The Georgia Department of Transportation announces that work on the project to resurface a 12 mile section of SR 96 in Twiggs County began Tuesday, February 7, a news release says.

This project will resurface 12.3 miles of SR 96 beginning at the Houston/Twiggs County line and continuing through the City of Tarversville to north of Cranberry Lane.

Dykes Grassing Company from Cochran, GA was the low bidder at $2,057,437.39. The current completion date is estimated for October 31, 2012.

There are no time restrictions for this project. A majority of the work will be performed Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. with occasional weekend work. A pilot vehicle will be utilized to assist motorists driving through the work zone.

A single lane closure will be utilized for this work.

Motorists should reduce their speed in this and all work zones.

Warner Robins, GA --  The Museum of Aviation’s exhibit Tuskegee Airmen: A Proud Heritage has won the Georgia Association of Museums and Galleries (GAMG) Museum Exhibition of the Year Award in Category 2 (under $100,000).  The award was presented today, January 20, at the GAMG Conference in Milledgeville, Georgia --  coincidentally the same day that the much publicized “Red Tails” Tuskegee Airmen movie is premiering in theaters nationwide.

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WARNER ROBINS, GA- At its regular, monthly board meeting, the Robins Regional Chamber of Commerce gave its strong endorsement of the SPLOST referendum.