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Sept. 19, 2014
Tifton Georgia
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GA. JOBLESS RATE RISES TO 8.1%;
TIFT RATE HIGHER THAN STATE'S
Georgia's unemployment rate for August has climbed to 8.1 percent, an increase from 7.7 percent in July and the second-highest jobless rate in the country, with only Mississippi being worse.
While seasonally adjusted jobless rates for individual counties have not all been released yet, Tift County's unemployment rate is expected to remain at 8.6 percent, which is higher than the state, says the Ga. Department of Labor.
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Despite Georgia's higher jobless rate, the state had "good job growth," said Labor Commissioner Mark Butler. He said the state had 24,700 new jobs since July and 79,300 more jobs than a year earlier while layoffs declined 27 percent.
Meanwhile, the Athens Banner-Herald reports that Democrat Jason Carter and his Republican
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rival Gov. Nathan Deal are tangling over the rise in the jobless rate.
"This is disastrous news for families all across Georgia who are suffering the consequences of Gov. Deal's failed policies," said Carter, the Democratic candidate for governor.
Deal blamed the August rate on an influx of out-of-state job seekers and what he called "faulty" data, saying the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics routinely adjusts Georgia's rate downward six months after reports are released.
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SOME DOGS READY FOR ADOPTION
AFTER DOG-FIGHTING RING BUST
Following the bust during April of a dog-fighting ring operating out of the Albany area, more than 40 dogs needed emergency placement. The U.S. Humane Society rescued some dogs but several are still at the Tift County Animal Shelter.
After having worked with shelter volunteers, several dogs have been cleared for adoption. They are all mixed breeds -- some bulldog, some pit bull, some labradors. According to the local Save Our Pets Foundation, most of these victims of exploitation were used for breeding; however, it is advisable that, at least initially, they go to homes with no other pets.
Below are photos of eight dogs rescued in April who are now available for adoption at the Tift County Shelter.
Volunteers
Animal Shelter and from the Save Our Pets Foundation
will be at
Tifton's Tractor Supply Co.
this
Saturday morning with other adoptable dogs.
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THE ULTIMATE BEATLES EXPERIENCE
The Return, one of the top Beatles tribute bands in the country, is coming to Tifton on Saturday, Sept. 27, at the UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center and tickets are going fast.
Dinner tickets must be purchased by Sept. 23, this Tuesday. Show-only tickets may purchased up to showtime.
The appearance is hosted by the Tifton-Tift County Public Library Foundation, a nonprofit organization supporting the local public library. Proceeds are used for programs and materials at the library.
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VIDEO: 'THE RETURN' Tifton-Tift County Public Library Foundation Event - WALB-TV
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Patrons may purchase dinner/show tickets for $80 or show-only tickets for $35. Tickets are available at the public library, at Ameris Bank on Second Street in Tifton and online at www.ugatiftonconference.org The dinner begins at 7 p.m. and The Return takes the stage at 8 p.m. They will do two sets: The Beatles early years circa the Ed Sullivan Show, and the Sgt. Pepper years and beyond. The tribute band has performed all over the world, including at Abbey Road studios in London, the Cavern Club in Liverpool, and at venues large and small.
"They are outstanding! Absolutely the best thing next to the originals," says Pete Beaudrault, president and CEO of the Hard Rock Cafe.
The library foundation event is black tie-optional, or you may dress in your best '60s attire. For more information about the library foundation fundraiser, call Dr. Hal Henderson, foundation president, at 229-386-2237.
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BE A GOOD EGG
7th ANNUAL SUMNER EGG FESTIVAL
THIS WEEKEND
The 7th Annual Sumner Egg Festival is this weekend at City Hall on Walnut Street in the Worth County  town.
A street dance is set for 7-10 p.m. today, Friday, Sept. 19. A Dessert Cook-off also will be held at 7 p.m. A dessert must have two eggs in it. Entry fee is $10 and the prize will be half of the entry money collected.
On Saturday, a Pet Parade begins at 9 a.m. with the Egg Festival Parade at 10 a.m. The formal opening is at 11 a.m. with the mayor. At 11:15 a.m. is the WCES honor chorus; noon-2 p.m., wrestling matches.
Poultry Palace trained chickens will be strutting their stuff every hour, along with egg games. Elvis tribute artist Jeff Vandenberg will sing during the afternoon.
The Southern Gunslingers will demonstrate wild west days also in the afternoon. A car show, amateur BBQ cook-off, rock wall, inflatables, A&C vendors and food vendors are some of the other attractions.
