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 Campbell’s Construction and Roofing can handle all your roofing needs, from FREE inspections to roof repair, residential roofing, commercial roofing as well as additional services including blown-in insulation. 

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   A memorable destination with unique excursions including agritourism, history, arts, food, shopping and more. Just off I-75, we’re the halfway point for travelers headed to central Florida on I-75. So, when planning your next interesting overnight stay, Think Tifton!

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Their mission is to get to know and understand each person, family, and business with their needs, wants, and long-term goals in mind. They are committed to maintaining the highest standards of integrity and professionalism in their relationship with you. They want to help you develop, implement, and monitor a strategy that is designed to address your individual situation in the most tax-efficient way.

They understand the challenges facing investors today. From managing debt to saving for college, to retirement planning, these financial challenges can be overwhelming. Their commitment is to utilize all of their resources to help you pursue your goals.

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 Roberts & Co Jewelers opened in May of 2007 in Tifton, GA and operated solely as a jewelry store. In 2019, Roberts & Co. grew by adding in bridal, home and giftware. 

Roberts & Co. will be with you every step of the way - from finding the perfect engagement ring and wedding band, to helping fulfill your bridal registry.

They offer a wide variety of jewelry from casual to fine, as well as a large selection of gifts.

Jewelry repair is made available to their customers. All repairs are taken care of by Glenn Steel out of Ocilla, Georgia.

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South Georgia Bins

At South Georgia Bins, they are passionate about providing their customers with high quality dumpsters to rent and with high quality customer service. Regardless of what project you're working on they have the right dumpster size to suit your needs. Don't wait, give them a call today to get a quote now. You can also reserve a dumpster right from their website. Just choose your dumpster dimension, pick a date and time, and they’ll deliver it right to your home or work site. They also offer dumpster rental services including Tifton, Sylvester, Ashburn, Ocilla, Fitzgerald, Lenox, Enigma, Adel, Omega,  Norman Park, and the list goes on and on.

Make plans now for this year's Rhythm & Ribs Festival.  For more information, please visit https://www.tiftonribsfest.com/.

February

1st ~ The Great Pages Circus American Legion Post 21 7:30pm – 9pm

2nd ~ The Great Pages Circus American Legion Post 21 7:30pm – 9pm

2nd ~ Valentine’s Day Floral Centerpiece Design Workshop 6pm-8pm

11th ~ Run for Hope at Northside Baptist Church 8am-12noon

14th ~ Happy Valentine’s Day from The Martin News

26th ~ ABAC Presents! California Guitar Trio 8pm-10:30pm

28th ~ Infant Hearing Clinic Tifton – Health Department 9am-1pm

25th ~ Sweetheart Run 12noon

25th ~ Darby Dash 2023 Tiftarea Academy

Tifton Overnight RV, a fully automated RV park located just off of I-75 is now open and offering travelers a safe and secure place to stop with full hook ups, pull through sites, a fenced dog park, and fast WIFI.   With 34 pull through sites ranging in size from 48 to 100 feet long, Tifton Overnight RV is able to accommodate a wide variety of recreational vehicles. Guests of the RV park are within half a mile of Walmart Supercenter and will be able to walk to restaurants including LongHorn Steakhouse, Starbucks, Olive Garden, Waffle House, Wendy’s, Burger King, Chick-fil-A, Panera Bread, and more. Additionally, the restaurant located inside of the adjacent Hilton Garden Inn is open for breakfast and dinner.  The RV Industry Association reports that the RV industry has an overall annual economic impact to the Georgia economy of $3 billion, and $140 billion impact nationwide – an increase of 23% over the past three years. We cannot wait to see how this fills up with visitors from near and far! Reservations can be made by visiting www.TiftonRV.com. 

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"We are excited to have been chosen by the Tim Tebow Foundation to host Night to Shine, a prom for individuals with special needs that are ages 14 and older. The event will be on February 10, 2023 at Unity Baptist Church in Sylvester and will be an evening full of dancing, karaoke, food, limo rides and more!  There is no fee to attend.  Guests will have the opportunity to enter on the red carpet, be paired with a buddy to party with them throughout the night, and be crowned as a queen/king for the night.  We will have a sensory room set up for any individuals that would like a quiet space/sensory activities or need a break throughout the night.  We will also have a respite room that parents/caregivers are welcome to utilize if they would like to stay while their individuals have fun at the dance.  If you know of any individuals that would like to attend or volunteers that would like to assist the night of the event, please have them complete the appropriate Google forms that are linked below.  I'm happy to answer any questions you may have and hope you will share this information to anyone you think may be interested.  We are planning for a wonderful night that will be memorable for all of those in attendance!"

