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Each Spring the United States House of Representatives sponsors an art competition for high school students. The Congressional Art Competition began in 1982 to provide an opportunity for members of Congress to encourage and recognize the artistic talents of their young constituents. Since then, over 650,000 high school students have been involved with the nationwide…
Why would anyone want to celebrate the fire ant? Come find out March 28-29 in Ashburn GA in the 19th annual Fire Ant Festival. This free festival features the usual arts and crafts and plenty of festival food. This year’s festival has a carnival, a sanctioned barbecue cook off and tethered hot air balloon rides….
When Staff Sgt. Joseph Simms donned his maroon beret after completing Enlisted Green Platoon-Combat Skills, he never expected a few years later to see another member of his family experience it; however, his son Pvt. Charlie Shaw changed that when he graduated from Enlisted Green Platoon, Feb. 18 at Cole Parks Commons. “I never expected…
Taken from Jan. 1 – Jan. 31 Dequann Darnell Blakely, 22 of Sylvester was charged with unlawful use of a communication facility, possession of a drug related object, obstruction of an officer, possession of crack cocaine, possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, possession of marijuana with intent, and probation violation Nathan John Booth, 27…
The National Center for Peanut Competitiveness has issued a brief overview of how a peanut base will be considered on the Farm under the 2014 Farm Bill. At the request of many, here is the summary: Potential payments for the Price Loss Coverage (PLC) and the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) programs are paid on the…
City of Sylvester held their regular monthly meeting last Monday evening by opening the meeting with a moment of silence to honor attorney Clarence Miller. Mayor Yearta expressed his condolences to Miller’s family on behalf of the city council and stated that Attorney Miller had given a lot to his county over the years and…
On Tuesday, February 11, 2014 Tift Judicial Circuit District Attorney Paul Bowden requested GBI Region 15 Sylvester to investigate allegations of extortion involving City of Sylvester Fire Chief Chris Duncan. The investigation resulted in Duncan being arrested for one felony count of Theft by Extortion. He was released the following day on a $5,000 bond….
Worth County Middle School FFA will celebrate National FFA Week Feb. 24-28, 2014. “Ignite” is the theme this year and more than half a million members around the nation will participate in National FFA Week activities at the local and state levels. “Igniting” leadership, growth and success are a way of life for FFA members,…
The Tift Regional Medical Center (TRMC) Foundation will hold the annual Hearts and Diamonds Gala on Saturday, Feb. 22, 7:00 p.m. to midnight, at the UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center. Director of the TRMC Foundation Mandy Brooks said, “This year’s gala theme will be “An Evening in Vegas.” Tickets are $125.00 per person (tax deductible),…
Even though most Georgians are several generations removed from their family farm, many can trace their family history back to a farm and even still have relatives farming the family home place. The Worth County Farm Bureau encourages owners of farms continuously operating for 100 years or more to apply to be recognized by the…
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