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Solen Aref

Georgia

Multi Skilled Journalist at WMAZ-TV (Macon, GA)

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  • A proposed GOP tax bill could eliminate taxes on tips | Here's how it works

    1 day ago | 13wmaz.com | Solen Aref

    MACON, Ga. — Right now, tipped employees have to pay taxes on those tips, but if a new GOP law passes, that would end. Republicans in the U.S. house call it the One Big, Beautiful Bill. Cutting taxes on tips is one of the things President Trump campaigned on in 2024. In Downtown Macon, at new restaurant 587 Southern Cuisine, manager Toilyn Parker said they're big on soul food and service that goes above and beyond.

  • Thanks to generous donations, this Dodge County family moves into new home after a tragic loss

    2 days ago | 13wmaz.com | Solen Aref

    EASTMAN, Ga. — This month, a Dodge County family has the gift of a new home, thanks to people who saw their story on the news and shared it online. In March, 13WMAZ shared the story of Corrections Officer Rickie Smathers' family. He had a fatal stroke the day he signed on a new house after years of saving up. He left behind four kids and a wife, Raven Smathers, who thought she couldn't afford the home on her own.

  • How this Laurens County group for grieving mothers supports each other on one of the hardest holidays each year

    3 days ago | 13wmaz.com | Solen Aref

    DEXTER, Georgia — This past week, families across Central Georgia got together to celebrate Mother's Day. While the holiday is a celebration for many, it's not as happy for some like Dublin mother Daphne Howard. She lost two sons to cancer, which inspired her to start a group called S.W.A.T., or Sisters with a Testimony. , "One day I said, 'you know what.

  • Gov. Brian Kemp signs Hurricane Helene bills in Forsyth on Thursday

    6 days ago | 13wmaz.com | Solen Aref

    FORSYTH, Ga. — It's been over six months since Hurricane Helene devastated parts of Georgia. And on Thursday, Gov. Brian Kemp reassured people that he hasn't forgotten by signing two Hurricane Helene relief recovery bills. "35 to 40% of my trees are either laying on the ground or leaning on 45 degree angle, which there would, would be worth no value to those," Timber farmer John Corbett said. Corbett is also a state representative from Echols County in South Georgia.

  • Macon-Bibb County postpones demolition of 'dangerous and deteriorating' home as interest spikes in purchase

    1 week ago | 13wmaz.com | Solen Aref

    MACON, Ga. — Right now, a home in Macon's historic Vineville Neighborhood is still standing. The county planned to demolish 2720 Vineville Avenue on Tuesday morning, because they said in a Facebook post the home is dangerous and deteriorating. But they held back the wrecking ball because people stepped up overnight, wanting to look at the home, to potentially buy and restore it.

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