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This year’s Worth County 4-H / FFA Swine Show was a great success for the following 4-H and FFA club members. Weight classes included: Class 1 Parker Weaver (4-H) 1st place, Luke Gwines (4-H) 2nd place, Chase Roberts (FFA) 3rd place and Luke Gwines (4-H) 4th place. Class 2 Luke Gwines (4-H) 1st place, Chase…
Monday evening, the Worth County Board of Education held their second appeal hearing for a student charged with making a bomb threat in a local school. In this second appeal case, a 13-year-old seventh grader at Worth County Middle School was allegedly overheard by two other students claiming that he was going to “blow up…
Three of Worth County’s shining athletes, Livi King, Leah Sumner and Alayna Cowart helped Southern Pride Mini’s win the American Royale 2013 National Championship! Congratulations to all of them and their teammates, Loren O., Lauren M. Dejah G., May May, London D, Jenna D, Jenna G, Emily B, Rylie W, and Ellie B. These young…
Worth County E911 Director Kannetha Clem attended a conference in Athens held by the National Emergency Number Association (NENA), and APCO (a global communications consultancy). During the three-day GECC (Georgia Emergency Communications Conference), Newtown, Connecticut E911 Director Maurine Will spoke publicly for the first time since that tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School on December…
Sylvester firefighters were called to a structure fire at 903 W. Willingham Street at approximately 6:07 a.m. last Friday. According to SFD Chief Chris Duncan, the home belongs to former Sylvester volunteer firefighter Otis Daniels. While Daniels’ daughter was transported to the hospital for evaluation, Duncan says everyone at the residence is fine. While the…
The Worth County Board of Education held an appeal hearing last Monday evening to reconsider the punishment for a fifth grade student accused of perpetrating the second bomb threat at Worth County Elementary School. The ten-year-old was arrested in January after allegedly writing a bomb threat on the bathroom wall at WCES, then reporting the…
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Theodor Seuss Geisel, most affectionately known as Dr. Seuss was born March 2, 1904. (March 2, 1904 – September 24, 1991) Geisel published 46 children’s books including some of his bestselling: Green Eggs and Ham, The Cat in the Hat, One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish, Horton Hatches the Egg, Horton Hears a…
Early this year, Best Friends Humane Society of Worth County said a final goodbye to Beth Campbell, one of their charter members. See how the shelter recently honored her in this week’s edition of The Sylvester Local News.
From its beginnings in 1928 as the Future Farmers of America, the National FFA Organization currently reaches out to all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. From urban to rural schools, FFA is committed to developing character and leadership skills and preparing members for a lifetime of success in one of the 300…
A three-car accident at the corner of Hwy 82 West and Hwy 313 around lunchtime on Friday resulted in the transport of three to a local hospital. According to officials, there appeared to be no life-threatening injuries. No persons have been identified, but officials say the responsible driver could be charged pending an investigation. …