Dec. 19, 2014

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A CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION!

This Show Benefits Literacy Volunteers of Tifton-Tift County

TIFTON'S OWN COUNTRY STAR

KIP MOORE NAMED

'BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST' OF YEAR

VIDEO: Kip Moore - Breakthrough Artist

of the Year

Tifton native

Kip

Moore

has received the 2014 American Country Countdown Award for Breakthrough Artist of the Year, beating out a strong group of nominees, then treated fans to a performance of his hit song "Hey Pretty Girl.'

The Breakthrough Artist trophy was awarded last Monday night in Nashville, Tenn. Other nominees for the fan-voted award were Brett Eldredge, Tyler Farr, Thomas Rhett and Cole Swindell.

Moore has a new album coming out soon. At the awards, he sang "Hey Pretty Girl,' a newly certified platinum No. 1 hit from his debut album, "Up All Night."

"I couldn't have imagined in my wildest dreams that we would be talking about millions of sales and streams of songs I've written. It's surreal and I can't wait to show everyone what we have planned for 2015."

In addition to the platinum certification of "Hey Pretty Girl," Moore's smash hit "Somethin' 'Bout A Truck" earned double platinum status ,marking sales and streams of more than 2 million.

These accolades, along with his first major award win, cap off a landmark 2014 including his sold-out headlining "CMT ON TOUR: UP IN SMOKE." The tour garnered high praise for Moore's "high energy set" (Rolling Stone) with the Minneapolis Tribune declaring him a "country music contender" and the Chicago Tribune noting he is "carving his own niche in country music."

Kip hits the road again in 2015 with more headlining dates kicking off in Missoula, Mont., on Jan. 27. Tickets are on sale now; for information visit www.kipmoore.net

Christmas is more than presents, lights, and flying reindeer. It's the birth of our Savior and God's

hope for the world.

The people of St. Anne's Episcopal Church warmly invite you to worship with them at their Midnight Mass this Christmas Eve. Doors open at 10 p.m., followed by a Christmas concert at 10:30 p.m.

The Mass begins at 11 p.m.

A Tifton tradition for over 30 years, St. Anne's Midnight Mass is a unique way to celebrate the true reason for the season. Expect candlelight, scripture, and beautiful music featuring St. Anne's choir and a brass ensemble under the direction of Minister of Music Stan Smith. The Rev. Lonnie Lacy, Rector of St. Anne's, will preach.

A free, festive reception follows in the Parish Hall.

St. Anne's is located at 2411 N. Central Ave. Admission is free. Seating is offered first come, first served.

Please bring non-perishable food items to donate for the poor. A professionally staffed nursery is available at no charge.

For more information, contact the church office at (229) 382-7505 or visit www.stannestifton.com

GA. HAS FEWER LANE CLOSURES DURING HOLIDAYS

The Georgia Department of Transportation is curtailing its construction lane closures during the Christmas and New Year's holidays on interstates and major state routes near tourist locations and large shopping centers.

Construction-related lane closures are restricted between 5 a.m. Dec. 23 and 10 p.m. Dec. 28 and again from 5 a.m. Dec. 31 to 5 a.m. Jan. 2 to allow for increased holiday traffic.

The restriction does not include emergency lane closures that may be necessary. Crews may still be working near highways and some long-term lane closures may remain in place for safety r

easons. Please obey posted speed limits and allow extra travel time for congested highways.

If you're planning on heading north through the metro Atlanta area, real-time traffic information is available by calling 511, using the "Georgia 511" mobile app or logging on to www.511ga.org. An automated voice recognition system guides the phone service, but callers may also reach live operators to report accidents or congestion, request HERO (Highway Emergency Response Operators) assistance or obtain additional information.

HERO assistance is available only in the metro Atlanta area.

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A CHRISTMAS PRESENT FOR THOSE IN NEED

A CHRISTMAS DINNER WILL BE SERVED, BETWEEN 11:30 A.M. AND 1 P.M. ON CHRISTMAS DAY FOR ANYONE NEEDING A MEAL,

AT THE NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICE CENTER

2737 S. CENTRAL AVE.

TIFTON, GA

PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD TO THOSE WHO MAY NEED

A HELPING HAND.

