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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Mrs. Jane Sawyer (Riner) Medders, 92, of Albany formerly of Sylvester died Thursday August 1, 2013 at Phoebe North in Albany after a brief illness. The funeral service was held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, August 4, 2013 at Lakeside Baptist Church, 2806 N. Jefferson St., Albany, GA 31701 with interment following in the Hillcrest…
Mrs. Bobbie Jean Kline, 77, of Sylvester died Friday August 2, 2013 at Willson Hospice House. The funeral service was held at 3 p.m. on Monday August 5, 2013 at Banks Funeral Home with interment following in Hillcrest Cemetery. Rev. Mike Davis officiated. Serving as pallbearers were Clint Bryan, Stacy Bryan, Stephen Bryan and Larry…
Victoria “Vicky” Nipper, 60, of Sylvester died Wednesday July 31, 2013 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday August 5, 2013 at Banks Funeral Home Chapel with interment following in Wright’s Chapel Cemetery. Reverends Herman Hand and Randolph Pate will officiate. Pallbearers will include Junior Giles,…
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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The Worth County Board of Education held a called meeting last Thursday for the purpose on voting to increase the millage rate. After a brief discussion, the board voted four to one to approve the increased millage rate of 15.50. Randy Bacon was the only board member to oppose the tax increase. Chairman Jenkins also…
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Funeral services for Mark “Odor” Odom of Warwick will be held at 4:00 p.m. Saturday, August 3, 2013 in the chapel of Rainey Family Funeral Services. The committal service will follow in Story-Odom Cemetery in Worth County. The family will receive friends prior to the service Saturday beginning at 2:00 p.m. at the funeral home….
TIFTON — Fall semester classes at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College begin Aug. 14.Classes for the fall term end Dec. 6. The deadline for fee payment is Aug. 1 by 3 p.m. The fall term kicks off with Welcome Week beginning Aug. 10 and concluding Aug. 16.A variety of activities and events will be…
Twenty-three teachers and staff attended a new hire orientation on July 19th. Among those in attendance were eight newly hired teachers and staff including Ursula Apperson, Billy DeVane, David Fulton, Debbie Harris, Latasha Joiner, Megan Oliver, Jermel Siegmund and Sandi Tone. Also pictured were participants Summer Adams, Jeanette Beaumont, Reggie Brown, Adam Day, Dawn Demps,…
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