Tuesday, April 30, 2019
Tifton, Georgia
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UGA TIFTON TO MARK FIRST 100 YEARS WITH FIREWORKS
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Fireworks
and an
ice cream social
will punctuate the
University of Georgia Tifton campus’ centennial celebration finale
on
Friday, May 3.
UGA Tifton
invites the
community
to the campus for the event, that will include
music
on the campus’
front lawn
facing
Moore Highway
beginning at
7 p.m.
, with
fireworks
at about
9 p.m.
The ice cream social caps a
daylong celebration
of events
Friday
beginning with a
student poster competition
at
8:30 a.m.
A formal
centennial ceremony
will be at
10:30 a.m.
with Congressman
Austin Scott
, R-Tifton; UGA President
Jere Morehead
; and
Sam Pardue
, dean and director of the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
A
dedication
for the
Centennial Garden
will be at
2 p.m.
behind the
Tift Building
in the center of campus. Expected to be present are
descendants
of
Capt. Henry H. Tift
, who was
responsible
for the
Coastal Plain E
xperiment
Station
(the forerunner of
UGA Tifton
) being
established
in
Tifton
in
1919
.
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Photo Credit: Rick Diamond Photography for Twitter/Instagram/Shutterstock
Trisha Yearwood and Garth Brooks were surprise guests at the benefit concert "We All Come Together" for John Berry and Music Health Alliance on April 23 in Nashville, Tenn. From left, Trisha Yearwood, John Berry, Garth Brooks, Robin Berry.
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TRISHA, GARTH JOIN BENEFIT FOR EX-TIFT RESIDENT SINGER JOHN BERRY
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By FRANK SAYLES JR.
Tifton Grapevine
An
all-star benefit concert
for Grammy Award-winning country singer
John Berry
– a
former Tift County resident
– and for the
Music Health Alliance
raised more than
$300,000
last week to
help Berry
with
medical bills
after his
recent successful treatment
for
tonsil cancer
.
Among the
country stars
performing at the
sold-out concert
in
Nashville, Tenn.
, were surprise guests
Trisha Yearwood
and her husband,
Garth Brooks
.
Yearwood
, a
Georgia native
, has been a
frequent visitor
to
Tifton
through the years as her
sister
lives here. Her husband,
Garth
, has also been
spotted around town
.
When
Berry
lived in
Tifton
in
2012
, he told me an
interesting story
about
Yearwood
and
himself
. Before he had any hits,
Berry
was
performing
one night at a
club in Athens
. When he took a
break
, a young
UGA student
approached him and asked if she could
go up on stage
and
sing
a song or two.
"I
told her gently
that I
didn't think that was a good idea
,"
Berry
told me.
The
young coed
was
Trisha Yearwood
. Whenever he
ran into her
in later years, she
never let him forget it
, he said.
To read the Nashville Tennessean's story about last week's benefit concert,
Click Here!
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VOLUNTEERS
CLEAN UP TIFTON
Tifton's Community Clean Up
on
Saturday
was deemed a
success
.
More than
770 tires
were
collected
,
electronics
were
recycled
and many
pounds of trash
was
picked up
around the city.
"
Tifton
is a
little bit cleaner
because
volunteers
took the time to
care
.
Thank you
to all who attended and
made a difference
," said Mayor
Julie Smith.
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Glenn Willis, president & CEO of South Georgia Banking Co., from left with scholarship winner Logan Owens from Tift County High School, scholarship winner Katelyn Watson from Turner County High School and Maghan Campbell, SGBC marketing director.
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SOUTH GEORGIA BANKING CO. AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS
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Logan Owens
of
Tift County High School
and
Katelyn Watson
of
Turner County High
are
each receiving a
$500 scholarship
from
South Georgia Banking Co.
and are
competing
for one of four
$1,000 Julian and Jan Hester Memorial Scholarships
chosen by the
Community Bankers Association
.
