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Holiday Inn Express 814 W. 7th St. July 23 100 A La Quinta #7340 1215 US Hwy 82…

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Education briefs for July 31, 2025

Woods earns degree from University of Maryland Global Campus ADELPHI, Md. —  Edmond L. Woods Jr. of Tifton…

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Conger Gas helps Tifton youths meet their hometown heroes

TIFTON —  Not all heroes wear capes, but there might just be some in town doing their part…

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A note to our readers: Changes coming to the comics page

As part of our ongoing efforts to manage rising production costs and preserve the core content that matters…

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Tifton teens train to become firefighters at city’s Junior Fire Academy

A group of local youths learned how to fight off a different kind of heat this past week…

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ABAC’s Ellis named AVP of Policy & Compliance

Dr. Diantha Ellis has been named the Assistant Vice President of Policy and Compliance at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural…

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Young joins Georgia Cotton Commission

The Georgia Cotton Commission recently announced that Audrey Young has joined the commission staff as the outreach and…

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Norfolk Southern, Union Pacific merger to create nation’s first transcontinental railroad

Freight railroad companies Union Pacific and Atlanta-based Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement Tuesday that will create the…

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Georgia’s new voucher program is starting, with lower demand than expected

Thousands of Georgians will soon be spending money from the state’s new subsidy for private K-12 education, as…

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City postpones Back to School Bash, announces relief center due to heat wave

The City of Tifton has postponed the Back to School Bash planned to be held at the Anthony…