Friday, May 10, 2019
Tifton, Georgia
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Carmichael in the film "Epiphany" with
actor
Alex Dimitriades at left.
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TIFTON NATIVE GETS BEST ACTRESS AWARD
INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN FILM FESTIVAL
HONORS CAITLIN CARMICHAEL FOR 'EPIPHANY'
By FRANK SAYLES JR.
Tifton Grapevine
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Los Angeles
-based actress
Caitlin Carmichael
, a
Tifton native
, last week was awarded
Best Lead Actress in a Feature Film
by the
International Christian
Film
Festival
(ICFF).
Carmichael
, 14, was awarded for her role in the independent film
"Epiphany."
She portrays
Luka, a
teen desperate to
connect with her
negligent father in the
Greek sponge-diving town of
Tarpon Springs, Fla. While also struggling in her relationship with her
pill-addicted uncle, Luka
befriends an
older gentleman and slowly
uncovers her
family's mysterious past.
"I feel so
blessed
and
grateful
to
bring this story to lif
e and couldn’t be more
thankful
to the
ICFF
for
honoring us
at their festival,"
Carmichael
told the
Tifton Grapevine
.
Carmichael
is currently the
female lead
in the
weekly TV series "Dwight in Shining Armor,"
broadcast on the
BYU channel
at
9:30 p.m.
Mondays. She previously
won a
Young Artist Award for
Best Performance in a Mini Series for her role in
Stephen King's "Bag of Bones," starring alongside
Pierce Brosnan.
She also received
Young Artist Awards for
Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role – Television for the
Disney series
"Doc McStuffins," and the award for
Best Web Performance for
"Chosen."
Carmichael has a
long line of
television and
film credits, including
"Life, Itself," "300: Rise of an Empire," "Wheelman," "CSI," "Dexter," "Law and Order," "Criminal Minds," "The Good Doctor," "Young Sheldon," "Hot in Cleveland," and
"It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia."
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ABAC Alumni Association President Dan Hobby, left, and President David Bridges, far right, present commencement awards to Alexandra Ikner of Perry and Diego Escobar of Douglas.
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ABAC HAS ITS BIGGEST GRADUATION DAY
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Alexandra Ikner
from
Perry
and
Diego Escobar
from
Douglas
received
top awards
presented by the
ABAC Alumni Association
at
spring commencement
on
Thursday
when
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
had the
most graduates
walk across the stage during the college's
111-year
history.
President
David Bridges
said
330
students participated in the
ceremony
.
“It’s a
record-setting day
for ABAC,” said
Bridges
, who received his associate degree from ABAC in
1978
.
Ikner
, an agricultural education major, received the
ABAC Alumni Association Award
which goes to the
top bachelor’s degree graduate
;
Escobar
, who received an associate of science degree, earned the
George P. Donaldson Award
for the
top associate degree graduate
participating in the ceremony.
Dr.
Jean Sumner
, dean of the
Mercer University School of Medicine
, was guest speaker.
“Your
success
will be
determined
by the
choices
you make,” she told the graduates. “You will have many
opportunities
and many
choices
. You will find new freedoms. Think about the choices you make.
Work hard
, become increasingly
self-disciplined
, and you will
achieve
your
goals
. Those with
grit
do well."
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DEPUTIES ARREST BARRICADED MAN
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Tift County Sheriff's deputies on
Wednesday apprehended a
man who had
barricaded himself inside a home when
deputies attempted to
execute a
felony warrant
.
Stacy Lamar Rutland,
49, of
Tifton
, is
charged
with
a
felony count of aggravated assault/family violenc
e, a
felony count of robbery by intimidation,
a
felony count of false imprisonment
and a
misdemeanor count of battery/family violence, first offense.
As
deputies
approached the home on
6 1/2 Street,
they observed
Rutland
inside of the home alone. Rutland
refused
to
come out
and
barricaded
himself inside.
Deputies
also
located a
stolen vehicle
outside the
residence
.
The
Tri-County Special Response Team
responded to the situation;
Rutland
later was
apprehended
and taken into custody with
no injuries
.
He has been
booked
into the
Tift County Jail
.
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Tift County High seniors (seated, from left) Ethan Daniels, Mason Strickland and Ben Mascorro recently participated in the SkillsUSA National Signing Day focusing on students hired in the skilled trades industry right out of high school. Pictured with the students are A-West representatives Jeremy Meads, left, and Matt Jones.
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TIFT STUDENTS JOIN APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM
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Three Tift County High School seniors
will be joining the
professional ranks
following
graduation
.
