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By: Cale Colby The Worth County Rams opened their 2014 football season with a home game against Fitzgerald Friday night at Milt Miller Field. Coming off of a scrimmage loss to Tift County the week before, the Rams needed to come out and show that they could compete and win football games. Worth County’s Head…
By: Cale Colby Hot on a five game winning streak, the Worth County Lady Rams softball team began region play at home last Thursday evening against new 1-AAAA opponents, the Thomas County Central Lady Yellow Jackets. With Freshman Caroline Newton on the mound for the Rams, TCC quickly showed they meant business with a pair…
Pictured L-R: Senior Dontate Cooper, Coach Will Smith, Jonathan Cirullo, Aaron Franks, and Denzel Gowdy. Pick up this week’s edition of the Sylvester Local News for the full story.
In their final regular season games for 2014, the Rams travelled to Moultrie for a rematch against the Packers. The boys held the Pack to a relatively close, 0-3, loss as Worth only trailed by a point at the end of the first half. But, the Packers fired in two more goals in the second…
Who said women can’t referee? Well Bonnie Walker from Sumner has and loved it. She refereed basketball. Bonnie received her certification in 1972 to referee and did it for a few years until she started her family. She loves to remembering the good ole times, “I can remember the first time I refereed a basketball…
Hunters and anglers near Silver Lake WMA take note. The only sense of urgency you might find at Panic Pond after this Saturday will be from anglers scrambling for the camera to capture a photo of their latest lunker catch, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division. Panic Pond, a 15-acre…
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Last Thursday afternoon one of Worth County’s athletes signed a scholarship to Lincoln Memorial University. Dale Pate signed a scholarship that would be great for any athlete, but this one was extra special. This one was the largest scholarship the university has ever offered. Dale says he chose the school, “because they offered the best…
The following players were selected by the region coaches as part of this seasons All-Region team for Region 1AAAA: 1st Team All Region Jeff Bradley, OL – 21 knockdowns Eric Burrows, DB – 51 Tackles, 5 Pass Breakups, 4 INT’s, 1 Fumble Recovery, Average 36 yards per kickoff return and 3 TDs 2nd Team All…
Worth County Elementary School and Worth County High School have started collecting food for the FalCan Food Drive. The 2013 FalCan Food Drive School Challenge, presented by Publix Supermarkets and United Healthcare, provides an opportunity for schools across the state of Georgia to help fight domestic hunger by collecting canned food and/or non-perishable items from…
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If there was a state championship for middle school, the Worth Middle Lady Rams would certainly be at the top of the list. These gals have beaten schools in every classification from every part of the state. Yesterday at the Diamond Den the Lady Rams defeated the Wilcox Lady Patriots 5-2 to complete a…