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Jan. 24,
Tifton Georgia
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'TIFTON IDOL' ADVANCES
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Keith Urban, left, and Marcus Holloway
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TO HOLLYWOOD
By FRANK SAYLES JR.
Tifton Grapevine
Marcus Holloway, who won the "Tifton Idol" audition in July, was selected during Thursday night's (Jan. 23) "American Idol" TV show to go on to the program's Hollywood competition.
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VIDEO: Road to Hollywood -
Marcus Holloway
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WFXL Fox 31 of Albany had sponsored the Tifton Idol regional audition during the summer to select a Southwest Georgia representative for the show's audition in Atlanta. Holloway of Moultrie had won the Tifton competition over hundreds of hopefuls.
Tifton's La'Chelsea King had placed second during the Tifton competition and also had been invited to try out in Atlanta.
Thursday night's "Idol" program was filmed during the recent Atlanta auditions. Holloway was one of 44 singer/musicians in Atlanta chosen to continue the journey toward becoming the next American Idol. Singer-songwriter Phillip Phillips of Leesburg won the American Idol competition in 2012.
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COUNCIL AGREES ON SIGN REGS;
MAYOR HAS NO CONFLICT,
CITY ATTORNEY SAYS
By FRANK SAYLES JR.
Tifton Grapevine
After months of discussion and sometimes spirited debate, Tifton City Council has reached a consensus on amendments regulating outdoor signage in the city. Council met in special session on Wednesday, Jan. 22, to discuss the sign proposals, agreeing to prohibit flashing, blinking and strobing electronic signs, but allowing scrolling signs.
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Grapevine VIDEO: Sign Regs Move Forward
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Council also agreed to guidelines governing banners, political-type stick signs and A-frame sandwich board-type signage.
The city's Historic Preservation Commission guidelines will be amended to allow illuminated and electronic display signs within the Historic District's commercial zone on a case-by-case basis upon approval by the city's Historic Preservation Commission. The HPC will be charged with considering several criteria for the signs, such as neighborhood characteristics and other signage nearby.
The proposals are being sent for review to the state Department of Natural Resources' Historic Preservation Division. The proposals also must go before the Planning and Zoning Board before City Council takes a final vote, expected in either late February or early March.
Before Wesnesday's discussion, City Attorney Rob Wilmot ruled that Mayor Jamie Cater does not have a conflict of interest in discussing and voting upon the sign amendments to the HPC manual and to the city's Land Development Code.
Last week, resident Eloise Styer raised the conflict question based upon the mayor's ownership of commercial buildings for lease in the downtown commercial district and his comments about the difficulty in renting buildings because of restrictive Historic District guidelines.
Wilmot says he researched state statutes, local ordinances and case law, determining that changes in signage guidelines affect the public as a whole and do not specifically affect the mayor's interest. Therefore, Wilmot says "Mayor Cater may decide and vote" on city amendments governing signage.
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COASTAL PLAIN CASA NEEDS VOLUNTEERS
Coastal Plain CASA's new volunteer training begins Feb. 6 at 6 p.m. at the CASA office, 126 First Street.
This training course covers everything a new volunteer needs to know to begin advocating on behalf of foster children.
The class meets every Monday and Thursday at 6 p.m. for about four weeks. Becoming an advocate with CASA means spending a few hours a month helping a foster child find a safe and permanent home.
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GEORGIA RECIPES FOR YOUR
SUPER BOWL PARTY
SWEET & SPICY WINGS, BLACK-EYED PEA SALSA
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In this "Meals From The Field" segment from Georgia Farm Monitor, some party foods are being prepared, just in time for your Super Bowl party.
Watch as they show how to make Sweet & Spicy Wings and Black-Eyed Pea Salsa.
For these recipes, visit http://www.gfb.org/recipes/
"Meals From The Field" is a monthly spotlight of one Georgia-grown commodity, with recipes for you to try at home, brought to you by the Georgia Farm Bureau and the Georgia Department of Agriculture's Georgia Grown program.
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A "Women's Faces" exhibit opens with a reception at 5:30 p.m. Jan. 30 at The Gallery at the Georgia Museum of Agriculture and Historic Village of Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College.
The opening reception, hosted by Tifton's Twentieth Century Library Club, will showcase the exhibit of women's faces portrayed in clay and on canvas.
Potters Janice Hall and Pat Shields specialize in jugs of women's faces. Each of the featured face jugs is made from native clay processed by a mule-driven mill, wheel thrown and individually decorated by hand.
As part of Women's Faces, the Tifton Twentieth Century Library Club will present "Faces Make Places," a GFWC Arts Partnership Project in which the club has produced several large photo collages and scrapbooks celebrating women from all social and economic backgrounds and their contributions to the Tifton community.
