Friday, Feb. 22, 2019
Tifton, Georgia
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CITY PUTS 6-MONTH MORATORIUM ON NEW FENCES, WALLS IN DOWNTOWN
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Tifton City Council on
Monday night placed a
six-month moratorium on the construction and placement of
walls and fences within the
commercial downtown district.
The
purpose of the moratorium, according to the
ordinance, is to
give the city time to "formulate
proper land-use planning and
best uses of properties considering the
health, safety and welfare of the
citizens of
Tifton."
Council wants to ensure that the erection of any
walls and fences in the commercial downtown area do
not hinder emergency vehicles and personnel from
responding to
emergency situations when the
safety of
individuals may be
at risk.
The city is also
reviewing ordinances of
nearby cities as to the type of
materials allowed in construction of
fences in the
commercial downtown district.
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'BIDS FOR KIDS'AUCTION
ON TV SATURDAY NIGHT
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The
Exchange Club of Tifton
hosts its
26th annual Bids for Kids Television Auction
on
Saturday, Feb. 23,
from
5-10 p.m.
The fundraising project
benefits
the
agencies
involved in helping to
prevent and treat child abuse
in Tifton and Tift County.
The live televised auction will feature more than
200
items and will be broadcast on
Northside Baptist Church’s Butterfly Broadcasting Network
, which can be found on
Mediacom
and
Plant TiftNet Channel 11
. The number to call to bid
Saturday
is
229-391-9800
.
The
Exchange Club of Tifton
has raised more than
$300,000
during the
25
years of the event.
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Chris Brubeck’s Triple Play will perform with the Albany Symphony on March 3 at Tift County High School.
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CONCERT FEATURES ALBANY SYMPHONY, TRIPLE PLAY
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The
Albany Symphony Orchestra
returns to the
Tifton
stage in a concert featuring
Chris Brubeck’s Triple Play
on
March 3
as part of the
ABAC Presents!
performing arts series at
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
.
Triple Play
and the
Albany Symphony Orchestra
will take the stage at the
Tift County High School Performing Arts Center
at
3 p.m.
March 3.
ABAC Arts Connection Director
Wayne Jones
said Triple Play is the name given to three versatile musicians,
Peter “Madcat” Ruth, Joel Brown
, and
Chris Brubeck
.
“They bring together a variety of
instruments
and mix in
vocals
to create an extraordinary performance,” Jones said. “Collectively, they bring a rare level of joy, virtuosity and American spirit to the
folk, blues, jazz and classical
music they perform.”
Ruth
will be featured on
harmonica, guitar, jaw harp, percussion and vocals
.
Brown
will be spotlighted on
folk
and
classical acoustic guitar and vocals
.
Brubeck
concentrates on
electric bass, bass trombone, piano, and vocals
.
For tickets or information, call
229-391-4895
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COMMUNITY CARE DAY SET MARCH 9
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The annual
Community Care Day
featuring
free resources
in the areas of health, fitness, safety, and disability information will be
9 a.m.-noon,
Saturday, March 9
at the
Tift County Recreation Department
.
Community Care Day
is sponsored by
ABAC
, the
Jay Deason Fund
,
Tift County Recreation Department
,
Tift Regional Health System
,
Tift County Health Department
,
Tift County Commission on Children and Youth, Tift County, Tiftarea Greenways Association, South Central Georgia Learning Resources System
and the
Tift County Board of Education.
Residents will have
access
to a variety of
resources
including
health screenings
, recreational and personal
development programs
,
fitness
,
disability
information,
counseling
,
financial
guidance,
employment
,
education
and
Social Security
.
“It is always inspiring to see a
community
pull together to meet the
needs
of others. We know it is often difficult for individuals and families to locate and access the
resources
they need, and this event is a tremendous opportunity to discover the resources available in our community," said planning committee member
Beth Lewis.
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6th ANNUAL 'RALLY FOR READING'
TENNIS EVENT THIS SUNDAY
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The
Tift County Foundation for Educational Excellence's
6th Annual Rally for Reading tennis event is this
Sunday, Feb. 24, at the
Red Hill Tennis Center on the campus of
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College.
