Mrs. Ila Shiver Baxley, 94, of Doerun died Sunday December 15, 2013 at Magnolia Manor South in Moultrie. The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday December 18, 2013 at Banks Funeral Home Chapel with interment to follow in the Hillcrest Cemetery. Rev. Ronnie Harrell will officiate. Mrs. Baxley was born in…
Thomas Brent Bradshaw, 34 of Albany was charged with Theft by Taking (Motor Cycle) William Richard Carter IV, 43 of Sylvester was charged with Probation Violation (Disorderly Conduct) Christopher Allen Clements, 22 of Poulan was charged with Probation Violation (No License on Person) Terrance Mychol Davis, 20 of Sylvester was charged with Theft by Taking…
Michael J. Moore, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, announces that two former Councilmen of the City of Forsyth, Georgia, James Edward Calloway and Desi Surtane Hansford, were sentenced by the Honorable Marc T. Treadwell in United States District Court in Macon, Georgia today for accepting bribes in connection with the…
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Georgia’s Energy Assistance Program will open Dec. 2 for all low-income households that meet eligibility requirements. Interested individuals should CALL the Worth County Neighborhood Service Center at 776-4851 or 272-1677 to place their name on the waiting list. Clients will be assisted on a first-come, first-serve basis until all funds are exhausted. To be eligible…
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Mr. Troy D. West, Sr., 73, of Poulan died Friday November 29, 2013 at Phoebe Worth Medical Center. The graveside service was held at 11 a.m. on Monday December 2, 2013 in the Poulan Cemetery. Pallbearers included Troy West, Jr., Alan West, Kyle West, John West, Trey West, Dillon West and Dalton West. Mr. West…
Odessa Jernigan Willis, 85, of Tifton died Wednesday, November 27, 2013, at the Rehabilitation Center of South Georgia. Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. on Saturday, November 30, 2013, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. Grady Morey officiated with burial following in Saint Luke Baptist Church Cemetery in Berrien County. The…
Mrs. Linda Maloy Metze, 65, of Sylvester died Sunday November 24, 2013 at Phoebe Worth Medical Center. The remains were cremated and a memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday November 29, 2013 at Banks Funeral Home Chapel with Mrs. Gail Morrill officiating. Mrs. Metze was born on December 9, 1947 in…
Tift County Sheriff Gene Scarbrough reports a parent filed a report with the Tift County Sheriff’s Office in regards to an adult male who sent a friend request to her underage daughter on Facebook. As a result, Tift County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division opened an investigation into the incident, which led to the…
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