Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020
Tifton, Georgia
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VSU HALL OF FAME
TO INDUCT TIFTON ATHLETE
ACCOLADES CONTINUE FOR PRO FOOTBALLER LARRY DEAN
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A renowned
Tifton athlete
is among the upcoming
inductees
to the
Valdosta State University Athletic Hall of Fame.
Larry Dean
, who has had a a long professional career in both the
National Football League
and the
Canadian Football League
, will be among the inductees
Jan. 25
at
Valdosta State
.
Dean
led the
VSU Blazers
in
tackles
for
three years
and ranks
second all-time
in
Valdosta State history
in that category. His performance was so influential that he was named both an
All-American
and
National Defensive Player of the Year
.
He also was a
four-time All-State
player at
Tift County High School
and was
inducted
into the
Tift County Athletic Hall of Fame
in
2018
.
Dean
played for
Valdosta State
in
2007-2010
. After college, he spent
three
years with the
Minnesota Vikings
and another year with the
Buffalo Bills
in the
NFL
. He later spent
three
years with the
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
in the
CFL
. Last year, as a member of the CFL's
Edmonton Eskimos
, Dean was named
Most Outstanding Defensive Player
.
Through his local
foundation
,
Dean
recently partnered with the
United Way of South Central Georgia
to distribute
free turkeys
and other items to
needy Tift County families
.
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TIFT COUNTY, GBI PROBING
GUNSHOT DEATH IN TIFT
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The
Tift County Sheriff’s Office
has asked the
Georgia
Bureau of Investigation
to assist in
investigating
the death of
Earnest Fuller
, 58, found
dead Monday
with a
gunshot wound
.
Early
Monday
, Sheriff's Office
deputies
responded to
2903 Wilton Ave.
regarding an unresponsive male. Deputies discovered
Fuller
with a
gunshot wound
. Fuller was later
pronounced dead
at the scene,
the
Sheriff's Office
said.
Fuller’s
body
was transported to the
GBI's Macon Crime Lab
for an
autopsy
.
Both
GBI agents
and
Tift County investigators
are re
viewing
leads
in
the case, authorities said.
Anyone
with
information
about the matter is asked to
contact
the Tift County Sheriff’s Office at
229-388-6020
or the Georgia Bureau of Investigation at
229-777-2080
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EARLY VOTING UNDERWAY IN SPECIAL SENATE ELECTION
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Early voting
is
underway
for the
special election
to fill the
state Senate seat
for
District 13
held by the late
Greg Kirk
.
Tift County
elections officials said
early voting
will continue through
Friday Jan. 31,
on
Mondays
through
Fridays
from
8 a.m.-5 p.m.
at the
Tift County Elections office
at
222 Chesnutt Ave
. Also,
early voting
will be available on
Saturday, Jan. 25,
from
9 a.m.-4 p.m.
The special election is
Feb. 4
.
Three
candidates qualified for the special election:
Mary Egler
(Democrat),
Jim Quinn
(Republican), and
Carden Summers
(Republican). The special election is
non-partisan,
and the
winner
will serve the district for the remainder of the
2020 legislative session
.
Another
primary election
will be held in
May
, and
qualifying
for that election will be held in
March
. The
general election
will be
Nov. 3
.
District 13
covers
Tift, Crisp, Dodge, Dooly, Lee, Sumter, Worth, Turner and Wilcox counties.
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FITZGERALD'S 'THIRD THURSDAY' INCLUDES ART EXHIBIT, VARIETY HOUR
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The
Fitzgerald-Ben Hill Arts Council's "Third Thursday"
includes
two
events which the Arts Council is sponsoring on
Thursday, Jan. 16:
the
exhibit opening
of the
Wednesday Painters
from
5-7 p.m.
at the
Carnegie Center
, and the
Reader’s Theatre
production of the
"Ben Hill Variety Hour"
in the
Grand Theatre's Garden Room
beginning at
7 p.m.
The
art exhibit
opening is
free
, and
light refreshments
will be served.
Not many classes have existed for more than
50
years with only
four
teachers and
three
generations of classes as has this class. Beginning in the mid
1960s
,
Bill Hendrix
, a renowned artist from
St. Simon’s Island
, made the trip every
Wednesday
to
Douglas
to
teach
an
art class
. After
30
years of teaching, Hendrix handed the class over to
Vincent Keesee
, a
retired ABAC art professor
, who taught it for
10
years before moving to
Virginia
.
