Friday, Nov. 8, 2019
Tifton, Georgia
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TIFTON TRIBUTE SET MONDAY MORNING
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Monday is
Veterans Day, honoring
those who have served in the armed forces, and
Tifton will hold its
annual observance at
11 a.m. Monday at
Veterans Park downtown.
"It's
always on the
11th hour on the
11th day of the
11th month," said local businessman
Jack Stone, who
organizes the
event.
This year's
keynote speaker will be state Rep.
Penny Houston, R-Nashville, who represents a portion of
Tift County. The
Tifton Fire Department will
present the
colors, and local singer
Brenda Saunders will sing the
national anthem as well as
"God Bless the USA."
A
version of
"Stars & Stripes" written by
Jay Short will be performed by
Steven Williams.
Megan DuBose will play
"Taps."
The
observance will last about an
hour.
Beforehand, at
9 a.m., the
Veterans Museum at
120 S. Tift Ave., will have a
ribbon cutting.
The
Veterans and Train Museum
will be open for
tours
on
Monday
until about
3 p.m.
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TIFT VOLLEYBALL COACH, SENIOR PLAYER RECEIVE
TOP REGION HONORS
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The
Tift County High School volleyball team
continues to be
honored
.
Caleb Dawson
, Tift County High's
volleyball coach
, has been named
Region 1-7A Volleyball Coach of the Year;
and senior
Chayla Lopez
is the region's
Player of the Year
.
Tift County High
is ranked
second
in the
region
with a
7-4 region
record, but has a
23-8
overall season record, which is the
best
in the
region
and is the
best
in
TCHS history
. The
Blue Devils
went to the
first round
of the
state playoffs
this year.
Dawson
took over as Tift County’s head volleyball coach in
2018
. He previously began Tift's
middle school
volleyball program
four years ago
. He also has been
assistant soccer coach
.
Dawson
is a graduate of
Lee University
in
Cleveland, Tenn.
Lopez
was named a
first team all-region volleyball player
last year and
again
this year. She also plays
soccer
for
Tift County High
.
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MOST WORK TO BE DONE BEFORE AND AFTER TIFTAREA CELEBRATION WITH GRAHAM
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Bob Hickling
with the
Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
told the
Rotary Club of Tifton
on
Wednesday
that most of the
work
of the upcoming
Tiftarea Celebration with Will Graham
will be
done before
and
after
the
three-day event
, which will be
March 20-22.
“We’ve got a lot to focus on
before
that event,”
Hickling
said. “
Prayer
is
No. 1.
The
second
thing is
training
.” He said all interested people may attend an
Evangelism & Follow Up seminar
this month to learn how to
reach out
to those who
accept Christ
during the
March event
.
Options to attend are
7-9 p.m. Monday, Nov. 18
, at
Tifton First Assembly
, the same time
Tuesday, Nov. 19,
at
Victory Baptist Church,
or the same time
Thursday, Nov. 21,
at
CrossView
Baptist Church
.
People only need to
attend one
of these meetings,
Hickling said.
“Don’t wait until
March 23
to work on your
follow-up plan
.”
After the first of the year,
Christian Life and Witness courses
will be held for t
hree weeks
,
one night a week
in
11
locations. “We encourage every single
church member
to
attend
these classes,” Hickling said. “This
training
will
change
the
life
of the
church
in the
Tiftarea
. It will
encourage
people to
share
their
faith
and help them to
disciple
new
believers
. All
training
is
free
.”
He said a
Kids Fest
event for
pre-K
through
elementary
-aged kids is the
Saturday
morning of the
celebration weekend
. “We will have the largest response at this event.”
One of the
best things
he saw in the
Tiftarea
is the
unity
among the
churches
. “This is a
win
for
Tiftarea
,” he said. “We just need to
build
on the
unity
that’s already existent.”
“We established a
local leadership team
made up of
15
awesome people. We want to
engage
as many
pastors
and
churches
as we can. We’d love for everybody to be a part of this," he said.
The idea of the
Celebration
coming to
Tifton
started with
prayer
,
Hickling
said.
“
Pastors
and
community leaders
have been
praying
for
several years
for
God
to
move
in the
Tiftarea
,” he said. “
Tom Hocutt
, association minister for the
Mell Baptist Association
, had been
involved
with
three
Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
evangelism crusades
in the past and suggested
contacting
the
Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
about
five
years ago."
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OMEGA RE-ELECTS MAYOR, COUNCILMAN IN ELECTION
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In Tuesday's
municipal election
in the
City of Omega
, both
incumbents
on the ballot were
re-elected
.
Mayor
Ray Hunt Jr.
was
re-elected
to another term. Hunt received
45
votes to challenger
Chuck White's 30 votes
.
In the other
race
on
Omega City Council
, incumbent Councilman
Ernest Harris
was
re-elected
with
55
votes over challenger
Delonda Holley Allen
, who received
17
votes for the
City Council Post 5
seat.
