The Honorable Larry Johnson, Ward 4, Mayor Pro Tem The Honorable Walter Dupree, III, Ward 1 Councilmember The Honorable Isaac Jackson, Jr., Ward 2 Councilmember The Honorable Mark Giddens, Ward 3 Councilmember COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA CALL TO ORDER – MAYOR PRO TEM LARRY JOHNSON INVOCATION AND PLEDGE SWEARING IN MAYOR – CHARLES JONES APPROVAL OF…
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The Georgia Department of Public Health is urging people, especially individuals with chronic lung conditions, to protect themselves from dust from the Saharan dust cloud as it moves over Georgia. The dust cloud is expected to be around for the next few days. The dust can cause eye, nose and throat irritation for anyone who…
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The Worth County Planning Commission will hold a called meeting at the Building & Zoning Department at 201 N. Main Street Suite 30 Sylvester, Ga. 31791 at 10:00 am on June 26, 2020. To vote for the request by Beltline Energy, LLC, for a conditional use permit to construct a Solar Farm located in the…
The Worth County Board of Commissioners’ Called Meeting scheduled for Thursday, June 25, 2020 immediately following the 9:00 a.m. Public Hearing has been rescheduled for Friday, June 26th starting at 5:00 p.m.
Post 335 of the American Legion needs help in locating Local Korean War Veterans. POSCO America Corporation, a South Korean steel company, will send a plaque to each Veteran in recognition of their service during the Korean War, which began 70 years ago on June 25, 1950. The original plan was to hold a ceremony;…
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The regular monthly Meeting of the Housing Authority of the City of Sylvester, Georgia, is scheduled for June 16, 2020, at 10:00 o’clock a.m. Due to the public safety concerns arising from the emergency conditions caused by the present coronavirus pandemic, this regular monthly meeting shall be held by teleconference via telephone communication pursuant…
Albany, Ga. – As per the announcement Thursday afternoon by Dr. Kathleen Toomey, Commissioner for Georgia Department of Public Health, testing for COVID-19 no longer requires any criteria be met and is now open by appointment to anyone in the state of Georgia that wants to be tested. Southwest Public Health continues to offer free…
Albany, Ga. – As of noon Friday, these were Phoebe’s COVID-19 numbers: Total COVID-19 Patients in Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital – 64 Total COVID-19 Patients in Phoebe Sumter Medical Center – 13 Total COVID-19 Patients in Phoebe Worth Medical Center – 0 Total Inpatients Recovered – 283 Total Positive Deaths from Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital –…
Albany, Ga. – Beginning Monday, May 4, on its main campus in Albany, Phoebe will begin phasing in services for medically necessary outpatient procedures, surgeries and diagnostic services that have been delayed during the COVID-19 response. Phoebe will also open all of its Phoebe Physicians offices, and outpatient services at Phoebe Sumter will come back online soon. …
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Due to the high rate of infection in the region, Southwest Public Health District is greatly expanding its schedule for collection of specimens for COVID-19 testing in Dougherty, Thomas and Mitchell Counties. This specimen collection for COVID-19 testing is available to individuals in the following categories, regardless of county of residence: Anyone with symptoms of…
