Out of 156 counties in Georgia, Twiggs County ranks 128, according to a national health study.

You can see how Twiggs compares to the national percentile in areas such as mortality rates, health beavhior, social and economic factors, clinical care and physical environment.

The 10 new junior journalists who auditioned this spring will take on their new role.

Tonight they meet in the studio, tour the station, and learn all about being a journalist.

Stay tuned for their upcoming stories, beginning on Wednesday June 22.

Gov. Nathan Deal announced today that the Department of Revenue will host a contest to design for a new Georgia license plate.

The design contest will begin on Monday, May 23. The deadline is Friday, June 17. 

Individuals are asked to submit original artwork. Any Georgian citizen or business authorized to do business in the state of Georgia is welcome to enter the contest.

The public will be given a chance to choose three semi-finalists through an online vote from June 24-July 8. After the online voting, the three semi-finalists will be presented to Gov. Deal.

He will then announce the winning design on July 15.

See the rules, guidelines, design template and an entry-waiver form for the contest.

Contest submissions may be sent to: