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Worth County Middle School FFA 1305 N. Isabella Street Sylvester, Georgia 31781 NEWS RELEASE October 14, 2015 Contact: Alan West (229) 776-8620 awest@worthschools.net WCMS FFA Wins Mini Tractor Pull Contest Sylvester, Georgia- Worth County Middle School FFA Chapter members, Dean Oliver and Reese Hancock received the Junior Division…
WCHS Cross-Country team placed 3rd in the region championship on 10/29/15 out of the 11 teams and will be heading to Carrollton for the state Cross-Country meet. The girls improved two spots in their region placement from previous years. Jamey Lynn Medders came in 5th place with a 22:00 minutes and Kennedy Rutherford came in 1st place with…
Project Blue Light is a simple gesture. The color blue is symbolic of peace. Concerns of Police Survivors, Inc. (C.O.P.S.) is encouraging law enforcement families, friends, and law enforcement agencies to decorate in blue lights, not just during the holiday season, but every day of the year. By placing one blue light in a window…
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Each school in the Worth County School District participates in the Harveys Hometown Educational Rewards Program. Each time a shopper uses their registered Harveys Rewards Card at a Harvey’s Supermarket, our schools earn points. These points are used at each school to purchase school equipment and supplies. Pick up a card for free at Harveys…
Unlike previous years, the Energy Assistance Program administered by the Georgia Division of Family and Children Services will be available after Dec. l, a month later than usual. The federally-funded program assists low-income, elderly and disabled Georgians with heating bills through direct payments to home energy suppliers. After Dec. l, residents aged 65 and older…
Students who study agriculture-related technology and agribusiness can expect to bring in the highest starting salaries among their cohort, according to the most recent agricultural salary study performed by Iowa State University. This year, the staff at Iowa State’s career services office collected starting salary data from graduates at 17 universities from December 2014 and…
Georgia Forestry Commission wildland firefighters are trained to act fast and that’s just what they this summer, while serving on a wildfire in California. When an elderly gentleman staying at the group’s Arcata hotel suffered a medical emergency, Hunter Hinson, Seth Holland, Jason Wilson and Jim Reynolds jumped into action. “I was walking down the…
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Worth County Farm Bureau invites 6th, 7th and 8th grade students to enter the Georgia Farm Bureau Middle School Essay Contest. The topic for 2016 is as follows: In a persuasive essay, show how modern agriculture has adopted the use of technology to sustain and improve resources while increasing food supplies. “It is predicted that…
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Citizens of Sylvester will be given several choices to make on November 3, including the choice to vote yes or no on a referendum that will determine the right for restaurants to serve liquor beverages. The ordinance is commonly referred to as the “liquor by the drink” ordinance. This ordinance declares that any business that…
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