Volunteer Google form:

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Guest Google form:

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Albany - REO Speedwagon is coming to the Albany Civic Center on Wednesday, April 12th.  Tickets start at $39.50 plus applicable fees and go on-sale Friday, January 27th at 10:00am.  Tickets are available at The Georgia's Own Credit Union Box Office located at the Albany Civic Center and ticketmaster.com.

Formed in 1967, signed in 1971, and fronted by iconic vocalist Kevin Cronin since 1972, REO Speedwagon’s unrelenting drive, as well as non-stop touring and recording jump-started the burgeoning rock movement in the Midwest. Platinum albums and radio staples soon followed, setting the stage for the release of the band’s explosive Hi Infidelity in 1980, which contained the massive hit singles “Keep On Loving You” and “Take It On the Run.” That landmark album spent 15 weeks in the No. 1 slot and has since earned the RIAA’s coveted 10X Diamond Award for surpassing sales of 10 million units in the United States.  Today, REO Speedwagon has sold more than 40 million albums around the globe, and Cronin and bandmates Bruce Hall (bass), Neal Doughty (keyboards), Dave Amato (guitar), and Bryan Hitt (drums) are still electrifying audiences worldwide in concert with hits and fan-favorites such as “In Your Letter,” “Can’t Fight This Feeling,” “Time For Me To Fly,” “Roll With The Changes,” the aforementioned “Keep On Loving You” and “Take It On the Run,” and many, many more.

About Pepper Entertainment

Established in July of 2006, Pepper (PE) centrally located in Sioux Falls, SD is one of the fastest scaling, independent promoting firms in the United States. PE’s broad scope of services include Live Promotions, National Touring, Fair, Festivals, Corporate & Private Event Talent Buying, Club & Performing Art Center Programming, Media & Creative Marketing Services. In 2021, PE ranked 27th of Top 100 Worldwide Promoters according to Pollstar Magazine and was nominated in 2020 as Promoter of The Year by The Academy of Country Music Awards. Pepper holds offices in Sioux Falls, SD, Minneapolis, MN and Boise, ID.

Tickets are available at The Georgia's Own Credit Union Box Office located at the Albany Civic Center and ticketmaster.com.

More than 1,500 attendees were able to fine-tune their farming operation with information gained at the 46th annual Georgia Peanut Farm Show and Conference, Jan. 19, 2023, at the University of Georgia Tifton Campus Conference Center in Tifton, Georgia. The show is sponsored by the Georgia Peanut Commission. The show offered farmers a chance to view the products and services of 100 exhibitors, as well as educational programs. To view all of the photos online, visit http://bit.ly/3J3vQJn.

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The 46th annual Georgia Peanut Farm Show and Conference brought more than 1,500 farmers and industry professionals together Thursday in Tifton for education seminars and to learn about products and services available.  During an awards ceremony, former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture and ex-Gov. Sonny Perdue was inducted into the Georgia Peanut Hall of Fame. A portrait of Perdue was unveiled and will be displayed in the Georgia Peanut Commission (GPC) headquarters in Tifton.  Perdue is currently chancellor of the University System of Georgia. He was the 31st secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture from 2017-2021 and served two terms as governor of Georgia from 2003-2011.  Among other awards, the GPC named Armond Morris of Tifton as the Outstanding Georgia Peanut Farmer of the Year for District 2. The Media Award was presented to the Peanut Farm Market News, edited and distributed by Tyron Spearman and the Spearman Agency of Tifton.  The Innovator Award was presented to Dr. William D. Branch, a peanut breeder at the UGA Tifton campus. His work has led to an overall increase of nearly 2,000 pounds per acre for peanut farmers and an increase in $325 per acre.  The Research and Education Award was presented to the University of Georgia Peanut Team, which conducts research- and extension-based educational programs for farmers in the areas of peanut breeding, disease, weed, insect management, soil fertility, precision ag, and economics.  At Thursday’s Georgia Peanut Farm Show in Tifton, former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture and ex-Gov. Sonny Perdue, right, is inducted into the Georgia Peanut Hall of Fame by Joe Boddiford, Georgia Peanut Commission chairman.

