Tuesday, September 17, 2019
Tifton, Georgia
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Little Texas
has been called the Hardest Working Band in Country Music, playing more than 300 shows a year.
At left is Little Texas' video of one of their No. 1 songs, "What Might Have Been."
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'LITTLE TEXAS'
COMES TO TIFTON
TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE FOR LIBRARY FUNDRAISER
THURSDAY NIGHT AT TIFT THEATRE
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The Grammy-nominated country-rock band
Little Texas
comes to the
Tift Theatre
for the Performing Arts
this
Thursday, Sept. 19
.
The group has had such
hits
as
“Some Guys Have All The Love,” “First Time For Everything,” “What Might Have Been,” “God Blessed Texas” and “My Love.”
Little Texas has
sold
more than
7 million
albums, has had
three Grammy nominations
plus honors from both the
Academy of Country Music
(Vocal Group Of The Year) and the
Country Music Association
(Album Of The Year).
The concert begins at
7:30 p.m.
and
benefits
the
Tifton-Tift County
Public Library Foundation
, which is
partnering
with
McAlpin Entertainment
to bring the
country superstars
to
Tifton
.
Little Texas'
opening act
will be the popular
Shotgun Charlie Walker
band at
7:30 p.m. General admission
tickets are
still
available
for
$35.
For
tickets,
Click Here
.
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MAN DIES IN POLICE CUSTODY
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The
Georgia Bureau of Investigation
(GBI) is
investigating
the
death
of a man who died
Saturday night
in the
custody
of the
Tifton Police Department
.
According to a GBI press release,
Tifton Police
responded Saturday night to a "
suspicious person call
" in the vicinity of
12th Street
.
"While enroute to the area, an officer saw a male, identified as
Christopher Caudle
, age
37
, riding a
bicycle
in the middle of the roadway. The
officer stopped
and made contact with Caudle. During a pat down of his clothing,
suspected drugs
were
recovered
, and
Caudle
was taken into
custody
," according to the press release.
"During
transport
to the
Tift County Jail
, Caudle became
unresponsive
, at which time the
officer
removed Caudle from the patrol vehicle and began
CPR
.
EMS
was called and
transported
Caudle to a local
hospital
, where he was
pronounced dead
,"
The
GBI
said
results
are
pending
from an
autopsy
conducted at the
GBI Crime Lab
in
Macon
. Once the
investigation
is
completed
, it will be turned over to the
Tift Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office
for review.
The
Tifton Police Department
had
called
in the
GBI
and
requested
that the agency conduct the
investigation
, the
GBI
said.
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TIFT REGIONAL OPENS CLINICS AT TWO SCHOOLS
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Through a
partnership
between
Tift Regional Health System
(TRHS) and the
Tift County School System
, a
Southwell School Clinic
has opened at both
Eighth Street Middle School
and
Annie Belle Clark Elementary School
.
“We are very excited about this partnership,” said Tift County School Superintendent
Adam Hathaway
. “We believe this will
cut down
on student, faculty, and staff
absences
by providing
quick access
to quality
healthcare
, which will in turn help our faculty teach and our students learn.”
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Tift Regional
operates the clinics with a
nurse practitioner
and
licensed practical nurse
at each one. Each clinic is for patients experiencing
non-emergent sickness
, and children will not be seen without parental consent. Students are seen at the clinics regardless of their families’ ability to pay.
TRHS is offering
telemedicine
at
other Tift County schools
, giving them access to nurses without anyone having to leave their campus.
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TIFTON POLICE CHIEF TO RETIRE
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Dowdy as a young
Tifton Police officer
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Tifton Police Chief
Buddy Dowdy
has announced his
retirement
effective
Sept. 30
.
'I've been
contemplating
retirement for about a year, and I
finally decided
to pull the trigger. It's been an
honor
and a
privilege
to work for and with some of the
finest people
on earth. The
City of Tifton
has been
good to me
for a long time,"
Dowdy
said.
He spent nearly
37
years with the
Tifton Police Department
.
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Tifton Police Chief
Buddy Dowdy
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Music, Dancing, Food & More!
