Talk:Warner Robins, Georgia

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[edit] Warner Vegas

Don't know if this is worth mentioning or not, but local youth - and some old-time townies - refer to the city as "Warner Vegas," or simply as "Vegas" or "the Vegas." There are two differing theories as to the origin of the name. The first is that students from neighboring Macon's Mercer University would travel to WR on weekends to drink, and related the name of the town to a popular party destination. Mercer's a Baptist-affiliated school, so it would follow that the students would want to get away from Macon's bars, where they could possibly run into Mercer faculty. The second theory is that airmen rotating through RAFB in the '60's and '70's thought that the many commercial venues at the east end of Watson Boulevard (formerly WR's main drag) and their flashy neon signs looked a lot like a scaled-down, tackier version of Las Vegas's famous strip. Today, you can still see the remnants of some of the signs and their former Flash-Gordon-Ming-Alert glory, but by-and-large, the east end of Watson is a pot-holed remnant, a catch-all for seedy pawnshops, used car lots, and ratty auto parts places.

[edit] Schools

Isn't Houston County High School in the city limits as well?

No it is not. It is addressed as either Bonaire or Kathleen, Ga.

Really? I am a student there and all letters are marked from Warner Robins.

Houston County High School's address is 920 Highway 96, Warner Robins, GA, 31088

Houston County High School's address is indeed listed as Warner Robins, but the school and the land around it has not been annexed by the city. The school is a part of the county, not the city.