Health

Crawford EMA Conducts Damage Assessment Course

Submitted by Jacqueline Harnevious, 13WMAZ Community Web Producer

Tuesday, August 9th, 2011, 1:35pm

The Crawford County Emergency Management Agency conducts a Preliminary Damage Assessment Course on August 22, 2011 at the Business Development Authority Building, Room 16 from 1:30 pm to 9:30 pm. There will be a break from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.

The purpose of this course is to prepare a team to conduct damage assessments following a disaster.

If you are interested in becoming part of the team, please contact Gerry Gibb at 478-550-5252 or Jake Watson at 478-550-7138 or send an email with your name and phone number to ema@crawfordcountyga.org

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Peach Ranks 103 in Health Study

Submitted by Jacqueline Harnevious, 13WMAZ Community Web Producer

Tuesday, July 12th, 2011, 5:20pm

Peach County ranks 103 out of 156 counties in Georgia, according to a national health study.

A multitude of factors such as mortality, health behaviors, clinical care, social and economic factors, and physical environment go into the rating.

See how Peach County rates nationally and statewide.

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Crawford Co. Ranks 41 in Health Study

Submitted by Jacqueline Harnevious, 13WMAZ Community Web Producer

Tuesday, July 12th, 2011, 5:17pm

Out of 156 counties in Georgia, Crawford County ranks 41, according to a national health study.

Various factors such as mortality, health behaviors, clinical care, social and economic factors, and physical environment go into the rating.

See how Crawford County rates nationally and statewide.

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Premiere Wacky Wednesday at Mulberry St. Market

Submitted by Jacqueline Harnevious, 13WMAZ Community Web Producer

Monday, July 11th, 2011, 11:53am

--Submitted by Davis Farms

Wed. July 13 the Mulberry Street Market will be celebrating Farm Animals with our Premier Wacky Wed. event for children. The event will feature a friendly goat named Sugar. Local farmer Ms Robin Dunaway, of Greenway Farms in Roberta, GA will be bringing Sugar, a nanny goat with a sweet disposition. “She just wants you to love and adore her” explained Ms Dunaway. With soft fur and medium build, Sugar will be a great way for parents to introduce young children to farm animals.
Texas Pete is another farm animal that will be visiting the market. He is a rooster with quite a reputation. “Texas Pete is the sweetest rooster you ever could meet” said Pete’s farm mom, Ms Amy Bean of The Little Farm in Gray GA. “You can scratch him under his chin and he almost purrs like a cat” she continued. Henry the Turtle will also make a visit.

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FVSU Receives Grants to Safeguard Peanuts

Submitted by Jacqueline Harnevious, 13WMAZ Community Web Producer

Friday, July 8th, 2011, 4:31pm

FVSU Receives Grants to Safeguard Peanuts

Most foodies don't know that their favorite legume is under attack.

That's according to a Fort Valley State University news release.

The Pangaeus bilineatus—also known as the burrower bug—is threatening the peanut. \

To protect the crops, the Georgia Peanut Commission recently awarded Fort Valley State University biology professor and interim department head, Dr. George Mbata, and USDA Southeast Fruit and Tree Nut Research Lab’s Dr. David Shapiro-Ilan, a one-year, $28,000 grant to develop environmentally-friendly methods to control the pest.

Funding will support six research projects for FVSU biology students, the release says.

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