By Kathleen Fountain The Turner County Arts Council proudly presents Myra Hurst as our featured artist this month at the Victoria Evans Library. Myra lives in Worth County and is well-known throughout the arts community here in South Georgia as a winner of awards in many art shows and a teacher of both beginner and…
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April 9, 2015…Atlanta, Georgia…April 18th & 19th is Opening Weekend of the 30th Annual Georgia Renaissance Festival where you’ll find A Whole Lotta Fun…And a Little Bit of History! The Festival runs 8 spectacular weekends from April 18 through June 7, Saturdays, Sundays and Memorial Day Monday. Each weekend features something uniquely special to enhance…
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The Board of Directors of Southern States Cooperative announced today their selection of Jeff Stroburg as the new President and Chief Executive Officer, effective May 4, 2015. Stroburg succeeds Tom Scribner, who is retiring. Stroburg, recently retired from West Central Cooperative, has led profitable growth and successfully navigated major change throughout his 25+ years in…
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Worth County will receive $10,797 in Federal funds made available through the Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program. These funds have been awarded to supplement emergency food and shelter programs in Worth County. The selection was made by a national board that is chaired by…
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There were quite a few interesting bills to cross the house and senate floor during Georgia’s most recent legislative session last month. Among them were multiple bills regarding body cameras and the use of drones for surveillance. Just as interesting though is the fact that none of these high tech measures passed. They will likely…
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By: Cale Colby cale@thesylvesterlocal.com Sylvester Police Issued a Be On the Lookout for 23-year-old Demarcus Jamel “Popcorn” Wright last week after the Sylvester man allegedly shot another Sylvester man in an attempted robbery. According to SPD Lieutenant Kenneth Washington, emergency response units were called to Club Celebrity at approximately 2:38 a.m. last Wednesday when 27-year-old…
The great Sylvester clean up is just around the corner. Cities week will lead up to The Great Sylvester Clean Up with a plethora of events. On April 20 the Georgia Cities Week will Kick Off. At 6:00 p.m., there will be a meet and greet with the Mayor and the Council for the public….
In a press release issued on April 7th, weather permitting, the state Route 32 Flint River boat ramp is scheduled to close for about half a day. The contractor will be bringing in a concrete pump truck for a deck pour on the new bridge under construction. Construction to replace the SR 32 and overflow…
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By: Chris Hogan, Ramsey Solutions Back when I played college football, I remember one of the most important keys to winning was preparation. We practiced every day, and we closely studied the game plan before every game. The game plan prepared us for what might happen. We went into each game knowing what we needed…
Mrs. Linda Carter “Linda Sue” Webb, 57, of Sylvester died Wednesday April 1, 2015 at Willson Hospice House. The funeral service was held at 1:00 PM on Saturday April 4, 2015 at Banks Funeral Home Chapel with interment following in the Hillcrest Cemetery. The Rev. Carlton Webb officiated. Mrs. Webb was born in Frankfurt, Germany…
