Everyone has questions. Everyone has opinions. Not everyone gets it. So each Friday, I’ll be writing on an informational slant in my column space, and maybe we’ll all get a little, as my Mama would say, “edumacated.”
This week, I have heard a variety of commentary on the newspaper. A lot of it has been positive, but I have heard a little negative as well. Some folks have said they don’t understand why we don’t cover more state and national news.
OK...so here’s why...
We are a community newspaper. It really is that simple. You can find an almost exponential amount of sources online, as well as printed products, that carry state and local news. But there’s only one source that is all Tifton, all the time. And that’s The Gazette. This is as it should be.
To clarify, we will still cover state and national news when the it is appropriate, but you are going to see more and more local coverage in our pages. No one else is going to cover Tifton and Tift County better than us -- I can promise you that. No other news organization cares more about what matters to Tifton and Tift County than us. Each edition will show that increasingly in the coming weeks and months.
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Identity Theft: Do all you can to protect your credit, debit cards
Pictured are a couple of skimmers, used here on an ATM machine and gas pump. The devices usually fit right over the original card reader or key pad, but are loose when tugged.
It's summertime and there may be only two words on your mind – road trip. As we hit the roads this summer for vacations we all make stops at the gas station and the ATM.
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Unfortunately, so do identity thieves. They set up machines called skimmers on gas pumps and ATMs that are designed to fool you and benefit them. The devices read your debit or credit card and record the number, which the thief can collect by retrieving the skimmer or even remotely using a smartphone and a wireless Internet connection. The information will then be used to create a duplicate card bearing the number, but a different name. - Tift Sheriff’s Office investigating scam
- Gazette asking for your help
- County millage rate remains same
- GEMA study reveals increased emergency preparedness across state
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Fields played, coached three eras of basketball
Imagine a player averaging 29 points per game for a career and receiving no college scholarship offers. That happened to Dona Fields.
Fields, as Dona Gaskins, is easily Berrien High's all-time leading scorer. She scored her 1,000th point as a sophomore and during her last three seasons was the Rebelettes' leading scorer in every game. She received no college attention, no offers. - Kilgore resigns baseball post at ABAC
- Girls basketball had long road to equality
- TCRD hosting pair of hardball tournaments
- Future Devils learn the ropes at ESMS
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Fields played, coached three eras of basketball
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