NOV. 28, 2017
Tifton, Georgia
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TOUR OF HOMES
RETURNS
TIFTON TOUR ON THURSDAY KICKS OFF HOLIDAY CELEBRATION
After a hiatus the past two years, the
Tifton Heritage Foundation's Tour of Homes returns this
Thursday night, Nov. 30, as part of
Tifton's Hometown Holiday Christmas Celebration.
Six historic homes are featured on this year's
tour between
6 and 8 p.m. Visitors can admire
the preserved architecture and discover stories from the past as they tour the homes in any order.
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The Petermann home at 807 N. Ridge Avenue.
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This year's lineup includes the homes of:
* Susan Couch,
1009 College Ave. North
* Larry Creamer,
820 North Park Ave.
* Melba Knight,
412 West 10th St.
* Mark and Ann Petermann,
807 North Ridge Ave.
* David and Gay Koran,
1021 College Ave. North
* Drew and Brandy Dorminey,
1006 College Ave. North
Tickets for the
self-guided tour can be purchased in
advance from Advantage Realty, 609 Love Ave.; Annie's Place, 1019 Love Ave.; Glynn Hendricks Interiors, 1010 Love Ave.; and Traditions, 215 West 12th St. On the
night of the tour, tickets will be available at the
Tifton Museum of Arts and Heritage, 255 Love Ave.
Tickets are
$10 each; proceeds benefit the Tifton Heritage Foundation
projects within the
Historic District to preserve and protect
historic Tifton.
For information, call 229-386-0216.
Also on
Thursday night, the
Museum of Arts and Heritage will be
open to the public to view the decorated
Hall of Christmas Trees sponsored by the
Tifton Council of Garden Clubs and the
Gingerbread Houses decorated by local after-school
Kids Advocacy Coalition students and sponsored by the
Exchange Club of Tifton.
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SUSPECT CHARGED IN
WAFFLE HOUSE HOMICIDE
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Tifton Police have
charged a
21-year-old Tifton man with the
shooting death in
August of a
Tifton Waffle House employee and with several other incidents.
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RIGGINS
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Devonte Riggins is
charged with three counts of murder; two counts of aggravated assault; two counts of conspiracy to commit a felony armed robbery; criminal attempt to commit a felony armed robbery; felony theft by taking;
receipt, possession or transfer of a firearm by a convicted felon or felony first attempt; felony first degree burglary; and criminal attempt to commit a felony.
Jesse W. Hall, 30, of
Tifton was shot to death during an apparent
robbery attempt at about
1 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 5, in the parking lot of the
Waffle House at
706 West 7th St., police said.
Hall was a master grill operator at Waffle House and the father of two sons and a daughter. Another female Waffle House employee was also assaulted at the time. Authorities said at the time that two assailants were involved.
A total of $6,000 was offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the persons responsible.
Norcross-based Waffle House Inc. is offering $5,000 in addition to the City of Tifton's $1,000 reward, police said.
Tifton Police said today that the rewards have not been awarded. The Criminal Investigations Division of the police department obtained the felony warrants on the suspect on Nov. 9 and arrested him on Nov. 21.
"This incident is still under investigation. Anyone with information pertaining to this case can contact the Tifton Police Department at 229-382-3132," police said in a written
statement.
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GAgives.org MAKES IT EASIER FOR GEORGIANS
Today is
"Giving Tuesday" globally when people are encouraged to give to
non-profit organizations following
"Black Friday," "Small Business Saturday" and
"Cyber Monday."
GAgives is offering Georgians an easy but powerful way to keep the season of thanks going. S
tarting this year, Georgia Gives Day is partnering with the global #GivingTuesday initiative to relaunch the state's 24-hour giving marathon alongside a 50-state, 97-country effort.
Building on the year-over-year growth both campaigns have seen since they launched in 2012, the joint effort is increasing support for the thousands of participating Georgia non-profits, and expanding awareness of the work non-profits do to strengthen communities and enrich lives.
The campaign's hub is
GAgives.org, which brings together
3,000 of the state's
charities to make it easy for
Georgians to select a cause that matters to them, learn about the work of individual non-profits and donate directly to them.
"Both movements share one purpose: To educate, celebrate and support the diverse causes that strengthen our communities," said GAgives organizer and Georgia Center for Non-profits CEO Karen Beavor.
