Aug. 1, 2014

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SAY GOODBYE TO SUMMER!

TIFT SCHOOLS OPEN THURSDAY;

SALES TAX HOLIDAY UNDERWAY

Where did the summer go?

On Thursday, Aug. 7, students in Tift County head back to the classroom. A new school year is always exciting -- especially so for students and staff at Matt Wilson Elementary, where new construction and

renovations will greet everyone.

As we get closer to the first day, Tift County Schools officials urge parents to call their schools if there are questions about bus schedules. If more information is needed, then call the Bus Shop at 229-387-2470.

For those students and parents unsure about Tift County Schools' dress code, Click Here!

And just in time for school, Georgia's tax-free holiday begins today through Saturday, Aug. 2. During the sales tax holiday, the following items will be exempt from sales tax:

Clothing and footwear with a sales price of $100 or less per item
Computers, computer components and pre-written computer software purchased for non-commercial home or personal use with a sales price of $1,000 or less per item
School supplies, school art supplies, school computer supplies and school instructional materials purchased for non-commercial use with a sales price of $20 or less per item.

Happy shopping!

BLUE DEVILS FOOTBALL TEAM HOSTS 'TASTE OF TIFTON' KICKOFF FESTIVAL

Are you ready for some football -- and some food?

The Tift County High Blue Devils is hosting a "Taste of Tifton Kickoff Festival" from 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m. on

Saturday, Aug. 2, at Brodie Field and the Eighth Street track. More than a dozen local restaurants will have their food available for sampling, and other local businesses will also set up booths.

Jerseys will be on sale for $10 along with youth shirts and footballs signed by the Blue Devils, who will be scrimmaging on the field from 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. The first hour will have the varsity, followed by the junior varsity and freshman, then middle school 7th- and 8th-grade players. A punt, pass and kick contest will be held for first- through sixth graders from 1-3 p.m.

The day also includes bouncy slides, rock climbing walls, dance team performances and test drives of new vehicles.

"Come support the 2014 football team and be a part of our first Taste of Tift kickoff party. The whole community is invited to support our youth of tomorrow," says Head Coach John Reid. "New spirit wear will be available for the upcoming season. Let's bring everyone out for a fun family event."

The Blue Devils' season begins Aug. 15 with a scrimmage against Worth County.

MAN, 70, WITH ALZHEIMER'S FOUND SAFE

AFTER MISSING 8 HOURS IN BERRIEN COUNTY

An extensive manhunt involving authorities, concerned citizens and even a Georgia State Patrol helicopter

BETHEA

finally located an Alzheimer's patient who went missing in Berrien County for more than eight hours on Wednesday, July 30.

John Bethea, 70, wandered away at about 11:30 a.m. Wednesday off White Pond Road in Nashville as his wife was checking the mail, authorities said. He was later found wandering in a rural area.

"My father was found around 7:40 p.m.," said Bethea's daughter, Katie Tenneson, co-owner of Tenneson Nissan in Tifton.

I can never thank the people who worked so hard to help find him. He was dehydrated, had no shoes and disoriented but other than that was the strong person we have always known him to be. He is at the hospital being checked out. Thank you to everyone who reached out to us during this very scary eight hours."

On her Facebook page, Tenneson posted an aerial photo from the Berrien County Sheriff's Office showing her father

being found.

"I can never thank these wonderful people enough. This shows the very scary and large area my Daddy was in. Thank you to everyone who searched/prayed/reached out!!" she wrote.

Berrien Sheriff Anthony Heath thanked all of the law enforcement agencies and officials who aided in the search.

"Thank you to the local citizens that searched on foot, by four-wheelers and golf carts; all of your efforts are greatly appreciated. God bless you all," the sheriff said.

For information on Alzheimer's disease and wandering, visit www.alz.org or call the Alzheimer's Association's 24/7 helpline, 1-800-272-3900.

LAST FEW DAYS TO 'STUFF THE BUS' WITH SCHOOL SUPPLIES

The 4th Annual Stuff the Bus School Supply Drive is underway through Monday, Aug. 4, outside Publix Supermarket to gather school supplies of local needy children.

Sponsored by Publix, Tift County Public Schools and the United Way of South Central Georgia, all supplies will be distributed during the school year through the Needy Children's Fund under the management of school Stuff the Bus system social workers.

During the drive, a school bus is parked in Publix Plaza in the grassy area on Virginia Avenue. There are volunteers from 4-7 p.m. weekdays to collect donations of school supplies and cash. At other times, school supply donations can be dropped off inside Publix at the customer service desk. Publix shoppers may also contribute by simply adding a cash donation to their grocery bill.

Supply donations are being piled into the bus to literally stuff the bus with the supplies every child needs for success in school.

The United Way of South Central Georgia is holding a children's carnival at the site from 9-11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 2. Every child bringing a donation of school supplies or cash gains admission for unlimited games, entertainment and treats.

YOUR WEEKEND

At a Glance....

FRIDAY, AUG. 1:

Free Talk on Hearing Loss, 2 p.m., Southern Care Assisted Living, Tifton.
Little Shop of Horrors play, 7 p.m., Tift Theatre for the Performing Arts, Tifton.

SATURDAY, AUG. 2:

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.
United Way's Kids Carnival, 9-11 a.m., Publix Plaza on Virginia Avenue, Tifton.
Taste of Tifton Kickoff Festival, 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Eighth Street Middle School and Brodie Field, Tifton.
Run for Love, 7 p.m., Red Hill Athletic Center, ABAC, Tifton.
Little Shop of Horrors play, 7 p.m., Tift Theatre for the Performing Arts, Tifton.

July 24

Charles E. Griffin, 75, Adel

Betty Jean Browning, 82, Alapaha

July 25

Lorraine Wiswell Grant, 87, Tifton

"Hunter" Aaron Alton Harrell, 19, Tifton

Terrie S. Pate, 51, Sylvester

Peggy Clark Pittman, 52, Sylvester

Doris L. Norton, 77, Sparks

John Clyatt "Johnny" Lovein, 64, Nashville

July 26

Jerry Wayne Johnson, 81, Tifton
Charlotte Potts Connell, 72, Albany

Vermell Lewis Culpepper, 77, Sylvester

Carroll W. Godwin, 82, Irwinville

July 27

John W. Leedy, 90, Tifton

Ida Mae Powell, 91, Vanceville Community

Wilma Moore Meadows, 84, Sycamore

Mark Lott, 51, Holt

July 28

Leonard Vernon Handy, 88, Tifton

Ruth Stephens Causey, 85, Fitzgerald

Franklin Edwards, 63, Sylvester

Wayne Saunders, 64, Norman Park

James Lamar Griffin, 85, Adel

Juan Bargus, 81, Nashville

Linda Sue Spicer, 68, Nashville

July 29

Kathy Rutland Marshall, 69, Tifton

Inez Horten Grant, 70, Sylvester

Essie Mae Lovelady, 80, Tallahassee, Fla.

July 30

Myra Davis Haynes, 69, Tifton

James "Russell" Lindsey Sr., Birmingham, Ala.

Andrew Johnson, Ashburn

July 31

Diane Smith Henry, 64, Fitzgerald

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