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Worth Shriners to Hold Concert Saturday

Posted on September 11, 2019 By Sylvester Local

Worth County Shrine Club is having an upcoming concert event to help raise money to support our activities. The event will be held at Worth County Shrine Club on September 14th, 2019. Among the events to be held this Saturday include a cornhole tournament that will begin at 3:00 p.m. The entry fee for the…

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Infant in Stroller Struck by Dept. of Public Safety Vehicle

Posted on September 11, 2019 By Sylvester Local

At approximately 8:30 on Monday morning, a woman pushing an infant in a stroller across Highway 82 and Kingsway Apartments was struck by a Department of Public Safety vehicle. Both the woman and infant were seriously injured in the incident. Phoebe EMS’s Quick Response Vehicle transported the infant to Phoebe Worth what the baby was picked up by a helicopter and allegedly transported to Tallahassee for treatment. Meanwhile, the mother was transported by ambulance to Phoebe in Albany. No other information is known about the incident as of press time on Monday.

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Give a voice to a child in foster care!

Posted on August 28, 2019August 28, 2019 By Sylvester Local
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Don’t forget to come check out the Summer Sip & Stroll Tonight!!!

Posted on July 19, 2019 By Sylvester Local
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Ken Strong

Posted on January 9, 2019January 9, 2019 By Sylvester Local

Mr. Kenneth “Ken” Matteson Strong, 82 of Poulan, died on Saturday, January 5, 2019 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. The funeral service was held Saturday, January 12, 2019 at Banks Funeral Home Chapel interment followed in the Poulan Cemetery. The Rev. Chuck Knight officiated. Mr. Strong was born on May 10, 1936 in Oneonta, NY…

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Two Shot in Poulan on Christmas Eve

Posted on January 2, 2019 By Sylvester Local

Poulan Police Officers as well as virtually all available personnel from the Worth County Sheriff’s Office, Fire-Rescue, Grady EMS, and eventually GBI arrived to find a gruesome scene in Poulan just before 2:00 p.m. on Christmas Eve. A woman and a man had both been shot in the head, and while the male victim was…

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Bomb Threat Shuts Down Courthouse Thursday

Posted on December 19, 2018 By Sylvester Local

The Worth County Courthouse was evacuated along with multiple buildings across the nation last Thursday afternoon after an email was transmitted to the Clerk of Courts Office stating that there was a bomb in the courthouse.  According to the Sheriff’s Office, the bomb threat was expected to be a hoax by the wording of the…

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Bill Tate

Posted on December 13, 2018 By Sylvester Local

Bill Cody Tate, 60, of Worth County, GA,died December 8, 2018 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral Services will be held Wednesday, December 12, 2018 at Matthews Funeral Home. Rev. Sam Tate and Rev. Herbert Waid will officiate. Interment will follow in Wrights Chapel Cemetery in Worth County, GA. Bill was a native of Columbus,…

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Local Business Raises Funds for Wife of Slain Delivery Driver

Posted on December 5, 2018 By Sylvester Local

The Sylvester Computer Guy is stepping up to help a former employee in her time of need. The story of Alex Mixon, a 27-year-old delivery driver for Loco’s in Albany, was gunned down on November 24 when he arrived at a fake address to deliver an order of food. Many local residents will remember Alex’s…

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First Annual Harvest Festival

Posted on October 1, 2018October 1, 2018 By Sylvester Local
First Annual Harvest Festival

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