Friday, Jan. 11, 2019
Tifton, Georgia
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FULWOOD PARK TO HAVE DOG PARK, WALKING TRAIL
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A
half-mile walking trail and a
fenced dog park are being
planned in Tifton's
Fulwood Park.
"The
walking trail – that's going to be the greatest factor, most
high visibility for the
community in using the park," City Manager
Pete Pyrzenski said during
Tifton City Council's workshop meeting
Monday night.
The
walking trail will be a
half-mile long and approximately
six feet wide, and will be located in the
northeast section of
Fulwood Park. Pyrzenski said more
lighting is being planned to enhance
safety and
visibility along the trail.
He said the
existing disc golf course at the park will
not be affected.
The
dog park will be
fenced within the
walking trail and will include
water and
"poop-bag stations," the city manager said.
Mayor
Julie Smith noted that the
effort has been underway for some time to
develop a
dog park and that
monies have been raised to
help its
creation.
Smith said she
hopes to have the
dog park's ribbon cutting during the
Rhythm & Ribs Festival in
March.
Along with the
Fulwood Park improvements,
Pyrzenski said he has met with a local
native plants group that is interested in
adding native plants on the outskirts of the
walking trail along with a
butterfly garden.
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DEATH BEING TREATED
AS HOMICIDE
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Authorities are investigating the
death of an
18-year-old local man as a
homicide, they said
Thursday.
The body of
Kenyada Mitchell, 18, of
Tift County, was found in a
vehicle Thursday
morning in a
wooded area off
Emerson O’Bynes Avenue, according to the
Tift County Sheriff's Office and the
Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
Tift County 911 received a
call about the body being found at approximately
10:51 a.m. " The
case is being
investigated as a
homicide at this point," authorities said in a press release.
When
asked about
reports that
Mitchell had been
shot, Sheriff's Office spokesman
David Haire said,
"
I
could not release
that
information
even
if I knew that to be true,
and
I don’t.
"
Anyone with
information is asked to
call the
Tift County Sheriff’s Office at
229-388-6020 or the
GBI Sylvester Office at
229-777-2080.
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KEMP THANKS TIFTON
Gov.-elect
Brian Kemp
visited
Tifton
on
Thursday night
to thank
supporters
– part of his
"Georgia First Celebration Tour"
as he
travels
the state to
thank Georgia voters
.
In the
photo
, Tift County Sheriff
Gene Scarbrough
and his
Melba pose with
Kemp at
Dennis Bloodworth's Farm on
Chula Brookfield Road.
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State Rep. Penny Houston, R-Nashville
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State Rep. Clay Pirkle, R-Ashburn
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AREA LAWMAKERS NAMED TO
SPECIAL HEALTH CARE COMMITTEE
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Two
local lawmakers
have been
appointed
to a
Special Committee on Access to Quality Health Care for the upcoming
General Assembly.
Reps.
Penny Houston, R-Nashville; and
Clay Pirkle, R-Ashburn, who both represent
parts of
Tift County, are among those
named to the panel by House
Speaker
David Ralston.
The committee follows
recommendations
of the House
Rural Development Council
that the
House of Representatives
review the
regulatory environment
for
healthcare
providers and facilities.
“For years we have wrestled with how to maintain
access
to
quality, affordable health care
throughout our state – particularly in our
rural
areas,”
Ralston
said.
“It is my view that we must have a proper forum to discuss any proposed changes to our healthcare regulations including our Certificate of Need program. I believe strongly that this issue must be given the deliberate and careful examination it deserves.”
The special committee will be
chaired
by Insurance Committee Chairman
Richard Smith,
R-Columbus; and vice chair will be Health and Human Services Committee Chairman
Sharon Cooper
, R-Marietta.
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Some of the tutors in ABAC's Academic Achievement Center who recently were certified to aid other students in their course work.
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ABAC TRAINS 38 PEER TUTORS
TO HELP STUDENTS THIS SEMESTER
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The
Academic Achievement Center
(AAC)
tutoring staff
at
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
has been preparing for a busy
spring semester
.
Preparation
included the
training
of
38
peer tutors,
all certified
through the
College Reading and Learning Association
(CRLA). This spring semester is set to be the most active yet for the
tutoring center
as it begins the
Lead Tutor
program for review sessions and increases its
Embedded Tutoring
offerings.
AAC tutors
will be
fundraising
with
Finals Survival Kits
around
spring break
. The
funds
are used to support
tutor travel
to local and national tutoring
conferences
.
The AAC’s newest staff member,
Josh Clements
, is working on
initiatives
to take
services
beyond the
physical tutoring center
.
Tutors
can help
students
with
most courses
taught at ABAC. Tutors at the
Tifton
campus are
certified
and
trained
each semester. Certification for tutors at other sites is in progress.
ABAC’s AAC
has been
certified
through CRLA since
2013
.
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'CHOC-IT-UP FOR LITERACY' AN EVENING OF 'CHOCOLATE INDULGENCE'
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Once again, to set the mood for
Valentine's Day
,
Literacy Volunteers of Tifton-Tift County
is sponsoring
"Choc-It-Up for Literacy – an Evening of Chocolate Indulgence,"
at
6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 5
, at
Spring Hill Country Club
.
Not only will attendees
sample
and
judge Tifton's best
chocolate desserts
from among local restaurants, caterers and bakeries, but they also will
bid
in an
auction
on items such as beautiful jewelry, a pheasant hunt, vacations and artwork. Also, restaurant coupons, massages, accessories and other
potential gifts
for
Valentine's Day
will be offered for bidding in a silent auction.
The
seventh annual event provides
local restaurants and bakeries a chance to showcase
their
chocolate creations
before Valentine's Day.
