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Tift County Sheriff Gene Scarbrough reports a parent filed a report with the Tift County Sheriff’s Office in regards to an adult male who sent a friend request to her underage daughter on Facebook. As a result, Tift County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division opened an investigation into the incident, which led to the…
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The Georgia Department of Community Affairs (GDCA) recently announced that Sylvester is one of 19 Georgia cities selected to join the Main Street Start-up Program, which provides technical assistance to cities looking to improve their downtowns. Twenty-five cities across the state applied to the 2014-2015 program, the largest single group of applicants in the history…
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According to Worth County Sheriff, Jeff Hobby, attorney Barbara Willis has surrendered to authorities following her indictment by the Worth County Grand Jury. Earlier this month, they issued a true bill on two counts of theft by taking, accusing Willis of bilking money from deceased persons’ estates. The three-month investigation by the Georgia Bureau of…
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On November 4, 2013 at 8:03 p.m., Sylvester Police Officers were dispatched to the VFW parking lot in Sylvester in reference to an Armed Robbery. James Melvin Pitts (52) of Poulan, Georgia, reported standing outside of his 18 wheel commercial vehicle, checking hydraulic hoses, when he was approached and robbed by an unknown black male…
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The called commissioners meeting on Tues., Nov. 12th resulted in the hiring of a new county attorney. Attorneys Toney Rowell and Jennifer Dorminey Herzog from Hall & Booth of Tifton will begin as the county attorney effective immediately. Rowell has been an attorney of 24 years and has served as the county attorney in Ware…
Last night at approximately 8:30 p.m., a black male, wearing all black, entered the Hot Wok restaurant at 105 East Franklin Street in Sylvester. Armed with a small framed handgun, the man whose face was covered, tied up the two store employees and robbed the store. He was attempting to flee the scene when Sgt….
William Richard Carter IV, 43 of Sylvester was charged with Aggravated Assault. Demarcus Cook, 31 of Albany was charged with Probation Violation, Possession of Counterfeit Bills, and Possession of Methamphetamine. Braden DeMichael, 21 of Albany was charged with Burglary in the 1st Degree. Khoi Hong Diep, 22 of Orlando, Florida was charged with Possession of…
Friday is usually a good day for most. Folks are getting ready for the weekend, heading out to football games or hanging out with family or friends. This would turn out to be a GREAT Friday for Bryceon Fennell. He had already finished a half day of school and was gathered with his classmates for…
At approximately 4 p.m., Worth County Fire Rescue and the Worth County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to 117 Etheredge Road to the home of Gerald Alan Etheredge. According to Coroner Johnny Johnson, Etheredge exited the truck he was driving, a late 60’s model, leaving the vehicle in neutral while he opened a gate. The truck…
Worth County Fire Rescue responded to 232 Dykes Drive at approximately 1 p.m. Monday. Upon arrival, crews began immediately working to extinguish a set of mobile homes previously used to house dogs and puppies. The property belongs to Lewis Hillard, 69, a Sylvester native, who was found to be operating an unlicensed dog breeding business…
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