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Abraham Baldwin approved for new degree
TIFTON — A new associate of fine arts degree in music from the school of liberal arts will be offered at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College beginning in the 2010 fall semester. The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia approved the degree on Wednesday.
"I believe this degree is going to make ABAC a destination college for music majors," ABAC President David Bridges said. "This new degree should make for a smooth transition to senior colleges and universities for these students."
Academic Affairs Vice President Niles Reddick said "it’s the first one in the University System of Georgia, and it will benefit students who come here from all over by allowing for a seamless transfer and at the same time allowing students to spread core curriculum classes throughout their college experience."
"I believe the new associate’s degree will be beneficial because most students graduating from high school in South Georgia have not had the opportunity to study with private teachers in their applied areas," said Dr. Susan Roe, associate professor of voice and director of choirs at ABAC. "ABAC will now have the chance to provide students who wish to become musicians a platform where their dreams will become reality."
The associate of fine arts in music degree will be awarded to students completing 60 credit hours of music and general education. This program is designed for transfer to a university to earn bachelor’s degrees in music, fine arts or music education.
The music program at ABAC has an international reputation with a jazz band that has toured Europe on several occasions, a jazz choir, a concert band, the chamber singers, the Thundering Herd pep band and a concert choir.
For more information on the associate of fine arts in Music degree, contact Roe at 391-4943 or via e-mail at sroe@abac.edu.
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Mac Frampton dinner concert to benefit library
Renowned pianist Mac Frampton is coming to Tifton for a special evening of music and dining at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 2 at the UGA-Tifton Campus Conference Center.
The catered dinner and show, sponsored by the Tifton-Tift County Public Library Foundation, benefits the local public library to enhance its collections and programs. This is the only fundraiser the non-profit Library Foundation is holding this year to benefit the public library. - Rough seas expected off Georgia from hurricane
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Some bunker down, some flee as Earl approaches US
Tourists were largely gone from North Carolina's Outer Banks, but those resolute residents who stayed behind say they were prepared Thursday to potentially face down the most powerful hurricane to threaten the coast in years.
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Woman arrested for check forgery
A home healthcare worker has been charged with forging checks belonging to an elderly Ashburn woman under her care.
According to Lt. Porter Jackson of the Tifton Police Department, he was initially called by a Turner County Sheriff’s Office agent about the case. Jackson said members of the elderly woman’s family looked through some of the woman’s checks and notices that some of those written were out of numerical sequence.
“They looked into her bank account and discovered that several checks had been written for a good amount of money,” Jackson said. “They figured that the only person who came to the woman’s house was a caretaker.” -
Hannah’s Hope takes second place in the Pepsi Refresh Campaign
After a recent online vote, Hannah’s Hope finished second in the Pepsi Refresh Campaign. With the second-place finish, Tifton’s Lottyn Bates will be helped.
Since he was 2 1/2 years old, Bates has suffered from Giant Axonal Neuropathy, a neurological disorder similar to Lou Gehrig’s Disease, that strikes in childhood and progresses rapidly, taking away the ability to walk, talk and breathe. A group of scientists has developed a drug for this disorder.
Hannah’s Hope will be awarded a $250,000 grant to help with his clinical trials. This win has given Bates and his family a surreal feeling of gratitude and appreciation for the public’s support. - Ex-DA slaying case headed for Jesup jury
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Talent at the Tift: 'America's Got Talent' to perform here
America’s Got Talent 2009 winner Kevin Skinner will perform at 8 p.m. Oct. 9 at the Tift Theatre and Tifton singer and songwriter Kirsten Underwood and her band will open the night.
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Man gets 24 years for armed robbery
A Tift County jury has found a man guilty of the December armed robbery of the Dixie Food Store and sentenced him to serve 24 years in prison. Also, a young Tifton woman pleaded guilty to the stabbing death of her brother and is awaiting sentencing.
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Local school system facing additional cuts
The local public school system has again been asked to cut additional funding for 2011 and will lose an additional $900,000 in equalization funding in 2012 because of the declining tax base.
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Omega's Pepper Festival set for Sept. 10
Before kicking off the seventh annual Pepper Festival, the City of Omega will be introducing Christian Saslo, a magician and illusionist from Atlanta, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 9 at Ponder Park.
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