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On Wednesday, December 30, 2014 Worth County Fire Rescue received a call to a house fire at 1305 Gibbs Road at approximately 10:05 p.m. Fire crews arrived at 10:15 p.m. The fire apparently started when the resident began cooking and then fell asleep in her bed. According to Worth County Fire-Rescue Lieutenant Bryan Altman, the…
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These are just a few highlights from this past year that we proudly covered. Pick up your copy of the January 7th edition of the Sylvester Local News for more highlights As Mr. Brian Holt named each graduate to come and accept his or her diploma, cheers erupted with varying intensity for each student….
Date to Report: January 12, 2015 at 9:30 a.m. JURY SERVICE A VITAL FUNCTION OF DEMOCRACY Jury service is one of the highest duties of citizenship. It will give you an opportunity to learn about Worth County’s system of justice. While it may require some adjustment of your normal schedule and routine to serve as…
Thanks to the generous donations to Phoebe Foundation, Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital has been recognized for its participation in the Get with the Guidelines Stroke Program, an American Heart Association initiative. Participation in this program provides Phoebe with a patient management tool that will provide our stroke team with specific stroke data. This data will…
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SALES OF CLINT WILLIAMS COMPANY BUYING POINTS – Texoma Peanut Company (dba Clint Williams Company), in Madill, OK sold its Madill facilities to Golden Peanut and Tree Nuts November 4, 2014. Texoma will continue to operate the facility under lease from Golden Peanut and Tree Nut. Texoma has solicited offers for the sale of substantially…
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), cervical cancer was the leading cause of death by cancer for women in the United States. Over the last forty years, the number of cervical cancer cases and deaths has dramatically decreased thanks to cervical cancer awareness. This January, we urge TRICARE beneficiaries to raise…
The American Red Cross encourages eligible blood donors to start a lifesaving habit by becoming a regular blood donor this year, starting with National Blood Donor Month in January. January is a challenging time for blood donations. Inclement weather can result in blood drive cancellations, and cold and flu season may cause some donors to…
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Mrs. Randi Tison Hendley won the Rams baseball Christmas tree contest and a $25 gift certificate from the Chamber of Commerce. Following the annual tree and wreath sale by the team in November, anyone who bought a tree could post a picture on the baseball team’s Facebook page. Hendley’s tree got the most likes on…
The Worth County High School Ram Band will participate in the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl’s half time show on New Year’s Eve with thousands of students from schools all over the country. The band departed on Sunday afternoon for an exciting three day trip to Atlanta that will culminate on Wednesday afternoon when the band takes…
Just before 10:00 on Saturday morning, Worth County rescue units were called to Highway 33 in Warwick just before the intersection of Highway 32 in response to a wreck involving a passenger vehicle and a tractor-trailer. Apparently a Ford pickup truck, driven by a Terrell County man, was travelling north along 33 when he crossed…
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