Friday, Nov. 15, 2019
Tifton, Georgia
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COCA-COLA PLANT
TO BE 'FANTASTIC
FOR TIFTON'
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By BONNIE SAYLES
Tifton Grapevine
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The new
Coca-Cola building
“will be
unlike anything
else we have
in Tift County
,”
Chris Beckham
, vice president of the
Tifton-Tift County Chamber of Commerce
, told the
Tifton Rotary Club
on
Wednesday
.
The planned
300,000-square-foot sales center and warehouse
will have offices with a glass façade, more like a
building
one would see in
downtown Atlanta,
Beckham said. It will be visible from
Interstate 75
, where the drivers and passengers in
100,000
cars passing daily will see it along with its big
Coca-Cola sign
.
“It will be
fantastic
for
Coca-Cola
, and
fantastic
for
Tifton
,”
Beckham
said.
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. United
acquired an
89-acre
development site in
Tift County
for
$1.4 million
with plans to build a
$60-million facility
, which will include a
sales and distribution center, warehouse and office space
, and will serve as a
hub
to
distribute
products and services to customers and other smaller Coca-Cola sales facilities throughout
South Georgia
and parts of the
Florida Panhandle
.
Construction
on the new Coca-Cola building is scheduled to
begin
in early
2020
, and the
opening
is planned for the first quarter of
2021
. It will be
fully operational
by the end of
summer 2021
. Initially, the company will provide
200 jobs
with expected
expansion
to
275
over the years.
Distribution jobs
will number about
90
, and there will be
110
jobs in
marketing and management
.
Beckham
said the
average salary
of employees in sales and management jobs will be
$40,000
. A
Georgia Power economic analysis
shows that it is going to bring about
340
jobs locally.
Just the announcement that the
soft drink giant
was coming to
Tifton
has already
caused a stir
among other site projectors, he said.
“To show you some of the
excitement
this creates, that announcement went out on a Friday. The following Monday and Tuesday we received
calls
from
six
different
site consultants
who wanted to talk about their
projects
and
Tift County
. It’s certainly good to have that kind of a
buzz
,”
Beckham
said.
Other
sites
in the
running
for the Coca-Cola facility were located in
Alabama, Florida,
and, in
Georgia: Valdosta, Cordele, Perry, and Warner Robins.
“I think the fact that
other industries
have
done so well here
made a
good impression
on them. Having a lot of
partners
and having a
unified voice
helped. They were
impressed
with the
workforce
,”
Beckham
said.
The
Coca-Cola facility
will be constructed at
101 Lamb Loop Road
, along
Interstate 75
.
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FORMER BLUE DEVIL
MAKING A NAME
IN BIG 10 CONFERENCE
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By FRANK SAYLES JR.
Tifton Grapevine
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Former
Tift County High Blue Devil
standout
Rashod Bateman
is tearing up the
gridiron
in the
Big 10
conference and
helped lead
the
University of Minnesota
in
upsetting
No. 4
Penn State, 31-26
, last
Saturday
.
In last week's game,
Bateman
, a
sophomore wide receiver
for the
Minnesota Golden Gophers
, caught
seven passes
for
203 yards
and
one touchdown
, with
first downs
on
nearly all
of his other
receptions
. He became the
second Gophers receiver ever
to tally
200-plus
receiving yards in one game.
With the win,
Minnesota
improved to
9-0
for the
first time
since going
13-0
in
1904
.
Last season
,
Bateman's 51 receptions
and
704 yards
in
2018
set a
Minnesota freshman record
while his
six touchdowns
were the
second most ever
for a
Minnesota freshman.
Bateman
was part of the
Class of 2018
at
Tift County High,
where, as a
senior Blue Devil
, he
broke single-season school receiving records
with
83
catches for
1,539
yards and
21
touchdowns. He was named
First Team All-State
and finished his
high school career
with
139
catches for
2,364
receiving yards and
26
touchdowns.
He is the
son
of
LaShonda Cromer
and
stepson
of
Roderick Cromer
of
Tifton
.
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Tiftarea Academy's Jacqueline Beals, center, is recognized by GISA Vice President Dr. Stan Whitlock, left, and GISA President Dr. Jeff Jackson, right.