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TIFTON TRUCK & TRACK PULL ROLLING INTO TIFTON
The fall edition of the Tifton Truck and Tractor Pull rolls into town on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 26 and 27, at the American Legion Fairgrounds.
Sponsored by the Lucas Oil Pro Pulling League and the Southern Pullers Association, truck and tractor pullers from all across the Southeast will compete for Southern Pullers Association championship points and prize money.
The Tifton Truck and Tractor Pull is coordinated by the Ag Equipment Technology Club at ABAC with proceeds going to their pulling tractors, Altered Allis and Cracker Jack, as well as Club activities.
For information, contact Tyron Spearman, 229-386-0216, [email protected]
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ABAC FACULTY TO PERFORM SEPT. 23
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Dr. Susan Roe and Wayne Jones will perform a selection of classical compositions at 7 p.m. Sept. 23 in Howard Auditorium on the campus of Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College.
Roe, soprano, is professor of voice and director of choral music at ABAC, and Jones, bass-baritone, is the director of the ABAC Arts Connection. Roe and Jones will be accompanied on piano by Gina Lawhon.
Open to the public at no charge, the evening begins with Dietrich Buxtehude's "Lord In Thee
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Do I Trust" performed by Roe, followed by three selections from "The Shakespeare Songs" written by Roger Quilter and performed by Jones. The pieces include "Come Away Death," "O Mistress Mine," and "Blow, Blow Thou Winter Wind."
Roe will then perform Johannes Brahms "Botshaft," Claude Debussy's "Nous n'avons plus des masons," and"Vissi d'arte" from Giacomo Puccini's "Tosca."
Jones will lend his voice to Hugo Wolf's "Fussreise," Brahms "O w�sst ich doch den Weg," and Debussy's "Beau Soir." He will also perform "Lord God of Abraham" from "Elijah" by Felix Mendelssohn.
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A 4-Mile Run, 1-Mile Patter for Patti & a Crossfit Challenge with proceeds benefiting Ruth's Cottage and The Patticake House of Tifton.
The event starts and finishes at the Hilton Garden Inn's main entrance on Boo Drive in Tifton.
Registration opens at 3:30 p.m. on Sept. 20; the CrossFit Challenge starts at 5 p.m.; the 4-Mile Run starts at 6 p.m.; the 1-Mile Patter for Patti at 6:45 p.m.
An awards/prize ceremony will follow the run and walk.
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YOUR WEEKEND
 At a Glance....
FRIDAY, SEPT. 19:
- Sumner Egg Festival, 7-10 p.m., Walnut Street, Sumner.
- Tift County High Blue Devils football vs. Alcovy (homecoming), 7:30 p.m., Brodie Field, Tifton.
- Tiftarea Academy Panthers football vs. Valwood, 7:30 p.m., Panther Pit, Chula.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 20:
- Downtown Tifton Farmers Market, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Old Train Platform, Tifton.
- Wiregrass Farmers Market, 9 a.m.-Noon, Georgia Museum of Agriculture Tifton.
- Sumner Egg Festival, 9 a.m., Walnut Street, Sumner.
- Community Acknowledgement Luncheon, noon, UGA Conference Center, Tifton.
- Run 4 Ruth's, 5 p.m., Hilton Garden Inn, Tifton.
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Sept. 12
Irby Gene "Bud" Thompson, 75, Chula
James Edker Moore, 77, Tifton
Minnie L. McElroy Cox, 73, Americus
Mary Nell Arnett, 81, Fitzgerald
Mildred Mae Barnes, 83, Nashville
George Joseph Bagnall, 81, Ashburn
Sept. 13
Damyta Lynn Bryant Larry, 59, Tifton
Lt. Col. Arja Smailes, 96, Sylvester
Annie Laura James Dixon, 74, Bowdon
Sept. 14
James Mills Cottle, Jr., 61, Ty Ty
Melvin Julian Murray, 68, Nashville
Sept. 15
Gary Stephen Crumley, 53, Omega
Charlotte Alexander Gibbs Ponder, 90, Omega
Barney K. "Joe" Pate, 75, Ashburn
John Harris, Sylvester
Sarah C. Pope, Sylvester
Sept. 16
Maggie Lenora Jefferson, 82, Nashville
Sept. 17
Ruby Lee Nichols, 78, Tifton
Horace M. "H.M." McSwain, 94, Irwin County
Rachel Williams Richardson, Sylvester
Maner "Mike" Carl Johnston, 78, Tifton
Sept. 18
Mandy Weeks-Munford, 38, Fitzgerald
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