Tifton Gazette Homepage 2012-02-23T01:44:04-05:00 urn:uuid:bb69feff-b059-4469-93d2-0334e6fc3557 Noted civic volunteer Donna Tillman dies Latasha Everson/The Tifton Gazette urn:uuid:a72958bd-ce71-4fd4-aa86-f8330a51bb6a 2012-02-22T21:46:59-05:00 <p> Donna Tillman, a local UPS driver and well-respected woman in the Tifton community who continuously volunteered her time to help others, died early Wednesday morning after suffering from a pulmonary embolism, which is a sudden blockage of a major blood vessel (artery) in the lung, usually caused by a blood clot that travels to the lung from a vein in the leg.</p> Tift soccer teams out to strong start Bren Shepard/The Tifton Gazette urn:uuid:9ac1cb2e-9da5-4e45-b8b1-c882361c7c3c 2012-02-22T21:59:37-05:00 <p> The Tift County Lady Devils and Blue Devils opened up region play Tuesday evening at home versus the Coffee County Lady Trojans and Trojans.&#160;</p> Tift County basketball teams ready for state playoffs Bren Shepard/The Tifton Gazette urn:uuid:a7393a19-8789-4f5f-b5cd-bbf2b715e91d 2012-02-22T21:56:23-05:00 <p> The Tift County Lady Devils will open the Class AAAAA girls state basketball playoffs at Stephenson Friday at 6 p.m.</p> <p> The Tift County Blue Devils will open the Class AAAAA boys state basketball playoffs at home Saturday at 6 p.m. against Westlake.</p> Your Opinion: BCAF thanks the community urn:uuid:74ffd8e0-1c07-4c31-a451-6583d433c51d 2012-02-22T21:52:07-05:00 Police report for February 23 urn:uuid:f2afdfe9-27c6-4865-aa25-b49597b37433 2012-02-22T21:50:28-05:00 Portable planetarium is at Museum of Arts urn:uuid:1f9f94e8-0825-47d6-9620-43d1cd3fceed 2012-02-22T21:48:49-05:00 <p> The Tifton Museum of Arts and Heritage continues its emphasis on astronomy this week with the arrival of a portable planetarium from the Oatland Wildlife Center in Savannah.</p> Publix expected to open by August Angie Thompson/Senior Reporter urn:uuid:5b2dae0a-fc98-4a74-9604-5dc5c3b8dee0 2012-02-22T21:43:50-05:00 <p> Publix Super Market is expected to open here by late August and initially will employ 120 people, the company&#8217;s district manager told the Tifton Rotary Club on Wednesday.<br /> &#8220;We&#8217;re very excited to come to Tifton,&#8221; Keith Gilbert said.<br /> Gilbert, who oversees markets in South Georgia and North Florida, said the local store&#8217;s workforce will entail 16 managerial positions and 35 fulltime jobs with the remaining positions being part-time.</p> Bill would let Ga. distilleries give free samples urn:uuid:a3179547-3156-45c8-b194-700482c7f125 2012-02-22T15:58:48-05:00 Beverly Carter urn:uuid:4edf01ca-29df-4660-a52d-5696ec6ce9f7 2012-02-22T15:23:27-05:00 Judge orders indicted Wilcox sheriff to resign urn:uuid:a45b651d-6dea-4305-8848-6ae49d122204 2012-02-22T07:29:32-05:00