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TIFTAREA ACADEMY INSTRUCTOR GETS MASTER TEACHER HONOR
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Jacqueline Beals
, Upper School Spanish teacher at
Tiftarea Academy
, was recognized
Monday
as a
Georgia Independent School Association (
GISA) Master Teacher
at the organization's
South Georgia
conference.
The
GISA Master Teacher
program has a rigorous application process.
Beals
was
one
of
four
to be
recognized
in the
South Georgia
region. She has been a
teacher
for
19
years and has been teaching at
Tiftarea
Academy
since
2016
.
"I'm grateful to have been the
first teacher nominated
from
Tiftarea
Academy for GISA's Master Teacher program. Having gone through the program, I believe it is a
wonderful experience
to reflect on your
teaching strategies
and to
find new ways
to
collaborate
with others in the school,"
Beals
said.
"I
thank
all those who supported me in creating my portfolio for that program, and I thank my family and colleagues for all of their wonderful
support
."
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COMMISSIONER SEEKING KIDS' COATS
FOR NINTH YEAR OF COAT DRIVE
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For the
ninth
year, Tift County Commissioner
Melissa Hughes
has kicked off her
"Keep 'em Warm Coat Drive,"
collecting
children's coats
for needy families.
"I
started
the coat drive after
seeing children walk to school
with
shorts and hoodies
or
long pants and a shirt
,"
Hughes
said.
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Many parents
are
trying
to keep the
house warm
and
can’t afford
to buy
coats
, or the
child outgrows
the coat, or they
leave it
on the
playground
.
'Keep ‘em Warm Coat Drive'
wants to be a
help up
for those that are
less fortunate
."
Children's coats
are being
collected
through
Dec. 21
at:
Kelly's Fashion Dry Cleaners,
the
County Commission office
in the
Charles Kent Administration Building
, the
Tiftarea YMCA
, and at
Tift County Fire Stations
No. 51
Tift Eldorado Road
; No. 52,
N. Tift Avenue
; and No. 53,
Highway 319 S., Omega
.
Regarding
donations
or
pickups
, call
Hughes
at
229-326-0241.
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GIRL SCOUTS DECORATE LITTLE
FREE LIBRARIES FOR TIFTON CLUB
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Members of the
GFWC Tifton 20th Century Library Club
recently hosted
Girl Scout Troop 40360
, led by
Amanda Gabel
, for a
Little Free Library
decorating event at the
Tifton Salvation Army
headquarters.
The club provided the
donated newspaper boxes
, and about
18
girls ranging from
fourth to seventh grade
participated.
The event exemplified the
General Federation of Women's Clubs – Georgia
president’s
state project
supporting
Girl Scouts
. The goal was to
help
the
girls
learn about
volunteerism
while accomplishing an
education project
for the local club.
The
girls
were local
Junior
and
Cadette Girl Scouts
from the
Tiftarea
, working in
teams
of four to five to
decorate
four
Litte Free Libraries
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BRUNSWICK DOCTOR, DENTIST TO PRESENT PROGRAM SATURDAY ON 'NUTRIGENOMICS'
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A panel of
medical
and
health professionals
from
Brunswick
and
St. Simon’s Island
is coming to
Tifton
on
Saturday
to present a
program
on
“Nutrigenomics: Where Nutrition Meets Genetics.”
The presentation is
open
to the
public
and begins at
10 a.m.
at the
Tiftarea Conference Center
on
U.S. Highway 82
next to Applebee’s Grill and Bar.
Among
speakers
is Dr.
Neil Goodman
with
Southeast Georgia Physician Associates
. He is a Fellow in the American Academy of Pediatrics, a Fellow of the American College of Physician Executives and serves on the
faculty
of the
Medical College of Georgia
.
“In my profession as
pediatrician
and
functional medicine advocate
for over
34
years, I’ve taught many medical, physician assistant and nursing students the
importance
of
probiotics
and
prebiotics
. I am surprised that many in the
medical community
don’t
understand
the
significance
of how the
gut flora
or
microbiome
can
support good
health
,” Goodman said during a recent presentation.
