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Thanksgiving: A time to celebrate family dysfunction?

Submitted by Jacqueline Harnevious, 13WMAZ Community Web Producer
Thursday, November 28th, 2013, 7:00am
Thanksgiving: A time to celebrate family dysfunction?

By Sharon Jayson, USA TODAY

Getting together for Thanksgiving may bring to mind turkey, football and of course, giving thanks.

But Thanksgiving in the USA also seems to have become a time to celebrate (and vent about) our dysfunctional families.

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Benefit race at Cochran Motor Speedway

Submitted by Jacqueline Harnevious, 13WMAZ Community Web Producer
Tuesday, November 26th, 2013, 10:23am
Benefit race at Cochran Motor Speedway

Friday and Saturday feature the Second Annual Arlene Pittman Memorial Thanksgiving Race at Cochran Motor Speedway. That's on November 29 and 30.

Friday's events:
Complete Late-Model Feature Event
Admission: 
Grandstands: $10
Pits: $25
Children 6-12
Grandstands: $5, Pits $10,

Children 5 and under are free.

Saturday:

Six Complete Feature Events
Admission:
Grandstands: $15
Pits: $35
Children 6-12:
Grandstands: $5
Pits: $10
Children 5 and under are free. 

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Central Georgia Christmas tree farms to open

Submitted by 13WMAZ Web Staff
Tuesday, November 26th, 2013, 7:00am
Central Georgia Christmas tree farms to open

It's almost that time of year again: Christmas tree time!

Make a day of it with the family and head out to a local Christmas tree farm to pick out the perfect addition for your holiday decor.

Roberts Christmas Tree Farm in Byron:
Opens Nov. 25- Dec. 22
10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. daily
located at 9247 Peach Parkway on Hwy 49.
478-956-5325

Double B Farms in Lizella:
Opens Thanksgiving Day-Dec. 24
10 a.m. - dark
located at 8511 Knoxville Road, Lizella.
478-935-8742

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DNR aims to increase quail population

Submitted by Suzanne Lawler, News & Sports Anchor
Thursday, November 21st, 2013, 2:14pm
DNR aims to increase quail population

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources says they hope a partnership with numerous organizations in the state will boost the quail population.

Earlier this evening several groups signed the Georgia Bobwhite Quail Technical Team Memorandum of Agreement.

It's a mouthful, but what it means is that, DNR will provide free help to farmers or land owners that want to tailor their landscape to make it more quail friendly.

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Jeffersonville teacher wins My Teacher is Tops

Submitted by Anita Oh, Multimedia Journalist
Thursday, November 21st, 2013, 10:18am
Jeffersonville teacher wins My Teacher is Tops

Third-grade teacher Andrea Lewis thought Wednesday was going to be like any other day of teaching.

But she was in for a surprise and some tears.

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City streetscape project to finish in December

Submitted by Jacqueline Harnevious, 13WMAZ Community Web Producer
Monday, November 18th, 2013, 4:07pm
City streetscape project to finish in December

A beautification project in Jeffersonville should be finished in December.

According to the City's website, the project includes sidewalks, pedestrian benches and garden planters as well as a solar lighting project.

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Honoring Veterans Day in central Georgia

Submitted by Jacqueline Harnevious, 13WMAZ Community Web Producer
Friday, November 8th, 2013, 3:22pm
Honoring Veterans Day in central Georgia

Monday, November 11 marks the official day we as a nation remember our veterans who serve and have served in the Armed Forces.

Here's where you can go to take part in community celebration.

Veterans Day Salute
Fort Hawkins in Macon
4 p.m.

Linwood Cemetery, Macon
11 a.m.

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