Of the registered voters in Houston County, 20.36 percent voted in the presidential primary election.

That's according to the Board of Elections.

That's an unofficial count, there is still possibility for absentee ballots to arrive.

PERRY, GA.– Art by Perry High School students was featured in the Capitol Art Exhibit in Atlanta.  Tiffany Nance, Ashley Collins and art teacher Catherine Heller attended a reception in February that featured the art, a Houston County Board of Education news release says.

The Capitol Art Exhibit is cosponsored by the Georgia Art Education Association (GAEA) and the Office of the Secretary of State.  It is the premier event of Youth Art Month and the largest student exhibition in the state.  The purpose of the exhibit is to share with our legislators and the public the exceptional, creative ability of Georgia's students. Only two students per art teacher are chosen to participate.

Ashley and Tiffany are pictured with their artwork.  Ashley created the black and white ties and Tiffany’s art is the brown bicycle with newspapers.  They are also pictured with Representative Larry O’Neal and Heller.

Capitol lobbyists spent thousands of dollars on midstate lawmakers in 2011, and they're on pace to spend as much or more in 2012.

According to reports filed with the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission, lobbyists shelled almost $37,000 on 12 of Central Georgia's state legislators last year.

The reports reveal that lobbyists bought meals, sports tickets and lodging for the lawmakers. The reports also reveal that the more power a lawmaker has, the more money lobbyists spend on them.

When the General Assembly is in session, hundreds of lobbyists spend thousands of hours on the third floor halls near the House and Senate chambers.

Every day, lobbyists pull lawmakers aside to discuss pending bills, and as the transparency reports reveal, lobbyists open their wallets and pick up legislators' tabs on everything from baseball and football tickets to motel and food expenses.