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Genealogy Query - BROWN : JORDAN
Has there been a cemetery survey done for Worth County, Georgia? If so where is the survey? Is it in a local library? Thank you.
Council upholds firing of chief
Following a brief appeal hearing Monday, Doerun City Council agreed to uphold its dismissal of former Police Chief Randy Hill by a 4-1 margin.
Ten top academic students named Foundation Scholars at ABAC
Ten of the top honor graduates at area high schools, including one valedictorian and two salutatorians, have been selected as ABAC Foundation Scholars and will receive full tuition scholarships when they enroll at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College this fall.
Cecil Murray Pichardo, 78, of Albany died Thursday, June 18, 2009 at her residence following an illness.
Colquitt police chase ends in a collision
Few details have been released but, we know that Doerun Police was chasing a Honda Accord West on Highway 133 just after 5:30 AM Saturday morning.
Worth County pastor rebuilds 140 year old church
"God has delivered me from the streets, the drugs, the alcohol, the whole game. And since that time I have been doing his work," said Polite.
Child revived after pool rescue
A small child was rescued from the bottom of a swimming pool. The child was not breathing when he was pulled from the pool, but fortunately he was revived.
Boy Scouts welcome special needs children
Parents of special needs children in Lee and Dougherty Counties were invited to Camp Osborne Saturday for Scout Awareness Day.
5/30 Humane Society Fund Raiser
"The Best Friends Humane Society in Worth County presents a 'Roaring 20's' Casino Night on May 30, 2009 at the Southern Woods Plantation 'Speakeasy'. Doors will open at 7pm.
Sylvester seniors wait on city storm repairs
"It's a beautiful family that we have at this center here, and we all love one another except for Ann, said Butler jokingly.
Pat Gallagher/The Valdosta Daily Times Hugh West stands by one of the many oil paintings of his talented hands that adorn his home.
Worth county storm victims need to call FEMA
"I worked all my life for my family. And now that I am in the retirement stage, I get washed out." Walter has lived in this house for 35 years.
Jeffords Park clean-up begins in downtown Sylvester
And sheets of tin that once covered a congregation at the Grace Filled Deliverance Church now hug tree trunks and picnic tables.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning - Expired
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING GAC007-071-095-205-321-131600- /O.NEW.KTAE.SV.W.0162.090413T1509Z-090413T1600Z/ * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... NORTHWESTERN COLQUITT COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA... WORTH COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF SYLVESTER... NORTHEASTERN BAKER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA... EASTERN DOUGHERTY ...
High winds leave their mark in Sylvester
Worth County Firefighters felt the rumble as the severe weather ripped through their station.
0 Area hit by strong winds, heavy rains
Winds, some gusting as high as 70 miles per hour, shredded pieces of a roof at a business near downtown Sylvester and splintered and uprooted trees throughout Southwest Georgia as two strong fronts collided over the South Monday, leaving one dead and thousands without power.
High wind damage confirmed in Sylvester
The Worth County Sheriff's Office reports high winds, hail, downed tree limbs and power lines in the northern portions of Sylvester.
Worth road damage will top $1M
Now, officials want to make sure residents report damage to their homes. Water rushed through Little River Road at Shingler and collapsed the asphalt road.
Annual grits festival set this weekend at Warwick
The 12th annual National Grits Festival honoring Georgia's official prepared food is set for Saturday in the Worth County city of Warwick, deemed the Grits Capitol of the World by Gov.
Help for Sylvester and Worth County flooding victims
About 50 people had their homes damaged by water from the heavy rainstorms last week.