Sylvester News

More than 40 pounds of marijuana and 15 thousand dollars in cash have been seized from a home and car in Lee County.

That's the case for a Sylvester woman who has a visual impairment and couldn't afford to update her glasses.

There will be bingo for seniors on Tuesday, June 23, at 3 p.m., at the Doerun Community Center.

Jerome Hamilton is a 6-foot-7 freshman forward at Wichita State. He is from Sylvester, Ga.

He's the fourth pedestrian to be struck by a car in four days in South Georgia. None of those victims used a crosswalk.

Graduating: A Poem For Graduates Happy Graduation Having had the recent pleasure of seeing my two youngest nephews graduate from high school, I was inspired to write this poem.

Milledge White, Sr., 103, passed from this life to eternity, peacefully on May 31, 2009 at 6:45p.m., at Morningside of Albany from natural causes.

Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center, 121 Schoolhouse Road, will host a dinner and gospel singing at 5:30 p.m. today.

His nephew is now charged with stealing it. 18 year old Chucky Ray Mathis, Junior of Sylvester is been charged with motor vehicle theft.

In October 2005 a hit and run driver ran down Donna Frier on West Railroad Street.

Typical turnover for the Dougherty County Police Department is about three officers a year.

America's cold war with Russia produced some relics of national defense that remain part of South Georgia's landscape, if you know where to look.

"We had 52 homes that were effected and addressed, " said Sylvester Code Enforcement Director Angel Gray.

He is the second person to plead guilty in the theft ring. Sgt. 1st Class Roy Greene Jr., 32, of Sylvester, Ga ., pleaded guilty to an identical charge last week.

Matthew A. Culpepper, 21, 1002 N. Washington St., Sylvester, was charged Friday with DUI, failure to maintain lane and an open container violation.

18-year-old Moriah Cromer of Sylvester ran the red light going west on Clark Avenue.

"It's a beautiful family that we have at this center here, and we all love one another except for Ann, said Butler jokingly.

"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.

David Lee Barton, 18, 186 Zion Hope Church Road, was charged Thursday with driving with a suspended or revoked license and a safety restraint violation.

Homegoing service for Inez Hunter is 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Martin DePorres Catholic Church.