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Five local lawyers and ministers will come together to swap stories at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 9, in the Tifton Museum of Arts and Heritage. The event, "Stories that Entertain and Inspire," will be amid the exhibit of quilts that also tell stories of people overcoming life's challenges.

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Telling tales both grandiose and heartfelt will be Gary McCorvey, senior judge with the Superior Courts of Georgia; Lisa Gibbs, assistant district attorney with the Tifton Judicial District circuit; and family attorney Cheryle Bryan of Ashburn.

The event, drawing upon the ancient art of storytelling, is part of "A Season of Quilts," three months of exhibitions and special events in two Tifton venues. Mammoth quilts by global artist Beth Mount are hanging in the downtown museum through March 22.

"A Season of Quilts: The Threads That Bind" is a collaboration among the Tifton Museum of Arts and Heritage, Diversified Enterprises and the Georgia Museum of Agriculture, with support from private patrons, Georgia Power Co., Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities, Georgia Microboards and the Tifton-Tift County Tourism Association.

The museum exhibition of story quilts is open 1-5 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays;  from 1-7 p.m., Thursdays; and 1-3 p.m. Sundays.

From prospective students visiting the campus on Stallion Day to the Folklife Festival at the Georgia Museum of Agriculture and Historic Village, alumni and friends will help Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College celebrate its week-long Homecoming on March 31-April 5.

This year's festivities include the Alumni Awards and Athletics Hall of Fame Dinner, Stallion Day, the Alumni Cookout, the third annual Run for the Nurses, the Golden Alumni Luncheon, and the always popular Gee Haw Whoa Back Rodeo.   

All event tickets except the rodeo must be purchased in advance at 229-391-4895. Rodeo tickets will be sold in advance and at the gate on the two days of the event. The PCA-sanctioned preliminary round of the Gee Haw Whoa Back Rodeo is at 7:30 p.m. April 4 at the ABAC Arena.            

The Homecoming festivities come to an end with the finals of the rodeo at 7:30 p.m. April 5. For information, call 229-391-4895.

JOHNSON OF TIFTON QUALIFIES 

FOR STATE SENATE ELECTION

Republican candidate Bryce Johnson of Tifton has formally qualified to run for the seat representing Georgia State Senate District 13. 

"I am excited and honored about the overwhelming support my candidacy has received in such a short period of time," Johnson says. "I am excited about continuing to campaign throughout the district, speaking with voters about how we can grow our economy and bring jobs by cutting taxes, balancing the budget and reining over-burdensome regulations that suffocate our economy."  

He is seeking the seat held by Sen. John "Dickie" Crosby of Tifton, who is not seeking re-election.

Johnson is solicitor-general of Worth County, a position to which he was elected in 2008 and re-elected without opposition in 2012. He also serves as assistant solicitor-general of the Tift State Court, special assistant district attorney in Worth and Turner counties and was an assistant district attorney in Dodge County. He occasionally teaches history at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College.

An information session on nursing degrees at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College begins at 3 p.m. March 11 in the ABAC Health Sciences building.

"The sessions are a great time to meet faculty and get your questions answered as you prepare to begin your nursing education," says associate professor of nursing Becky Arnold.  "Nursing faculty will be available to discuss the nursing degrees in both a group and a one-on-one setting."

The degree program at ABAC prepares students to take the Registered Nurse licensure examination. Another nursing session is set for 3 p.m. April 16.

For information, contact the School of Nursing, (229) 391-5020. Summer semester classes at ABAC begin June 2.