Friday, Feb. 28, 2020
Tifton, Georgia
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FEDERAL RELIEF FINALLY COMING TO GEORGIA FARMERS
NEARLY A YEAR AND A HALF AFTER HURRICANE MICHAEL
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Georgia’s
farmers
and
forest landowners
will soon have
$347 million
in
federal disaster relief
funds
available
to help with the billions of dollars in
damage
that
Hurricane Michael
caused in South and Middle Georgia during
October 2018.
Gov.
Brian P. Kemp
and Agriculture Commissioner
Gary W. Black
made the announcement on
Wednesday
.
“
Help
is
finally on the way
for our
farm families
and
rural communities
,”
Black
said. “No one will approach being made whole, but it is our hope that the
Georgia Farm Recovery Block Grant
will bring much
relief
and
stability
to our
farming
communities.”
Kemp
said: “The
recovery
process is
far from over
, but together we will stand with those still reeling from
Hurricane Michael’s impact
and continue to
support
them on the
road
to
recovery
.”
Farmers
in
95
counties who have suffered
Hurricane Michael-related losses
to infrastructure, timber, beef, dairy, poultry, fruit and vegetables or pecans will be eligible to enroll online in
Georgia’s Farm Recovery Block Grant
at
farmrecovery.com
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Online applications
for grants will be
accepted
for
three weeks
between
March 18
and
April 8
. The agriculture department hopes that
payments
will
begin
sometime this
spring
. The
University of Georgia
estimates
total agricultural losses
from the
storm
in
Georgia
at more than
$2.5 billion
.
The funding is part of a
$19.1 billion disaster aid package
that
Congress
passed
last year
after months of
infighting
and a
feud
between
President Trump
and congressional
Democrats
over
disaster aid
to
Puerto Rico.
For more
information
and a
guide
to help prepare applicants for
enrollment
visit,
farmrecovery.com
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TIFTON WOMAN'S CLUB MARKS SECOND CENTURY
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Twenty
years into the
21st century
, the
GFWC Tifton Twentieth Century Library Club
entered its
second century
with a
name change
and
celebration Thursday
night.
Tifton Mayor
Julie Smith
, GFWC Georgia State President
Tina Daniel
, GFWC Southern Region President
Kay Chadwick,
members of clubs from
Albany, Morrow, Valdosta and Vienna
, and the
Tifton Junior Woman’s Club
congratulated the renamed
Tifton Woman's Club
on
115
years of existence.
The
first meeting
of the
Twentieth Century Library Club
was attended by only
seven
or
eight
women because of rain, said current club President
Shirene Daniell
. The
second
meeting was
better attended
, and by
1920
the club had more than
100
members.
Immediately after establishing the club, members joined the
Georgia Federation of Women’s Clubs
and the national
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
(GFWC).
The club
organized
a
library
and housed it in their club house until the
county
assumed
responsibility
for the library, Daniell said. The club
paid
a
librarian
and
purchased books
for the library. In
1915
, it established
committees
to work with each of
27 rural schools
to ensure they had
libraries
.
“This
project
was written up in the
November 1915
issue of
McCall’s Magazine
,” Daniell said. “One of the ladies
raised pigs
in her
front yard
to have
money
to buy
books
for her school.”
The
current club
has funded
scholarships
for many
Tift County High School students
going to
ABAC
. In
2019
, the club awarded a
scholarship
for
nontraditional students
who are going to school at ABAC after years of being in the workplace.
“You are
trailblazers
,” said Mayor
Julie Smith
. “You have a
legacy
to carry forward, to build on the foundation (started by these ladies).” She cited a quote by
Ralph Waldo Emerson
: “Do not go where the path may lead.
Go
instead where there is
no path
and
leave a trail
.” Smith said, “That is what you are doing.”
In
1939
, the larger club established the
Tifton Junior Woman’s Club
, and its current President
Becky Smith
brought greetings and invited women to join her club.
With an impromptu
drumroll
, incoming President
Genie McCook
announced the new name of the club,
GFWC Tifton Woman’s Club
.
“I just want to tell you what an
honor
it is to be a member of this club. We
still work
with
libraries
and with
veterans
. There are a
lot
of
great projects
with which we are involved,” she said.
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FORMER PRINCIPAL, EDUCATOR
JULIAN CANNON DIES AT 95
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Longtime Tift County educator
Julian David Cannon
, 95, of
Tifton
died
Wednesday,
Feb. 26
, at Tift Regional Medical Center.
