Call the Department of Labor Career Center at (478) 751-6164 and give them the job number of the position that interests you. You can see more jobs available in Central Georgia on 13WMAZ's Job Market Thursday page. Job Title: Insurance Biller - Commercial Location: Fort...more Valley GA Pay: $9.00 per Hour Education: 12 Years Job Number: GA 8005291 Twenty-four (24) months medical billing experience; experience with Blue Cross and Worker's Compensation filing; knowledge of electronic billing; computer literate; experience with EOB's (Explanation of Benefits).
More than 100 African-American Central Georgians now have a new final resting place.
They were buried in an unmarked African-American cemetery that was discovered in 2007 because of a state highway project. Slaves and freed people were buried there during the mid and late 19th century....more
The slaves and former freed people worked at McArthur plantation or neighboring plantations or were part of the freed African American tenant community.
The Georgia Department of Transportation moved the graves to make way for the new Sardis Road extension. The graves now have a marked burial site at the Bethel A.M.E. Church in Byron.
Through DNA testing and historical research, the state transportation department and local archaeologists were able to identify some of the descendants.
Five of their descendants came Tuesday to visit the site and some of them said that it's hard to describe how it feels to have this connection to their ancestors.
Gingrich, Paul, Santorum and Romney won't be the only choices here in Central Georgia on March 6, Super Tuesday. Peach County voters will decide on a $21 million SPLOST that would pay for road and bridge projects, improvements to city and county buildings, vehicles, recycling equipment and...more more. Peach County will split the money with the cities of Byron and Fort Valley. Of course, voters everywhere in the state can vote on Georgia's Republican presidential primary, which includes Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul, Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum and several other candidates. And if you want to cast a vote for President Barack Obama, you can, by asking for the Democratic ballot, but President Obama is the only name on the ballot.
American Red Cross holds blood drives at the following dates and locations:
Byron4/03/2012: 2:00 PM - 7:00 PM: Byron United Methodist Church, 103 West Heritage St.
Fort Valley3/05/2012: 2:30 PM - 6:30 PM: Grace Baptist Church, 3151 Peach Parkway3/11/2012: 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM:...more New Hope International, 204 Sullivan Road4/09/2012: 2:00 PM - 7:00 PM: First Baptist Church of Fort Valley, 209 South Miller
BYRON, GA.--The date for the 7th Annual Rescue Day at Tractor Supply in Byron/Warner Robins has been chosen, and it is April 21. That's according to a Save A Pet release. More details to come.
25th Annual Black History Month Scholarship Luncheon will feature Willie E. Gary, celebrity Attorney and Motivational Speaker Date: February 20, 2012 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm in the HPE complex Guest Speaker: Willie E. Gary, Celebrity Attorney • Motivational Speaker Individual Tickets: $50 For more details, please visit: http://www.fvsu.edu/bhmsl
FORT VALLEY, GA. - Fort Valley State University is helping Peach County residents Feb.22 by providing free yard services. Three homeowners will receive pressure washing services, landscaping services and energy audits totaling more than $1,600. Landscapers and volunteers will meet at...more 9 a.m. at Trinity Baptist Church, located at 507 State University Drive, in Fort Valley. The event is scheduled to last until 3 p.m. The yard makeovers will jumpstart the annual Under One Roof Housing Conference on Feb. 23. “With affordable housing being this year’s housing conference theme, I wanted to promote this theme in the community and offer a service to residents promoting communiveristy,” Thomas said, referring to FVSU President Larry E. Rivers’ initiative that promotes collaboration among the university and its community. Companies rendering services include Ultimate Landscaping, Peach Heating and Cooling, SOA Construction, Flint Energies, Healthy Homes Project and FVSU’s
Whether he's playing mind games or just buttering up to Cleveland Cavaliers fans, Miami Heat star LeBron James said he wouldn't rule out a return to the Forest City in the future to play for the team that drafted him No. 1 overall back in 2003.
FORT VALLEY, GA.--Fort Valley State University's Joseph Adkins Players, first lady Betty Rivers and television and film actress Karan Kendrick are shaking up Middle Georgia's theater scene with a local production of a hit stage play, Crowns. The "roof-raising” musical comes to the Austin...more Theater, located in downtown Fort Valley, March 1-4.
Crowns, written by Regina Taylor, follows the story of a young girl on a path to destruction, whose life is forever changed because of lessons learned from her grandmother and a community of "Hat Queens." Through rich stories and music of the African-American South with plenty of "Hattitude," the play takes the audience on a journey of love, discovery, revelation and remembrance.
“The first time I read this script, I knew it was a piece that I had to bring to my community,” said producer Kendrick, who performed in the hit show’s first national tour. “It celebrates the best of who we are as a community and preserves our rich