Man gets 24 years for armed robbery
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:08:45 -0700
A Tift County jury has found a man guilty of the December armed robbery of the Dixie Food Store and sentenced him to serve 24 years in prison. Also, a young Tifton woman pleaded guilty to the stabbing death of her brother and is awaiting sentencing.
Three things to do this Labor Day weekend
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:53:35 -0700
VALDOSTA — 1. Reed Bingham State Park in Adel will host a Labor Day Luau from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 4. Activities include country music and southern rock with The Other Tuckers and The Joshua Keith Band, lots of fun games for the kids, as well as face painting, wildlife presentations and a kids treasure hunt on the beach.
Eunice Mixon honored by State Bar
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:38:35 -0700
The State Bar of Georgia has established an annual award to honor a non-lawyer citizen for his or her lifetime contributions to the State Bar or the judicial branch of government. The award is named for Eunice L. Mixon of Tifton, a retired educator who has represented the public on the Bar’s Investigative Panel since 1997.
Audit shows many errors in Ga. sex offender list
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:53:35 -0700
A state audit shows that Georgia’s sex offender registry contains numerous errors.
Study: Buying local food could boost state economy
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 06:08:40 -0700
A University of Georgia study says Georgia's economy could be boosted if more people bought more food locally.
Former city manager dies
Sat, 28 Aug 2010 19:53:45 -0700
TIFTON — Webster Morgan, 65, a former City of Tifton manager and director of budgets and finance, died Friday at his home. Morgan began his career with the City of Tifton in February 1973 as director of the city’s sanitation department.
Internet vote could help Tifton child
Sat, 28 Aug 2010 19:53:35 -0700
TIFTON — If the public votes for Hannah’s Hope in the Pepsi Refresh Project, Lottyn Bates, 11, could benefit from a $250,000 grant that could save his life and those of other patients with the same illness.
Driver leads police on high-speed car chase through Southwest Georgia
Sat, 28 Aug 2010 04:16:05 -0700
A three-county high-speed chase involving a stolen car in Tifton ends with the driver crashing into a telephone pole in Wilcox County.
Crisp school named 'Blue Ribbon' national winner
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:38:35 -0700
Seven Georgia schools have been named National Blue Ribbon winners by the U.S. Department of Education. The award goes to schools whose students perform at high levels or who have made dramatic improvements in their achievement, particularly for low-income children.
Marijuana crop destroyed in Echols
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 05:53:45 -0700
A stolen credit card was reported to the Tifton Police Department Saturday evening. The card was reported stolen at the Greyhound bus station, located in the 300 block of East Fifth Street.
City awarded $500,000 grant to help wastewater system
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:54:08 -0700
The City of Tifton has been awarded a $500,000 grant by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development through the state’s Community Development Block Grant Program. The funds will be matched with Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax revenue to make sewer improvements to the wastewater system in south Tifton. The entire project is expected to cost approximately $1.2 million.
Perdue taps a Democrat to head public defender system
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:53:35 -0700
University of Georgia football student-athlete A.J. Green must miss four games as a condition of becoming eligible to play again, according to a decision today by the NCAA student-athlete reinstatement staff.
Bulldog fans may have to leave keg at home
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 09:08:35 -0700
Fortunately no one was injured when multiple shots were fired at a person Thursday evening in the area of Maple Street and Bellview Avenue. A suspect in the case is in custody on an unrelated charge but police are continuing their investigation.
Annual festival returns to Tifton
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:53:55 -0700
A young woman who was a member of the original Girl Scout troop that organized the first Fiesta del Pueblo is taking the lead as president of this year’s festival planning committee because she believes it is a positive activity for all of the community.
Jog for Jake set for Oct. 2
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:53:35 -0700
Jog for Jake 2010 is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 2 at the Tift County High School. Check-in opens at 5 p.m., the “5K Road Race” begins at 6:30 p.m. and the “One Mile Fun Run” begins at 7:15 p.m.
Teachers at Omega Middle School awarded
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:38:38 -0700
TIFTON — Tifton’s Walmart employees; Kenneth Boon, co-manager; Charlotte Cross, community involvement coordinator; and Diana Hathcock, office associate, made a visit to Omega Middle School Wednesday to thank all certified teachers for their dedication and devotion to helping their students in the classroom.
Students to help with Habitat house
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:23:55 -0700
A group of Tift County High School faculty members and students joined Habitat for Humanity Thursday afternoon to break ground at a new location on Bellview Avenue. This group included Roy Willis, construction teacher; John Tucker, metal teacher and Tommy Johnson, assistant teacher. With help of these teachers, the students in construction and metal have had a tremendous hand in making it ...
Man robbed at gunpoint
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:23:35 -0700
A man reported early Wednesday morning that he had been robbed at gunpoint at his residence in the 1500 block of Ermine Avenue. According to the incident report filed at the Tifton Police Department, the 27-year-old man told the responding officer that around 3 a.m., an unknown individual knocked on his door. When he opened the door, the man was forced back into his residence by a black male ...
Rough seas expected off Georgia from hurricane
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:38:35 -0700
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The National Weather Service is warning of some rough conditions off the Georgia coast in the Savannah area from Hurricane Earl.
Woman arrested for check forgery
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:38:50 -0700
A home healthcare worker has been charged with forging checks belonging to an elderly Ashburn woman under her care. According to Lt. Porter Jackson of the Tifton Police Department, he was initially called by a Turner County Sheriff’s Office agent about the case. Jackson said members of the elderly woman’s family looked through some of the woman’s checks and notices that some of those written ...
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