Author: Sylvester Local

  Georgia’s regular Energy Assistance Program will open on December 1, 2015, for homebound and elderly households (all adults in household must be age 65 or over or physically homebound).  Households with individuals who have life-threatening medical conditions and who are in danger of imminent cut-off of their heating source may also apply.  The program…

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Needing models aged 55- 81 to audition for a chance to Strut on the Runway (ALBANY)  On Saturday, December 5, 2015 The Live Oak Park Organization, Inc. and Another TUT Production will host a model search for male and female senior citizens in the Albany, GA and surrounding areas.  Seniors from age 55 and up…

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TIFTON – The music program at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College will usher in the holiday season with a concert on Dec. 1 at 5 p.m. in the Chapel of All Faiths as part of the First Tuesday Concert Series. Dr. Susan Roe, Head of the Department of Fine Arts and a professor of voice, said…

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5th grade students at Worth County Elementary School love BUGs now that our local Kiwanis Club has started a new program at the school called Bring Up Grades or as the student’s know it the BUG program. The principal of WCES, Dr. Steven Rouse, Mrs. Karen Rackley, Mr. Jay Crowe, and Mr. Kyle Tomlinson (all…

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Sylvester-Worth County!! The Sylvester-Worth County Chamber of Commerce is giving away a $100.00 Gift Certificate to use with any Chamber business, just in time for Christmas! To enter: 1) Make a purchase at any Sylvester-Worth County Chamber of Commerce business member. 2) Bring your purchase receipt to the Chamber (122 N Main Street) and register….

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ATLANTA – The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) announced today that the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in October was 5.7 percent, down one-tenth of a percentage point from 5.8 percent in September. The rate was 6.8 percent in October 2014. “A strong over-the-month increase of 29,000 jobs helped push our unemployment rate to its…

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