Tuesday, April 2, 2019
Tifton, Georgia
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GOLF CARTS SOMETIMES DRIVEN ILLEGALLY IN CITY
MORE FINES, EDUCATION NEEDED, CITY COUNCIL SAYS
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Underage kids
are frequently driving
golf carts
on
city streets
, which is
illegal
and
dangerous
,
Tifton City Council
said
Monday
.
Police Chief
Buddy Dowdy
told
council
of a recent
accident
involving
13- and 14-year-olds
on a
golf cart
and resulting in a
head injury
. Dowdy said the accident occurred at
Fulwood Road
and
Central Avenue
as the
young teens
were
turning off
a
walking path
onto
Central Avenue
.
Tifton
is a
golf-cart friendly community,
but the
police chief
and City Attorney
Rob Wilmot
noted that the
city ordinance
requires that anyone
driving
a
golf cart
"on the
authorized streets
and
parking areas
of the city" must have a
valid motor vehicle driver's license
.
Also, a
golf cart
must be
registered
with and
inspected
by the
Tifton Police Department
before it may used on
city streets
.
For a
first offense
, the city may levy a
fine
of up to
$50
. The police department often just gives a
warning
because
many residents
do
not know the law
governing
golf carts
on
Tifton's streets
, Dowdy said.
City Council
members
suggested
that the
fines
may need to be
increased
. They also said
more education
is
needed
so that
golf-cart owners
understand all
requirements
.
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UGA TIFTON 'RECREATES' A NEW 'CENTENNIAL GARDEN'
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Construction
is underway recreating a
two-acre garden
on the
University of Georgia Tifton campus
for its upcoming
centennial
celebration.
The
Centennial Garden
celebrates the campus'
history
says Assistant Dean
Joe West.
The garden, behind the
Tift Building
at the center of campus,
replicates
one that
existed
when the campus was the
Coastal Plain Experiment Station
.
The new garden is slated for
completion
by
May 3
, when it will be
dedicated
as the community formally celebrates
UGA Tifton’s centennial
.
“It just seemed very
appropriate
to
recreate
the
garden
at this time. It’s part of our
history
,”
West
said.
The
original garden
was
symmetrical
with beautiful plants, but as the
automotive age
kicked into gear the garden took a backseat.
“There’s an old song that says, ‘They
paved paradise
and put up a
parking lot
,’ which is exactly what
happened
,” West said. He stumbled onto
records
of the
original garden
and thought, “It would be really cool if we
recreated
that.”
The completed
formal garden
will contain
100 percent UGA-generated genetic plant
releases. October Glory maple, Pink Damsel serviceberry, Sweet Frost tangerine and Green Shadow magnolia trees will be planted
within
the
garden
. Oaks and magnolias will frame the
outer
areas, and flowers and fruits comprise the garden’s
interior
.
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SEWER LINE WORK BEGINS
IN NORTHWEST TIFTON
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Beginning
Wednesday
morning,
April 3
,
Southeast Pipe Survey
, hired by the
City of Tifton
, will be
cleaning
and
inspecting sewer lines
in the
northwest Tifton
area.
The work will determine the
condition
of
sewer lines
and locate points of
inflow
and/or
infiltration
from
groundwater
or
storm drainage
.
At approximately
8 a.m.
, work will start at
26th Street
and
Ridge Avenue
and move
west
toward
Emmett Drive
. Cleaning and inspection will then move
northbound
from
26th Street
and
Ridge Avenue
toward
30th Street
.
Minimal interruption
is expected.
Because of
high-pressure cleaning
of the pipes in the road, customers may experience
gurgling noises
in their
sinks
and
drains
, the city says. Customers may also experience
rerouting
and/or
detours
because of
work vehicles
along the roadway.
For
questions
, contact the
Tifton city utilities office
at
229-391-3949
.
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UGA HONORS TIFTON AGRONOMIST WITH HIGHEST PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD
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Dr.
