Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019
Tifton, Georgia
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Excellence in Teaching award recipients gather Tuesday night with representatives of the Tift County Foundation for Educational Excellence, the Tift County School System and the Tifton Rotary Club. Front row from left are: Superintendent Patrick Atwater, teachers Laura Pritchett, Tori Bennett, Marisol Griffis, Amanda Barksdale, Gwen Robinson, Rotary President Marion Curry and Education Foundation member Mike Davis. From left on back row: Education Foundation Director Mike Brumby, teachers Danielle Hunt, Wren Davis, Lisa Forshee, Amanda Lee and Jake Alley.
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RECOGNIZING TIFTON'S TOP TEACHERS
EDUCATION FOUNDATION, ROTARY CLUB HONORS EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AWARD RECIPIENTS
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Ten
Tift County
public school teachers
were honored
Tuesday night
as
recipients
of the
2018 Excellence in Teaching Award
by the
Tift County Foundation for Educational Excellence.
Each was presented a plaque and an honorarium at a banquet sponsored by the
Rotary Club of Tifton
at
Springhill Country Club
.
The
teachers
honored were:
Lisa Forshee,
eighth-grade math teacher at
Eighth Street Middle School
;
Mandy Barksdale
, fourth-grade teacher,
Charles Spencer Elementary
;
Marisol Griffis
, fourth grade,
G.O. Bailey Elementary
;
Jake Alley
, ELM, drama,
Tift County High School
;
Danielle Hunt
, second grade,
Len Lastinger Elementary
;
Gwen Robinson
, third grade,
Len Lastinger Elementary
;
Tori Bennett
, kindergarten,
Annie Belle Clark Elementary
;
Laura Pritchett
, third grade,
Annie Belle Clark Elementary
;
Wren Davis
, kindergarten,
Omega Elementary
; and
Amanda Lee
, first grade,
Omega Elementary.
The teachers were
nominated
by a student, parent, peer or administrator. This is the
28th
year that the education foundation has been
recognizing
teachers of
excellence
in
Tift County public schools
, bringing the total number of educator honorees to
293.
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CHAMBER'S STUDENT LEADERS VISIT CAPITOL
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The
Tifton-Tift County Chamber of Commerce's
2018-2019
"T.A.L:K" class
(
Tomorrow’s Aspiring Leaders: Kids
) visited the
Capitol
last week in
Atlanta
.
The class left
Tifton
at
6:45 a.m.
and got a
photo
with, front row from left, Sen.
Greg Kirk
, R-Americus;
Linda Floyde
, Chamber membership services director; Gov.
Brian Kemp
; Rep.
Penny Houston
, R-Nashville; Rep.
Clay Pirkle
, R-Ashburn; Rep.
Sam Watson
, R-Moultrie; and Chamber CEO
Brian Marlowe
.
The
local legislators
spent time with the students after the photo, talking about the
General Assembly
session and
answering
any
questions
.
Houston
reserved a spot in the
House of Representatives
for the students to see the
Legislature
at work.
The
Tifton
students spent an hour or more
touring
the
Capitol
on their own and then went to lunch at
The Varsity
.
T.A.L.:K
is a
leadership development
initiative which identifies
youth
who are
outspoken
,
hardworking
students who
get along well
with
peers
and
demonstrate good conduct
. Throughout the school year, the students
participate
in
various activities
, such as
service projects
, learning about
government
and
engaging
with the
business community
.
The program's
sponsors
are
Tift Regional Medical Center, Heatcraft, Georgia Power, Colquitt EMC, AT&T, Synovus Bank and South Georgia Bank
.
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Local officials and tree and forestry representatives plant a live oak tree on the UGA Tifton campus for Arbor Day.
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TREES PLANTED IN HISTORIC DISTRICT, ON UGA TIFTON CAMPUS
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A total of
58 live oak trees
are being
planted
in Tifton's
Historic District
by the
Tifton Tree Board
in cooperation with the
Tifton Heritage Foundation
and the
City of Tifton
.
The
tree planting
is mostly complete, and most of the trees are planted along
Ridge
and
College avenues
between
Second
and
12th
streets
. Some trees were planted on
Sixth Street,
and two on
12th Street
. A few other locations are being found within the
Historic District
.
The Tree Board’s intention is to
recreate
the
canopied streets
that previously existed within the Historic District. The
Heritage Foundation
covered the
cost
of
purchasing
and
planting
the
trees
.
In comments at
Monday night's City Council
meeting, Councilman
Frank Sayles Jr.
recognized the
Tree Board
and
Heritage Foundation
for its work in
helping
to
improve
the
Historic District
.
The city also
proclaimed
last
Friday, Feb. 15
, as
Arbor Day
in
Tifton
.
