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Worth County Middle School FFA will celebrate National FFA Week Feb. 24-28, 2014. “Ignite” is the theme this year and more than half a million members around the nation will participate in National FFA Week activities at the local and state levels. “Igniting” leadership, growth and success are a way of life for FFA members,…
Mr. Barney G. Douglas, 72, of Sasser died Sunday February 16, 2014 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. on Friday February 21, 2014 at Lighthouse Ministries in Putney with interment following in the Poulan Cemetery. Reverends Chris Turner and Donnie Sloan officiated. Pallbearers included Josh Youngblood, Robert Riddle, Dewayne…
Mr. Stephen E. “Steve” Hobbs, 58, of Ty Ty died Monday February 17, 2014 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. The funeral service was held at 2 p.m. on Thursday February 20, 2014 at the First Baptist Church of Ty Ty with interment following in the Sumner Cemetery. Reverends Jim Duggan and Caleb Clark…
Mrs. Jacqueline Hill Bridges, 81, of Williamson, GA died Saturday February 22, 2014 at her residence. The funeral service was held at 2 p.m. on Monday February 24, 2014 at Banks Funeral Home Chapel with interment following in the Hillcrest Cemetery. Reverend Austin Glass officiated. Pallbearers included Michael Brightwell, Derrick Eldridge, Preston Dowdy, II, Wes…
The Tift Regional Medical Center (TRMC) Foundation will hold the annual Hearts and Diamonds Gala on Saturday, Feb. 22, 7:00 p.m. to midnight, at the UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center. Director of the TRMC Foundation Mandy Brooks said, “This year’s gala theme will be “An Evening in Vegas.” Tickets are $125.00 per person (tax deductible),…
Even though most Georgians are several generations removed from their family farm, many can trace their family history back to a farm and even still have relatives farming the family home place. The Worth County Farm Bureau encourages owners of farms continuously operating for 100 years or more to apply to be recognized by the…
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The Board of the Georgia Academy for Economic Development announces graduates of their 2013 Region 10 Multi-Day Training Program. The sessions were held at Darton State College in Albany. Class participants represented a number of professional and non-professional economic development fields, including elected officials, public servants, business leaders, educators, and social service providers from 10…
Many questions have arisen following the Congressional passage of the Agricultural Act of 2014. Those questions will soon be addressed at the Georgia Peanut Commission Farm Bill Update Meeting and Webinar on Monday, Feb. 24 at 10:30 a.m. The webinar will be broadcast live at the University of Georgia (UGA) Tifton Campus Conference Small Auditorium…
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Michael J. Moore, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, announced that thirty-three-year-old Curtis Drakes of Mitchell County entered a plea of guilty on Feb. 11, 2014, to conspiracy to provide contraband in prison before the Honorable W. Louis Sands, U.S. District Court Judge, in Albany. As a part of his plea agreement,…
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Mrs. Florine Willis Thompson, 87, of Sylvester died Wednesday February 12, 2014 at her residence. A graveside service was held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, February 15, 2014 at the Sumner Cemetery. Rev. Ronnie Howell officiated. Mrs. Thompson was born on August 31, 1926 in Worth County to the late David Simpson and Margaret Nancy…