The American Red Cross asks eligible donors to make an appointment to give blood to help ensure sufficient blood supplies are available for patients this holiday season. Blood donations often decline during the holidays when donors get busy with travel and family gatherings, but the need for blood remains steady. Someone in the U.S. needs…
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Worth County High School is proud to announce that the Georgia Department of Education released the 2013-2014 graduation rates on October 30, 2014. Worth County High School’s graduation rate is currently 80.4%. Below is the graduation rate for the last 4 years: 2011 = 65.89% 2012 = 72.30% 2013 = 74.4% 2014 = 80.4% They…
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The fourth annual Southern States Holiday Food Drive begins November 10, 2014. As in past years, Southern States Cooperative will partner with local food banks in cities and communities throughout the southeast to help feed disadvantaged families and individuals during the holiday season. “The job of feeding our rapidly growing world population has never been…
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Daylight savings time ends this Sunday morning, don’t forget to set your clock back and change the batteries in your smoke detectors this weekend.
Just after 2:30 on Monday afternoon, this International farm truck was travelling along Highway 112 South near the Sylvester City Limits when a white Chevy Silverado hauling a peanut wagon collided with the flat bed truck at Gammage Road. The International suffered significant damage to the right front, as evidenced by the picture, while the…
In conjunction with Celebrate My Drive, a national program dedicated to keeping teen drivers safe and alive, Worth County High School held a First Responder Presentation for the students presented by Sylvester’s local government agencies last Thursday morning. The presentation began at 8:15 with two Life Flight helicopters arriving at 8:45. A car was donated…
A couple of close calls involving appliance fires last week illustrates the need to practice fire safety as the cool weather sets in and residents begin using heaters this fall. On Tuesday of last week, Worth County Fire Rescue responded to a call in Poulan because a clothes dryer had caught fire. Luckily, the resident…
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