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Did you know the City of Sylvester has a littering ordinance to help protect our environment from unsightly litter? One of our concerns is for the signs which people place out along our right of ways to advertise yard sales, bake sales, car washes and other activities they wish to promote for free… Those signs…
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Who says teenagers only think of themselves? Two Worth County High School students have proved this untrue. Madison Bentley and Morgan Bentley have gone the extra mile in gathering materials and supplies for Camp Arrow kids. Camp Arrow is a camp for students with severe disabilities. This is one of the few opportunities for these…
Sheriff Jeff Hobby was the final “invited guest” on Thursday night’s agenda of the regularly scheduled Board of Commissioner’s meeting. Hobby was there to address his concerns regarding the security of the Worth County E911 center. During the last regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners, the center’s director Kannetha Clem and the Sheriff explained…
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The N.A.P.A. distribution warehouse discovered their 1949 Ford pick-up truck, yellow in color with a black cab, has been stolen from the business some time since April 1st. The truck is on a 24 foot white car hauler trailer and has NAPA graphics on it. Anyone with information on the location or whereabouts of the…
On April 11, 2013 at 9:30 a.m., the Sylvester Police Department Drug Unit, assisted by the Poulan Police Department, executed a search warrant at 301 South Henderson Street. Robert Lewis Farley, a black male, Clara Denise Feaster, a black female, were charged with Operation of a Business without a License and Possession of Distilled Spirits…
According to Investigator Ronnie Graddy of the Sylvester Police Department, a 13-year old male juvenile was arrested today at approximately 11:30 a.m., charged with stealing two motor vehicles and breaking into five other motor vehicles at Worth County High School this week. The juvenile has been charged with two counts of Theft by Taking a…
Investigator Ronnie Graddy and the Sylvester Police Department are currently investigating the thefts of two vehicles from the Worth County High School student parking lot. According to Graddy, a vehicle was reported missing on Monday and was quickly recovered from within a block of the school. On Tuesday, another vehicle was reported missing and was…
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Mayor Bill Yearta was presented an American flag in honor of Sylvester by Senator Johnny Isakson Thursday afternoon at the Chamber of Commerce. The flag had previously been flown over the State Capitol. There was much conversation between the senator and those in attendance at Thursday’s Meet & Greet. When asked if he planned on…
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Congratulations to Courtney Hood, the Sixth Grade State Winner in the American History Essay Contest at the Georgia State Society, NSDAR 2013 annual convention. Courtney and her parents (Craig and Tammie Hood) were recognized at the DAR Schools Luncheon held in Atlanta on March 16th. She was presented with a medal, Certificate of Award, and…
Mike Davis and Kyle Tomlinson presented JROTC Sgt Major Beard with a check for $1,878.00 on behalf of Kiwanis Sylvester and thanked them for their efforts in the joint Pancake Breakfast held March 16, 2013. Over 500 plates were served and 1,500 pancakes made!