Sonny Skinner of Sylvester, Ga., representing River Pointe Golf Club in Albany, Ga., finished in the top 20 at the 46th PGA Professional National Championship, earning an invitation to the 95th PGA Championship, Aug. 5-11, at Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, N.Y. Rod Perry of Port Orange, Fla., captured his first National Championship in…
Michael J. Moore, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, announced that Bertin Rivera, age 43, of Lumber City, Georgia, entered a plea of guilty today to conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute 382 kilograms of cocaine. The plea was entered in the United States District Court in Macon, Georgia, before…
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Iris Freda Medders Swinson, 72, of Norman Park died at her residence on July 1, 2013. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. on Thursday, July 4, 2013 at Indian Creek Church Cemetery. Reverends Jimmy Voyles and Julian Griner will officiate. Pallbearers will include Brandon Bell, Kevin Kimbrell, Jack Hall, Jeremy Bell, Chad Pate and…
Mr. T. Pearson Golden, 75, of Sylvester died Monday July 1, 2013 at his residence. Mr. Golden was cremated and a memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday July 5, 2013 at First Baptist Church with Dr. Ben Bush, Rev. Earnie Pirkle and Mr. James Coleman officiating. Mr. Golden was born on…
After several weeks of debate between the Worth County Board of Commissioners and the Town of Sumner, the county agreed in a regularly scheduled meeting this morning to honor a contract providing funding for the town to open a fire station. In August of 2012, the commissioners agreed to assist Sumner with the opening of…
Tyron Spearman, Editor of the Peanut Farm Market News and Executive Director of the National Peanut Buying Points Association, has been inducted into the American Peanut Council’s Peanut Hall of Fame. Spearman was surprised with the award at the recent USA Peanut Congress held in Florida. This is the highest honor presented in the American…
Former Worth County commissioner Anthony “Tony” Hall was indicted this past week by a Dougherty County Grand Jury on seven felony counts of theft by conversion. While employed with the Southwest Georgia Second Harvest Food Bank, Hall is accused of stealing more than $160,000 of donated inventory. Also indicted was Gregory Jackson. The two men…
Doris Eloise Davis Mauldin, 83, of Ty Ty died Thursday, June 27, 2013, at her daughter’s residence. Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 30, 2013, at Ty Ty First Baptist Church. Rev. Jim Duggan and Rev. Andy Ring officiated with burial following in Ty Ty First Baptist Church Cemetery. Nephews served…
The Worth County Board of Education announces its intention to increase property taxes – it will recommend this year by 8.89 % over the rollback millage rate. Each year the board of tax assessors is required to review the assessed value for property tax purposes of taxable property in the county. When the trend of…