Vice Mayor
Wes Ehlers
read the
proclamation
Friday as t
he
Tifton Tree Board, Georgia Forestry Commission
and
Keep Tift Beautiful
collaborated with the
University of Georgia Tifton Campus
to plant a
live oak tree
on the
UGA Tifton campus
to celebrate
Arbor Day
and commemorate the
campus' centennial
.
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DARRYL WORLEY, RAY SCOTT
GIVE INTIMATE PERFORMANCES
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Country music
artists
Darryl Worley
and
Ray Scott
took turns performing some of their songs
Saturday night
in
Tifton
, offering some
background
about their
music
and
lives
as
country singers
.
The
performances
were
well-received
on the
Tift Theatre
stage and also featured a set by
Moultrie
native
Heath DeLoach
and a surprise appearance from
Tifton's
own
Chad Smith
.
In the
photo
above,
Scott
, second from left,
sings
while
accompanied
by guitarist
Matt Lee
, left. At center right is
Worley
and his accompanist
Mark Moree
at far right.
Worley's No. 1 hits
on the country charts include
"I Miss My Friend," "Have You
Forgotten"
and
"Awful, Beautiful Life." Scott
is an independent artist whose popular songs include
"Those Jeans"
and
"Drinkin' Beer."
He has appeared
44
times on the
Grand Ole Opry
.
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A portrait of Heriberto Avila at La Estrella Tienda Mexicana in Fitzgerald by photographer Juan Galarza.
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HISPANIC LEADERS PHOTO EXHIBIT OPENING IN FITZGERALD
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Fitzgerald
photographer
Juan Galarza
captures the lives and businesses of
Ben Hill County Hispanic leaders
in a new
portrait series
for his upcoming
exhibit
at the
Carnegie Center
in
Fitzgerald
.
An
opening reception
for Galarza’s work will be held
5:30 p.m.
Feb. 22
at the
Carnegie Center
, sponsored by the
Fitzgerald-Ben Hill Arts Council
. Exhibit openings are
free
and open to the public. Light refreshments will be available. The artist will be in
attendance
.
“I believe the
Hispanic
community has a lot to offer not only in
Fitzgerald
but also in
surrounding counties
,” said
Galarza
. “I wanted to showcase areas where not many non-Hispanic citizens are familiar with and to let them know that they are welcome regardless of their ethnicity.”
Inside
churches
,
stores
and
restaurants
, Galarza captured these
leaders at work
. Some serious, some jovial the dynamic portraits offer a thoughtful look at
rural Hispanic communities.
Galarza hopes the exhibit brings “
exposure
to the
Hispanic community
and all that it has to offer.”
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E.B. HAMILTON DRIVE TO CLOSE FOR FOUR-LANE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT
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Beginning next
Monday, Feb. 25
,
Tift County
will be
closing E.B. Hamilton Drive
from just west of
West Haven Senior Village
to
Rutland Road
while a
road-widening
project is
underway
.
Until the project is
completed
, drivers should use
Eighth Street/Whiddon Mill Road
, then
turn left
on
Upper Ty Ty Road
and then
another left
on
Rutland Road
to
access
the
recreation complex
area and
Friendly City Park
.
The construction project entails
four-laning
the road from
Carpenter Road
to the
recreation complex
and installing
curbs, gutters
and
storm drains
. This is a joint project of
Tift County, the City of Tifton
and the
Ga. Department of Transportation
, which is contributing
$2 million
toward it.
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AG MUSEUM VOLUNTEER TRAINING
BEGINS THIS WEEK
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Training
sessions begin
Wednesday, Feb. 20
, for
volunteers
and
potential volunteers
at the Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
Georgia Museum of Agriculture and Historic Village.
Museum Volunteer Coordinator
Lynn McDonald
said the
training
sessions will be offered on both
weekdays
and
weekends,
and will consist of a
site tour
and an
interpretation lesson
.
The
weekday site tour
is
10 a.m.-noon
on
Feb. 20
, and the
interpretation session
will follow from
1-2:30 p.m.
Feb. 27.
The
weekend session
will be
10 a.m.-noon
Feb. 23
,
followed by the
interpretation session
from
10-11:30 a.m.
March 2.
Volunteers
will receive a full site tour with the goal of becoming familiar with the
Historic Village
and seeing
interpreters
in action. The second part of the training focuses on how to
interpret
. All training sessions will be led by
Gina Beckman
, the museum's historic area supervisor.
“These sessions are in response to the
request
for
additional training
by our current volunteers,”
McDonald
said. “These classes will be a
great start
for someone who is
considering
becoming a
volunteer
.”
The training will be held in the
east conference room
of the museum's
main exhibit hall
. To attend, contact
McDonald
at
lmcdonald@abac.edu
or
229-391-5223.
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Frank Sayles Jr.
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