The Ballots have been Counted and the Winners Tallied
Check out the February 18th edition of the Sylvester Local News for the 2015 Reader’s Choice Winners!
Happy President’s Day
Happy President’s Day from all of us here at the Sylvester Local News!
Home For Sale – Price Reduced
3 bedroom, 2 bath just outside of Sylvester. Large den with cathedral ceilings and very open floor plan. Walk in closet in master bedroom. 1,746 sq ft cooled and heated and 2,175 total sq ft. Large garage, fenced backyard, on city water, and located on 0.5 acre lot at 119 Massey Airport Road. Price Reduced!…
Encourage Children to Learn More about Science and Nature at Playtime
(StatePoint) Have any budding scientists in your family? If your children are fascinated by nature, dinosaurs and other cool science subjects, you can help foster their interests by turbo charging their playtime to fit their favorite topics. “Learning is not just for the classroom or a formal setting,” says Dr. Lise Eliot, early childhood development…
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Phoebe Brings Therasuit Therapy to Southwest Georgia
ALBANY, Ga. –Izabela Koscielny, MPT (Master of Physical Therapy), is onsite this week training the therapists of Phoebe Physical Medicine in the method of Intensive Therasuit Therapy. The only therapy center in Southwest Georgia to provide this therapy, the Therasuit was introduced in 2002 by Izabela Koscielny, MPT, and Richard Koscielny, MPT, after their…
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Weekly Weather February 11th through February 17th
Soccer Falls to Tift in Season Opener
The 2015 soccer season began in the bitter cold last Friday evening as the Worth County Rams hosted the Tift County Blue Devils at Milt Miller Field in Sylvester. The girls took the field first in a contest that was called early as the Lady Devils reached a 10-0 lead in the second half. With…
Worth Students Named to Tiftarea Academy Honor Role
Headmaster’s List 1st Grade Preston Barksdale Rebekah Milling Charlie Pate Colton Powell Sawyer Slappey Maggie Vickery Heidi Willis Merit Roll 1st Grade Broxton Slappey Headmaster’s List 2nd Grade Keegan Acord Abbey Harris Kathryn Payne Brody Seagraves Honor Roll 2nd Grade Avery Hoover Dallas Kilgo Anslee Young Headmaster’s List 3rd Grade…
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County Extends WCFR Captain’s Suspension
On February 3, the Board of Commissioners of Worth County met to discuss and vote on a myriad of issues in the county. Amongst those many issues was the suspension of John Graddy. The Worth County Fire-Rescue Captain appealed to the board by first explaining to the public why he was suspended. According to Graddy,…
Bennie L. Gaskins
Mr. Bennie L. Gaskins, 81, of Bridgeboro died Thursday, February 5, 2015 at his residence. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, February 13, 2015 at Banks Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will be held at 2:00 PM in the Riverside Baptist Church Cemetery in Nashville. The Rev. Bobby Brown and Rev….