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Sylvester selected for Georgia’s Main Street Start-up Program

November 26, 2013 Sylvester Local

The Georgia Department of Community Affairs (GDCA) recently announced that Sylvester is one of 19 Georgia cities selected to join the Main Street Start-up Program, which provides technical assistance to cities looking to improve their downtowns. Twenty-five cities across the state applied to the 2014-2015 program, the largest single group of applicants in the history…

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Local attorney surrenders to authorities following indictment

November 26, 2013 Sylvester Local

According to Worth County Sheriff, Jeff Hobby, attorney Barbara Willis has surrendered to authorities following her indictment by the Worth County Grand Jury. Earlier this month, they issued a true bill on two counts of theft by taking, accusing Willis of bilking money from deceased persons’ estates. The three-month investigation by the Georgia Bureau of…

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Stella Mae Roberson Alligood

November 26, 2013 Sylvester Local

Stella Mae Roberson Alligood, 77, of Tifton died Wed., Nov. 20, 2013 at her residence. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. on Sat., Nov. 23, 2013 in the chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Her grandsons served as pallbearers. The family received friends on Sat., Nov. 23, 2013 from 12 p.m. until the hour…

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False Report of a Crime Leads to Pimping and Prostitution Charges

November 21, 2013 Sylvester Local

On November 4, 2013 at 8:03 p.m., Sylvester Police Officers were dispatched to the VFW parking lot in Sylvester in reference to an Armed Robbery. James Melvin Pitts (52) of Poulan, Georgia, reported standing outside of his 18 wheel commercial vehicle, checking hydraulic hoses, when he was approached and robbed by an unknown black male…

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Brenda Dianne Brooks

November 21, 2013 Sylvester Local

Miss Brenda Dianne Brooks, 64, of Sylvester died Monday November 18, 2013 at her cousin’s residence in Thibodaux, LA. The graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday November 23, 2013 at Hillcrest Cemetery with Dr. Ben Bush officiating. Miss Brooks was born on January 15, 1949 in Mobile, AL, to the late…

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Mae Elizabeth Golden Willis

November 19, 2013 Sylvester Local

Mae Elizabeth Golden Willis, 78, of Tifton died Thurs., Nov. 14, 2013, at Golden Living Center. A graveside funeral service was held at 2 p.m. on Sat., Nov. 16, 2013, in Tift Memorial Gardens. Rev. Kent Johnson officiated and burial followed. Mrs. Willis was born on Dec. 13, 1934 in Irwin County and was the…

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Elma J. Tomlinson

November 19, 2013 Sylvester Local

Mrs. Elma J. Tomlinson, 89, of Sylvester died Sat., Nov. 16, 2013 at Phoebe Worth Medical Center. The graveside service was held at 2 p.m. on Tues., Nov. 19, 2013 at Hillcrest Cemetery with Dr. Ben Bush officiating. Mrs. Tomlinson was born in Tift County on Nov. 22, 1923 to the late John W. and…