On #GivingTuesday 2016, more than $180 million was raised online in the U.S. to benefit a broad range of causes, and much more was given in volunteer hours, non-monetary donations and acts of kindness.
GAgives, also rooted in the Thanksgiving season, has raised more than
$14 million in donations for
Georgia non-profits since
2012. Led by the Georgia Center for Non-profits, the
GAgives initiative maintains an
online fundraising platform,
GAgives.org, free to use for any registered
501c3 non-profit organization in the state.
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LUCAS BROCK
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UGA TIFTON STUDENT
GETS AG SCHOLARSHIP
Brock is a student from Bowdon, Ga.
The
Agribusiness Council also recognized FFA and 4-H representatives.
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as well as a dog day spa in Tifton.
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'POLAR BEARS' PREPARE TO PLUNGE FOR A CAUSE
The
TIftarea YMCA will host its
5th Annual Polar Bear Plunge on
Monday, Jan. 1 at
11 a.m. in the YMCA's
Hunt Park pool off
Westover Road in Tifton.
Each of the
12 participants are
competing against each other to
raise the most money for a specified
non-profit organization. The individual raising the most funds, with the stipulation that he/she must slide down into the
plunge pool, will receive
100 percent of the proceeds for their charity.
All
other charities represented will receive a
50 percent split with the
Tiftarea YMCA -- providing that their corresponding
representative takes the
plunge into the pool.
Representing the non-profits are:
* Darian Peavy for
Family Promise of Tift Area
* Mayor Julie Smith,
Save Our Pets
* Lt. Wingate Whitley,
The Patticake House
* Jarrett Haswell,
Coastal Plain CASA
* Chief Bobby Bennett,
Celebration Recovery
* Dr. Bret Wagenhorst,
Meals on Wheels
* Mike Beeman,
Ruth's Cottage
* Dr. Ted McElroy,
Called to Care
* Jennifer Woodall,
Pregnancy Care Center
* Jarrod Roberts,
Literacy Volunteers of Tifton-Tift County
* Paul Horst,
Tift Area Greenways Association
* Vicki Taft,
Tift County Commission on Children & Youth
Donations to support your favorite participant/cause may be made online at
www.tiftareaymca.org
or may be dropped off at the YMCA's main facility at 1657 S. Carpenter Road. Call 229-391-9622 for
information.
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Church Pianist
Position
Tifton First United
Methodist Church
107 W 12th St., Tifton, GA
Tifton First United Methodist Church has an opening for a church pianist. This is a part-
time position.
The pianist is responsible for preparing for and practicing with
the chancel choir, orchestra and ensemble every Wednesday evening for about two hours and for playing at Sunday
traditional services
at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m., as well as at special services at Christmas, Easter, etc.
or call
229-382-6100
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TIFTON-TIFT COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
RIBBON CUTTING
Haley Roberts State Farm Insurance
815 Love Ave., Tifton
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UGA BULLDOGS FACE AUBURN SATURDAY
IN SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
UGA
won the SEC East and enters the game with an 11-1 record. Auburn won the SEC West and is 10-2.
Auburn
won the earlier contest between the two schools, 40-17.
The two teams will meet
Saturday in the new Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, and the game will be broadcast on CBS-TV.
Tifton's Christmas Parade begins at 5 p.m. Saturday, and undoubtedly some participants and parade-watchers will also have one eye -- or ear -- on the SEC championship as well.
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FAMILY HOLIDAY MOVIE NIGHT AT THE BRODIE
To get your
family in the
holiday mood, the
Tift County School District is hosting
Family Holiday Movie Night at
Brodie Field this
Friday, Dec. 1.
Two
holiday classics will be shown on the
big screen:
"How the Grinch Stole Christmas" at
6 p.m., and
"Elf" at
7 p.m.
Admission is
free but volunteers will be
accepting school uniforms and
monetary donations benefitting the
Tit County Schools Children's Clothes Closet and
Partners in Education program.
Guests may sit in the
stands or bring their own
lawn chair or
sleeping bags.
Concessions will be
available for purchase.
All
children must be
accompanied by an adult.
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Tifton, GA 31793
Price: $399,000
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n just over 6 acres, this home has so much to offer.
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229-386-8737
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