Politics

Races Set for 10 General Assembly Seats

Submitted by Bernard O'Donnell

Friday, May 25th, 2012, 2:49pm

Central Georgia voters will decide five state House races and five Senate races during this election season.

Meanwhile, 10 representatives and three senators face no opposition.

Qualifying for the state Senate and state Representative races ended at noon Friday.

Here are the qualifiers.

In State Senate District 18, incumbent Cecil Staton, a Macon Republican, has a challenger:Thomaston physician Spencer Price. They'll meet in the July 31 Republican primary and the winner has no opposition in November.

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Downtown Parking Lots Paving Completed

Submitted by Jacqueline Harnevious, 13WMAZ Community Web Producer

Thursday, March 29th, 2012, 5:15pm

The City of Dublin posted on its Facebook page today that the paving and striping of the downtown parking lots has been completed.

See the City of Dublin Facebook page for full details.

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PHOTOS 2 | Dublin St. Patrick's Festival

Submitted by Jacqueline Harnevious, 13WMAZ Community Web Producer

Monday, March 19th, 2012, 3:13pm

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Help 'Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans'

Submitted by Jacqueline Harnevious, 13WMAZ Community Web Producer

Friday, March 16th, 2012, 9:35am

DUBLIN, GA.--The event is March 30 at 2 p.m. in Carl Vinson VA Auditorium.

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Laurens County January Unemployment Rate

Submitted by Jacqueline Harnevious, 13WMAZ Community Web Producer

Thursday, March 15th, 2012, 11:11am

Laurens County January Unemployment Rate

Laurens County's unemployment rate for January was 12.4 percent, the Georgia Department of Labor news release says.

That's compared to metro Macon's 9.9 percent unemployment rate for January.

But that's still less than a year ago, at 10.5 percent.

Sam Hall with the Georgia Department of Labor says the increases should not be cause for concern because seasonal workers leaving temporary holiday jobs play a major factor in the variation.

He says the important thing is the rate is lower than it was last year.

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