Friday, Dec. 14, 2018
Tifton, Georgia
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ABAC Alumni Association President Niki Vanderslice, left, with
Ashley Jensen from Sumner and Madison Lynn from Vidalia, who received the top awards from the ABAC Alumni Association. At right is ABAC President David Bridges.
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ABAC GRADUATES 180 IN FALL CEREMONY
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A total of
180
graduates received their diplomas
Thursday
during the
fall commencement
ceremony at
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
.
ABAC President
David Bridges
gave special recognition during the ceremony to Dr.
Johnny Evans
, dean of the School of Arts and Sciences, who is leaving ABAC to become the provost and vice president for academic affairs at the
College of Coastal Georgia
, and to
Pam Leonard
, who is retiring as the executive assistant to the president after an ABAC career of more than
32
years.
Dr.
Tracy Nolan
, an ABAC
alumnus
who is the
first female general surgeon
at
Tift Regional Medical Center
, was guest
speaker
.
“Start climbing the ladder of success today,” Nolan said. “Every rung brings you closer to being or doing what
makes
you, you. Develop
connections
. Let people know they can count on you. Be confident in your ability to get the job done.
Get out there
! Not much was ever accomplished by sitting around.”
At commencement,
Madison Lynn
from
Vidalia
and
Ashley Jensen
from
Sumner
received the top awards presented by the
ABAC Alumni Association
.
Lynn
, a crop and soil science major, was named the winner of the
ABAC Alumni Association Award
which goes to the
top bachelor’s degree graduate
participating in the ceremony, and
Jensen
, an agricultural education major, received the
George P. Donaldson Award
for the
top associate degree
graduate
.
Lynn
had immersed herself in student
activities
, including serving as president of the
ABAC Ambassadors
leadership group and being crowned
Ms. ABAC 2016
. She was a member of the
ABAC Young Farmers
,
Agri-Life
and the
Agronomy Club
.
Extracurricular activities for
Jensen
include
Ag in the Classroom
, participating in the
Louisiana Relief Effort
and teaching a
preK/third-grade class
on Wednesday nights at the
First Baptist Church
of
Ty Ty
.
She has also assisted
Lynn McDonald
, the volunteer coordinator at ABAC’s
Georgia Museum of Agriculture and Historic Village
. Jensen has also become certified as a
Project Learning tree educator
.
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CITY FIRE HYDRANT REPLACEMENT CONTINUES
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As the
City of Tifton
continues to replace old, outdated
fire hydrants
around the city, some residents may experience
temporary water outages
.
Here is the contractor’s
tentative schedule
for the fire hydrant replacement project for
Monday, Dec. 17-Thursday, Dec. 20.
Monday, Dec. 17:
Intersections of
Ridge Avenue
and
Second Street
(business area), of
Ridge Avenue
and
Morgan Drive
(business area), and the intersection of
Timmons Drive
and
11th Street
(residential area).
Tuesday, Dec. 18:
Intersections of
Park Avenue
and
Ninth Street
(residential area) and of
Park Avenue
and
13th Street
(residential area), and
Davis Road
between
Perimeter Road
and
Melanna Drive
.
Wednesday, Dec. 19:
Intersection of
Central Avenue
and
Fifth Street
, and
110 E. Ninth Street
(business area).
Thursday, Dec. 20:
Intersection of
Fourth Street
and
Central Avenue
, and the intersection of
Fourth Street
and
Tift Ave
nue
(business area).
The
schedule
is
subject to change
based on weather and any unforeseen issues that may arise. For
daily updates
on the work schedule, check
www.tifton.net
or the city's
Facebook
page.
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Featuring local music legends Mike Delk on Bass Guitar, Harry King on Saxophone, Tommy Barber on Lead Guitar and Davy Davis on Guitar
Please bring unwrapped gift for Family Promise children or canned/dry goods for Tifton Food Bank
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BRENDA WOOD SMITH NAMED REALTOR OF YEAR
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Brenda Wood Smith
has been named 2018
Realtor of the Year
by the
Tiftarea Board of Realtors
.
Smith
began her real estate career in
1989
with
Century 21
and has been a
broker/owner
of
Century 21 Smith Branch and Pope
since
1995
. During that time, the company has received many
production
and
quality service awards
, including the prestigious
Centurion Award
for the past three years.
