Employment Expo scheduled April 3 The City of Waycross and Work Source Georgia are partnering to stage the Spring Employment Expo from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Thursday, April 3 at the C.C. Mc-Cray City Auditorium, 865 Pendleton Street.
More than 40 businesses are expected to attend the job fair.
Adopt-a-Thon at Petsense April 12 Petsense holds its Spring Adopt-a-Thon from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, April 12 in the parking lot in front of the store, 2477 Memorial Drive.
Animals from shelters and rescues in a 100-mile radius will participate with adoptable pets.
There also will be a variety of vendors selling items and food on site with 10 percent of their proceeds going to the shelters and rescues.
The Ware County Sheriff s Office and Waycross Police Department K-9 units will have demonstrations, and there will be a petting zoo, games, and face painting for children.
There also will be a raffle for a variety of prizes with proceeds also benefitting the shelters and rescues.
The local event is part of a nationwide program dedicated to placing adoptable animals in a forever home.
For information, call (912) 283-3073 or (352) 348-2773.
Ware Rec. Dept, set fishing rodeo
The Ware County Recreation Department will stage a Youth Fishing Rodeo from 9 to 11:30 a.m., Saturday, April 5 at the Trembling Earth Complex, 2110 Cecil Brown Drive.
Youth ages 5-13 are eligible to participate with the event limited to the first 30 registrants. Registration is free and will begin at 8 a.m.
There will be prizes for the top three finishers. Participants can keep what they catch.
For more information, call the department at (912) 287-4488.
Ware GOP holds meeting March 17
The Ware County Republican Party holds its monthly meeting at 6 p.m., Monday, March 17 at Hog ‘n’ Bones Restaurant, 1900 Memorial Drive.
County officers and precinct chairmen will meet from 5:10 to 5:30 p.m. The session’s program starts at 6:30 p.m. and will include information about the 2025 convention cycle.
The dates of this year’s conventions are: Precinct Caucus and County Convention, Saturday March 22 at the Ware County Courthouse, First District GOP Convention on Saturday, April 26 in Savannah, and the State GOP Convention Friday-Saturday, June 6-7 in Dalton.
Call or text (912) 282-5551 with questions.
Sheriff James sets Easter Egg Hunt Ware County Sheriff Carl James and his personnel will hold an Easter Egg Hunt from 10:30 a.m. to noon, Saturday, April 12 on the office grounds, 3487 Harris Road.
The hunt, which begins at 10:45 a.m., is open to infants through children age 11. There will be prizes for age divisions infant to 3, ages 47 and 8-11.
Lunch will follow the egg hunt.
