In Georgia over 75,000 people experience homelessness at sometime during the year, according to the Georgia Department of Community Affairs. The disparity in these numbers is very telling and shines light on the need for more funding for agencies and individuals. National research indicates that the most effective strategy for addressing homelessness is to move…
Sylvester native and 2015 Worth County High School Graduate John David Acord graduated from Army Airborne school at Fort Benning on Friday, December 4. The three week course teaches basic parachute skills, and the final week requires completing five jumps including a night jump. But, the resolve to jump from an airplane into combat is…
TIFTON—Helping students “be all they can be and providing them with real world business experience” will be the mantra for the new dean of the Stafford School of Business at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. Perry Johnson, a former chief investment officer and chief executive officer of BME Investment Partners in Atlanta, has been selected for…
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TIFTON – Two students received top honors as the most outstanding graduates during Thursday’s fall commencement ceremony at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. Matthew Daniel, a rural studies-social and community development major from Summerville, was named the recipient of the ABAC Alumni Association Award for bachelor’s degree graduates, and Marlee Mathis, a nursing major from…
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Radiologist Carl Stalvey, M.D. is now offering a non-surgical laser procedure at Tift Regional Medical Center (TRMC) to treat varicose veins. “If you are one of more than 25 million Americans who suffer from varicose veins, you may benefit from this treatment that’s safe, virtually painless and requires little-to-no downtime,” said Dr. Stalvey. “Varicose veins…
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Area residents honored family and friends and remembered lost loved ones at the annual Tree of Life lighting ceremony on Dec. 10 at Tift Regional Medical Center (TRMC). The event included a candlelight service, live holiday music, complimentary food, a visit from Santa and real snow. An annual holiday tradition in its 30th year, the…
Albany, Ga.–Georgia Trend magazine ranks Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital No. 5 among top teaching hospitals in Georgia and Phoebe Sumter Medical Center No. 9 among the state’s top small hospitals. The magazine’s 2015 Top Hospitals report is based on information from the U.S. Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) which tracks 40 quality-related indicators,…
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State Warns Motorists to ‘Drive Sober Or Get Pulled Over’ (ATLANTA) – If your holiday plans include having a cocktail, the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety has a message for you…Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over. Because the holiday travel period is such a dangerous time on Georgia roads, law enforcement agencies statewide will be…
Dozens of local cancer survivors along with their family and friends gathered on the Worth County Courthouse lawn last Thursday evening for the 27th annual Love Lights a Tree ceremony. This year’s event featured the Worth County Primary School Choir singing a few Christmas Carols to entertain the crowd before Pastor Donnie Wright of Pine…
