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The Tifton-Tift County Chamber updates the community on its latest activities.
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Tift grower wins top prize at Ga. Quality Cotton Awards
Tift County’s Ryan Branch received the Best Cotton Award at the 2025 Georgia Cotton Commission Mid-Year Meeting on ...
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Children and youth commission, youth center to hold Back to School Bashes
TIFTON — As the summer draws to a close, a few local organizations will be hosting events to ...
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ABAC’s Brundage speaks at AI conference
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College President Tracy Brundage was one of the featured speakers at the “AI-Powered, People-Focused” Engage ...
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Who let the Dawgs out?: Bulldog statues spread through Tifton
Take a drive around Tifton and you’re bound to see a familiar bulldog standing guard in several spots ...
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ABAC’s Martinez Hernandez selected for National FFA Convention
TIFTON — Oscar Martinez Hernandez, a senior majoring in agricultural education at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, has been ...
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South GeorgiaLEADS announces 2025-26 regional leadership class
South GeorgiaLEADS, the largest regional leadership development program in the state of Georgia, is proud to announce the ...
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ABAC’s Brundage speaks at AI conference
TIFTON — Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College President Tracy Brundage was one of the featured speakers at the “AI-Powered, ...
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Georgia literacy efforts produce gains in low-performing schools
A two-year-old Georgia law requiring teachers to use the “science of reading” in their lessons has led to ...
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After 20 years in prison, Moultrie man sues for wrongful conviction
After spending more than 20 years in prison in connection with a 1993 rape/robbery case in Moultrie, Sedrick ...
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Funeral held for sisters killed in wreck
On Saturday, the Doerun community laid to rest two victims of an automobile accident July 8.
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Charges filed in Colquitt County child’s death
Two people face charges of child cruelty, and one of them a charge of murder, in connection with ...
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State lawmakers study student absenteeism, lingering problem since pandemic
Five years after COVID-19 caused many Georgia kids to start skipping school, absenteeism rates remain stubbornly high, with students ...
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School supply giveaway set for July 26
The Aisha Hill Hope Fund will hold its annual Back to School Giveaway 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. ...
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Cigar lounge opens in Downtown Tifton
TIFTON — A city council member is getting hands-on in his efforts to support and enrich the downtown ...
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County approves purchase for two motor graders
TIFTON — The Tift County Board of Commissioners signed off on the purchase of a pair of motor ...
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The Syd to host “Artful Hearts” exhibit in support of animal shelter
TIFTON — An upcoming exhibit at the Syd Blackmarr Arts Center aims to show some love to the ...
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County moves for ordinance barring premature utility suspension for tenants
TIFTON — Tift County has updated its code of ordinances to provide more support to tenants in the ...
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Kemp orders state spending freeze amid uncertain federal funding
Gov. Brian Kemp is ordering state agencies to freeze spending at current levels during this fiscal year and ...
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Keep Tift Beautiful announces July Beauty Spots
TIFTON — The Keep Tift Beautiful board has named their two July Beauty Spots. Mexican restaurant Taco Loco, ...
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School openings, canning plant boiler discussed at BOE work session
TIFTON — Preparations for the 2025-26 school year are well underway and made for the majority of the ...
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Education briefs for July 14
Jones named to dean’s list at Furman University GREENVILLE, S.C. — Seth Milton Jones of Tifton, earned a ...
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Tifton launches Short & Paulk Renaissance Project
The City of Tifton, the Tifton Urban Redevelopment Agency (TURA), and the Downtown Development Authority (DDA) announced this ...
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Tifton officials attend 2025 GMA Annual Convention
City of Tifton leaders attended the 2025 Georgia Municipal Association (GMA) Annual Convention that was held Thursday, June ...
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SRTC’s entire Vet Tech cohort passes national exam
For the third consecutive year, Southern Regional Technical College's Veterinary Technology program graduates achieved a 100% passage rate ...