The
foundation joins the
ABAC men's and women's tennis teams to pair up with participants for an afternoon of
fun doubles to
benefit the education foundation's
"Terri Nalls Reading Angel Chair" Read Aloud effort. The
$100 entry donation is
tax deductible.
The event, scheduled for
1:30-4 p.m., is limited to the first
36 participants.
Donors do not have to participate on the courts and may
sponsor a player.
Players
will be grouped by
age
and
skill level
, with at least one
ABAC player
for a
doubles
rotation.
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HOUSTON REMINDS CITIZENS ABOUT POTENTIAL UNCLAIMED PROPERTY
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State Rep.
Penny Houston
, R-Nashville, recently distributed
booklets for constituents in
Tift, Berrien and Cook counties to easily
review the
Ga. Department of Revenue’s (DOR) list of
unclaimed property.
Houston
wants to remind citizens of the
online registry for the
unclaimed property
program.
“I believe it is important that the constituents of
Berrien, Cook and Tift
counties are made aware that the
state
currently
holds onto property
that they
might not know
exists,” she said.
The unclaimed property
booklets
will be available at
city halls
and
public libraries
within Berrien, Cook and Tift counties. Each booklet is
organized by county
, with step-by-step
instructions
to ensure that constituents can easily locate property in their name.
Houston
coordinated with Reps.
Clay Pirkle
, R-Ashburn; and
Sam Watson
, R-Moultrie; who each represent portions of
Tift County
, to create the
booklet
for Tift.
Private property
that remains unclaimed for more than
five
years is reported to the
DOR
and then listed to a
website
where citizens can
search
for
unclaimed property
, file a
claim
and check the status of previously filed claims.
Unclaimed property
may include wages, savings accounts, customer refunds, accounts payable, insurance payments, shares of stock, escrow funds, royalties and contents from safe deposit boxes.
To learn more about the Department of Revenue’s
unclaimed property program
,
Click Here.
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WORTH HIGH STUDENTS TO GRADUATE SRTC BEFORE HIGH SCHOOL
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This spring,
Jimmy “Harlie” Parker
and
Michael “Chance” Causey
will share a unique accomplishment: Within the span of one month, they will
graduate
from
both Worth County High School
(WCHS) and
Southern Regional Technical College
(SRTC).
They will become the
first two SRTC dual Enerollment students
to earn
college diplomas in welding & joining technology
before they receive their
high school diplomas
. Both will walk across the stage at SRTC’s
June 13
commencement to receive their diplomas.
Their
WCHS
welding instructor,
Cory Miller
, says their
joint achievement
is not a surprise.
“These guys are
best friends
, and there is little to nothing that they do not do together. They began with me as
10th graders
and have helped move this
program forward
. It was apparent early on that they came into the class eager to learn.”
Both students are planning to continue on to
four-year universities
, where they will each pursue
careers
in
engineering
.
Causey
is interested in
electrical engineering
, and
Parker
is interested in
mechanical engineering
. These two grew up together around the Parker family’s business –
Scales, Systems & Automation
in
Sylvester
– where they saw precision industrial manufacturing and maintenance first-hand as boys.
More recently, the pair have parlayed their knowledge and training into
success
at
trade shows
and
competitions
. They attended
Fabtech 2018
in
Atlanta
. At the
Skills Challenge
in Moultrie,
Parker
beat out more than
100
other welders to
win
the
top honor
in welding, and each claimed
prizes
at the
SkillsUSA Region Competition
.
Both are advancing to
SkillsUSA State Competition
from
March 21-23
. They have also taken leadership roles in Worth County High School’s SkillsUSA chapter, with
Parker
serving as
president
, and
Causey
as
vice president
.
Both boys were in unison on the
biggest benefit
of the
dual enrollment
program for them: “We just earned a
two-year diploma
for
free
before we
graduated
from
high school
.”
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LOCAL STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN GEORGIA ALL STATE CHORUS
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Eighth Street Middle School and
Tift County High School students participated last week as part of the
Georgia
All State Chorus
in
Athens
.
