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Winning Powerball lottery tickets sold in Georgia and Texas
INGLEWOOD – No tickets were sold matching all six numbers in Monday (July 29) evening’s Powerball drawing, according to Lottery officials. Three tickets was sold matching five numbers in Georgia and Texas (2) and are worth $1 million each. The numbers drawn in Monday evening’s Powerball lottery were...
GMAS results are in!: More than 1/3 of 3rd and 8th graders still not reading at grade level
The Georgia Department of Education (GADOE) has posted the Georgia Milestones Assessment System (GMAS) results for the 2023-2024 school year. SCCPSS Public Information Manager Sheila Blanco sent out a press release around 12:30 p.m. Friday highlighting that the district saw "gains in nearly all subjects and grade bands in school year 2024." ...
Mercer alumna offers candles, educational experiences at downtown shop
Double Bear Anikitia Abram started making candles to ease her anxiety during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since then, her hobby has turned into a budding business that’s providing patrons with unique creative and educational experiences. Pretty Lux Co., located at 536 3rd St. in downtown Macon, sells...
Coming to a close: A.G.I.R.L.S Dance Team
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - After many years of service, the A.G.I.R.L.S Dance Team will no longer be operating in the community. Founded in 2012, A.G.I.R.L.S. was an all-girls majorette dance team that competed in local and regional competitions and held an undefeated record for months. The team has won at least 200 trophies while being featured on Lifetime’s hit show, “Bring It” winning against the renowned Dancing Dolls.
Unsettled start to workweek with several storms
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - The best chance of rain and storms during the workweek will be early in the week. After that, rain coverage decreases and the heat/humidity builds. Morning fog and clouds on this Monday. Otherwise, partly to mostly cloudy. Several scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected to pop up starting around midday and the afternoon hours. Rain coverage will be around 50-60%, but most of us will at least see a threatening sky. Highs between 88 and 91 degrees.
VA employees work to innovate patient care
Ebony Dillard knew there had to be a better way to prevent her physical therapy patients from tripping and falling as they worked toward regaining their mobility. “We use belts or a band to hold feet apart. Initially, I thought of vibrations but with neuropathy, they might not feel it. I wondered what else could I use,” said Dillard, a physical therapy assistant at Augusta’s Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, whose idea of using magnets in a device came to fruition in a prototype in 2022. It should be on the market by year’s end.
Meet Brooke Huckaby, Georgia's youngest mayor
"You can't complain unless you're willing to do something about it," says Brooke Huckaby, the youngest mayor of Georgia. At just 21 years old, Huckaby is making a difference as Arabi's mayor, hoping it encourages more young people to find their place in politics.