive@13wmaz.com

From there, we set up an account for you. This account lets you log in to your community site and post photo galleries, concerts, community events, 100th birthday parties, your concerns, latest creative projects, how-to advice and anything else you want people in your area to know.

Once you have an account, here are some examples of how you can stay involved Where You Live:

(These are just ideas to get you started. Feel free to come up with your own blog ideas!)

  • Post about your hobby: 
    Exercise 
    Photography 
    Scrapbooking 
    Hunting 
    Fishing 
    Couponing 
    Music reviews 
    Movie reviews 
    Local fashion

 

  • Are you that person who always takes photos at the high school's football games or at community festivals?  You can log in with your new account and create a gallery to show off your photos on our site.
  • Have a story idea that may need a reporter in our newsroom? Send us a news tip by emailing eyewitnessnews@13wmaz.com
  • Where You Live is your space for public conversation.  Feel free to comment on others' articles. New ideas can crop up just from simple conversations with others.
  • See something bizarre around town? Take a (cell phone) photo and post it to your community site! Maybe someone else will know the background story.
  • Add an event to our community calendar. Click "Add an Event"  on your community site's event section.
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Jones County Voting on Penny Tax

Jones County Voting on Penny Tax

Voters will be casting their ballot for a penny tax in Jones County.

Jones is voting for a special purpose local option sales tax to fund education projects, or SPLOST.

It's also known as an E-SPLOST, or education special purpose local option sales tax.

The last day to vote is March 19.

Jones County wants to raise up to $16 million dollars. 

Here's where to vote:

Jones County: Check local voting precincts from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.