Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018
Tifton, Georgia
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ELECTION DAY:
DOWN TO THE WIRE
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Today's
gubernatorial election
, which has gotten
national attention
, is down to the wire as Democrat
Stacey Abrams
and Republican
Brian Kemp
were in a
dead heat
as
polls
closed across
Georgia
.
Because a candidate must get
50 percent plus one
of the vote to
win
, there's a slim possibility of a
runoff
which would be held
Dec. 4
. Libertarian
Ted Metz
was also on the gubernatorial ballot.
Voting
was
steady
across
Tift County
on
Tuesday
.
Early voting
broke previous records in
Tift
as
7,658
people
voted early
. The
last day
of
early voting
, last
Friday
, saw
850
people vote early with lines doubled back inside the
Chesnutt Avenue
voting headquarters.
Across the
United States
, more than
33 million
people
voted early
. Still,
lines
were
long
at many polls across
Georgia
on
Tuesday
with some voting lines at least
two hours
long in some urban areas.
In very
early results
, after the
polls closed
,
Kemp
was
leading
in the
vote
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TIFT, TURNER, WORTH
ELIGIBLE FOR DISASTER NUTRITION ASSISTANCE
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The
U.S. Department of Agriculture
's announcement is part of the effort to provide relief from the effects of
Hurricane Michael
. Households n
20
Georgia counties that may not normally be eligible for
nutrition assistance
may be eligible if they have
qualifying disaster-related expenses
and meet D-SNAP
income limits
.
If a household in the affected area qualifies for
D-SNAP
, it could receive
one month
of benefits to meet food needs. Households in the approved areas that already receive
SNAP
benefits will automatically receive disaster supplements, up to the maximum allotment for their household size, and do not need to apply for D-SNAP.
The
D-SNAP
program will operate in
Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Crisp, Decatur, Dougherty, Early, Grady, Laurens, Lee, Miller, Mitchell, Randolph, Seminole, Sumter, Terrell, Thomas, Tift, Turner and Worth
counties.
The state estimates up to
50,000
households may be eligible for benefits and will determine eligibility based on a
household’s income, resources, disaster-related expenses
and
other circumstances
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HURRICANE CLEAN-UP
TIFTON HAS COLLECTED 1,700+ TONS OF YARD DEBRIS
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The
City of Tifton
says more than
1,700
tons of
yard debris
from
Hurricane Michael
has been picked up within the
city limits,
and clean up is expected to take
three
more weeks.
"We
appreciate
your
patience
and
understanding
as we work diligently to clean our
community
post Hurricane Michael," the city said in a written statement
The city
Public Works Department, ESG Inc.
, along with
Golden Environmental
are continuing to pick up yard trash and debris left from the hurricane.
Golden Environmental
is covering areas west of Interstate 75, south of U.S.Highway 82 and north of 28th Street.
ESG Inc.
is covering everything from Highway 82 to 28th Street (north to south) and I-75 to the city limits on the east, the city says.
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The
photos
show areas being
actively worked
because of the
extreme
amount of
debris
along those
streets
.
If residents hire
tree surgeons
, they are
responsible
for
disposing
of the remaining debris and cannot leave debris on the curb for pick up.
For
questions
about debris pick up, call
Golden Environmental
at
229-382-0309
or
ESG
at
229-391-3944
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Polly Huff, Will Hunnicutt and Britt Fuller, from left, receive the archival award on ABAC's behalf.
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ABAC RECEIVES STATE ARCHIVAL AWARD
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Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
has received a
Georgia archival award
for stabilizing, rehousing and cataloging collections of the
ABAC archives
.
The
Georgia Historical Records Advisory Council
(GHRAC)
Award for Excellence in Archival Program Development by a State Institution
recognizes outstanding efforts in archives and records work.
In early
2018
,
ABAC
redirected the duties of
Polly Huff
, curator of the
Ga. Museum of Agriculture and Historic Village,
to stabilize, preserve, rehouse, catalog and begin to digitize the collection.
Huff
and two ABAC rural studies
student interns
,
Will Hunnicutt
and
Britt Fuller
, entered a room containing hundreds of boxes of material on shelves and covering the floors, and thousands of loose pages, along with artifacts and various discarded materials.
The team spent the next
couple of months
going through every box, stabilizing the contents and properly re-boxing records. They
cataloged
and
arranged
the records and then moved them to
storage
where they will stay during the renovation of the library. The most significant records are undergoing
digitization
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TIFT COUNTY FOOD SCORES
AVAILABLE FOR PAST MONTH
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For
Tift County food service health scores
reflecting Department of Health
inspections
between
Oct 7-Nov. 6
,
Click Here!
