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The Sylvester – Worth County Chamber of Commerce is currently accepting applications for the 2014 Leadership Worth Class. The program intends to enhance the leadership qualities of those interested in progressing community development. Twenty-five applicants will be accepted into the one year program starting Jan. 14. Classes will take place once a month for the…
Law enforcement officials in Doerun and the Worth County Sheriff’s Office need your assistance. They are currently on the lookout for 23 year old Joshua Bryan Suber, whose last known residence is 3191 Georgia Highway 111 in Moultrie. The Worth County Sheriff’s Office currently has two outstanding warrants on him for theft by taking and…
Worth County Class of 1982 graduate John Dailey died at approximately 5:30 yesterday evening. According to officials, Dailey fell approximately 200 feet after attempting to hook a carabiner on his safety harness while assessing a cell tower. According to officials, Dailey was working on the tower for Transmit PM LLC of Duxbury, MA. No…
On August 7th, Tony Edward Childers Jr. was found guilty of seven counts of child molestation, bringing an end to a case that has been ongoing since December of 2011. Childers, who was arrested on February 2, 2012 plead not guilty to all seven counts of child molestation. After initially being held in the Worth…
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Sylvester native and U.S. Army Lt. Colonel Michael Acord was on hand and actively participated in the graduation ceremony of 101 Battlefield Medics from the 201st Corps Afghan National Army on July 21st. As Deputy Commanding Officer for the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Lt. Colonel Acord is involved in promoting the self…
For the second year in a row, the Monsanto Fund is gearing-up to invest $2.3 million to strengthen math and science education in rural communities through America’s Farmers Grow Rural EducationSM. Winning schools will be announced later this month. Farmers in 1,271 counties across 39 states had the opportunity to grow the next generation by…
Michael J. Moore, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, announced that Otto G. Pena, age 46, a resident of Valdosta, Georgia and Hialeah, Florida, was sentenced on July 29, 2013 by the Honorable Hugh Lawson in United States District Court, Valdosta Division, to 120 months imprisonment, followed by twenty-five (25) years of…
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Michael J. Moore, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, announced that Sherry Lynn Osborne, age 45, a resident of Tifton, Georgia, was sentenced in the U.S. District Court, Valdosta Division, on July 29, 2013 by the Honorable Hugh Lawson to thirty-seven (37) months imprisonment. Judge Lawson also ordered Ms. Osborne to pay…
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Michael J. Moore, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, announced that Michael Dawes Hall, age 25, a resident of Tifton, Georgia, was sentenced on July 29, 2013 by the Honorable Hugh Lawson in United Sates District Court, Valdosta Division, to sixty-one (61) months imprisonment, to be followed by twenty-five (25) years supervised…
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On May 29th, the Worth County Middle School Treble Choir presented the Sylvester Fire Department and Worth County EMA/Fire/Rescue each with a United States flag signed by members of three separate New York City fire departments, including Engine Company 7 in Manhattan. Some who signed were responders to the 9/11 disaster. Last Thursday, brothers Kyle…
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