She was a member of the
Georgia Association of Realtors
(GAR)
Regional Professional Standards Board
for several years. She has also represented the
Century 21 brokers
from
Central and South
Georgia
at Century 21’s
National Congress
for several years.
Smith has served as the
GAR state director
for the
Tiftarea Board of Realtors
for
2017
and
2018
and is currently chair of the
Realtors Political Action Committee
. She is a
past president
and
past director
of the
Tiftarea Board of Realtors
and has chaired and served on numerous committees. She is also a member of the
Crisp Area Board of Realtors.
Commitment to Realtor
education
and law has always been a priority for Smith; she has been licensed as a
real estate Instructor
for many years and is
co-owner
of the
South Georgia School of Real Estate
. She holds the
CRB, GRI, SFR
and
CRS
professional designations and was named the
Georgia CRS Realtor of the Year
in
2017
.
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20th CENTURY LIBRARY CLUB MEETS,
MAKES DONATIONS
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The
GFWC Tifton 20
th
Century Library Club
held its
Christmas Luncheon
on
Tuesday, Dec. 11
, and members exchanged Christmas
ornaments
and donated a stack of
children’s Bible story books
for
Toys for Tots/Santa’s Helpers
.
The Club agreed to donate
$150
of its Arts Department funds to the
Tift Theater for the Performing Arts
for the
Summer Children’s Theater
program. Other contributions included
$50
from Conservation to the
Tifton-Tift County Animal Shelter
,
$50
from Education to
Literacy Volunteers of Tifton/Tift County
,
$100
from Home Life to
House of Hope Women’s Homeless Shelter
,
$150
from International Outreach to buy a
goat
for a
needy family
from
Heifer International
, and
$100
from Public Issues to
Tift County Older Americans Month
.
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WOODY LEONARD GETS PINNED
Woody Leonard
of Tifton,
former band director
at
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
and at
Tift County High School
, receives his commemorative
Hall of Fame pin
from
Susan Butenschon
, wife of the late
Frank Butenschon
, longtime band director of
Valdosta High School's
Marchin' Cats.
Leonard
is a
Valdosta High
graduate who has been
inducted
into the
National High School Band Directors Hall of Fame
. He began his teaching career as the assistant band director at
Lowndes High School
and also served as the band director at
Dalton High School
and
Cook Middle School
.
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TIFTON-TIFT COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
RIBBON CUTTING
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Budget Blinds of Tifton
Dec. 12
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LEQURICA GASKINS NAMED
ALBANY'S DOWNTOWN DIRECTOR
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The City of Albany
announced
Wednesday
that
Lequrica Gaskins
, Downtown Tifton's economic development director, has been named
Albany's downtown manager
, aiding downtown revitalization.
Gaskins
takes her new position
Jan. 9.
She has been an active member of the
Georgia Downtown Association
and has served on its Board of Directors and its Conference Planning Committee.
"I am thrilled about the opportunities that the
City of Albany
will afford my family and me, and I am looking forward to being a part of the team,"
Gaskins
said. "We are going to do great things together."
The
City of Tifton
is expected to name an
interim
downtown director soon and will search for a successor.
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HOLIDAY MOVIE NIGHT RESET
FOR DEC. 21 AT THE BRODIE
Family Holiday Movie Night
at
Brodie Field
has been
rescheduled
to
6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 21
, the
Tift County School System
says.
"The Polar Express"
will be shown on the big screen. The
free showing
is open to the public. Folks may sit in the
stands
or bring a
lawn chair
or
sleeping bag
for a night on the field under the stars.
Concessions
will be
available for purchase. All
children must be
accompanied by an
adult.
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Tracie Grace, left, TRHS medical Imaging director and chair of the Rewards and Recognitions Committee, with L.E.A.D.E.R. Award recipient Mary Key, infection prevention director.
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TRHS NAMES 4th QUARTER 'L.E.A.D.E.R.'
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Mary Key, RN, has been recognized with
Tift Regional’s L.E.A.D.E.R. Award for the
fourth quarter of the year. Key serves as infection prevention director for
Tift Regional Health System.
She was
nominated by staff in her department for her
management style and
dedication to
quality care and
patient safety. The award goes to a nominee each quarter who is at or above the department manager level and has at least one year of service in his or her current role.
