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Francis Lott Endows Scholarship Program at Georgia Tech for South Georgia Students

March 25, 2015March 25, 2015 Sylvester Local

March 24, 2015 (Atlanta, Ga.) – Francis Lott, a native and life-long resident of Douglas (Coffee County), Georgia, has made a significant gift to the Georgia Tech Foundation, funding the Francis and Diane Lott Scholarship Endowment as part of the Wayne Clough Georgia Tech Promise program. The Tech Promise program was established to help provide…

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Soccer Teams Donate to Dontate

March 25, 2015 Sylvester Local

Before last Tuesday’s games against Thomas County Central, the entire Worth County Rams soccer program gathered at the Southern goal near the field house and presented to 2014 WCHS graduate Dontate Cooper. Cooper is battling stage 4 Hodgkins Lymphoma, and the money will help Dontate and his family pay for medical bills. The soccer boosters…

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Georgia Forestry Offers Information on State’s Timber Industry

March 25, 2015 Sylvester Local

Georgia has more timberland than any other state in the nation – 24.3 million acres. With 91% of this timberland, 22.2 million acres, privately owned, Georgia again ranks number one in the nation. This abundant, natural and renewable forest enables Georgia’s $29 billion forest industry to thrive. A recent report on the economic benefits of…

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March 24, 2015 Sylvester Local

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Four Reasons Why You Need to Know Your Retirement Number

March 24, 2015 Sylvester Local

By: Chris Hogan, Financial Expert for Ramsey People love to throw around numbers when they talk about retirement. How many times have you heard that 52 percent of Americans have only $10,000 saved for retirement? Or that 33 percent of workers are putting off retirement until after age 65, and 10 percent don’t plan to…

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Lamar Patterson

March 24, 2015 Sylvester Local

Mr. Lamar Patterson, 86, of Sumner died Friday, March 20, 2015 at the Tift Regional Medical Center. The funeral service was held at 2:00 PM on Sunday, March 22, 2015 at New Hope Baptist Church with interment to follow in the New Hope Church Cemetery. The Rev. Mike Carter and Mr. Johnny Sumner officiated. Mr….

Melton Makes GISA All-Star Team

March 18, 2015 Sylvester Local

After transferring to Crisp Academy for his senior year of high school, Worth County native Cole Melton capped his stand out senior basketball season by being picked to play in the GISA/SCISA All-Star basketball game last Saturday at Heathwood Hall Episcopal School in Columbia, South Carolina. For his first three years of high school, Melton…

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Rams Split Region Wins With Cook and Dougherty

March 18, 2015 Sylvester Local

The Worth County Rams baseball team began last week with another tough region loss in Cook County against the Hornets. Though Jake Jones offered an impressive effort from the mound for the Rams, Cook took the lead in the first inning with a solo homer by their pitcher. Meanwhile, the Rams only scored a single…

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Board of Ed to Recieve $2.1 Million Grant

March 18, 2015 Sylvester Local

Last Thursday, The Worth County Board of Education held a meeting. The meeting started with Superintendent Kay Matthews Report. Matthews brought forward a student who is doing extremely well. The student’s name is Jordan Hollins. The Worth County school system is getting technology more involved in the learning process with programs such as Symphony Math,…

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Local Forestry Wins District of the Year

March 18, 2015 Sylvester Local

The Flint River District of the Georgia Forestry Commission (which includes Worth County) was recently named District of the Year. According to a resolution enacted by the Georgia House of Representatives, the state recently recognized the Flint District as the 2014 District of the Year. The resolution states, “The mission of the Georgia Forestry is…

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