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Walker, Connell lead Panthers to state win
CHULA — Tiftarea Academy advanced to the elite eight Wednesday signing, surviving a 48-44 contest against Westfield. Now ...
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County calls for performance review of tax assessors office
Tift County has called for a performance review into the county tax assessors office in response to public ...
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Schools opt out; other governments go along with homestead exemption
TIFTON — County, city, and school board governments across the Tiftarea have come to their decisions on HB581. ...
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Blue Devils, Panthers prepare for Wednesday state tournament games
TIFTON — Boys basketball teams of Tift County High and Tiftarea Academy begin their state tournament journeys Wednesday. ...
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Music Behind the Mask: Tift Theatre hosts local Masked Singer competition
TIFTON — Residents of Tifton were given the chance to guess the singers behind the mask in their ...
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State Senate passes farmland preservation constitutional change
Legislation doubling the acreage Georgia farmers can set aside for conservation in exchange for a property tax break ...
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Varsity swim team praised for twelfth year of holding champion title
TIFTON — Members of the Tift County Board of Education offered their congratulations to the girls of the ...
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Tift County Schools recognized at state level for outstanding performance
TIFTON — Board of Education members celebrated a few of their institutions that had received state-level praise during ...
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Board of Education praises bus driver for heroic effort to save resident
TIFTON — The Tift County Schools Board of Education offered its sincere thanks to a bus driver who ...
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Kids BBQ Cook-Off to return to Rhythm and Ribs
A kids BBQ cooking competition returns to the Tifton Rhythm and Ribs festival on March 1 from 10 ...
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County approves bridge installation on Red Oak Road
TIFTON — The county board of commissioners has signed off on the installation of a bridge along Red ...
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Tifton police arrest four on drugs, firearms charges
TIFTON — The Tifton Police Department executed a search warrant at the Super 8 by Wyndham Tifton Hotel ...
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Board of Education receives update on student mental health
TIFTON — Amid community struggles to properly care for mental health, the staff and faculty behind student wellness ...
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Tift County Schools provided updates on school performance
TIFTON — The Tift County Schools Board of Education was assured their school system and staff were working ...
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Phoebe Putney, Morehouse School of Medicine form partnership
Albany-based Phoebe Putney Health System and Atlanta's Morehouse School of Medicine agreed Monday to enter a partnership aimed ...
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Southern Peach Nutrition opens in Downtown Tifton
TIFTON — A new business in Downtown Tifton is geared up to help members of the community stay ...
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Georgia’s international exports keep growing
Georgia businesses continued years of export growth last year, with a 6.4% gain and more than $53 billion ...
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Collaborative heart mural decorates Len Lastinger
TIFTON — Love is in the air at–and written on the walls of–Len Lastinger Elementary. Just in time ...
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Education Briefs for Feb. 13
Myers named to Sam Houston State University dean’s list Fall 2024 HUNTSVILLE, Texas — Leif Myers, of Ashburn, ...
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A Life in Service: Councilman M. Jay Hall
TIFTON — Through his efforts on the city council, various local governing boards, and his support of the ...
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Tifton men arrested in child sex crime crackdown
Two Tift County men were among 17 people arrested statewide during a crackdown on child sex crimes recently.
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Shiloh observes Black History Month
TIFTON — Each year during the month of February, Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church celebrates Black History Month and ...
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County commission approves rezoning for subdivision development
TIFTON — County commissioners have signed off on the rezoning needed for a proposed new subdivision development along ...
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County commissioners back resolution to place issue of gambling on ballot
The county board of commissioners have expressed their support for state-level legislature placing the discussion of gambling up ...
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South Georgia Banking Company welcomes Mike Phillips as chief strategy officer
TIFTON — South Georgia Banking Company recently appointed Mike Phillips as chief strategy officer. In this senior executive ...