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13 Things to Do This Holiday Weekend

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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Museum of Aviation Saving Money Using Green Energy

The Museum of Aviation says it is saving money by using green energy, which is also contributing to national Department of Defense goals to use more renewable sources.

Since 2009, the main building of the museum has been using the renewable source, but as of the beginning of May, the whole facility will be using it.

It's part of a cooperation with Flint Energies, who gets the energy in part from the Houston County landfill.

The landfill takes trash and compacts it. They then collect the methane gas through wells and burn it into green energy.

Flint says it ends up costing the Air Force less because the landfill system costs less to produce.

The museum uses 2.4 million kilowatt hours per year.

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Georgia Peach Festival Kicks Off with Taste Challenge

Georgia Peach Festival Kicks Off with Taste Challenge

The Georgia Peach Festival returns with events ranging from a Taste Challenge Competition to Jazz Dinner to the famous World's Largest Peach Cobbler Peach Pit.

The festival fun kicks off Saturday, June 1 and continues through Saturday, June 8.

Read the full schedule below or go to the Georgia Peach Festival website.

Flint Energies Helps Museum of Aviation Go 100 Percent Green

Flint Energies Helps Museum of Aviation Go 100 Percent Green

REYNOLDS/WARNER ROBINS/PERRY/UPATOI – Effective May 1, the Robins Air Force Base (RAFB) Museum of Aviation www.museumofaviation.org is “going green” with 100% of their power supplied by renewable energy from Flint Energies. With this final agreement between the RAFB Office of Civil Engineering and Flint Energies, the Air Force Base will now be buying green energy for its entire Museum complex.

“Flint Energies is proud to assist the US Air Force with its goal of being environmentally responsible with this purchase of green energy for the Museum,” said Flint Sr. Vice President Jimmy Autry. “The relationship between the Museum of Aviation and Flint goes all the way back through the Museum’s history.”

Stray Pit Bull Tests Positive for Rabies in Houston Co.

The North Central health district says a positive case of rabies has been found in Houston County.

They're warning people in one Houston county neighborhood who may have been in contact with a stray pit bull who roamed the area.

They say brown and white dog was known to wander the neighborhood around Shamrock Circle off Dunbar Road.

The dog was picked up after it bit who was playing with it and then tested positive for rabies.

The health district says anyone who may have been bitten or come in contact with the dog's saliva should get checked out.

For more information call the North Central Health District at 478-751-6114.

Robins Federal Credit Union Gives Over $51K to the American Cancer Society

Robins Federal Credit Union Gives Over $51K to the American Cancer Society

Warner Robins, GA — Robins Federal Credit Union recently held fundraisers in branches across the mid-state in order to raise funds for the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life.

Robins Federal Credit Union branches in Baldwin, Bibb, Houston, Jones, Monroe and Peach Counties created teams, raised funds and participated in their county’s Relay for Life events. Over 100 employees participated in the events in their respective counties, and $51,319.02 was raised for the American Cancer Society.

“We are proud to support the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life. Our staff really enjoys the three month fundraising drive each year. It allows them to work together, and have fun while doing something great in our community.  We value our partnership with the American Cancer Society, and could not be more pleased with the result of this year’s fundraising drives” says John Rhea, President/CEO. 

Organizing After The Storm Passes

Organizing After The Storm Passes

When a disaster like the recent tornado in Moore, OK or Superstorm Sandy in the Northeast hits, our first thoughts go to the people affected. Are they safe? Were they hurt? Of course the physical devastation is overwhelming but it is the human toll that touches us first.