Tifton News

Tifton, GA - Dr. Harry Kroto, a winner of the 1996 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, spoke to almost 100 college educators at the UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center on Friday afternoon on "Teaching Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math to Students in the 21st Century." The first ever Southern Georgia Regional STEM Institute continues through noon on ...

The smile is back on the face of a local woman after people who read a letter about someone stealing her dog responded by uniting her with another one.

TIFTON, GA. The 2009 Community Career Fair in Tifton on Thursday November 5 could help ease some worries and give weary job seekers a leg-up in a competitive employment field.

A deputy is believed to have received only minor injuries when a prisoner he was transporting from the Turner County jail to a doctor's appointment in Tifton Thursday morning overpowered him in an attempt to escape.

"People will buy locally when it is cost-effective to do so. These are trying times and most people have to watch every penny.

The plant in Tifton is a spun yarn facility, and the decision was made because of the downturn in the housing industry.

U.S. Rep. Jim Marshall, D-Ga., will hold another town hall meeting Saturday, this time in Tifton.

A Turner County jailer was shaken but not seriously injured Thursday morning when an inmate he was transporting to a Tifton doctor's appointment allegedly got out of his handcuffs and attempted to escape the patrol car.

TIFTON, Ga., - The Walmart on 1830 Hwy. 82 West in Tifton will celebrate a grand re-opening the week of November 2, giving local shoppers a glimpse of the company's next generation of store design and customer experience.

It didn't reveal his record since those cases were from Florida. We now know that while living at the shelter, Kellam was investigated for approaching a young boy in a Tifton neighborhood in the same manner two Albany boys claim he approached them.

A judge said she needs time to decide if a south Georgia man charged with attacking an Army reservist outside a Cracker Barrel should be released from jail.

Nancy Bryan, CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Georgia, Inc. has announced the hiring of new program staff for the agency.

The annual Mayor's Motorcade in Thomasville is coming up December 10th. Friday's fundraiser will help provide Christmas presents for hospital patients.

Over the years, Glen Rains and his wasps have been in front of many cameras, receiving both national and international media attention.

Detectives with the Tifton Police Department are seeking the public's help to capture a second suspect they believe is responsible for the robbery early Thursday of a local convenience store.

Police are investigating the Thursday armed robbery of a convenience store, shots fired in a mobile home park and an incident at a convenience store that ended with a man being arrested on weapon-related charges.

On behalf of the almost 400 riders who experienced the hospitality of your fine city, I would like to extend a sincere thank you to the City of Tifton and Tift County for an outstanding job of hosting the 18th annual Georgia Bikefest, Oct.

The James H. Rainwater Conference Center hosted the 2009 Swisher Sweets/Sunbelt Expo Southeastern Farmer of the Year Award banquet Monday, Oct.

The Tifton City Council voted unanimously in a special called meeting Monday evening to purchase a water meter replacement system for $3.3 million from Delta Municipal Supply Company, Inc., the lowest bidder on the project at $3.3 million.

All property owners in Tifton, Tift County, Omega and Ty Ty are encouraged to attend a Flood Risk Information Open House scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in the courtroom on the bottom floor of the Charles A. Kent Administrative Building, 225 N. Tift Ave.