“We had a
unique predicament
this year with
two equally qualified
candidates for the Hester Scholarship. Every time we inputted a judge’s scores, Katelyn and Logan’s position would flip from first and second place. By the time all scores were submitted, they were
tied
,” said
Maghan Campbell
, scholarship coordinator and marketing director of
South Georgia Banking Co.
A
regional panel of
judges
chose t
heir applications for their
academic performance
as
well
as
extracurricular
and
civic activities
in the community.
Owens
is a
superior honor student
at
TCHS
as well as a member of the
Beta Club, Student Council, Drama Club
and serves as a
peer tutor
and TCHS Ambassador. She is involved in
Ty Ty First Baptist Church
and has won numerous awards, including
TCHS Writing Competition
accolades, the
TCHS Business and Technology Department award
,
TCHS AP U.S. History Departmental Award
and
first place
in the
Tifton Rotary Club Speech Competition.
Owens
is employed by
Chick-fil-A
and has been accepted to
Georgia College & State University.
Watson
of
Ashburn
, a
superior honor student
at
Turner County High
, has maintained a
high grade-point average
while
dual-enrolled
at
ABAC
. Some of her school activities include the
Superintendent’s Advisory Council, 4-H, Beta Club, FFA, FBLA, Student Council, Y-Club
and
tennis
.
Watson
will also be taking her
C.N.A. (Certified Nursing Assistant) certification test
in
June
. She has extensive
volunteer
hours with local organizations, including
Green Tree Learning Center, the Ronald McDonald House, American Red Cross and Samaritan’s Closet.
Watson will attend
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural
College
in the fall.
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OCILLA TO HONOR 'SOUL MAN'
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Ocilla
will honor its most famous
native son
and
"soul man"
during the fifth annual
Dave Prater Music Festival May 8-10
.
Prater
was one half of the famous duo
Sam & Dave
who released such
hits
as
“Soul Man,"
and
“Hold On, I’m Comin’.”
The
Rock & Roll Hall of Famer
died in
1988
.
On
May 8
, there will be a
7:30 p.m. worship
at Prater's home church,
Mt. Olive AME
in
Ocilla
. On
May 9,
the
winner
of the
Dave Prater Scholarship
will be announced at a
dinner
catered by
Lucy Hand
at the
Irwin County High School Cafeteria
at
6 p.m.
Tickets are
$15
in advance and can be purchased at
Ocilla City Hall
and the
Ocilla-Irwin Chamber of Commerce
. After
May 7,
tickets will be
$25
. After dinner will be a
concert
by the
Irwin County High School Band
.
The festival culminates
May 10
with a
street dance
on
Cherry Street
. The
ICHS Show Choir
and the
ICHS Jazz Band
perform at
6:30 p.m.
followed by
The Snowbald Band
from
Atlanta
.
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INTERNATIONAL FOOD FESTIVAL SHOWCASES COUNTRIES' CUISINES
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A large crowd came out
Saturday night
to the
International Food Festival
at
Our Divine Saviour Catholic Church
in
Tifton
.
Authentic foods
from more than
20
countries were
available
for sampling. The
church
has
families
from
many countries
who have recently
immigrated
to, or are
studying
in, the
United States
.
The
International Food Festival
is
Our Divine Saviour's
only
fundraiser
during the year.
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ABAC GOLFERS QUALIFY
FOR NATIONAL TOURNAMENT
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The
Golden Stallions
of
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
have qualified to play in the
NJCAA Division II championship golf tournament May 21-24
at Swan Lake, Ind., Golf Resort.
ABAC
finished
sixth
in the
2018
national tournament.
More recently, led by the heroics of tournament medalist
Will Bozeman
, the
Stallions
finished
second
in the
recent National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) District J golf tournament
in
Braselton
.
After tying with
Walters State
through 36 holes,
ABAC
lost to the
Tennessee
team on a playoff hole.