Stanley Culpepper
, a professor and extension service agronomist at the
University of Georgia's Tifton campus
, was recognized
Monday
with
UGA's highest award in public service and outreach.
Culpepper
was one of
eight faculty and staff
members
honored
for
outstanding service
to the state and to UGA at the
28th annual Public Service and Outreach Meeting and Awards Luncheon
in
Athens
.
Culpepper
received the
Walter Barnard Hill Fellow Award
, which is comparable to a
distinguished professorship
. Culpepper, with UGA's
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
, came to UGA in
1999
and is said to be on the
cutting edge
of
agriculture, research and extension
.
He conducts more than
100
research experiments each year dedicated to developing
solutions
for
challenges
in
crops
, such as
weed control
and
pesticide usage
.
One
challenge
facing
farmers
is glyphosate-resistant
Palmer amaranth
, the
most devastating weed
in the
history
of
U.S. agriculture
.
Culpepper
was the
first
to
confirm
the pest in
Georgia
and
find ways
to effectively
control
it. Today,
nearly all
of Georgia’s
cotton management programs
have stemmed from
Culpepper’s research
.
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CHILD ABUSE COUNCIL HOLDS PINWHEEL CEREMONY WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL 3
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The
Tift County Council on Child Abuse
will hold its annual
Pinwheel Ceremony, "A
Voice for All Children,"
at
10 a.m. Wednesday, April 3
, at the
Special Programs Building
of
Tift County Recreation Department
, the building in front of the pool.
The address is
202 Baldwin Drive
.
"Everyone is encouraged to attend to show support for the well-being of
Tift County
children," said
Lillie McEntyre
, executive director of the
Tift County Commission on Children and Youth.
April
is
Child Abuse Prevention Month
, and every
pinwheel represents
a reported case of
child abuse
in the
county
in the
past year
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Jeanene Rainey, left, and Sheila Hobbs with the Barnhill Quilt being raffled.
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'BARNHILL QUILT' BEING RAFFLED
FOR TIFTAREA HOUSE OF HOPE
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David Barnhill
cared deeply about a lot of things, including God, family, education and Boy Scouts. Underlining almost all was his
love of style
. Barnhill cut quite a path through the world, and those who knew him well knew how
loved to look his best
.
Whether walking into
First Baptist Church of Tifton
, through the halls of
Tift County High School
or onto the
football fields
,
Barnhill dressed for success
. While his colorful jackets and pants were legendary, it is his
shirts
that are going to
live on
through a
quilt
being
raffled
by the
Tiftarea House of Hope Women’s Shelter
.
Barnhill
loved his
shirts
. He bought wisely but spared no expense. He purchased shirts that were so well made that he regularly purchased
separate cuffs and collars
to keep them looking sharp. Hiring a
seamstress
to
replace cuffs and collars
on a shirt was a testament to his style and attention to detail.
Now those details are available in a
quilt
being raffled for a cause.
Jeanene Rainey
and
Sheila Hobbs
from
Turner County
took on the task of
preserving Barnhill’s shirts
by using the
material
in a
quilt
.
Rainey
prepared them for cutting into squares for the quilt.
Hobbs
designed the quilt pattern, did the quilting and helped Rainey with piecing the queen-sized top.
The
Barnhill quilt
can be seen at the
American Legacy Quilt Show
at the
Georgia Museum of Agriculture
on
April 5-6
sponsored by the
Wiregrass Quilters’ Guild
. Raffle tickets for the
Barnhill quilt
will be on sale at the
quilt show
and may be purchased from
House of Hope volunteers
or
Becky Lagenfeld
. Tickets are
$1
each or six tickets for
$5
.
The
drawing
for the
quilt
will be held
May 10
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TIFTAREA'S MASSEY SIGNS WITH GA TECH
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Tiftarea Academy'
s athletic standout
Spence Massey
last week
signed
with
Georgia Tech
to play
football
.
Spence
, the son of
Robert and Heidi Massey
of
Tifton
, seen in the photo, is a
14-year
student
of
Tiftarea Academy
in
Chula
.
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