(Dec. 1, 2015, Tifton, Ga.) – Tift Regional Health System (TRHS) announced that Tift Regional Medical Center (TRMC) has been recognized as a Top Performer on Key Quality Measures by The Joint Commission and TRMC and Cook Medical Center have been named top 10 medium-sized Georgia Hospitals by Georgia Trend magazine. “Tift Regional Health…
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Worth County Tax Commissioner Tabetha DuPriest attended a meeting in Atlanta this fall in which tax officers from all over the United States convened to discuss the best means to effectively collect taxes on mobile homes. Due to Worth County’s unique situation with mobile homes, DuPriest was asked to speak to the conference on her…
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ATLANTA – Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) celebrates its 100th birthday in 2016 with a year-long Centennial celebration that explores GDOT’s role in getting Georgia out of the mud – from the dirt roads of 1916 to the paved roads crisscrossing Georgia in 1939 to today’s modern transportation system. “While traveling through Georgia’s transportation past…
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The Worth County Board of Commissioners began their regular meeting on Thursday, November 19, by hearing from Sylvester’s Main Street Director Jana Dyke concerning the upcoming Christmas Parade in Downtown Sylvester. The Main Street Director informed the board that the Depot is under construction, so this year, the post parade festivities would be held on…
Miss Lovie Elaine Blackwell, 65, of Sylvester died Friday November, 27, 2015 at her residence after a long bout from complications following cancer. Her remains were cremated. A Memorial service was held at 5:00 PM on Monday November 30, 2015 at Banks Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Grady Morey officiated. Miss Blackwell was born on February…
15 Years Ago – November 28, 2000 Worth County coaching legend Margie York was recently inducted into the Thomasville- Thomas County Sports Hall of Fame during the 7th Annual Thomasville-Thomas County Hall of Fame Awards Banquet in Thomasville. The 1977 Worth County High School graduate was an all- around athletic competitor who excelled in basketball….
The Atlanta Falcons, Publix Super Markets and the Atlanta Community Food Bank (ACFB) hosted the annual FalCan Food Drive School Challenge September 14 through October 30, 2015. 74 schools signed up to participate in the FalCan Food Drive School Challenge and collected 75,447 pounds of canned goods and/or non-perishable items. The schools that collected the most pounds…
Past Hospice of Tift Area employee and board member remembers husband during holiday season Adel, Ga. – Area residents will honor family and friends and remember lost loved ones at the Tree of Life lighting ceremony next Thursday, December 10 at 6 p.m., held on the front lawn at Tift Regional Medical Center (TRMC). An…
Kate LeAnn Wooten and Brock Justin Wilson were united in marriage at 5:00 p.m., November 14, at First United Methodist Church in Athens. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Dr. Don Kea of Macon. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Steven Dulaney Wooten of Albany. She is the granddaughter of Mrs….
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