HOUSTON COUNTY, GA – Scotty Kent, Warner Robins High School ninth-grader, recently competed in the FFA Reporter’s Book Leadership competition.  He was the Central Region 3 winner and qualified to compete at state. 

Scotty serves as the Warner Robins High FFA Chapter Reporter.  He is pictured with his project and ribbons. 

The Reporter’s Leadership Award showcases a book that highlights published materials to chronicle the chapter's yearly activities.  The reporter is responsible for news and feature articles.  He also keeps an up-to-date scrapbook showing articles in the sequence of their publication.  During FFA week, the Warner Robins High FFA chapter was covered by The Telegraph, 13WMAZ and WRWR TV-38.  With the circulation and broadcaster viewers of these three media, the school’s FFA news reached an estimated 350,000+ people.

Houston County has raised over $156K with 1540 participants for Relay for Life 2012 so far.

That's according to the Relay for Life website.

Houston County's Relay for Life takes place May 18 at the Georgia National Fairgrounds & Agricenter.

See the top teams in Houston County.

Forecasters warn the threat of wildfires is high across much of Georgia, and any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.

The National Weather Service issued a red flag warning for high fire danger from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. today.

The warning covers North and Central Georgia, where winds are expected to gust up to 25 mph.

The "red flag" warning covers all of Central Georgia's counties. The warning says people should take care with outdoor fires and contact local authorities before burning.

13WMAZ meteorologist David Ernst says a measuring station at the Middle Georgia Regional Airport has gotten 7.92 inches of rain this year. That's more than 6 inches below normal and more than 4 inches less than last year.

He said Central Georgia has seen sustained wind speeds of 10 to 15 mph.

Forecasters say humidity will be low, helping to create potentially dangerous fire conditions.