"Art students from Tift County High School and Eighth Street Middle School will also provide various pieces of art for the project. The collages will include women from the early 1900s through the present day," says Polly Huff, assistant director and curator at the museum.
For information, contact Huff at [email protected]
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INDIE-ALT FOLK GROUP PERFORMING
AT 'EVENING FOR ABAC' FUNDRAISER
Combine a delicious meal with fantastic entertainment for a wonderful cause, and you have the annual Evening for ABAC at 6 p.m. March 7 in Gressette Gymnasium at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College.
"Everything points toward an evening that our many alumni and friends will never forget. I believe this event will build on the legacy of the many great 'Dollars for Scholars' programs we have had in
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von Grey
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the past," says Arts Connection Director Wayne Jones.
Indie-alternative folk group von Grey, four classically trained sisters, will perform. Billboard magazine praised their "crystalline harmonies, stirring lyrics and inventive melodies." They have appeared on "Late Show with David Letterman," "Conan," NBC's "Rock Center with Brian Williams," and CNN's "Road Warriors."
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution says, "See them now, because a few years down the road, you might have to pay big bucks for nosebleed seats in an arena to catch these talented musicians."
ABAC Foundation Chief Operating Officer Jodie Snow said the Foundation depends on Evening for ABAC support to fund student scholarships, including the highly competitive Foundation Scholars program.
Evening for ABAC tickets are $100 for singles and $180 for couples. A reserved table for eight is available for $1,250. A portion of the cost for each ticket is tax deductible. Tickets are available by calling 229-391- 4895.
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CAJUN MARDI GRAS COMING TO TIFTON
The Tift County Rotary Club, to benefit The Literacy Volunteers of Tifton-Tift County, is hosting its second Cajun Mardi Gras Dance at 7 p.m. Feb. 22.
This year's dance will be at the Our Divine Savior Catholic Church Fellowship Hall and features the  music of The Porchdogs from Florida! Listen to them here!
Representatives from the Atlanta Cajun and Zydeco Association will be there to teach you how to do the two-step or Cajun waltz.
The event features a meal that includes the staples of Cajun cuisine: gumbo and rice, black-eyed peas, cabbage, cornbread, bread pudding with brandy sauce and beignets.
Tickets are $30 each and available at Dave's Coffee and Bread House, the Tifton-Tift County Public Library, from members of the Tift County Rotary Club and by calling 229-386-3240.
Laissez les bons temps rouler!
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TIFT COUNTY AGENCIES MAY APPLY FOR EMERGENCY FOOD & SHELTER FUNDS
The federal government has awarded $19,342 to Tift County to supplement emergency food and shelter programs.
The money comes from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program.
Local public and private volunteer agencies may apply for funding from the grant. To be eligible, local agencies must be private voluntary nonprofits or units of government; must be eligible to receive federal funds; must have an accounting system; must practice nondiscrimination; must have demonstrated the ability to deliver emergency food and/or shelter programs; and must have a volunteer board (if they are a private organization).
Public or private voluntary agencies interested in applying may obtain an application from Greg Millette, United Way of South Central Georgia, P.O Box 557, Tifton, GA 31793; (229) 382-2881; [email protected]. The deadline for applications is 5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31.
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YOUR WEEKEND
At a Glance....
- Tift County High Basketball @ Camden, 7:30 p.m., Kingsland.
SATURDAY, JAN. 25:
- Tift County High Basketball vs. Brunswick, 7:30 p.m., Tift County High School, Tifton.
- Show Choir Competition & Prom Fashion Show, 7 p.m., Tift County High School, Tifton.
SUNDAY, JAN. 26:
- "True Grit" with John Wayne, 3 p.m., Tift Theatre for the Performing Arts, Tifton.
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Jan. 17
Vivian Hester Fletcher, 74, Tifton
Charles H. Lunsford, Jr., 81, Sumner
Gregory Jacob "Jake" Williams, 23, Sylvester
Jan. 18
Pauline Swift Christmas, 77, Tifton
Jan. 19
Richard "Ricky" L. Tripp, 54, Arabi
Jan. 21
Maheshkumar K. Patel, 51, Tifton
Forrest Dale "Speedy" Willis, 70, Tifton
Calvin R. Hooper, Tifton
James Duane Blease, 81, Valdosta
Donald Leroy Massey, 72, Tifton
Tammy Pate Dalrymple, 55, Sycamore
Jan. 22
Treva Dumas, 78, Adel
Dorothy Louann Leggett Mills, 57, Nashville
Susan Mitchell Dobbins, 54, Adel
Toby Keith Hawkins, 18, Nashville
Arturo Garcia Melo, 39, Nashville
Jan. 23
Shirley Brewington, Tifton
Tony Owen Tucker, 56, Tifton
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