“At the end of this program, you may end up knowing more than they do. If you’re not currently
using these
in your
daily routine
, you
need to be
.”
Goodman
will be joined by Dr.
Larry Daugherty
,, a longtime dentist in
Sylvester
now retired, and
former Tifton
resident
Laura Moulton
along with
Abby Drury
, co-founders of
Special Moms in Need
online blog.
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TIFTON-TIFT COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
RIBBON CUTTING
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Turner's Mattress Center
707 W. Second St., Tifton
Nov. 8
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'PANTHERS HELPING PETS' COLLECTS ITEMS FOR TIFT COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER
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Tiftarea Academy's Builders' Club
, advised by
Haley Crosson
and
Debra Brookner
, recently completed its
"Panthers Helping Pets"
goods drive for the
Tift County Animal Shelter.
During
October
, the
students
collected
pet food, cat litter, bedding and blankets
to donate to the shelter.
Builders' Club
is a student-led
service organization
with
100
members of
sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders
at
Tiftarea Academy
.
They are
partnered
with
Tifton Kiwanis
. The
Builders' Club
seeks to provide opportunities for
students
to
work together
for
school
and
community
, foster
strong moral character
and
encourage loyalty
to
school, community
and
nation
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ADOPTIONS AVAILABLE AT
TIFT COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER
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This
quizzical
cat is on "stray hold" at the Tift County Animal Shelter.
If not reclaimed, the feline will be available for adoption or rescue.
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Visit your future pet 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. 15
- Honoring Military Veterans & First Responders, 9 a.m., Annie Belle Clark Elementary School, Tifton
- Pave the Way for Shelter 5K & Fun Run, 6 p.m., Northside Baptist Church, Tifton
- "SELF" Senior Dance & Potluck Supper, 6 p.m., Leroy Rogers Senior Center, Tifton
- Tiftarea Academy Football Panthers @ Bulloch Academy, 7:30 p.m., Statesboro (radio broadcast on 107.5)
SATURDAY, NOV. 16
- Red Kettle Half-K (The Race for the Rest of Us), 9 a.m., Tifton City Hall, Tifton
- Wiregrass Farmers Market, 9 a.m.-Noon, Ga. Museum of Agriculture, Tifton
- BBQ & Music Festival, 9 a.m., Georgia Veterans State Park, Cordele
- Biohacking the Aging Code with Nutrigenomics, 10 a.m., Tiftarea Conference Center, U.S. Highway 82, Tifton
- Down-Home Southern Christmas Market, 11 a.m.-3 p.m,, Harding Stables, Tifton
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NOV. 7
Alvin M. Snow, 73,
Tifton
Edwin Adolph "Ed" Gerisch, 84,
Nashville
Beth Bishop, 56,
Evans
NOV. 8
Ava N. Gibbs, 79,
Sparks
Larry Eugene Holmes, 69,
Hephzibah
James Pappan, 71,
Alapaha
Bobby Alberson, 87,
Chula
Athene Faye Exum, 86,
Lenox
NOV. 9
Linda Gail Cottle Warren, 75,
Ty Ty
Frances Louise Serrata, 71,
Tifton
Ann Taylor, 96,
Adel
Henry Carroll "Tootie" Luke, 78,
Nashville
Peggy Moore Mitchell, 83,
Dixie
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NOV. 10
Norman M. Parks, 77,
Tifton
Julia Pauline Singletary, 86,
Sylvester
Sharon Sirmans Lankford, 72,
Adel
NOV. 11
William Allen Hall, 56,
Quitman
David Markette, 69,
Tifton
NOV. 12
Michael Higdon, 68,
Sylvester
Brenda Carol Shealy, 76,
Ashburn
NOV. 13
Frank Sutton, 78,
Tifton
Danielle Beverly Reid, 34,
Nashville
Bernice Suggs Hageman, 90,,
Fitzgerald
Churrie A. Jones,
Ashburn
NOV. 14
John R. Hall, 86,
Lenox
Cynthia Diane "Cindy" Gloster, 52,
Lakeland
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Frank Sayles Jr.
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