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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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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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Measure to confront mass shootings, bomb threats, other school mayhem beats a deadline in the Senate
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Lawmakers decide to ban cellphones in public elementary and middle schools
Children and adolescents won’t be able to use personal cellphones in public schools starting next fall after the ...
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Thoron named dean of ABAC School of Agriculture & Natural Resources
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College announced Friday that Dr. Andrew Thoron has been named the new dean of the ...
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State Senate gives locals extra leeway on property tax relief
Legislation giving Georgia cities, counties and school districts until April 30 to decide whether to opt out of ...
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Lawmakers hear praise, concerns about legislation to stop school shooters
Legislation designed to avert another school shooting like the one that left four dead at Apalachee High School ...
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Tifton Farmers Market celebrates grand opening on April 5
Residents of Tifton and surrounding areas are invited to celebrate the grand opening of the Tifton Farmers Market ...
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State Senate panel advances anti-squatting legislation
A state Senate committee advanced legislation Monday following up on a bill the General Assembly passed last year ...
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Georgia lawmakers focusing on artificial intelligence
By the time the 2025 General Assembly session gavels to a close early next month, Georgia lawmakers are ...
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Quality Employment celebrates another successful career fair
Hiring agency Quality Employment reported another year of success for their annual career fair, once again assisting job-seeking ...
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Longstanding Tifton western apparel store celebrates relocation
A family-owned business that's served Tifton for over 20 years has recently opened their doors in a new ...
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Tort reform gains final passage in General Assembly
A tort reform bill Republican Gov. Brian Kemp made his top priority for this year's legislative session gained ...
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Woman charged after fetus found in dumpster
A woman has been charged in connection with the fetus that was found dead Thursday at Brookfield-Mews Apartment ...
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Legislature passes two tax relief bills
Georgia taxpayers will pay a little less after Gov. Brian Kemp signs two tax relief measures following their ...
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Deceased fetus found at apartment complex
A deceased fetus was found Thursday in a dumpster at a Tifton apartment complex after an ambulance responded ...
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Tort reform bill squeaks through Georgia House
The Republican-controlled state House of Representatives narrowly passed GOP-backed tort reform legislation Thursday over objections from Democrats that ...
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Tift County Food Scores
Arby’s 810 West 2nd Street 100 A Burger King 1504 US Highway 82 West March 13 100 A ...
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State Senate health committee approves IVF bill
Legislation codifying into state law the right of women seeking to become pregnant to receive in vitro fertilization ...
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Tift County Schools to revise school schedules
TIFTON — Tift County Schools is planning an adjustment to school schedules for this upcoming school year. School ...
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Pending legislation could help school boards lower tax rates
ATLANTA — A bill that allows certain school systems to “give money back to the taxpayers,” according to ...
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Sixth Street faculty awarded Beyond the T for caring response to student altercation
TIFTON — Members of the Tift County Schools Board of Education offered their congratulations at their most recent ...
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High school healthcare science program receives industry certification
TIFTON — The Tift County Schools Board of Education was proud to recognize the Tift County High School ...