FRANKLY SPEAKING

A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS REMINDER

"Christmas Time is Here...." sing the children in the 1965 TV animated special, "A Charlie Brown Christmas." The song is melodic, poignant, somewhat bittersweet. Every time I hear it, I remember being a kid, listening to it on TV for the first time and feeling a sense of longing.

The other night, "A Charlie Brown Christmas" was broadcast, as it has each year for 50 seasons, and I couldn't help but watch it again. Part of its appeal is the music; Vince Guaraldi's jazzy score holds up

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well, and I still find myself tapping time to the popular tune, "Linus and Lucy" -- and the happy freedom of the tune "Skating" is

Vince Guaraldi Trio - Christmas Time Is Here (Vocal)

Play the Song: Vince Guaraldi Trio - "Christmas Time Is Here"

exhilarating.

But there is more to the show's appeal than the music. "Peanuts" creator Charles Schulz always maintained that his comic strip was really for adults, and much of the lasting popularity of "A Charlie Brown Christmas" is that it is enjoyed on several levels. Children can relate easily to the kids and to Snoopy; adults can relate to the theme that the real message of Christmas sometimes gets lost in the commercial trappings of the holiday and that intrinsic beauty can be found all around us.

A "Charlie Brown Christmas tree" has entered the vernacular so pervasively that everyone knows what it means. In the TV show, Charlie Brown is the first to recognize the beauty in a scrawny, sad tree that just needs a little love.

The show was groundbreaking for its time for a couple of reasons: There is no laugh track, which was expected in those days, and Biblical text was included. Linus reads from the Book of Luke about the meaning of the season, a moment that has been called "the most magical two minutes in all of TV animation."

At center stage, Linus says, in part: "...For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God, and saying: 'Glory to God in the highest, and on Earth, peace and goodwill towards men.' "

That's not something one would expect in a cartoon.

This Christmas, amid the holly and the egg nog and the brightly wrapped gifts, reflect upon the season.

As the song notes, "Christmas time is here / We'll be drawing near / Oh, that we could always see / Such spirit through the year...."

Merry Christmas.

We Hope Your Holidays are

Full of Wonder and Delight!

MERRY CHRISTMAS

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YOUR WEEKEND

At a Glance....

SATURDAY, DEC. 20:

Travis Pratt Presents Tifton's Christmas Carol, 7 p.m., Tift Theatre for the Performing Arts, Tifton.

SUNDAY, DEC. 21:

First Day of Winter: Winter Solstice, winter begins at 6:03 p.m. -- the shortest day of the year.

Dec. 11

Doris Fuller Horn, 62, Newport, Tenn.

J. T. Hall, 81, Rochelle

Isabel Lee Lockwood, 87, Fitzgerald

Robert D. Thomas, Rebecca

Dec. 12

Flora Christian "Boo" Stafford, 96, Tifton

The Rev. Leonard Conger, 83, Tifton

Hazel Louise Folsom, 87, Tifton

John Timothy Cone, 52, Tifton

Edna Phillips Keith, 95, Omega

Marie Weaver Odom, 78, Sylvester

A.J. Dorminey, 88, Nashville

Doris Elizabeth Jay, 95, Fitzgerald

Roswald J. "Papa" Allen, 71, Douglas

Mary Lee Watson, Sylvester

Dec. 13

Millard Franklin Graham, 94, Tifton

Joseph Franklin "Frank" Haile Jr., 90, Nashville

Robert Marshall, Sylvester

Dec. 14

Claude F. "Bill" Fleming, 70, Sylvester

Daniel Lee Gilliard, 68, Fitzgerald

Dec. 15

Wilbur Lewis Timmons, 59, Sycamore

Darrel Leon Walker, 75, Valdosta

Dec. 16

Ernest T. Brooks, 80, Doerun

Mary "Lizzie"(Cooter) Powell Culpepper, 93, Sylvester

Sheena Monique Annette Housand, 28, Nashville

Dorothy Smith Hurd, 77, Ashburn

Dec. 17

Harold Clyde Rising, 93, Tifton

Dec. 18

Emma Jane Stephens, Ashburn

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