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Macon-Bibb EOC accepts applications for Head Start and Early Head Start programs
1+ hour, 24+ min ago (258+ words) MACON, Ga. (WGXA) " Macon-Bibb EOC opens free Head Start enrollment for families across Bibb and Monroe counties. The Macon-Bibb County Economic Opportunity Council, Inc. (EOC) says it is now accepting applications for its Head Start and Early Head Start programs,…...
Warner Robins to host BFAYLA inaugural gala Saturday at The Main Street
5+ hour, 46+ min ago (252+ words) COCHRAN, GA (WGXA) " The first all-female middle Georgia school is set to host its inaugural gala this Saturday. Beauty From Ashes Youth Leadership Academy (BFAYLA) is hosting the gala from 4- 7 p.m. at The Main Street, 104 Borders Way, Warner Robins, GA 31088. DID…...
Cellphone ban for high school students gets green light from Georgia House reps
7+ hour, 51+ min ago (183+ words) President Trump delivers the State of the Union to Congress. (WGXA) " Cellphones in Georgia's high school classrooms are a step closer to being banned. GEORGIA LAWMAKERS | Herring's 'You are not alone' bill would add 988 hotline message to some student IDs…...
Technology Scholarship for students returns
11+ hour, 33+ min ago (94+ words) Parents, if you're looking to send your student to college with a little help, an area law firm is bringing back it's laptop giveaway. Farah and Farah Personal Injury Law Firm has announced its "Empowering Greatness" scholarship program. Five students…...
FVSU and CDEP to host 43rd Energy Career Day and recruitment conference Sunday-Monday
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (204+ words) FORT VALLEY, Ga. (WGXA) " Fort Valley State University (FVSU) and the Cooperative Developmental Energy Program (CDEP) are set to host the 43rd Annual Energy Career Day and Student Recruitment Conference. This Sunday at 7:30 p.m. and Monday at 11:15 a.m. FVSU and CDEP will celebrate…...
New mentorship and 4-H pipeline aims to expand STEM skills and career readiness for youth
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (333+ words) MACON, Ga. (WGXA) " Five Bibb County students are headed to Washington, D.C. this March, the first sign of the new partnership with Macon Bibb County and Fort Valley State University's (FVSU) Cooperative Extension 4H Positive Youth Development Program. The mentors project of…...
High school sweethearts marry in Bibb County during free Valentine’s Day ceremony at court
1+ week, 4+ day ago (30+ words) High school sweethearts marry in Bibb County during free Valentine's Day ceremony at court'WGXA High school sweethearts marry in Bibb County during free Valentine's Day ceremony at court...
At Ballard-Hudson Middle, “Chick-fil-A and Conversations” links leaders with students
1+ week, 6+ day ago (237+ words) MACON, Ga. " The Mentors Project of Bibb County brought food and fellowship together for a meaningful day of mentorship during its "Chick-fil-A and Conversations" event Wednesday. The event, held at Ballard-Hudson Middle School, was organized by The Mentors Project of…...
All February, MBEOC brings 'Reading Is Love' story times to Macon-Bibb classrooms
1+ week, 6+ day ago (182+ words) MACON, Ga. (WGXA) " Macon-Bibb Economic Opportunity Council, Inc (MBEOC) is doing a Reading Is Love event all February long in support of early literacy. Community members will read to children from birth to age five in local classrooms as a…...
Chad Simmons named Veterans High School principal, set to start this summer
2+ week, 10+ hour ago (197+ words) HOUSTON COUNTY, Ga. (WGXA) " Chad Simmons will be the new principal of Veterans High School beginning in June. Today, Simmons was named the new principal and will begin over the summer, while the current principal, Dr. Amy Barbour, begins her…...