Tifton News

It's hard to render some folks speechless, but it happened Thursday afternoon. When Chad Alexander, Tift County Tax Commissioner and past Tifton Sertoma Club president, stood before the club and welcomed the day's guest speaker, Tifton Police Department's Lt.

A Chula man was found dead Wednesday morning after his pickup truck overturned into a creek on Bill Branch Road.

Mary Hamilton Connell, 92, of Phenix City, Ala., died Thursday, May 23, 2013 at Columbus Hospice House.

Albany firefighters have cleared one hurdle in their quest to create a rescue dive team with the City Commission giving preliminary approval to the request.

Dr. Joe West speaks with legislators in front of the H.H. Tift Building, which will undergo a complete renovation.

This is to the ignorant person blaming the school cuts on the Tea Party and right-wingers. Thank God for them is what you should be doing.

On Tuesday, May 7, 2013, the Mid-South Narcotics Task Force along with the Tift County Sheriff's Office served a search warrant on the residence of 36 year old Daniel Eubanks located at 905 36th Street Tifton.

Children's programs at the library: Book Babies' Reading Program for babies 6-23 months, 9:30 a.m. Wednesdays; Toddler Time Reading Program for children age 2, 10:15 a.m.; Story Time Reading Program for children 3-5 years, 11 a.m.; Camden County Public Library, 1410 E. Georgia 40 E., Kingsland.

Prized by chefs and foodies, pecan grove truffles have long been the secret jewels of Georgia's pecan orchards.

Lottery officials say that three south Georgia couples have come forward to claim their share of a quarter-million dollar Mega Millions prize from the May 14 drawing.

Another round of pre-trial hearings on multiple defense motions was to begin Monday in Columbus’ death-penalty murder case against Ricardo Strozier, the alleged burglar accused of killing disc jockey David Heath Jackson on Sept.

Commissioners in Tift County say the area has dealt with obesity issues for a long time and are hopeful that events like these can help that growing problem.

Stephen "Mark" Barnes, 53, of Rossville, formerly of Donalsonville, died Thursday, May 16, 2013, at Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga, Tenn.

Funeral services for Julian Wayne Speight, 82, of Milledgeville, were held Saturday, May 18, 2013 at Perry Funeral Chapel, with burial in Rose Hill Cemetery.

Local senators and representatives gathered in Tifton today to speak to the Chamber of Commerce about the recent legislative session.

On Monday, the Tifton Police Department responded to a possible shooting in the 1100 block of South Park Avenue.

TIFTON POLICE DEPT. Homer Dewitt Adams Jr., 37, 115 Jess St., Enigma, was charged Sunday with a safety restraint violation and driving with a suspended or revoked license.

A microbial sampling and FDA cantaloupe inspection preparatory workshop was held Friday in Tifton at the University of Georgia Tifton Campus Conference Center.

Local law enforcement agencies responded to several incidents over the weekend, including an armed robbery, burglaries, automobile break-ins and other incidents.

Georgia Peanut Commission Executive Director Don Koehler left for Washington Monday.