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Aug. 15, 2014
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MORE THAN A THIRD OF STUDENTS SEEKING FOUR-YEAR DEGREES
Classes are back in session this week at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College in Tifton, and more than one-third of the students are enrolled in one of ABAC's many bachelor's degree programs.
Since the inception of the bachelor degrees at ABAC, enrollment in the programs has increased more than 20 percent each year. This year's increase is more than 23 percent. And for the second consecutive year, overall enrollment at the college is up again.
"The progression of the college from two-year status to a position of offering baccalaureate degrees is the one thing that has had the most impact on enrollment and will impact the institution for years to come," says ABAC President David Bridges. "We have moved forward at a very rapid pace. In January of 2008, we had 41 students in those first classes. Now we have more than 1,100 students in bachelor's degree programs. That's phenomenal."
ABAC offers bachelor's degrees in diversified agriculture, turfgrass and golf course management, biology, business and economic development and natural resource management with majors in forestry and wildlife. Under the broad umbrella of rural studies, ABAC students can also earn bachelor's degrees in social and community development, politics and modern cultures, and writing and communication.
ABAC was recently recognized as Georgia's only "Best Value School." The designation is determined by a rigorous qualification process, which generally takes three to four months. Cost of attendance is just one of the many reasons ABAC was selected.
Tuition and fees for full time in-state student at ABAC are $3,992 per year and $12,048 for out-of-state per year. This is $26,000 less than research universities, $12,000 less than regional universities and $10,000 less than state universities, based on University System of Georgia tuition rates for full-time enrollment over four years.
"We have said for many years that students get more for less at ABAC, and our continued enrollment increase proves that students and their parents recognize that ABAC is college done right," Bridges said.
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GET YOUR BLUE DEVIL TICKETS!
 Tift County High School Blue Devil football season is upon us and tickets are available for pre-sale.
Reserved seat and general admission tickets will be sold every Wednesday through Friday at Brodie Field on the visitor side of the stadium on home-game weeks from 11 a.m.-2: p.m. They will also be sold on Fridays from 4-6 p.m.
The pre-sale general admission cost is $5 for students and $8 for adults; Reserved Seats are $15 each for individual games or $84 for the season (not including the Aug. 15 scrimmage).
If you wait and purchase tickets at the gate on game nights, all tickets are $10 for general admission.
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Take a tour of our Personal Care & Assisted Living community between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Aug. 28 and receive a free entry in our drawing for a new 39-inch flat-screen TV!
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LOCALS LIGHTING 'LIGHTS OF HOPE' LUMINARIES
On Sept. 16, the American Cancer Society's Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) will be honoring those who have been touched by cancer and remembering those lost with a Lights of Hope ceremony on the  Capitol grounds in Washington, D.C.
Lights of Hope luminary bags bearing the names of those touched by cancer will line the Capitol reflecting pool.
Lee Turner of Tifton, ACS CAN ambassador constituent team leader for Congressional District 8, will take locally decorated bags to the Capitol for the event. The bags are being sold locally for $10
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each. Lights of Hope luminary bags are available by contacting Turner at 229-848-6123 or [email protected] or Gayle Cooper at 229-382-6645, [email protected]. Checks should be made to ACS CAN.
Bags can be purchased until 5 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 1. Purchaser's names go into a drawing for a Summer Starburst Quilt (queen-size) and a Georgia Bulldog cooler.
Lights of Hope began in 2011 at the National Leadership Summit and Lobby Day with 1,200 bags lining the Capitol. In 2012, 7,000 Lights of Hope bags lit up the Capitol in honor of cancer patients, survivors, and loved ones lost across the U.S.
2013 had a record 14,000 Lights of Hope; during the ceremony, ACS CAN honored the American Cancer Society's 100th year with a birthday cake.
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REPRESENTED TIFT COUNTY IN ATLANTA
FORMER REP. NEWT HUDSON DIES
Former state Rep. William Newton "Newt" Hudson, 87, died Aug. 12, at his home in Rochelle with his
 family at his side. The funeral was held Thursday, Aug. 14. Hudson was first elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 1982 and served for 20 years, representing Tift, Irwin, Ben Hill and Wilcox counties. In the Legislature, he served as co-chairman of the Agriculture Committee, co-chairman of the Health and Ecology Committee, Chairman of the Industry and Trade Committee, vice chairman of the Rules and Regulations Committee and also served on the Appropriations Committee.
Hudson was born Dec. 12, 1926, in Ocilla. In 1944, before his high school graduation, he left school and joined the Navy., serving in the South Pacific for 18 months during World War II. After the war, he returned to and graduated from Irwin County High School.
After his high school graduation in 1947, he also graduated from ABAC and was a 1950 honor graduate of the University of Georgia. He then taught classes to World War II veterans in Irwinville and later accepted his first agriculture extension job in Gwinnett County, later serving Colquitt County as assistant county agent. In 1955, he became county extension agent for Wilcox County, where he served for 28 years. After his retirement, Hudson entered state politics.
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GET PREPARED FOR EMERGENCIES
September is National Preparedness Month, and the Tift County Emergency Management Agency
is holding the Third Annual Emergency Preparedness Fair on Saturday, Sept. 6, from 10 a.m-2 p.m. at the Tift County Recreation Department gym, 401 N Victory Drive in Tifton.
Organizers call it a "one stop shop" of preparedness. Lunch and door prizes will be available.
For information about participating, call Vickie K. Hickman, deputy director of the Tift County Emergency Management Agency, at 229-238-1510.
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YOUR WEEKEND
 At a Glance....
- Tift County High Blue Devils football scrimmage, 7:30 a.m., Brodie Field, Tifton.
SATURDAY, AUG. 16:
- Downtown Tifton Farmers Market, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Old Train Platform, Tifton.
- PLIGHT Back to School Workshop, 10 a.m., Tift County Neighborhood Community Service Center, Tifton.
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Aug. 7
Myrtis K. Allen, 95, Fitzgerald
Eugene Curry, 66, Ashburn
Mary C. Hunt Jones, 63, Sycamore
Aug. 8
Sue Jackson Pilkinton, 61, Sylvester
Franklin D. Jones, 78, Ashburn
Elaine Mann Cox, 87, Apopka, Fla.
Aug. 9
Lautrice Virginia McCorvey Barry, 86, Tifton
Barbara (Bobbie) Varnadoe Walker, 83, Tifton
James W. Loper, 63, Brookfield
Delia Branam Williamson, 79, Fitzgerald
Aug. 11
Jesse Melvin Brown, 84, Tifton
Aug. 12
Rubye Sparger Cooper, 95, Sumner
Aubrey Thomas Ward, 69, Sparks
Mary "Ruth" Dotson Hyde, 81, Tifton
William Newton "Newt" Hudson, 87, Rochelle
Gerald Steven "Steve" Bulington, 60, Nashville
Virdie Nell Johnson, 69, Nashville
Aug. 13
Bobby Ray Baldree, Sr., 74, Irwinville
Lydia Ruth Snowden Dorminy, 94, Macon
Earline Brock Branam, 79, Fitzgerald
Alforiza Rowe, Ashburn
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