Funeral services for Rev. C. R. Gamble, 83, were held at 2 p.m., Saturday, July 12, 2014 in the chapel of Hughes & Wright Funeral Home. Rev. Eric Smith, Rev. Luke Smith and Rev. Duain Newsome officiated the service. Cyledia Mixon, pianist, played for the service and accompanied Carl Gamble as he sang “What a…
Jacob Monroe Anglon, 17 of Sylvester was charged with possession of cocaine Tracy Mack Apperson, 43 of Sylvester was charged with DUI and parole violation Corey Randolph Avery, 26 of Cordele was charged with probation violation Franklin Vickers Birdsong, 58 of Sylvester was charged with probation violation and forgery in the 1st degree Roy Bolton,…
Mr. Henry W. Scurlock, 87, of Moultrie formerly of Sylvester died Monday July 14, 2014 at Colquitt Regional Medical Center. The graveside service will be held at 1:00 PM on Friday July 18, 2014 at Wright’s Chapel Cemetery with interment to follow. Rev. Jimmy Voyles will officiate. Mr. Scurlock was born on April 28, 1927…
Mrs. Margaret Pendley Bennett, 92, of Sylvester died Friday July 18, 2014 at Baptist Village in Waycross. The funeral service was held at 2:00 PM on Monday, July 21, 2014 at First Baptist Church with interment following in the Hillcrest Cemetery. Dr. Ben Bush officiated. Mrs. Bennett was born on September 7, 1921 in Crosland…
Mrs. Daphine Horten Pate, 73, of Sylvester died Wednesday July 16, 2014 at her residence. The funeral service was held at 2:00 PM on Saturday July 19, 2014 at Banks Funeral Home Chapel with interment following in the Hillcrest Cemetery. Rev. Jerry Etheredge, Elder Wendell Horten and Rev. Randolph Pate officiated. Mrs. Pate was born…
The Sylvester Police Department is asking for community help in identifying the person in the still image taken from the surveillance footage of the Pizza Quick. On July 3, 2014, the Pizza Quick was burglarized between the time of 10:57 pm and 11:35pm. The glass was busted out on the Northeast side of the building…
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Sylvester Council member Melvin Powell received the prestigious Certificate of Distinction from the Georgia Municipal Training Institute at the Georgia Municipal Association’s (GMA) 81st Annual Convention in Savannah on June 23. The Georgia Municipal Training Institute, a cooperative effort of GMA and the University of Georgia’s Carl Vinson Institute of Government, provides a nationally recognized…
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Warwick Police Department officers found themselves with little time to watch fireworks, or even wave a few sparklers this Fourth of July, as they saw an increase in traffic stops and of the 120 plus citations, the department made more than twelve DUI’s arrests within the 72 hour Holiday. Drug Commander Lt. John Mucci commended…
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