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Now,
Mary Ann Saylor
, a retired
Coffee High
art teacher
, and
Toby Smith
, a
professional artist
, share the responsibilities by alternating months to provide students with a variety of
instruction
.
Senior member
Shirley Tanner
, 94, studied with
Hendrix
when he taught the class. Her
daughter and granddaughter are also class members, most of whom are retired.
This
exhibit
will be on display through
March 2
at the
Carnegie Center
at
120 South Lee St.
in
Fitzgerald.
Following the exhibit opening, the
Fitzgerald-Ben Hill Arts Council
will host the
Reader’s Theatre production
of
“Ben Hill Variety Hour.”
Tickets will be available at the door and are available now at the Carnegie Center, the Depot, and Ben Hill-Fitzgerald Chamber of Commerce.
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SHAKESPEARE IN TOWN JAN. 28
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Shakespeare
comes to
Tifton
on
Jan. 28
when
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
presents the
National Players
’ production of
“As You Like It”
at
7 p.m.
at the
Tift County High School Performing Arts Center.
With a
10-person
ensemble, the National Players meld
classic language
with a
contemporary staging
of Shakespeare’s imaginative tale about city folk venturing into the woods. Research indicates that
Shakespeare
wrote “As You Like It” in
1599
. The performance is a part of the
ABAC Art Connection’s ABAC Presents! Performing Arts Series.
“‘As You Like It’
is really a
romantic comedy
about girls, boys, losing oneself, and finding oneself again,” said ABAC Arts Connection Director
Wayne Jones
. “It’s a privilege for ABAC to bring a Shakespeare classic to Tifton.”
Other
events
in the
ABAC Presents!
Performing Arts Series include the
New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players
in
“The Pirates of Penzance”
on
Feb. 7
at the TCHS Performing Arts Center, the
Dallas Brass
on
March 5
in the Tift Theatre in downtown Tifton, and jazz vocalist
Myrna Clayton
with the
ABAC Jazz Ensemble
on
April 16
in Howard Auditorium.
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EXHIBITION INCLUDES ROBOTS FOR SALE
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“Rust and Recreation,”
an exhibition of
70
robots by Columbus native
Dave Clegg
, opens
Jan. 25
at ABAC's
Georgia Museum of Agriculture
. Several of the
robots
will be for
sale
.
“‘Rust & Recreation’ celebrates the a treasure trove o
f beautifully aging vintage objects
out there just waiting to be discovered and assembled into something new,” said museum curator
Polly Huff
.
In a
10 a.m.-noon
gathering in the
museum gallery
on opening day guests can meet
Clegg
, participate in a
conversation
about his work, tour his
first public exhibition
and sample coffee and pastries.
“
Rust & Recreation”
will be open during the annual
Wiregrass Plant and Seed Swap
at the gallery.
After graduating from
Georgia State University
in
1980
with a major in
graphic design
,
Clegg
had a long career as an
illustrator
. His clients have included
Sports Illustrated, Hardee’s, Scholastic, Jelly Belly Candy Co.
and
Ranger Rick Magazine
.
The
2005
animated film
“Robots”
made an impression on him.
“Inspired to create robots of his own, Dave began collecting
found objects
, mostly things from around the house that were no longer of use,”
Huff
said. “Soon, he was frequenting thrift stores in search of anything
metal
, which led to his earliest creations being composed mostly of
pots, pans, candlesticks
and the like.”
“Rust & Recreation”
will remain on display through
July 3.
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'TWISTIN' THE NIGHT AWAY!'
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The
Tifton SELF
(
Seniors Enjoying Life Forever
) group is holding a
big dance
on
Friday
at the
Leroy Rogers Senior Center
in
Tifton
.
Doors open at
6 p.m.
, and participants are asked to
bring
a
dish of food
and a
friend
. The meal is at 7 p.m., and dancing begins at 8 p.m. with the
Fred Hand Band.
Do you
remember
dancing to the
stroll,
the
twist
and the
limbo?
All
local seniors
are invited.
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