Public library recipient of Mitchell EMC grant
Margaret Jones Public Library recently received a generous grant from Mitchell EMC’s Operation Round Up Program. Through Operation Round Up, your monthly electric bill is “rounded” up to the next dollar. The extra change goes to a fund administered by the Mitchell Electric Charitable Fund, a nonprofit organization, to help worthwhile projects and programs in…
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Protecting your home during freeze
It has turned cold in Sylvester, extremely cold that is. Everyone is preparing for a hard freeze and making plans to stay warm. The National Weather Service predicts a hard freeze and wind chill advisories for a few days as temperatures are expected to plummet in southwest Georgia. Low temps have prompted residents to prepare…
Keeping your animals safe during the cold
Despite their fur coats, domesticated animals like cats and dogs depend on humans for protection from elements such as freezing temperatures and wind chill. Keeping your precious animals safe and warm is easy to do by following a few simple steps. Don’t leave pets outdoors in freezing temperatures. While dogs need outdoor exercise, take note…
Grace Miller Jordan
Mrs. Grace Miller Jordan, 76 of Sylvester died Saturday January 4, 2014 at her residence. The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday January 8, 2014 at Pine Forest Baptist Church with interment to follow in the church cemetery. Reverends Roy Carroll and Jason Jones will officiate. Active pallbearers will include Luke…
Joseph Sidney Jarrell
Joseph Sidney Jarrell, 96, died Saturday, December 21, 2013, at Sylvester Nursing Home in Sylvester, GA. Visitation was Tuesday, December 24, 2013, at 10 a.m. at Culley’s Meadowwood Funeral Home, Timberlane Chapel in Tallahassee, FL, with funeral services following at 11 a.m. Interment took place in Culley’s Meadowwood Memorial Park. Sidney was born April l5,…
James William Houston
James “Jim” William Houston, 72, of Camilla, GA passed away on Friday, December 27, 2013 at Northside-Forsyth Hospital in Cumming, GA. Born on August 12, 1941 in Sylvester, GA to the late John Edward and Janey Ledia Mims Houston, he was the owner and operator of H & H Pest Services. He was Baptist by…
Annette Pate Cochran
Mrs. Annette Pate Cochran, 84 of Sylvester died Monday December 30, 2013 at her residence. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM on Wednesday January 1, 2014 at Banks Funeral Home Chapel with interment to follow in the Hillcrest Cemetery. The Rev. Mike Davis and Rev. Grady Morey will officiate. Mrs. Cochran was…
Weekly Weather December 25 – 31, 2013
Weekly Weather December 18 – 24, 2013