"L.E.A.D.E.R." stands for
Leadership, Excellence, Attitude, Diplomacy, Ethics-Empathy-Efficiency and
Responsibility.
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SRTC STUDENTS RECEIVE NURSING PINS
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Southern Regional Technical College
(SRTC) on
Wednesday
held a
pinning
ceremony honoring the
largest class
of
practical nursing
students from the
Moultrie Campus
.
The ceremony commemorates the students’ successful
completion
of their
nursing coursework
and
clinical rotations
.
The pinning ceremony is a
rite of passage
into the nursing profession, during which each student received a
pin
and a small
lamp
. The pin is used to remind students of their purpose to serve the sick and infirmed. The lamp portion of the ceremony serves as a tribute to
Florence Nightingale
, the founder of modern-day nursing. In the 1800s Nightingale was known as the
"lady with the lamp"
tending to the sick while carrying a lamp to light the way.
Students that received pins were:
Pictured from left in the front row:
Lori Sherling
(
Moultrie
),
Jewell Anfinson
(
Coolidge
);
second row:
Savannah Dean
(
Moultrie
),
Tracey Wood
(
Doerun
),
Jasmine Burrus
(
Quitman
); third row:
Savannah Morgan
(
Moultrie
),
Sonya Howard
(
Thomasville
),
Blair Van Kirk
(
Adel
); fourth row:
Sarah Fender
(
Nashville
),
Samantha Campbell
(
Attapulgus
); fifth row:
Sylvia Minor
(
Tifton
),
Shameka Rhodes
(
Moultrie
),
Talena Pope
(
Ellenton
); sixth row:
Amber Creel
(
Tifton
),
Brooke Burns
(
Moultrie
),
Tina Alexander
(
Tifton
); and top row:
Martin Baker
(
Moultrie
), and
Javanta Searcy
(
Fitzgerald
).
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YOUR WEEKEND
...at a Glance
FRIDAY, DEC. 14
- Tift County Chorus Christmas Spectacular, 6:30 p.m., TCHS Performing Arts Center, Tifton
- "A Christmas Carol," 7 p.m., Tift Theatre for the Performing Arts, Tifton
SATURDAY, DEC. 15
- Tift County Chorus Christmas Spectacular, 6:30 p.m., TCHS Performing Arts Center, Tifton
- "A Christmas Carol,” 7 p.m., Tift Theatre for the Performing Arts, Tifton
SUNDAY, DEC. 16
- Handel's Messiah Singalong, 3 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, Tifton
- A Christmas with Angie Carr & Friends, 6 p.m., Trinity United Methodist Church, Tifton
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DEC. 6
Clayton Rogers, 96,
Fitzgerald
Benny Wayne Hillhouse, 68,
Nashville
Carl Mixon, 84,
Adel
DEC. 7
Nila Shivers, 78,
Sparks
Frank Liebert, 73,
Quitman
DEC. 8
Nina Mae Carter, 93,
Waycross
Gussie Ethridge, 97,
Quitman
DEC. 9
Janice Victoria "Vickie" Clanton, 66,
Nashville
Lois Coleen Smith Tuttle, 79,
Nashville
Jay Hayes Jr., 76,
Fitzgerald
Randy Rodgers, 63,
Fitzgerald
Wilburn Wiley, 75,
Fitzgerald
Bobby E. Wise, 81,
Ashburn
David Spires, 69,
Sparks
Ira Weaver, 74,
Ashburn
DEC. 10
Eugene Scarberry, 54,
Tifton
Sandra Kay Wiggins Saylor, 73,
Ashburn
Dewey Croft Jr., 33,
Fitzgerald
Henry "Sonny Boy" Bennett, 61,
Lenox
DEC. 11
Frances Nelson Dorminey, 86,
Chula
Roberta Frances Boudria McAllister, 65,
Tifton
Margaret Elizabeth Register, 99,
Adel
Lena Belle Stone, 89,
Nashville
Sally Long Rowland, 108,
Fitzgerald
Alton Lawson, 56,
Ashburn
Virginia Johnson Mitchell, 99,
Brooks County
DEC. 12
Raymond L. “Ray” Matthews, 81,
Enigma
Deloris Jean Solomon, 82,
Fitzgerald
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