“Each
vendor
will feature a
display
of their
chocolate desserts
, along with
samples
for party-goers to taste,” said
Bonnie Sayles
, LVTTC executive director. “Merrymakers can
sip milk, coffee, or wine
, while
voting
on
Best Taste, Presentation
, and
Greatest Variety.”
Choc-It-Up for Literacy
will
benefit programs
that
Literacy Volunteers
conducts. The agency
recruits
and
trains tutors
to
help adults
improve their
reading
and
math skills
, prepare for the
GED
test, and
learn English
as a
second language
. Literacy Volunteers office is located at
Southern Regional Technical College
, Tifton Campus, where
Sayles
collaborates with the
Adult Education Department
to provide
tutors
.
“Whenever we are able to
help
a
student
increase his or her
educational level
, we have
benefited
our
community
,”
Sayles
said “Each person who gets a
GED diploma
can continue with
career training
at
Southern Regional
or
ABAC
. This
enriches
us
all
.”
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MAYOR'S PRAYER BREAKFAST
SET FOR FEB. 7
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The
2nd Annual Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast
is set for
7:30 a.m. Feb. 7
, at Tifton's
Leroy Rogers Senior Center
.
The
Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast
is an annual event designed to
lift our community
in
prayer
and
positive thought
.
Tickets
to the event are
$10
and may be purchased at
Tifton City Hall
, at the
Tift County Charles Kent Administration Building
or from a member of the
Tift Area Prayer Committee
. Cash will be accepted, along with checks made out to the
City of Tifton.
New Tift County Commissioner and former state Rep.
Tony McBrayer with the
Peanut Butter & Jesus m
inistry in
Tifton
will be this year's
guest speaker
. Peanut Butter & Jesus began in Tifton in
2017
and is a
community ministry
that packs and delivers lunches with a message to
needy children
and
families
each
Saturday.
For
information about the prayer breakfast, contact
Morgan Atwater at
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KEEP TIFT BEAUTIFUL AWARDS
THIS MONTH'S 'BEAUTY SPOTS'
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The
Keep Tift Beautiful committee is recognizing
Evelyn Ray and her
"flame lilies" at
2002 North Central Ave. for the
residential Beauty Spot of the Month (seen above).
Madison-Drake Children's Boutique at
112 East 12th St. (below) is this month's
commercial Beauty Spot.
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MAYOR SAYS TIFTON WELL RESPECTED
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Mayor
Julie Smith
spoke to the
Tifton Rotary Club
on
Wednesday
, saying that everywhere she has gone to municipal meetings, she
has found
that
Tifton
is
well-respected
across the
state
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Part of the reason, she said, is the
great partnerships the city has with other agencies. The
state named
Tifton one of only nine communities across
Georgia as a
"Live, Work, Play" community, which will be noted in
Georgia Trend magazine.
"We are a
community
that makes sure we have
housing, recreational things to do
and
industrial development
. We are becoming a
regional hub
," she said.
The state mandates that
cities
review their
comprehensive plan
every
10
years, and
Tifton
has just
finished
that process,
Smith
said. She spoke of the
Matt Wilson School
area redevelopment project
at the most southernmost border of the city and plans to
"resurrect that neighborhood."
She asked
Rotarians
to join her in the
Mayor's Prayer Breakfast
on
Feb. 7
, with new County Commissioner
Tony McBrayer
as the speaker. Smith also spoke of
Bruce Green
returning to Tifton as
interim economic development director
.
"He is
respected
throughout the
Southeast
, and we're
fortunate
to have him."
City Councilmen
Wes Ehlers
and
Frank Sayles Jr.
, both
Rotarians
, also reported on some
activities
in their
districts
, including
street repavings
.
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YOUR WEEKEND
...at a Glance
SATURDAY, JAN. 12
- Alcohol Ink Painting Workshop, 9:30 a.m.-Noon, Museum of Arts & Heritage, Tifton
- Crabb Family Encore Tour, 6 p.m., UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center, Tifton
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JAN. 3
Veda Easters Pitts Goodman, 89,
Tifton
Marjorie Dawn Malby Waters, 87,
Rebecca
Linda Kay Miley, 54,
Nashville
JAN 4
Sancil Emily Holder, 92,
Tifton
William "Junior" Giles, 57,
Ashburn
Benjamin Perry Wadsworth, 63,
Ashburn
JAN. 5
Dessie Marie Stone Carpenter, 94,
Tifton
Sue Potts, 74,
Sylvester
Kenneth "Ken" Matteson Strong, 82,
Poulan
JoAnn Webb Newell, 75,
Ashburn
Jeannie Brantley, 66,
Adel
JAN. 6
Henry Reed Jr., 64,
Tifton
Debra G. Murphy, 67,
Sylvester
Ernest Silas Ramey, 58,
Worth County
Mary Martin Killough, 75,
Fitzgerald
JAN. 7
John Wesley Stoner III, 66,
Tifton
Loretta Shepard, 56,
Tifton
Erick Preston Byrd, 69,
Watkinsville
Donald Tate,
Sylvester
James Lee "Jimmy" Hogan, 55,
Nashville
JAN. 8
James Daniel Hinks, 53,
Enigma
Debra Ann “Debbie” Averitt Holley, 57,
Tifton
Margaret Sirmans, 61,
Adel
JAN. 9
Mary Ann Jones Cagle Kretlow, 75,
Macon
Felton Ring, 68,
Fitzgerald
Lamar Ferguson, 93,
Moultrie
JAN. 10
Annie Mae Broome Copeland, 81,
Tifton
Barbara J. Spears, 75,
Sylvester
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