Ethan Daniels, Mason Strickland
and
Ben Mascorro
have been
hired
as
future journeyman electrical contractors
by
A-West Enterprises
in
Albany
.
The three celebrated the hiring by
participating
in the
SkillsUSA National Signing Day
on
Wednesday
in the
Tift County High Media Center
. The
National Signing Day
is
similar
to a
college athletic scholarship signing
. SkillsUSA, however, is putting the
focus
on
students
hired in a
skilled-trade field
right
out of high school
.
In high school, they have learned aspects of the
construction business
as taught by TCHS teachers
Mickey Bentley
and
Heath Cross
.
“These young men will enter a
four-year apprenticeship
program where they will
work and learn
,” said
A-West
representative
Jeremy Meads
. “When they
finish the program
they will be
licensed journeyman electricians
, and they will be able to take that
license
and
get a job anywhere
in the country.”
A-West
is a
partner
of the
Tift College and Career Academy,
a program
providing students
with
opportunities
to explore
career options
.
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TIFTAREA ACADEMY GRADUATION TONIGHT
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Tiftarea Academy
held its annual
Almost Alumni Day
celebration last
Friday, May 3
, honoring the accomplishments of
seniors
and celebrating their future plans.
The
seniors
took a
victory lap
through campus as
underclassmen cheered
them on.
The class of
53 graduates
was offered
$1,030,620
in
merit-based scholarships
(excluding the HOPE scholarship).
Tiftarea Academy
will
graduate
the
Class of 2019
tonight (
Friday, May 10
) at
6 p.m.
at
First Baptist Church
in
Tifton
. All
attendees
must have a
ticket
.
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VETERANS PARK GOSPEL CONCERT
SATURDAY AT TIFT THEATRE
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The annual
Gospel Music Concert benefitting
Tifton's Veterans Memorial Park will be at
6:30 p.m. Saturday, May 11, at the
Tift Theatre for the Performing Arts.
Headlining the event are the
Segos and
The Diamonds. Advance tickets are
$10 and are
$12 at the
door. For tickets, visit
Western Auto on Tifton's Main Street or call
229-531-3952.
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UGA STUDY: TRADE DEAL COULD HURT S.GA.
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According to a
study
by the
University of Georgia
, the
produce industry
and
rural communities
could experience
significant losses
from
unfair trade
in the
U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)
, the proposed deal to replace the
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
Under
NAFTA
and the proposed
USMCA
, f
ruit and vegetable growers
have
no remedy
or
relief mechanism
to prevent
unfair dumping
of
below market-value produce
grown in
Mexico
into the U.S. market. Mexican government production subsidies, low labor costs and less stringent regulatory guidelines allow
Mexico
to grow and sell produce at
well below Georgia’s production costs.
“Last year, we were selling
Georgia Grown squash
for
$12
to to
$16
a box,” explained
Bill Brim
, co-owner of
Lewis Taylor Farms
in
Tift County,
in a press release by the
Georgia Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association.
“Once
Mexican squash
hit the
U.S. markets
, the
price
per box of squash
dropped
to
$4.50
. The
box
itself costs
$1
, so it’d be
tough
to
produce
a box of
squash
for
$3.50
without
government subsidies
and
cheap labor,
”
Brim
said.
According to the
UGA study
, which focused on
blueberry
and
vegetable production
, the
state
is on track to
lose
nearly
$1 billion
in
annual economic output
and
8,000
jobs in
five
to
eight
years.
Rural counties
would be
hardest hit
, with
some areas
being compared to
Great Depression levels
or “truly breathtaking losses.”
The
full report
can be read
Here
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GROUP HONORS TIFT REGIONAL'S TELEHEALTH DIRECTOR
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Jeff Robbins
, neurodiagnostics and telehealth director
for
Tift Regional Medical Center
, was recently awarded the
“10 Years of Telehealth Excellence” award
by the
Global Partnership for Telehealth
(GPT).
More than
150
attendees participated in the
10th Annual Georgia Telehealth Conference
at
Lake Blackshear
recently. During the conference, an award ceremony
recognized
those who have made
telehealth
a
priority
and who have shown
innovation
in using it to
improve community health
.
“
Jeff
was an
early adopter
of
telehealth
and has
worked tirelessly
over the past 10-plus years to make
telehealth
a
priority
for
TRMC
and the
surrounding communities
. He is a sought after
expert
on
telehealth
and
implementation
,” said
Sherrie Williams
, GPT chief operating officer.
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TIFTON-TIFT COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
RIBBON CUTTING
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UGA TIFTON CENTENNIAL GARDEN
Dr.