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ABAC JAZZ ENSEMBLE TO SWING NOV. 21
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Dixieland
jazz,
Cole Porter
classics and more will be heard when the
Jazz Ensemble
at
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
presents its annual
fall jazz concert Nov. 21
.
The concert begins at
7 p.m.
in ABAC’s
Howard Auditorium
and is
free
and
open
to the
community
.
Kicking off the show will be the
Stallion Stomp Dixieland Jazz Band
with the “1919 Rag” and “Here Comes the Hot Tamale Man.” The
ABAC Jazz Choir
will take the stage with “Jump, Jive, an’ Wail,” “Let’s Fall in Love: A Tribute to Cole Porter,” and “Moon River.”
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GEORGIA POWER DONATES
TO EDUCATION FOUNDATION
Georgia Power
Regional Director
Lynn Lovett
recently presented a
donation
to the
Tift County Foundation for Educational Excellence
(TCFEE).
Georgia Power
has been a
TCFEE
patron since the foundation's
inception
. A succession of
Georgia Power executives
(
Jack Perry, Ronnie Noble
and
Lovett
) have
served
on the
TCFEE board of directors.
In the
photo
,
Lovett
, at right, gives a check to TCFEE President
Paige Keith
, middle, along with TCFEE Executive Director
Mike Brumby.
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TIFT THEATRE ORNAMENT AVAILABLE
FOR MAKING A DONATION
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The
Tift Theatre for the Performing Arts
is offering a
limited edition, keepsake Christmas
ornament
for a
contribution
of at least
$25,
which help purchase
new decorations
for the
theatre
.
If you make a
donation
of
$25
before
Nov. 26
, you will receive the
Tift Theatre ornament
. A
$75 donation
will get you an
ornament
and a
wreath dedicated
to
you
or
a loved one
this Christmas
inside
the
theatre
.
Ornaments
will be available for
pickup
at the
Tift Theatre
during
Hometown Holidays
on
Dec. 7
. For questions, call us at
229-326-1982
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THEY'RE READY FOR ADOPTION AT
TIFT COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER
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Visit us at the Tift County Animal Shelter, 1-6 p.m., Mondays-Fridays,
at 278 Ga. Highway 125 South in Tifton.
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YOUR WEEKEND
...at a Glance
FRIDAY, NOV. 8
- Tift County High Football Blue Devils vs. Camden County (Senior Night), 7:30 p.m., Brodie Field, Tifton
- Tiftarea Academy Football Panthers @ Southland Academy, 7:30 p.m., Americus
SATURDAY, NOV. 9
- Stallion Day, 8 a.m., Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, Tifton
- Wiregrass Farmers Market, 9 a.m.-Noon, Ga. Museum of Agriculture, Tifton
- Celebrate Creativity! Arts ShowOFF & Sale, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Tifton Museum of Arts & Heritage, Tifton
- Take Control of Your Health: Tiftarea Health Information & Support (T.H.I.S.) meet-up, 11:30 a.m., 41 & Main restaurant, Tifton
SUNDAY, NOV. 10
- Celebrate Creativity! Arts ShowOFF & Sale, 1-4 p.m., Tifton Museum of Arts & Heritage, Tifton
- A Colony City Christmas, 1 p.m., Downtown Fitzgerald
MONDAY, NOV. 11 – Veterans Day
- Veterans Museum Ribbon Cutting, 9 a.m., 120 S. Tift Ave., Tifton
- Veterans Day Ceremony, 11 a.m., Veterans Park, Downtown Tifton
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OCT. 31
Infant Dayton Scott Gray,
Enigma
Robbie Ragan,
Sylvester
Mary Nell Deariso Thompson, 88,
Sylvester
Bradley J. Berisford, 85,
Leesburg
Elneita Smith Simmons, 85,
Tifton
NOV. 1
Kent Guske, 79,
Tifton
Marshall Chael Tyson, 44, West Berrien
Linda Oden Adkisson, 70,
Ben Hill County
JoAnn Sue Shinholster, 71,
Rebecca
Tru'ee Powell, 3 months,
Ray City
Elminnie S. Law,
Sylvester
NOV. 2
David Goode, 63,
Tifton
Zane G. Stubbs, 71,
Shellman
William Daniel “Danny” Alexander III, 73,
Tifton
NOV. 3
Ann Moore, 86,
Adel
NOV. 4
Billy Mainor, 57,
Lenox
Anna Maria Bailey, 79,
Ray City
Mary Atkinson, 90,
Sparks
NOV. 5
Joan Elaine Hayes Ziegler, 64,
Tifton
Mary Hall Mullis, 82,
Tifton
Thomas “Tommy” Walstine Johnson, 75,
Tifton
Alan Bruce Franks, 56,
Florida
NOV. 7
Alvin M. Snow, 73,
Tifton
Edwin Adolph "Ed" Gerisch, 84,
Nashville
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