The Middle South Georgia Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors and its cooperating banks held their Annual Conservationist of the Year banquet at the Peach Barn at TimberMill Acres in Tifton on November 19th, 2015. Wayne & Chris Burdette Farms is this year’s 2015 Conservationist of the Year winners for Worth County. Wayne…
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Athens, Ga. – Whether it’s changing policies or changing weather patterns, the University of Georgia’s team of agricultural economists provides valuable insights into the state’s largest industry at every annual Georgia Ag Forecast event. Hosted by the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, the 2016 annual seminar series will be held Jan. 21-29 in…
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December 2015 Marks 30th Anniversary for the Nation’s Most Successful Voluntary Conservation Program WASHINGTON, Dec. 1, 2015 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today reminded farmers and ranchers that the next general enrollment period for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) begins today, Dec. 1, 2015, and ends on Feb. 26, 2016. December 2015 also marks the…
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As a service project for 2015-2016, Worth County Retired Educators are raising funds to buy a service dog for a Georgia Veteran who needs assistance. The cost is $3,500. If you would like to make a donation in any amount it would be greatly appreciated. Donations can be made “IN HONOR OF” of “IN MEMORY…
(Dec. 1, 2015, Tifton, Ga.) – Tift Regional Health System (TRHS) announced that Tift Regional Medical Center (TRMC) has been recognized as a Top Performer on Key Quality Measures by The Joint Commission and TRMC and Cook Medical Center have been named top 10 medium-sized Georgia Hospitals by Georgia Trend magazine. “Tift Regional Health…
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Worth County Tax Commissioner Tabetha DuPriest attended a meeting in Atlanta this fall in which tax officers from all over the United States convened to discuss the best means to effectively collect taxes on mobile homes. Due to Worth County’s unique situation with mobile homes, DuPriest was asked to speak to the conference on her…
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ATLANTA – Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) celebrates its 100th birthday in 2016 with a year-long Centennial celebration that explores GDOT’s role in getting Georgia out of the mud – from the dirt roads of 1916 to the paved roads crisscrossing Georgia in 1939 to today’s modern transportation system. “While traveling through Georgia’s transportation past…
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The Worth County Board of Commissioners began their regular meeting on Thursday, November 19, by hearing from Sylvester’s Main Street Director Jana Dyke concerning the upcoming Christmas Parade in Downtown Sylvester. The Main Street Director informed the board that the Depot is under construction, so this year, the post parade festivities would be held on…