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Tifton holds first community input session for Short & Paulk project
The City of Tifton took its first step towards a new vision for the Short & Paulk property ...
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Music from the Heart: Masked Singer competition returns to Tifton
Love and music were in the air once more this past weekend as the Tift Theatre hosted its ...
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Three Stores, One Shop: Greer’s Gifts opens in Tifton Mall
A trio of Valdosta-based businesses have made their way to Tifton, now operating under one roof.
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Senate passes bills relating
to state income tax relief
Two bills that relate to state income tax were hotly debated in the Senate Thursday. They both passed ...
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City appoints fire chief to serve as new city manager
The City of Tifton has appointed a longstanding city serviceman to take the position of city manager.
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Schools, Southwell collaborate on early literacy initiative
Tift County Schools are partnering with Southwell Physicians for Women (SPFW) on a literacy initiative designed to boost early learning ...
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Republican Pridemore not running for reelection to PSC
A Republican incumbent on the Georgia Public Service Commission announced Tuesday that she will not stand for reelection, ...
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Twenty-four contestants seek title of Ms. ABAC
Twenty-four contestants will compete in Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College’s 56th annual Ms. ABAC Pageant on Feb. 26.
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TERRY TURNER: Social blindness has consequences
Every generation has its blind eye. In the 1400-1500s, Spaniards went about their business unbothered by the Inquisition’s ...
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Record enrollment growth at Southern Regional Technical College for Spring 2026
Southern Regional Technical College has achieved an increase in enrollment for the 11th consecutive semester since the fall ...
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Reed Bingham State Park
is hosting a Polar Plunge
The Friends of Reed Bingham State Park will host a February Freeze Polar Plunge Feb. 28 at the ...
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Local community center to offer free weekly health checkups
A local community center is looking to expand its support of the community through a new weekly service.
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Senate bill seeks to incentivize people to live in rural areas
ATLANTA — Several bills relating to state income tax have been ...
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Lamb named director of Georgia Angus Association
These Angus breeders were elected to serve on the Georgia Angus Association board of directors and are pictured ...
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Georgia lawmakers support measure to let pharmacists provide HIV prevention medicines
People who worry about exposure to the HIV virus may soon be able to walk into a Georgia ...
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Tift County Schools celebrates awards from GAEL conference
The Tift County Schools Board of Education celebrated a pair of prestigious achievements at its most recent meeting.
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Bill would make cotton state’s official fabric
Six rural lawmakers introduced a bill in the Georgia General Assembly Thursday to designate cotton as the state’s ...
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BOOK REVIEWS: History Matters: David McCullough
History Matters: David McCullough David McCullough was a historian known for his meticulous eye for detailed research coupled ...
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Food, music and scholarships shine at An Evening for ABAC
An evening supporting Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College scholarships is on the horizon with “The Luck of the Stallions” ...
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Minimum speed limit could rise by 10 mph on some Ga. highways
Get out of the way, slow drivers. The minimum speed limit on Georgia highways might increase to 50 ...
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Education briefs for Feb. 12, 2026
Area students named to Fall 2025 dean’s list at Georgia State University ATLANTA— To be eligible for the ...
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Student athletes would be freed from permanent sponsorship contracts under legislation in Georgia
Student athletes who sign sponsorship contracts in high school would not be stuck with those contract terms after ...
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VSU announces fall graduates
Valdosta State University is proud to announce the members of its graduating class of Fall 2025.
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Georgia craft beer makers back bill to allow more sales outside of breweries
Breweries are asking Georgia lawmakers to loosen restrictions on selling to retailers and on the amount individuals can ...
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Tift Regional earns accreditation for OB/GYN residency program
The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) has awarded accreditation to Tift Regional Health System’s residency training ...