North Augusta, SC—Funeral Services for Mrs. Willie Mae Langdale, 85, of Cherokee Drive, North Augusta, SC, who entered into rest January 22, 2015, were conducted Saturday, January 24 at 2 o’clock from the Posey Funeral Chapel. Rev. Denny Haston and Rev. Kyle Poole officiated. Interment was in Pineview Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Langdale was a native…
Mr. Charles E. Roberts, 81, of Sylvester died Thursday, February 11, 2015 at the Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. The funeral service was held at 4:00 PM on Saturday, February 14, 2015 at Banks Funeral Home Chapel with interment following in the Providence Cemetery. The Rev. Jimmy Cargle officiated. Mr. Roberts was born on September 16,…
By: Virginia Acord, Worth County Probate Court Judge The Department of Human Services spoke at our probate judge training on the increase of abuse of our at-risk adults (adults 65+ and adults 18+ with any disability) that are victimized financially and/or physically. Abuse of older and disabled adults (at-risk adults) is one of the most…
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The Sylvester City Council held their work session for the month of February last Monday evening. The meeting began with Pastor Judy Hall addressing the council on the needs of Family Visions. The local ministry supplies food to families in need. Hall stated that the group receives little in terms of monetary and food donations,…
A Sylvester man was struck and killed by a pickup truck as he walked along Highway 256 near Town Creek in Sylvester on Friday night. While the incident is currently being investigated by the Georgia State Patrol, Sylvester Police confirmed Monday afternoon that Walter Lee Curry, 50, of Sylvester was killed after being hit by…
After falling to Tift County in a scrimmage match in the previous week, the Worth County Rams soccer team returned to Milt Miller Field last Tuesday evening to take on the Americus-Sumter Panthers in the first game of the regular season. This was an unusual game for the Rams because the Panthers do compete in…
By: Cale Colby I first met Bennie Gaskins in 2012 when he called me to visit his home and talk about mission work in Haiti. I expected this to be a good story for the newspaper, but I did not expect to hear the extraordinary accounts of numerous miracles and supernatural events that Mr. Gaskins…
The following reports were compiled by the Worth County Sheriff’s Office between January 16 and January 31: Eric Alford, 41, of Sylvester was charged with two counts of child molestation and two counts of sexual battery on January 30. Jeremiah Bentley, 36, of Sylvester was charged with two counts of theft by taking (motor vehicle)…
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