PUBLIC NOTICE

TIFTON — The Tift County appraisal staff will be reviewing property in southeast Tift County south of Ferry Lake Road and east of I-75 to Cook/Berrien counties this week. The purpose of the property review is for verification of property records. Call the assessors office at 386-7840 for more information.



FARMERS' MARKET

TIFTON — The farmer's market will be open from 4 to 7 p.m. today. The market will be CLOSED Saturday in honor of the July 4 holiday. It will re-open July 11 and will continue through the month of July. The farmer’s market is located at the corner of Tift and Third, on the train museum platform. For more information, contact Leeann at (229) 848-2940.



BOZEMAN REUNION

TIFTON — The Bozeman Family is planning a reunion for Friday through Sunday. If you are a descendent of Hector Bozeman, Elvira Glenn, Sally Carson, Lawrence Bozeman or Annie Bell Gunter, please contact Idell Bozeman-Wilcox at (229) 388-9203 or Loretta Brown at (229) 382-4544 for more information.



Class reunion

OCILLA — The Ocilla High and Industrial School class of 1969 will be celebrating their 40th class reunion Friday through Sunday. They are including classmates from Holt Elementary, Mystic Elementary and Ocilla Elementary. For more information call Waymond Harris at (770) 991-3623.



dance holiday

TIFTON — The Tifton Ballroom Dance Club will not have a dance Saturday due to the holiday. The club’s next dance will be in August.



COMMUNITY GARDENING 101

TIFTON — Like the victory gardens of old, modern-day community gardens help bring people together during hard times to grow their own food. Learn about community gardening efforts in Tifton and throughout the state and how you can get involved at Community Gardening 101 led by Leeann Culbreath of the Keep Tift Beautiful board at 7 p.m. July 7 at the Agrirama museum screening room. 



MISS PEPPER PAGEANT

TIFTON — Omega’s fifth annual Miss Pepper Festival Pageant will be held at 6 p.m. July 18 at the Tift Theatre. Entry deadline is July 10. All contestants will compete in the evening gown competition. Contact Sheila or Karla Bryan for more information at misspepperpageant@yahoo.com.



GREENWOOD COMMITTEE

TIFTON — The Greenwood Cemetery Committee asks all men who have a loved one buried in the cemetery to come to a meeting at 3 p.m. July 11 at Springfield Baptist Church. All churches are asked to send at least two representatives.



Old-Fashioned Day

WILLACOOCHEE — The 30th annual Willacoochee Old-Fashioned Day Celebration will be held July 11 and 12 at City Park in Willacoochee. All clubs, organizations, churches and individuals may attend. There will be arts and crafts, food, entertainment and a parade. For more information call Willacoochee City Hall at (912) 534-5152.



PUBLIC NOTICE

COOK COUNTY — The South Georgia Community Services Board and Behavioral Health Services of South Georgia will have a meeting at 2 p.m. July 14 at the Cook Service Center. For directions call 671-6102.



BOARD MEETING

TIFTON — The Coastal Plain Regional Library Board will hold their regular quarterly meeting at 4 p.m. July 16 at the Coastal Plain Regional Library in Tifton. Call Carrie Zeiger at 386-3400 for more information.



reunion

ALAPAHA — The Griffin, Solomon and Webb reunion will be held July 19 at Mount Paran Primitive Baptist Church social hall, northeast of Alapaha. Bring a covered dish and bring family pictures and history to share.



Scholarship pageant

MACON — The Georgia State Agriculture Scholarship Pageant will be held Aug. 1 at Tattnall Square Academy in Macon. All Ages may participate. Teen and Miss must reside, work or attend school in the state of Georgia. Contact Renee' at (678) 459-2089 or renee@poisedpageants.com or visit the website for an application and more info: PoisedPageants.com.



MISS TIFT COUNTY

TIFTON — Applications are not being taken for the 4th annual Miss Tift County Scholarship Pageant to be held Aug. 15 at the Tift Theatre. The age divisions are Baby, Teeny, Tiny, Little, Petite, Junior, Teen and Miss (ages 6 months to 23 years). All divisions are open to contestants outside Tift County. For information or applications, call Mary at 388-8008 before 5 p.m. or 386-5567 after 6 p.m., or e-mail mary@chickashaofgeorgia.com.



Class reunion

TIFTON — TCHS Class of 1989 is planning their 20-year reunion and looking for classmates. Go to www.tchs89.com to register.



Reunion

TIFTON — Missionary Joyce Ann Dillard is organizing a reunion for the Marchant, Lovett, Dotson, Kennedy, Goodman, Turner, Dillard and Nasworthy children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Anyone interested call (229) 272-0392.



CLASS REUNION

TIFTON —The TCHS Class of 1979 is planning their 30-year reunion. The reunion committee has been working to find the addresses of fellow classmates. If you are interested in helping out call Melanie Roberson at (229) 821-0074 or Belinda Green at btealgreen@yahool.com.



CLASS REUNION

FITZGERALD — All members of the Fitzgerald High School Class of 2000 are asked get in contact as soon as possible via e-mail at fitzgeraldhighschoolclassof2000@hotmail.com. Include a name, phone number, e-mail address and mailing address or call FHS Class of 2000 President, Nancy Bates Scott at (706) 831-4395.



HERITAGE BOOKS

TIFTON — The second printing of The Tift County Heritage Books is now available to purchase for $70. There are only 200 copies of the second printing of the "Tift County Heritage Book, 1905-2003," sponsored by "Tift County Genealogical Society." Call Bill Wiseman at 382-4237, Jean Courson at 382-1046 or Kenneth Willis at 382-8749, or pick one up at Moon's Pharmacy or Tift Eye Care.



Summer Reading Program

TIFTON — Children of all ages are invited to “Be Creative!” during the Tifton-Tift County Public Library’s 2009 Vacation Reading Program. Each child will receive a log book to record the titles of books they read this summer, and incentive prices are awarded for every 10 books read and recorded in the reading log.