In the
photo above, instructor
Pam McClellan at
Eighth Street Middle School stands with that school's
All State Chorus members, who include:
Anyston Lyon, Scout Holt, Ana Rodriguez and Hunter Taylor.
In the
photo below, instructor
Stan Smith poses with
Tift County High All State Chorus students, who include:
Will Jones, Michal Gregus, Jeronimo Herrera, Mae Mae Collins, Bobby Snelson and Hays Jones.
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IT'S A
BANNER DAY
IN DOWNTOWN TIFTON!
New
banners
have been affixed to many of the
light poles
in
Downtown Tifton
during the past couple of weeks.
The
banners
, a project of the
Downtown Development Authority
, promote
shopping, dining
and
visiting downtown.
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FOLKS MAY HELP GLEAN BROCCOLI ON SATURDAY
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The
Society of St. Andrew Georgia
will be harvesting
broccoli
near
Poulan
this
Saturday, Feb. 23
, from
8:30-11:30 a.m.
The
broccoli
will be bagged and
distributed
to local soup kitchens and to the
needy
throughout the area.
Gleaning broccoli
is a good activity for
children
as the plants are at their level, Society members say.
Students
from
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
are expected to join in the
harvesting
on Saturday near
Evie and Thornhill roads
in
Worth County
.
The organizations says it may plan an
after-gleaning excursion
to
The Village Community Garden
in
Sylvester
.
To participate or get more information, call
229-386-5800
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YOUR WEEKEND
...at a Glance
SATURDAY, FEB. 23
- Broccoli Gleaning, 8:30-11:30 a.m., Evie and Thornhill roads, Poulan
- Camp Reflections: Children's Bereavement Day Camp, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Tift Regional Community Events Center, Carpenter Road, Tifton
- Alpha Gamma Rho Gamma Delta Chapter Founders Day, 11 a.m., Ga. Museum of Agriculture, Tifton
- Bids for Kids, 5-10 p.m., Butterfly Broadcasting Channel 11, Tifton
- An Evening for ABAC, 6 p.m., UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center, Tifton
SUNDAY, FEB. 24
- Rally for Reading, 1:30-4 p.m., Red Hill Tennis Center, ABAC, Tifton
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FEB. 14
Rick E. Hawkins, 65,
Tifton
Dedra D. "Dee Dee" Miller, 51,
Tifton
Constance “Connie” Lewis Webb, 71,
Chula
Faith A. Slaughter, 78,
Adel
Laverne Fletcher Spears Bennett, 70,
Lenox
Larry P. Harper, 74,
Ocilla
FEB. 15
Betty Stripling, 70,
Sylvester
June Strickland Ivey, 80,
Bridgeboro
Dorothy “Dot” O’Scott, 78,
Fitzgerald
Virginia Lee Jump, 78,
Ashburn
Norma Annie Hunnicutt Mitchell, 85,
Madison, Fla.
FEB. 16
Alvin “Willis” Tucker, 73,
Moultrie
David F. Justice, 59,
Douglas
Amy Hope Robinson, infant,
Irwin County
FEB. 17
Dorothy “Dot” Walker English Myers, 87,
Tifton
Mary Alice Spinks Yarbrough, 94,
Tifton
Christine Ray Boyett, 85,
Nashville
Betty Jean Martin, 88,
Nashville
Lawrence "Larry" Mitchell, 76,
Quitman
FEB. 18
Shirley Ann Phillips Peters, 82,
Ochlocknee
Linda Ragan Gagnon, 70,
Tifton
Roselyn Bennett Bott, 93,
Tifton
Mary Edith White, 78,
Fitzgerald
Thomas Allen "Tom" Noel, 59,
Nicholls
Terry Lumpkin, 60,
Sparks
FEB. 19
Joe Jeffery “Jeff” Smiley, 65,
Tifton
Jay Leatherwood, 82,
Ashburn
FEB. 20
Pauline Margarette Evers, 84,
Arabi
William Childers, 71,
Quitman
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