Mr. David Loyd, 79, of Oakfield died Saturday, March 10, 2018 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. The funeral service was held at 3:00 PM on Monday, March 12, 2018 at Red Oak Baptist Church with interment following in the Red Oak Cemetery. Rev. Rob Gray officiated. Mr. Loyd was born on September 29, 1938 in…
Amy Calhoun Fletcher Kimsey, 94 – of Albany, Atlanta, Tallahassee and Sylvester – passed away peacefully on the morning of March 8th, 2018. Services were held Tuesday, March 13th, 2018, at Banks Funeral Home with Rev. Josh Bowers officiating. A private interment was held at the family cemetery. Known to many as the indomitable “Miss…
Mrs. Merle B. Shiver, 91, of Sylvester died on Friday, March 9, 2018 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. The funeral service was held at 11:00 AM on Monday, March 12, 2018 at Bethel Baptist Church interment to followed in the Bethel Church Cemetery. Rev. Dan Story and Rev. Grady Morey officiated. Mrs. Shiver was born…
Bobby W. Tison, 86, of Doles Community, Worth County, GA, died Saturday, March 10, 2018 at his home. His funeral service will be at 1 PM on Tuesday, March 13, 2018 at Kimbrell-Stern with interment to follow at Crown Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Kimbrell-Stern on Monday, March 12, 2018 from 6-8…
The following reports were compiled by the Sylvester Police Department between February 1 and February 28: Neal Williams, 49, of Sylvester was charged with obstructing law enforcement officers and shoplifting (less than $500). Myeshea Gaines, 45, of Sylvester was charged with driving while license is suspended. Kevin Haggins, 32, of Tifton was charged with second…
Almost 50 students participated in WCES’s Annual Jump Rope for Heart. Students who raised any amount of money were eligible to participate in the jump-off with their grade level. Grade level winners were: 3rd Grade- Brooklyn Youngblood, 4th Grade- Shermiah Donaldson, and 5th Grade- Spencer Daniel. The top fundraiser for this year was Kason Mullen….
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By Cale Colby. According to a report published by the Associated Press on Monday, Georgia’s Republican Governor Nathan Deal has signed into law a sweeping revamp to Georgia’s adoption code. Proponents of the measure, which passed the House and Senate with bipartisan support last month, say it will streamline Georgia’s adoption process. The bill makes…
Mrs. Geneva Brown Jenkins, 90, of Sylvester died Saturday, March 3, 2018 at her residence. The funeral service was held at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at Unity Baptist Church with interment following in the Mount Enon Baptist Church Cemetery in Mitchell County, GA. Rev….
Mrs. Colise Hatcher Raines, 93, of Sylvester died Sunday, February 25, 2018 at her residence. The funeral service was held at 10:30 AM on Wednesday, February 28, 2018 at Banks Funeral Home Chapel with interment following in the Isabella Cemetery. Rev. Jason Jones officiated. Mrs. Raines…
