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GDOT Focuses on Local Motorists for Work Zone Safety Week

Submitted by Jacqueline Harnevious, 13WMAZ Community Web Producer

Friday, April 19th, 2013, 11:41am

GDOT Focuses on Local Motorists for Work Zone Safety Week

(WXIA) -- Work Zone Safety Week is underway, and Georgia's Department of Transportation, the Governor's Office of Highway Safety and the Federal Highway Administration are emphasizing the need for Georgia motorists to use caution when travelling on all roads throughout the state.

During Work Zone Safety Week, highway departments, law enforcement and private contractors are reminding drivers that dangers can come from failure to be careful when behind the wheel, especially in work zones where heavy equipment is often used close to travel lanes.

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How to Write for 13WMAZ's Where You Live

Submitted by Jacqueline Harnevious, 13WMAZ Community Web Producer

Tuesday, March 19th, 2013, 7:00am

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 obins AFB

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.
Like" us on Facebook to include your local news, breaking news and weather warnings and watches in your Facebook feed.
Follow us on Twitter for breaking news and weather updates.

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Leaf Driver Ready for New Charging Stations

Submitted by Tom George on Monday, February 4th, 8:48 pm

Bob Babyok of Warner Robins is the proud owner of a Nissan Leaf.

"It's like driving an iPod," he says. The Leaf is a 100% electric car. Babyok leases it for about $140 per month, including electricity. He says enjoys being able to commute gas free.

"Normally, I would anticipate here in Warner Robins maybe 80 miles to a charge. My commute's about 40 so I only technically need to charge up every other night."

But traveling outside his commute is a different story. In order to go for Atlanta for example, he had to charge up at home in Warner Robins, top off in Macon at the Bibb County Courthouse, home of the region's only charging station, again in Griffin, before reaching Atlanta.

Now, a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy will place 100 more charging station across the Middle Georgia Clear Air Coalition's seven county region, which includes Bibb, Houston, Peach, Monroe, Twiggs, Crawford, and Jones Counties.

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Jones County Jobless Rate Released

Submitted by Jacqueline Harnevious, 13WMAZ Community Web Producer

Thursday, January 24th, 2013, 5:08pm

The jobless rate for Jones County in December 2012 was eight percent.

Jones County was one of 29 Georgia counties that had a jobless rate of eight to 8.9 percent.

According to a state news release, unemployment rose to 9.2 percent from November's 8.7 percent rate, but it was down from December 2011 when the rate was 9.5 percent.

Officials claim the rise comes from a combination of factors, including a "slight increase" in new layoffs and a reduction in the area work force.

The uptick reflects a similar statewide trend. However, the jobless rate across Georgia only rose one-tenth of percentage point while metro Macon's rate jumped five-tenths of a percentage point.

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Crews to Close One SR 11 Lane for Roadwork

Submitted by Jacqueline Harnevious, 13WMAZ Community Web Producer

Tuesday, October 16th, 2012, 11:00am

Crews to Close One SR 11 Lane for Roadwork

Crews are slated to close a lane along State Route 11 for roadwork.

According to a Georgia Department of Transportation news release, that lane closure is planned for Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. daily.

That lane closure happens near mile marker 4, near the City of Gray.

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