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Chamber Spring Focus now available
The Tifton-Tift County Chamber of Commerce Spring Focus 2025 is now available!
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Whitley wins one for Tift, but wild second game goes to Lowndes
TIFTON — Tift County got one back from Lowndes in Friday’s home doubleheader, but had to settle for ...
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Connor Thomas makes Milwaukee Brewers’ Opening Day roster
MILWAUKEE — Connor Thomas has made it. The Tift County high alumnus starts the 2025 baseball season on ...
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ABAC’s Georgia Museum of Agriculture to host Folklife Festival April 5
Visitors to the Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College’s Georgia Museum of Agriculture can enjoy a celebration of the rich, ...
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Tiftarea Academy wins state literary championship again
CHULA — Tiftarea Academy won the GISA state literary championship March 18 at Gordon State, which is becoming ...
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Federal judge sides with Georgia in ‘water wars’ with Alabama
The state of Georgia has won another legal case in its long-running "water wars" with Florida and Alabama.
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Georgia legislature passes comprehensive school safety bill
=ATLANTA – The Georgia legislature on Monday passed a sweeping school safety bill that seeks to identify students ...
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Legislature votes to make it easier to prove intellectual disability in death penalty cases
ATLANTA – The Georgia legislature threw its support behind legislation that would make it easier for defendants in ...
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ABAC Homecoming, rodeo set for Friday & Saturday
Saddle up, alumni: the 2025 Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Homecoming is kicking off Friday through Saturday in the ...
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ABAC picks Goodner for next provost, VP of academic affairs
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College recently announced Dr. Jason Goodner as its new provost and vice president for academic ...
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Georgia school safety bill nears final passage after Senate vote
The Georgia Senate on Monday passed a sweeping school safety bill that seeks to identify students who intend ...
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Georgia House passes transgender sports bill
Controversial legislation banning transgender student athletes from participating in female sports in Georgia cleared the Republican-controlled state House ...
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Hemp products industry gets scrutiny from Georgia lawmakers
Legislative proposals add uncertainty for stores that sell intoxicating items derived from hemp.
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Texas man pleads guilty to defrauding Albany church
A Texas man acting as an insurance adjuster cheated an Albany church out of millions of dollars paid ...
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General Assembly passes bill targeting fentanyl
Legislation stiffening penalties for trafficking in fentanyl in Georgia cleared the General Assembly Friday.
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IVF protection bill headed to Gov. Kemp
Legislation guaranteeing Georgia women struggling to become pregnant the legal right to in vitro fertilization (IVF) gained final ...
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Power Ranger Dan Southworth to appear at Gray Ghost this weekend
TIFTON — Community comics store Gray Ghost Comics will be hosting a special guest appearance from actor and ...
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Measure to confront mass shootings, bomb threats, other school mayhem beats a deadline in the Senate
A sweeping school safety bill in reaction to the mass shooting at Apalachee High School last fall cleared ...
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Georgia Peanut Commission approves funding for research projects
The Georgia Peanut Commission board of directors has approved $764,189 in research project funding for the 2025-26 research ...
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Georgia Senate backs IVF treatments
Women who are finding it difficult to get pregnant are one step closer to guaranteed access in Georgia ...
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Methodist Market set for Saturday
TIFTON — The 2025 Methodist Market will be March 29 at Tifton’s First Methodist Church Activities Center. Hours ...
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Florida homicide suspect arrested in Tifton
TIFTON — Tifton Police arrested a man Wednesday suspected of homicide in Florida. On March 25 at approximately 10:39 ...
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Tour De Tifton sees popularity continue to rise in 2025
TIFTON — 8 a.m., 44 degrees may not sound ideal for a Saturday morning bicycle ride, but for all ...
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Funeral home celebrates 100th anniversary with community health event
TIFTON — After a century of supporting the Tiftarea, the Frank and Solomon Nixon Funeral Home is celebrating ...
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Synovus promotes Crowley to Tifton market leader
Synovus Bank has promoted Peter Crowley to Tifton market leader, effective March 3.