Joe West
, ssistant dean for the
University of Georgia Tifton
campus, is joined by
Catherine Tift Porter
on
Friday
to cut the ribbon for the newly restored
Centennial Garden
behind
Tift Hall
on the UGA Tifton campus.
Porter
is the
granddaughter
of Tifton's founder,
H.H. Tift
, and was joined by other
members
of the
Tift
family,
UGA
officials, and
Chamber of Commerce
ambassadors and staff.
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ROTARY SAYS GOODBYE TO GRSP STUDENT
The
Tifton Rotary Club's Georgia Rotary Student Program
(GRSP) student
Alberte Dalsro Jørgensen
of
Denmark
displays a GRSP
afghan
with the club's GRSP Chairman
Jeff Gibbs
.
The
afghan
was a
gift
from the club, which sponsored
Jørgensen
to attend
ABAC
during the
past year.
Also at
Wednesday 's Rotary Club
meeting
, Jason Bishoff
and
Kim Abate
of the
Tiftarea YMCA
, pictured at the podium, discussed
Y programs
. Seated is Club President
Marion Curry
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ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL?
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The
spring football game
between the
Tift County High Blue Devils
and the
Fitzgerald High Purple Hurricanes
has been
moved
to
Wednesday, May 15
, in
Fitzgerald
.
The
game time
is
6:30 p.m.
The scrimmage was
moved
because
Fitzgerald High
has its
honors night
on
Thursday
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RURAL DEVELOPMENT:
State Rep.
Sam Watson
, R-Moultrie, has been named
co-chair
of the
Ga. House Rural Development Council
for the
2019-2020
legislative term. Also named to the council are Rep.
Clay Pirkle
, R-Ashburn, and ex-officio member Rep.
Penny Houston
, R-Nashville. ...
GET YOUR DANCIN' SHOES:
Seniors Enjoying Life Forever
(SELF) holds its
monthly dance
on
Friday, May 17,
at Tifton's
Leroy Rogers Senior Center
with music by the
Fred Hand Band
. Doors open at
6 p.m.,
dinner at
7 p.m.
and dancing at
8 p.m.
Attendees are asked to bring a food dish. For information, email
dashers@windstream.net
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BIG BUSINESS:
Georgia's
tourism industry
generated a record-breaking
$66.2 billion
in business sales impact in
2018
, up
4.7 percent
, according to the
U.S. Travel Association and Tourism Economics.
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YOUR WEEKEND
...at a Glance
FRIDAY, MAY 10
- Tiftarea Academy Graduation, 6 p.m., First Baptist Church, Tifton
- Dave Prater Music Festival Street Dance, 6:30 p.m., Cherry Street, Ocilla
- History After Dark: Historic Games & Trivia, 7 p.m., Ga. Museum of Agriculture & Historic Village, Tifton
SATURDAY, MAY 11
- Wiregrass Farmers Market, 9 a.m.-Noon., Ga. Museum of Agriculture, Tifton
- Gospel Music Sing Benefitting Veterans Park," 6:30 p.m., Tift Theatre for the Performing Arts, Tifton
SUNDAY, MAY 12
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MAY 2
Ruby Jean Collier Poole, 81,
Fitzgerald
Fernando Scott,
Ashburn
Donald Selph, 76,
Ashburn
MAY 3
Lynn Welch, 54,
Sylvester
Larry Edward Smith, 71,
Lakeland
Helen Stone Toliver, 70,
Valdosta
Myra Newton Fountain, 95,
Macon
Lowell Morris Downing Jr., 77,
Fitzgerald
MAY 4
Alexander Earl "Alex" Cousart, 74,
Nashville
Orpha Lee Studstill Fountain, 83,
Nashville
Joy Sunrich Heatherly, 86,
Fitzgerald
MAY 5
Melvin David Robinson, 95,
Adel
Sherman Laminack, 82,
Fitzgerald
Melvin Pridgen, 71,
Fitzgerald
Geraldine “Gerry” Foltz, 84,
Ashburn
Anna Humphrey, 89,
Brooks County
Daisy H. Gamble, 87,
Sylvester
MAY 6
Etta Moss Perry, 90,
Lenox
Doris Willene Smith, 90,
Nashville
MAY 7
Betty Jean Withers Harper, 83,
Tifton
James Gary Keen, 71,
Tifton
Maurice Swanson, 85,
Fitzgerald
MAY 8
Carroll Webb, 82,
Tifton
Troy Alvin Barber, 68,
Tifton
Patricia Lynn, 84,
Ben Hill County
O. G. Carney Jr., 73,
Quitman
MAY 9
Lee Tompkins Jr., 89,
Sylvester
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