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JOB ANNOUNCEMENT The Sylvester Local News is seeking an experienced Advertising Sales Representative. Applicant must be highly motivated and result-oriented. Preference is given to individuals with prior newspaper advertising sales experience. As an Advertising Sales Representative the ideal candidate will be responsible for prospecting and securing ad sales for publications, including magazines and newspapers; focus…

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U.S. Attorney Michael J. Moore announced today that Arthur Lee Clark, age 41, of Sumner, Georgia; Demitri Jackson, age 37; Tedrick Jackson, age 38; William Bums, age 41; Otha Hopkins, age 47, all of Albany, Georgia; Timothy Hopkins, age 41, of Hiram, Georgia; and Michael Bass, age 40, of Ashburn, Georgia were indicted for one…

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Bi-Lo Holdings, LLC (Bi-Lo Holdings”), parent company of BI-LO and Winn-Dixie grocery stores, announced that on Saturday, May 17, 2014, it will begin minor renovations and system updates to 17 Harveys in Georgia. Upon reopening, these Harveys stores will have completed the final step in the conversion process and officially join the Bi-Lo Holdings family…

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Patients often recognize that a nurse is the health care professional with whom they and their families have the most direct contact. But they might not realize that nurses also are leaders in improving the quality of care and expanding access to care. This is why May 6-12 is celebrated as National Nurses Week, an…

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The commission approves $293,780 in peanut research projects The Georgia Peanut Commission (GPC) board of directors has approved $293,780 in new research project funding for the 2014-15 research budget year. This action was taken during the commission’s March board meeting. The research projects approved include 28 project proposals submitted from the University of Georgia and…

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United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, announced yesterday that Robert Sperrazza, MD, age 61, currently a resident of Panama City Beach, FL and formerly a resident of Lee County, GA was sentenced by U.S. District Judge W. Louis Sands to serve 36 months in federal prison. The court also ordered Dr. Sperrazza…

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  At approximately 12:02 a.m. this morning, a 2002 Pontiac Aztec matching the description of a vehicle being sought in an Amber alert, was noticed by Sylvester Police Officers. Corporal Jonathan Luna, Patrolman Paul Klein, and Patrolman Adam Celinski initiated a stop of the vehicle on East Franklin Street (Hwy 82) in Sylvester. Thirty-four-year-old Donald…

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WASHINGTON – Kimberly Banks, Donalene Mosley and Arneshia Austin were sentenced today in Albany, Ga., to serve 192 months, 37 months and 21 months in prison, respectively, for crimes relating to filing fraudulent income tax returns using stolen identities, announced Assistant Attorney General Kathryn Keneally of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Michael…

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By Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist (SW/AW) Donnie W. Ryan, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet Public Affairs SAN DIEGO (NNS) — A first class petty officer assigned to the San Diego-based guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) was named as a recipient of the Master Chief Anna Der-Vartanian Leadership Award, April 7. Yeoman…

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