Tuesday, July 9, 2019
Tifton, Georgia
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TCHS ATHLETICS RECEIVE AWARD
FOR EXCELLENCE
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The
Tift County High School athletics program
has been
awarded
the
2019 Director's Cup
presented by the
Georgia Athletic Director's Association
(GADA) for
excellence
and
superior performance
.
Tift County
received the
highest number of points
in both
boys
' and
girls' sports
and received the
overall No. 1 ranking
for
Region 1-7A
.
Twenty-five Georgia High School Association sports
are
counted
in the
standings
each school year. Each school’s
eight
highest scoring sports for
each gender
are
tallied
in the Directors Cup standings.
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For the past school year,
Tift
County
edged
out
Colquitt
County and
Lowndes
County in
points
to receive the Director's Cup.
Tift
ended with
667
points to
Colquitt's 585
, and
Lowndes' 558
.
Since the
1999-2000
school year,
GADA
has presented this award
annually.
Award-winning schools receive a
trophy
and a
wall banner.
The
award is presented
to the
top male program, top female program, and top overall program
in each classification
.
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Coach David Haire, Cader Lawrence, Mabel Scott, Dalton Billings, Carter Stone, Dalton Leger, Melvin Hines and Coach Tracy Homer as the Tift County 4-H SharpShooters team is introduced during the opening ceremony in Rogers, Ark.
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TIFT 4-H SHARPSHOOTERS COMPETE IN NATIONALS
COACH DAVID HAIRE GETS RECOGNITION
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The
Tift County 4-H SharpShooters,
one of the
top 64 BB gun teams
in the
nation,
has just
returned
from its
11th trip
to the
Daisy Nationals
in
Rogers, Ark.
The team members
did well
, and Coach
David Haire
received
special recognition
.
Daisy Outdoor Products
and the
Daisy National BB Gun Championship Match
, known as the
Daisy Nationals,
during the competition on
July 4,
presented
Haire
with a
special plaque
"in
recognition
of more than
20 years
of
service
and
support
of
youth shooting sports.
"
"I would like to
thank Daisy
for this
surprise recognition
,"
Haire
said. "I really
enjoy working
with the
Tift County 4-H Shooting Sports program
. There’s
nothing better
than
watching
a
child succeed
."
During
four days
in
Arkansas
, teams of
junior shooters
from across the country
competed
in the five-meter, four-position
National Championship
match. This year, the
Pierre (S.D.) Junior Shooters
edged the team from
Walton County, Ga.,
to take
home
the
Gold Medal
and
traveling trophy
.
The
Tift County team
was among teams from
17
states.
Each competitor
was required to
complete
an
extensive written test
that comprised
20 percent
of their
final
match
score
. The
test
covered
gun safety, technique
and
match rules
.
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Destination Ag students explored the world of bees at the new observation beehive this year at ABAC’s Georgia Museum of Agriculture and Historic Village.
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'DESTINATION AG' PROGRAM
HAS SUCCESSFUL YEAR
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The buzz of
children’s
excited
voices
easily matched that of the
bees
inside the
observation hive
at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College's
Georgia Museum of Agriculture
recently.
The
observation beehive
is one of the newer additions to the
Destination Ag
program at the museum. It has also been one of the
favorite stations
for the record
10,980
students who participated in the program in its
third year
of existence.
“
Destination Ag
had a great year,” Museum Director
Garrett Boone
said. “We have the nuts and bolts of the program in place, and now we’re
concentrating
on minute details that will
provide
the
best
possible
fun, educational experience
.”
Destination Ag
allows
school children
an up-close look at where their
food, fiber and shelter
originate. This year, students from school systems in
Brooks, Irwin
and
Lowndes
counties, as well as the
Valdosta
city school system, participated in the program for the first time. They joined pre-kindergarten through third-grade students from
Tift, Colquitt, Cook and Berrien
counties.
With an initial gift of
$250,000
from the
Harley Langdale Jr. Foundation
to the
ABAC Foundation
,
Destination Ag
began educating students in
September 2016
. In
2017
, the
Langdale Foundation
committed
$1 million
during
four years
to continue the program.
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Tifton First United Methodist Church
is in search of a Financial Secretary who will maintain all general accounting and payroll functions of the church.
General duties will include: record and deposit all contributions, prepare payroll and associated withholdings for church employees, maintain record of sick leave and vacation for employees, pay accounts payable bills and prepare monthly financial reports for Finance Committee and Church Council as part of annual budget process.
This position is currently available as a part-time position with the possibility of being full-time depending on the experience, expertise and interest of the candidate.
Resumes will be accepted until the position is filled.
The Financial Secretary will report to the Senior Pastor and the Finance Committee Chairperson to provide financial accounting and payroll for all church activities.
Service attendance averages 100+ at 9 a.m., 200+ at 11 a.m.
and 65+ at 10:42 a.m.