A
U.S. Army
veteran,
Cannon
began his
career
in
Tifton
in
1956
at
Tifton High School
, teaching
social studies
and
English
, and serving as a
counselor
and an
assistant principal
before being named
principal
of
Tifton Junior High School
in
1960
.
After
retiring
in
1980
, he
served
as
headmaster
of
Tiftarea Academy
, as a
substitute
teacher at
Tift County High School
and as a
part-time assistant principal
at
J.T. Reddick
school.
A
native
of
Treutlen County
, Cannon was a member of
Eastside Baptist Church
of
Tifton
. He attended
Norman Junior College
and graduated from
Georgia Teachers College
, and earned a master's degree from the
University of Alabama
.
In
2014
, the
Tift County Foundation for Educational Excellence
established the
Julian Cannon Chair of Reading and Writing Skills Enhancement
to
help students
improve
language, grammar, reading
and
writing skills
, helping ensure their
future success
in the
work force
.
Graveside services
will be at
1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 29
, in
Oak Ridge Cemetery
with the Rev.
Keith Norris
officiating.
No formal visitation
will be held.
In
lieu of flowers
,
donations
may be
made
to the
Tift County Foundation for Educational Excellence,
P.O. Box 714, Tifton, GA 31793.
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ABAC NAMES INTERIM DEAN OF
NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES
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Dr.
Jeffrey Ross
has been named the
interim dean
of the
School of Nursing and Health Sciences
at
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
.
Ross
, who is from
Donalsonville
, has been teaching practical, associate and baccalaureate nursing degree level programs for
15
years. He has served as
nursing
chair
for the
practical
and
associate degree
programs at
ABAC Bainbridge
.
He received his
associate degree
from
Darton College
, his
bachelor’s
and
master’s
degrees from
Albany State University
and his
Ed.D.
in nursing education from the
University of West Georgia
. Ross also maintains
certification
through the
National League for Nursing
as a certified nursing educator.
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The training on Wednesday, March 4, is not limited to the hospitality and
medical segments of the community – it is open to anyone interested in learning more about human trafficking.
There are two sessions on March 4: From 9-11:30 a.m., and from 1:30-3:30 p.m.
at the Leroy Rogers Senior Center on Second Street.
The event is free but attendees are asked to register
here!
Here is a message from Tifton Mayor Julie Smith about the training:
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The training event is made possible by the Georgia Statewide Human Trafficking Task Force, the Georgia Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, PAC, GPSTC, Tift County Sheriff’s Office, and Tifton Police Department.
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TIFTAREA ACADEMY STUDENT PLACES FIRST
IN REGIONAL COMPETITION
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Coty James
, a junior at
Tiftarea Academy
, recently placed
first
in his
division
in the
ACUI Collegiate Clay Target Lower East Coast Championship
shooting competition.
James
placed
first
in
Sporting Clays
with a score of
99
out of
100
, placed
first
in
American Trap
shooting with
97
out of
100
, and won the
highest overall score
in the
High School Division
, shooting a total of
332
out of
350
.
He attended the event with the
SCTP Westwood team
, which placed
first
in the
High School Division.
James
has participated on the
Tiftarea Academy Shotgun Team
since he was in the
eighth grade
. He has previously shot with the
Worth County 4-H
team that won a
national
championship in
2018
.
He is hoping to continue
shooting collegiately
after high school. He is the
son
of
Greg and Christine James.
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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HONORS STAR STUDENTS, TEACHERS
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The
Tifton-Tift County Chamber of Commerce recently honored the
STAR students and
STAR teachers at
Tiftarea Academy and at
Tift County High School. They received
plaques from
Tift Regional Health System (TRHS) as well as a
$50 check from
Synovus.
In the
Tiftarea Academy
photo above are, from left,
Jennifer Yawn with Synovus,
Rachel Elizondo with TRHS, Tiftarea Academy Headmaster
Stacey Bell, STAR Teacher
Jacqueline Beals, STAR Student
Dhruvi Patel, Mr. & Mrs. Kamlesh Patel,
Chris Efaw with TRHS and
Alan Moore with Synovus.
In the
Tift County
High
photo below are, from left,
Rachel Elizondo with TRHS, Tift County High Principal
Kim Seigler, Mr. & Mrs.
Patrick Conner, STAR Student
Audrey Conner, STAR Teacher
Cindy Marzen,
Chris Efaw with TRHS, and
Jennifer Yawn and
Alan Moore with Synovus.
Conner will represent the area at the
STAR Student banquet in
Valdosta on
March 12 where a
regional winner will be
chosen.
