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Perry Opens Little Free Library in Honor of Librarian

Submitted by 13WMAZ Web Staff
Friday, May 24th, 2013, 6:23pm

People in Perry found a way for a Westside graduate to live on, even after her death.

Ashley Moore passed away unexpectedly last November at the age of 34. She was the library director in Dougherty County, Georgia.

It's her passion for books that will carry on in her hometown for years to come.

A small project, no bigger than a large birdhouse, drew a big crowd to Perry's Carroll Street Friday.

People came to see the opening of what seems to be a box with books, but it's much more.

A close friend of Ashley's parents, Terre Walker, said, "I wanted to do something for the library, because Ashley was a librarian, and I wanted it to be something permanent."

Walker heard about the "Little Free Library" system from Houston County's librarians. She thought it a fitting honor for Ashley.

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13 Things to Do This Holiday Weekend

Submitted by 13WMAZ Web Staff
Friday, May 24th, 2013, 3:47pm

Use this list to help you navigate the arts and culture in our area, with a heavy dose of Memorial Day events available to the public this holiday weekend.

1. Saddle up your hog for this family-friendly Memorial Day Ride from Yamaha of Byron to Andersonville Cemetery Saturday.

2. Join in on the Ingram Memorial 5K Run & Walk Saturday at Oak Hill Middle School starting at 8 a.m.

3. Monday, a Memorial Day service will honor our service members at Linwood Cemetery in Macon at 11.m.

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Ga. DNR to Give Away Lifetime Hunting & Fishing License

Submitted by 13WMAZ Web Staff
Thursday, May 23rd, 2013, 5:17pm

One lucky winner will win a free lifetime license to hunt and fish.

That's a part of the Georgia Natural Resources Foundation new contest sponsored on Georgia DNR's Facebook page.

Follow the directions on the page on how to enter.

One adult license (for ages 16-64) and one youth license (for ages 15 and younger) will be given away.

The drawing will be on Labor Day, Sept. 2.

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Perry Business Aims to Break World Record

Submitted by Jennifer Moulliet, 13WMAZ Videojournalist
Thursday, May 23rd, 2013, 2:49pm

by Jennifer Moulliet, 13WMAZ.com

STORY HIGHLIGHTS:

- Mike Williams says he thinks he can set a Guinness World Record in Perry.

- He's shooting for the record for world's longest golf cart.

- The current record is 21 feet, 11 inches, set in China in 2008.

Perry. It's been called the "Crossroads of Georgia," and now they can add a Guinness World Record to their résumé.

13WMAZ's Jennifer Moulliet caught up with one man who thinks he may have the longest golf cart in the world.

"We've done the ones that pop wheelies and we've done them for handicap people and this was just our next adventure," says Mike Williams, owner of Mike's Golf Cart.

He says that adventure was to break a world record. 

The current record for the longest golf cart is 21 feet and 11 inches, measured in China in 2008.

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Perry Kiwanis Club Presents the 2013 Students of the Year

Submitted by Perry Chamber o... on Wednesday, May 22nd, 3:06 pm
Perry Kiwanis Club Presents the 2013 Students of the Year

 

Each year the Perry Kiwanis Club recognizes Students of the Year from local schools. Each school choses their most outstanding student for the award. Please join us in congratulating them.

Pictured from left to right starting with the bottom row are: Tyler Claxton, Perry High School; Bryce Odom, Morningside Elementary; Jake Fromm, Mossy Creek Middle; Bryce Westmoreland, The Westfield School; Colson Jones, King’s Chapel Elementary; Ethan Dorr,  Matt Arthur Elementary; Chase Fletcher, Tucker Elementary; and Skylar Mizell, Perry Middle School.

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How to Help with Oklahoma Disaster Relief

Submitted by Jacqueline Harnevious, 13WMAZ Community Web Producer
Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013, 9:16am
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Perry Firefighters Move into New Station

Submitted by Jennifer Moulliet, 13WMAZ Videojournalist
Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013, 12:03am

It took 1.2 million dollars and just over six months to build, but as of noon Tuesday, Perry's new firehouse was up and running.
13WMAZ's Jennifer Moulliet was there for moving day.

Lieutenant Charles Mundy cleared his locker out at station one and prepared for his new home away from home. 

They packed up their things and headed north, to the new Davis Farm Station at 150 Commodore Drive. Located right off of Houston Lake Road.

It didn't take long for the unpacking to start. They quickly moved into their new lockers, claimed their bunks and secured space in the kitchen pantry.

"To actually be inside of it after all of the years that have gone by, is very encouraging." explained Lt. Charles Mundy.

Sgt. Tom Schonau said, "It's great to have another facility, headquarters was pretty crowded sharing one bathroom with six guys." 

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