Group against T-SPLOST to hold meeting

Citizens Against T-SPLOST will hold an informational and educational meeting about the proposed transportation special purpose local option sales tax Saturday.

The meeting will be held 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at Nola Brantley Memorial Library, 721 Watson Blvd., Warner Robins.

Ned Sanders, chairman of Citizens Against T-SPLOST, will moderate the meeting. The group also will discuss its concerns with the sales tax.

Georgians will vote on the proposed T-SPLOST July 31. If passed, it will add one cent to sales tax for 10 years beginning Jan. 1.

Volunteer applications available for tourneys

The Little League Southeastern Region Headquarters is now accepting applications for volunteers for the regional softball and baseball tournaments to be held in Warner Robins this summer. Applications are available by visiting the Southeastern Region’s website, www.eteamz.com/llbsouth, and clicking “Tournaments.”

Filled-out applications and a copy of a government-issued photo ID should be sent to: Sandy Popejoy, SE Little League, P.O. Box 7557, Warner Robins, GA 31095. They also may be e-mailed to spopejoy@littleleague.org.

The softball tournament is July 26-31, and the baseball tournament is Aug. 3-10. All games will be played at Little League Southeast Park off Ga. 96 in Warner Robins.

Applications available for Miss WR pageants

Applications are now available for the 2013 Miss Warner Robins Scholarship Pageant, Miss Warner Robins Outstanding Teen Pageant and the Miss Warner Robins Princess Pageant.

All pageants will be held July 21 at the Homer J. Walker Civic Center in Warner Robins. The deadline to apply for the Miss Warner Robins and Miss Warner Robins Outstanding Teen pageants is July 9. The deadline for the princess pageant is July 16.

Women from the following counties are eligible for the Miss Warner Robins pageant: Houston, Peach, Macon, Dooly, Pulaski, Bleckley, Twiggs, Bibb, Crawford, Laurens, Taylor, Schley, Monroe, Crisp, Wilcox, Dodge, Wilkinson, Baldwin, Jones, Putnam, Hancock, Jasper, Butts and Sumter.

The Miss Warner Robins Outstanding Teen Pageant is open to young women in the state of Georgia.

The Miss Warner Robins Princess Pageant is open to girls ages 2-16.

For applications, visit misswarnerrobins.org. For more information about the princess pageant, contact Joy Durden at 714-1540 or jodurden@ymail.com. For more information about the Miss Warner Robins and Miss Warner Robins Outstanding Teen pageants, contact Marcy Waugh at 714-7268 or mwaugh50@cox.net.

Aviation museum receives Certificate of Excellence

The Museum of Aviation in Warner Robins was awarded a Certificate of Excellence for 2012 by TripAdvisor, a travel website.

“With a rating of 4.5 (out of 5.0) the Museum of Aviation has earned a place among the very best,” Christine Petersen, TripAdvisor business president, said in a news release. Last year, more than 600,000 people visited the museum, the release states.

“This recognition is quite significant because it comes from unsolicited reviews by travelers themselves,” Bob Dubiel, museum director of marketing said in the release.

-- Staff reports