Bozeman
shot a 71 and a 76 for a 147 total in the two-day tournament to finish just ahead of teammate
Adam Park
, who tied for second with a 150.
The tournament also served as the
NJCAA Region 17 tournament
. As a result,
Bozeman
received two plaques for
medalist honors
. Other Stallions who contributed were
Hunter Dokey
in 14
th
place, and
Tyler White
and
Matthew Cheek
, who tied for 15
th
.
ABAC Coach
Larry Byrnes
, who has now guided the Stallions to the
national tournament
in
four consecutive seasons
, was
named
NJCAA Region 17
Coach of the Year
for the
fourth year
in a row.
Headed to the
national tournament
in the photo are, from left, Coach
Larry Byrnes, Tyler White, Hunter Dokey, Adam Park, Will Bozeman, Matthew Cheek
, and student assistant
Ryan Walters
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TIFTON STUDENTS ATTEND
BROADWAY PLAY IN ATLANTA
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Students
from
Donalyn Garrick's
and
Jennifer Gunn's
ninth grade Honors ELA classes
at
Tift County High School
traveled to
Atlanta
on
Sunday, April 28
, to see the hit
Broadway musical
,
"Dear Evan Hansen."
The students read the
script
earlier this month in
class
. The
trip
was made
possible
,
in part,
with a
donation
by Drs.
Drew and Kaylar Howard
of
Tifton
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Andrew Sawyer, right, a longtime agriculture and natural resources agent, will become Georgia’s Southeast District pecan agent May 1. He is pictured with Extension pecan specialist Lenny Wells.
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UGA EXTENSION, PECAN COMMISSION CREATE NEW PECAN AGENT POSITION
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The
partnership
between
University of Georgia Cooperative Extension
and the
Georgia Pecan Commission
has yielded a
new area pecan agent
position
for the
Southeast District
.
The two entities
co-funded
the
position
to be filled by
Andrew Sawyer
beginning
May 1.
Sawyer
will work with
growers
and
county agents
in
Southeast Georgia
, while UGA Extension pecan specialist
Lenny Wells
continues to serve
producers
in
Southwest Georgia
and
statewide
.
“I am so excited about this
partnership
between the pecan industry and UGA Extension. This is a great example of how everyone in the
agricultural industry
in
Georgia
works together to
identify needs
and
solve problems
,” said
Laura Perry Johnson
, associate dean for UGA Extension.
Sawyer
has served as the
Wilcox County Extension
coordinator and agriculture and natural resources (ANR) agent since
2017
. Before that, he was the
ANR
agent in
Thomas County
for six years.
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Amanda Mohammed presents at the recent ABAC Undergraduate Research Conference. She will attend Emory University this fall to pursue a graduate degree in public health.
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ABAC ARTS & SCIENCES SCHOOL SENDING GRADS TO MEDICAL, LAW SCHOOLS
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For some
upcoming
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
graduates from the
School of Arts and Sciences
, the
road ahead
involves
medical, law and vet schools
as well as
graduate
programs.
Among them,
Pedro Escobar
from
Tifton
and
Kyle Posey
from
Irwinville
, graduates of the biology program, have been accepted into the
School of Medicine
at
Mercer University
where
Escobar
will receive the
Nathan Deal scholarship
which covers his tuition.
Shelby McCoy
from
Moultrie
,
Julia Patterson
from
Sylvester
and
Christian Edwards
from
Moultrie
were accepted into the
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine’s
new South Georgia campus in
Moultrie
.
Michelle Moncrief
from
Donalsonville
will attend
St. George’s University veterinary medicine program
, while
Morgan Russ
from
DeLand, Fla.
, will enroll at the
Ross University Veterinary School. Megan Shannon
from
Dublin
has been accepted into
Georgia Southern University’s doctor of physical therapy program
.
History and government graduate
Hannah Robinson
from
Statesboro
will attend
Michigan State University Law School
in the fall.
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