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Tift County Schools outlines stance on AI usage
Tift County Schools has outlined its intentions for the implementation of ethical and responsible usage of artificial intelligence ...
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Tifts Watching Over Tifton: Statues of Henry and Bessie Tift unveiled
TIFTON — Through the efforts of their descendants and many people of the Friendly City they founded, Henry ...
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UPDATE: GoFundMe set up for ATV victim
A 22-year-old Tifton man died in an ATV accident Saturday evening.
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Woman, 2 children die in crash
Three people, including two children, died in a two-vehicle accident Monday afternoon.
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Rock On, Tifton: Summer music celebration returns to Friendly City
TIFTON — The annual summer celebration Rock the Block rolled into Tifton once more this past Saturday, bringing a ...
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Miller Land Clearing celebrates joining of local chamber
Through its partnership with the local chamber of commerce, Miller Land Clearing is looking to break into the ...
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Georgia man accused of threatening U.S. senators
A Gwinnett County man has been charged in federal court with threatening two U.S. senators and their families.
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Georgia joins opioid settlement with Purdue Pharma, Sacklers
Georgia will join other states and U.S. territories in a settlement that extracts $7.4 billion from Purdue Pharma ...
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Community grieves long-time eye doctor
Southwell announced Monday the passing of long-time ophthalmologist Dr. Larry R. Moorman.
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U.S. Supreme Court sides with victims of botched FBI raid on their home
A botched FBI raid on a suburban Atlanta home has led to a U.S. Supreme Court decision against ...
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Lawmakers, health advocates push for increase in cigarette tax
Some Georgia lawmakers have been trying for years without success to raise Georgia’s tax on cigarettes, but some ...
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Juneteenth starts off in Tifton with Fulwood Park celebration
TIFTON — Juneteenth got off to an early start in Tift County last Saturday with a day of ...
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Downtown Tifton to host full day of events this Saturday
The City of Tifton has a slam-packed Saturday planned for the community this upcoming weekend.
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Georgia adoption regulations come under fire
Recent changes in the adoptions process in Georgia are causing such extensive delays that the state is no ...
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: The Land-Grant Acts: Making America Great Since 1862
Many years ago, our country took the steps to provide the infrastructure and funding to develop a world-class ...
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County approves purchase of Chevy truck for animal control
TIFTON — The Tift County Board of Commissioners has purchased a truck for use by its animal control ...
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Alexander named Tax Commissioner of the Year
The Tift County Board of Commissioners offered their congratulations to county tax commissioner Chad Alexander in honor of ...
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Judge rules against Democrat running for Public Service Commission
A Democrat running for the Georgia Public Service Commission failed Tuesday to convince a judge to let him ...
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Education Briefs for June 10, 2025
Area residents graduate from Georgia Southwestern AMERICUS — The following area residents were among 240 students who earned an ...
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Nursing center celebrates renovations to rehab center
The rehabilitation center at Tifton's Harborview Health Systems has recently seen a massive rehab of its own.
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Georgia high court rejects four new election rules, upholds only one
The Georgia Supreme Court Tuesday upheld only one of seven controversial changes to state election laws the Republican-controlled ...
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Check out the latest issue of Ag Scene!
Ag Scene tells the stories of South Georgia growers. Articles in this issue include cattle, cotton, agricultural education ...
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Georgia GOP delegates keep chairman despite grievances ahead of a big election year
By the time nearly 1,700 Republican delegates were driving away from their annual state convention, a vigorous storm ...
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Tift County Food Scores
Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar 808 West 7th Street June 5 70 C Bala’s Mexican Restaurant 5489 Alabama ...
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Tifton resident sentenced for methamphetamine trafficking
ALBANY — A Tifton resident was sentenced to serve 20 years in prison this week for distributing kilograms ...