The
scores
can be found on the
Tift County public health inspection page
.
Anyone with a question or comment may contact the
Health Services
section of the
Tift County Health Department
at
229-386-7967
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TIFTON-TIFT COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
RIBBON CUTTING
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Preserve Personal Shoppers
201 N. Park Avenue, Suite 104
Oct. 22
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Dr. Leslie Pryor-McIntosh from ABAC, left, works with other USG Chancellor’s Learning Scholars in Macon.
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STATE SELECTS FOUR LOCAL PROFS FOR GA SCHOLARS PROGRAM
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Four
faculty members from
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
have been selected for the University System of Georgia (USG)
Chancellor’s Learning Scholars
program.
Dr.
Mark Johnson
, assistant professor of education; Dr.
Justin Ng
, associate professor of agriculture; Dr.
Leslie Pryor-McIntosh
, assistant professor of biology; and Dr.
Dave Nelson
, professor of history; were chosen for the program, which is in its inaugural year.
The
Chancellor’s Learning Scholars
program is a
two-year
program focused on helping faculty develop various aspects of their
teaching
. The scholars will work with ABAC’s
Center for Teaching and Learning
to lead
Faculty Learning Communities
, which will engage faculty in conversations and readings about various teaching topics.
The four ABAC faculty members
attended
two recent orientation sessions in
Macon
at
Middle Georgia State University
. They will begin leading faculty learning communities at ABAC in the 2019 spring semester.
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FREE JAZZ CONCERT SET NOV. 15
The mellow sounds of
jazz
will waft across the campus of
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
campus
Nov. 15
as the
Jazz Combo
, the
Jazz Ensemble
and the
Jazz Choir
present their
fall concert
at
7 p.m.
in
Howard Auditorium
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The concert is
free
and
open
to the
public
.
The
Jazz Combo
kicks off the evening with “Cherokee” and “Tenor Madness.” The Jazz Ensemble and the Jazz Choir combine their talents for “Nice and Easy” and “Moonglow.” The
Jazz Ensemble
steps into the spotlight with “Blues to Begin With,” and a Miles Davis tune called “Four.”
The
Jazz Ensemble
then reels off “I’m Beginning to See the Light,” “One Note Samba,” “Big Dipper” and the classic from Joe Bishop and Woody Herman, “Woodchopper’s Ball.” In the grand finale, the Jazz Ensemble and the
Jazz Choir
wrap up with “Sway.”
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WIN A
NEW
PLAYHOUSE
FOR THE
HOLIDAYS
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'HOUSES OF HOPE' TO RAISE FUNDS FOR
HOMELESS WOMEN'S & CHILDREN'S SHELTER
The
Tiftarea House of Hope
is selling
tickets
for a
drawing
to win one of
five playhouses
on display at
Tifton Mall
.
Tickets
are
$10
each or
three
for
$25
. They are on
sale
at the mall on
Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
, until the
drawing
at
7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1.
You do not have to be present to win.
All
funds
raised
benefits
the
Tiftarea House of Hope
, a Tifton
shelter
for
homeless women and children.
For
information
, call
229-382-9010
or
229-402-2610
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GFWC 20th CENTURY
LIBRARY CLUB
(TIFTON WOMAN'S CLUB)
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The GFWC Tifton Twentieth Century Library Club
(Tifton Woman's Club)
is hosting a membership meeting for guests
who wish to know more about the club and
are considering joining to enhance their volunteer service in our community.
The meeting will begin with a Social Gathering and
Hands-On Project at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13,
at Leroy Rogers Center, 315 W. Second St.
The project includes writing cards to veterans and working on Christmas decorations for Hometown Holidays.
The program will begin at 3 p.m. with speaker Rosemary Hightower from House of Hope Women's Homeless Shelter.
Call for more information:
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GOT A WEEKEND YARD SALE? LET US KNOW!
The
Tifton Grapevine
is now publishing
yard sales
in
Friday editions
. The
yard sales
are
text
only,
no photos
, and is part of a
list
linked from the
Grapevine
edition to our
web page
.
The
cost
is
$1 per word
, and
yard sales
must be
paid in advance
via
credit card
or
PayPal
.
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Tifton Grapevine
e-published every Tuesday and Friday
Frank Sayles Jr.
Editor & Publisher
Bonnie Sayles
Managing Editor
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