Worth County will receive $9,702 in Federal funds made available through the Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program. These funds have been awarded to supplement emergency food and shelter programs in Worth County. The selection was made by a national board that is chaired by…
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Matthew Rooks, a fourth grader at Worth County Elementary School was in complete shock recently when he received a personal thank you note and a Steven Jackson jersey from the Atlanta Falcons. Matthew has been collecting hundreds of cans of food to help WCES attempt to win one of the top three places for the…
Congratulations to Mr. Chris Jones, Teacher of the Year at Worth County Middle School for 2013-2014. Mr. Jones teaches 6th grade Science and is the Beta Club Advisor. He is in his sixth year of teaching and is working on finishing his Education Leadership degree. He enjoys teaching and he definitely doesn’t consider himself as…
Worth County Elementary School is proud to announce that Mr. Michael Fulp is the Teacher of the Year. Mr. Fulp teaches 5th grade reading, writing, and language arts at WCES and has been teaching school for 13 years. He stated his favorite thing about teaching is seeing students experience success. “Seeing a student smile when…
Friday, November 1, 2013 may have brought a rainy afternoon and evening but that didn’t keep concerned citizens of Worth County from coming to hear what was said from the recall committee meeting at the Worth County Community Center. Mike Shivoc, Chairman for the Recall Committee, Bill Cash and Rob Clem were present to present…
The City of Sylvester has received a (Community Development block Grant (CDBG) /Employment Incentive Program (EIP)/ Redevelopment Fund/ grant in the amount of $500,000 from the Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA). Commissioner Gretchen Corbin said, “The State Community Development Block Grant program provides an essential resource to Georgia’s smaller more rural communities in their…
Phoebe Worth EMS has once again earned high honors at the annual Georgia EMS & Educators Conference in Savannah. Over the weekend, teams from Phoebe Worth EMS competed in the state ACLS (advanced cardiovascular life support) competitions and the EMS golf tournament. The ACLS team, comprised of Chanaan Davis, Julie Stalvey-Bennett and Ace Kent earned…
Worth County rescue personnel received a call at approximately 4 p.m. today regarding a three-year-old Worth County toddler who suffered severe burns after falling into a fire. Emergency workers met the family at Antioch Baptist Church on the corner of Hwy 313 and Jewel Crowe Road, where they awaited the arrival of Lifeflight, who transferred…
This morning’s Worth County Board of Commissioner’s meeting was packed with anxious citizens waiting to see if bids for the Carlton Road paving project would finally be opened. The lowest price of three submitted bids came from Oxford Construction and the board voted to award them the job of paving Carlton Road. After 19…