Tifton, Georgia, is located on I-75 north of Valdosta and south of Macon.
The population of Tifton is approximately 17,000
with an additional 23,000 living in the surrounding county.
Please mail resume and contact information for three references to:
Tifton First United Methodist Church
107 West 12
th
Street
Tifton, GA 31794
www.tiftonfumc.org
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GDOT BEGINS WORK AT SOUTHWELL, U.S. 41
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The
Ga. Department of Transportation
(GDOT) has begun
work
at the
intersection
of
Southwell Boulevard
and
U.S. 41/S.R. 7
in
Tift County
.
As of today,
all lanes
of
Southwell Boulevard
are
open,
but drivers
can't go beyond
where
U.S. 41 crosses
, GDOT says.
Caution
is needed as
U.S. 41 traffic
is being
affected
because of
traffic shifting
and
lane closures
.
The
lane closures
will
change
depending on which approach is under
construction
. Also,
large trucks
are having to make
tight turns
so drivers are asked to
leave them
a little
more room
when pulling up to the stop bar.
The
contractor
is
removing
the
asphalt
and
replacing
it with
concrete
on each approach to the intersection, which will
hold up better
under the
weight
of
heavy trucks
. The
work
could take a
couple of weeks
to complete, and
rainy weather
will
affect
the
schedule
,
GDOT
says.
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TIFTON RE-CERTIFIED AS CITY OF ETHICS
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Tifton
was among
36
cities to receive
re-certification
as a
City of Ethics
at the recent
Georgia Municipal Association
’s annual convention in
Savannah
.
Receiving
re-certification
were the cities of
Acworth, Barnesville, Brunswick, Buford, Centerville, Clarkston, Dawsonville, Donalsonville, Dublin, Dunwoody, Grantville, Helen, Hinesville, Hiram, Lakeland, Luthersville, Madison, Maysville, Meansville, Midway, Moultrie, Mount Airy, Mount Vernon, Newnan, Nicholson, Powder Springs, Reynolds, Sandersville, Savannah, Sugar Hill, Suwanee, Swainsboro, Sylvester, Tifton, Trion and Vienna.
The city of
Crawfordville
was recognized as the
most recently certified
City of Ethics.
The
City of Ethics
program began in
1999
and was developed by a panel of
business and government leaders
to
encourage
cities to
adopt
and
adhere
to a set of
key ethical principles
and adopt a
local ethics ordinance
.
GMA
requires cities with the designation to
re-certify
for the program, ensuring that ordinances maintain the standards of the program and city officials are regularly reminded of their
ethical obligations
as individuals and as a governing body. Each city is required to apply for
recertification
every
four years
.
A
panel
of
attorneys
reviewed the
ordinances
to determine if they
comply
with the criteria.
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Front row, from left: Megan Cooper, Josh Fargnoli, Lead Skills USA Advisor- Tifton campus Tammy Barnes, Instructor-Moultrie IDC Ken Robison, and Skills USA Advisor-Tifton campus Brad Simmons. Back row from left: Jace Tison, Jake Rice, Felipe Rodriguez, Tim Minter, Logan Paramore, Skills USA Advisor-Moultrie IDC campus Stephen Mathis.
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SRTC STUDENTS PLACE IN TOP 20 IN NATIONWIDE SKILLS USA COMPETITION
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Southern Regional Technical College’
s competitors
placed
in the
top 20 nationwide
at the
SkillsUSA Championships
recently in
Louisville, Ky.
SRTC's
Josh Fargnoli
placed
fourth
in his
field
during the
competition
, part of the
SkillsUSA 55th annual National Leadership and Skills Conference
, a showcase of
career and technical education
students.
The
SRTC SkillsUSA chapter
was represented by
Megan Cooper
of
Norman Park
, who competed in architectural drafting;
Logan Paramore
of
Sylvester
, who competed in cabinetmaking;
Josh Fargnoli
of
Moultrie
, electrical construction wiring; and the welding fabrication team of
Jake Rice
of
Ashburn
,
Felipe Rodriguez
of
Tifton
,
Jace Tison
of
Doles
and
Tim Minter
of
Tifton
.
During the
championship
, more than
6,800
career and technical education
state winners
competed in
103
different trade, technical and leadership fields.
Students
worked
against the clock
and
each other
, proving their expertise in occupations such as welding and automotive service technology.
Josh Fargnoli
of
Moultrie
and
Logan Paramore
of
Sylvester
each received
Skill Point Certificates
in their fields, signifying that they
achieved technical competencies
and
proficiency
on the
national level
.
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FAMILY PROMISE CANCELS JULY MEETING, SETS AUG. DATE
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The
Family Promise of Tift Area
meeting
has been
cancelled
for
July
.
The
non-profit
organization helps
homeless families
achieve
sustainable independence.
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