Taste original dishes from around the United States, Mexico, El Salvador, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Venezuela, Italia and the Dominican Republic.
Children's Carnival by BAM / Arts and Crafts / Exhibitors with information on Education, Health and more!
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Entertainers:
Peruvian Apu Inka music/dancers, Grupo de Danza MexicaAzteca Tonacuauhtli, Dancer’s Pointe Dance Company, ABAC Cultura Latina, Nuestro Folklore & Nuestro Folklore Jr., Mariachi Garibaldi, Tifton County High School Spanish Club, Aposento Alto Band, TCHS Spanish Club, 501 Legion Star Wars group, Platanito the Clown, The International MEGA DJ from Hidalgo, Banda Los Rodriguez de Nuevo Leon, Banda Los Compas de Nuevo Leon
Sponsors:
Platinum –
The Howard Women’s Health Center
//
Gold –
Tifton Tift Co. Tourism Association; Tift Regional Medical Center, Coca-Cola; Georgia Power
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Silver –
Southwest Georgia Bank; BB&T Bank
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Bronze –
Tifton Merchants Association; Synovus; South Georgia Banking Co.; Ameris Bank
//
Supporters –
Colony Bank; O’Reilly Auto Parts; Pappa John’s Pizza; Nashville Monument & Memorial, LLC
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Special Thanks –
Tifton-Tift County Public Library; City of Tifton; Tifton Police Department; Tifton Fire Department; Tift County Recreation Department; Tifton Gazette; Willis Signs & Graphics; Bob’s Flowers
RECUERDEN FESTIVAL de LA FIESTA DEL PUEBLO,
Sabado 28 de Septiembre, En el Parque Central Fullwood de Tifton, De 10 de la manana a 10 de la noche, Carnaval para ninos, Comidas tipicas, Actividades de Arte, salud y educacion, Ademas
de, Espectaculo de danza y baile, Entrada Gratis
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SUPPORTING LOCAL LITERACY
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The Howard Center
, represented by
Greer Howard
, left, Dr.
Drew Howard
and Dr.
Kaylar Howard
, far right, present a check for
$5,000
to
Bonnie Sayles
, second from right, who is executive director of
Literacy Volunteers of Tifton-Tift
County.
The check represents the Howard Center's
sponsorship
of the 2
0th Annual Howard Center Carnival of Knowledge
last
Thursday
. The
fundraiser
helps
adults
prepare
for and
take
GED exams
.
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CHAMBER PANEL TOURS COMPANY
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The
Tifton-Tift County Chamber of Commerce's Business and Education Workforce Committee
toured
TC Transcontinental Packaging
Thursday afternoon.
TC Transcontinental
took over operation of the
Southwell Boulevard
plant in May 2018 but the
300,000-square-foot
facility has been in operation since
1978
and sits on nearly
25
acres in the
Magnolia Industrial Park
.
The company has approximately
130
employees and produces
80 million
to
100 million
shipping bags each year that are used by more than
200
companies in a variety of industries.
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TRUCK & TRACTOR PULL SET OCT. 3-5
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Trucks
and
tractors
of all shapes and sizes will rev their engines and roar down the track
Oct. 3-5
at the
AET Truck and Tractor Pull
sponsored by the Agricultural Engineering Technology Club at
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
.
During the event, trucks and tractors pull a
weighted sled
down a
dirt track
. The weight moves toward the front of the sled as the vehicle pulls it down the track, making it more difficult to pull.
Trucks
and
tractors
are divided into
weight classes
. ABAC has had two pulling tractors,
Altered Allis
and
Cracker Jack
.
On
Oct. 3
, ABAC students and the community can participate in the
amateur night
that begins at
7 p.m.
On
Oct. 4-5
, the
Southern Pullers Association
will provide the show featuring
professional pullers
.
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ADVERTISE IN THE TIFTON GRAPEVINE!
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Call Us at
478-227-7126
Your Locally Owned Digital Newspaper!
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e-published every Tuesday and Friday
Frank Sayles Jr.
Editor & Publisher
Bonnie Sayles
Managing Editor
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