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ROAD WORK TO AFFECT TIFT, COFFEE, CRISP
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Contractors
are scheduled to begin work
next week
on
pavement preservation
and
repair
in
Tift, Coffee and Crisp counties
to help
maintain state routes
and improve
ride quality
, according to the
Georgia Department of Transportation
.
Maintenance
will require
lane closures
on some busy routes and motorists should be alert for changing traffic patterns. All
work
is scheduled to
start Monday, March 2
, but the date could change depending on weather.
In
Tifton
, a contractor will
fill cracks
,
remove imperfections
and
inlay asphalt
on
U.S. Highway 82 / State Route 520
from east of
Salem Church Road
to west of
Magnolia Drive
. All
work
will be done
overnight
; the
scheduled completion
date is
June 5
.
In
Douglas
, a contractor will be
removing asphalt
at the intersection of
State Route 206
and
SR 32
and replacing it with
concrete
. There are no restrictions on when the contractor is permitted to work. The scheduled
completion
date is
April 18
.
A contractor will
repair
the
concrete slabs
on
SR 300
in
Crisp County
from west of the
SR 300 connector
to east of the
Interstate 75 northbound off-ramp
of
Exit 99
. The contract includes
off- and on-ramps
for
I-75 Exit 99
and
US 41 / SR 7
to and from
SR 300
. Repairs will be done during the day with scheduled
completion
on
June 5.
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TIFTAREA ACADEMY CLUB MAKES VALENTINES
FOR LOCAL SENIORS
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Members of
Tiftarea Academy's Builders Club
made
Valentine's Day
extra special for some
local senior citizens
.
The
students
took
handmade Valentine's Day cards
and
sweet treats
to the
residents
of
Maple Court
and
Cypress Pond
senior living facilities
.
It was a
good experience
for both the
residents
and the
Tiftarea Middle School students
.
The
Builders Club
is a
civic organization
, affiliated with the
Kiwanis Club of Tifton, and
is made up of
sixth- through eighth-grade
students.
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YOUR WEEKEND
...at a Glance
FRIDAY, FEB. 28
- CBC In-House Investment Services Kick Off, Noon-5 p.m., CBC Bank, Tifton
- ABAC Wildlife Student-Led Hike, 6 p.m., Reed Bingham State Park, Adel
- Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder in concert, 7 p.m., Tift Theatre for the Performing Arts, Tifton
SATURDAY, FEB. 29
- Mind & Body Wellness Health Fair, 8 a.m.-Noon, sponsored by Ga. Department of Public Health's South Health District, Leroy Rogers Senior Center, Tifton
- Chili Cook-Off, 11 a.m., Main Street, Nashville
- Parent Interest Meeting, 2 p.m., Fitzgerald High School, Fitzgerald
- Pottery Workshop, 2 p.m., Ben Hill Arts Council, Fitzgerald
- Wildlife Program with ABAC, 2 p.m., Reed Bingham State Park, Adel
- An Evening for ABAC, 6 p.m., UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center, Tifton
- Glowing Night Hike, 7 p.m., Georgia Veterans State Park, Cordele
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FEB. 20
Willie Kenneth “Ken” Moore Jr., 36,
Tifton
David “Shorty” Varnedore Sr., 70,
Fitzgerald
FEB. 21
Della Scarborough Barrett, 68,
Ocilla
FEB. 22
Arthur Cross,
Ashburn
FEB. 23
Daphne Wheless Fisher,
Atlanta
Mamie Ellender Sullivan Vaughn, 94,
Cordele
Frank Owens, 73,
Fitzgerald
FEB. 24
Louise Howell Franks, 85,
Tifton
Daisy Pauline Weaver Gray, 93,
Tifton
Elizabeth Ann McCurdy Jackson, 80,
Tifton
Milton Clarence “Tubby” Hawkins, 94,
Omega
Ann C. Parks, 80,
Sylvester
Charlene Hart Doggett, 63,
Worth County
Ronald "Ronnie" Smith, 70,
Thomasville
Ethel Lee Patterson, 81,
Ashburn
FEB. 25
Randall Allen “Randy” Greer, 67,
Norman Park
Gary Lee Goldinger Sr., 79,
Bluffton, S.C.
Dorothy Simpson Newberne, 86,
Hahira
Kurt Sanford, 36,
Ben Hill County
Mallie Caroline Phillips, infant,
Fitzgerald
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FEB. 26
Julian David Cannon, 95,
Tifton
Rita Ann Lucas Griffin, 67,
Tifton
John “Tuck” Tucker, Jr., 74,
Brookfield
Ginger Lee Greene Sheldon, 46,
Valdosta
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