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The recent Christmas movie made in Tifton will be among the films headlining the opening of this year’s Seventh Annual South Georgia Film Festival in Valdosta.  "The Holiday Dating Guide,” which aired nationally on Lifetime TV during the Christmas season, was shot entirely in Tifton last summer and stars Maria Menounos and Brent Bailey. It will be shown on opening night of the South Georgia Film Festival on March 3 at the Valdosta Mall.  Fitzgerald native Alexander Kane is one of the producers of the Lifetime movie, and his Workhorse Cinema is one of this year's film festival sponsors, which include Georgia Power, the Georgia Film Office, and the City of Valdosta.  Valdosta State University is the film festival’s host institution.  

Scheduled March 3, 4, and 5, the South Georgia Film Festival will also feature "The Buick Special," directed by Valdosta State alumnus Levi Johnson and starring VSU student Marcus McGhee. The student film was shot in Quitman and created during a student film camp last summer.  The film festival celebrates the art and industry of film in the region during three days of film screenings and panel discussions.

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Dr. Stephanie Morrow, principal of Annie Belle Clark Elementary School in Tifton, was honored this week with the Jimmy Stokes - Georgia Association of Educational Leaders (GAEL) Service Award.  The award honors long-time outstanding service to the GAEL and affiliate organizations. The award was presented during the GAEL’s winter conference.  Morrow is president of the Georgia Association of Elementary School Principals. In 2020, she was named a National Distinguished Principal, representing Georgia on the national level.  Morrow has been principal at Annie Belle Clark Elementary for a dozen years.

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“Play matters,” is Recreation Director Tim Petrea’s vision for Tift County, and he aims to help people of all ages realize the importance of play. “We as adults have forgotten how to play,” Petrea said, speaking to the Tifton Rotary Club on Wednesday.  The Rec Department is not just for youth and not just for four things: baseball, football, basketball, and soccer.  “A small percentage of our county has been participating in our program,” he said. One way he worked to increase participation is by rebranding the youth sports to be school-based. Instead of individual teams, “it’s a Tift County program,” he said.  He talked with Tift County Schools Superintendent Adam Hathaway, and he agreed to have the recreation teams representing the elementary schools. They started with basketball.  All players wear Tift County blue and white uniforms or Tiftarea colors. In Tift County, the home team wears blue and the visiting team wears white. Site coordinators were hired to represent each of the schools. Basketball participation then went from 137 players to 364 kids, he said.  The end-of-season tournament will be held Feb. 11 in the Rec Department’s multipurpose building on Victory Drive, and at three schools: Annie Belle Clark, Charles Spencer, and J.T. Reddick.  Petrea said the Rec Department is registering for baseball right now. The school-based program is adding diversity to the program.  “Kids from all walks of life are coming together to play, and it’s a stronger representation of what they’re getting in the school. More kids are getting to play,” he said.  Wearing many hats, Petrea also is an official for high school football games and has been playing disc golf competitively for about 20 years. A board member of the local Fulwood Legends disc golf team, he is consulting with the City of Tifton on a redesign and upgrade of the disc golf course at Fulwood Park.  “We want another course put in elsewhere in town,” he said. “Disc golf is a game families can play together.”  He announced a Disc Golf Family Fun Day for Saturday, Feb. 4, 10 a.m.-noon at Fulwood Park. It is $15 to register, and registrants receive a disc golf starter pack valued at $50. Those wanting to register or view upcoming events may go to playmatters.tiftcounty.org.  Pickleball is a growing sport among adults, not just senior citizens, and eight to 10 local courts will be in the plans soon. People are currently setting up temporary courts with pickleball nets to play.  “People staying at hotels call us and ask if we have courts,” Petrea said. “Pickleball is like ping pong on acid.” It is played with a type of wiffle ball with paddles a little bit larger than ping pong paddles, he said. And it’s easier on one's joints, he said.  Petrea told Rotarians that Tift County’s $6.5 million rebuild of E.B. Hamilton Park will include a facelift of the baseball fields, an all-inclusive playground, and batting cages. He expects work to begin at the end of this summer with bids going out next month for the rebuild.  He’s also working toward a stronger effort to take care of all local parks. Eve Park will be resurfaced within the next year. Orr Park will be the location of the pickleball courts. The Baldwin Drive Pool will get a parking lot. New tennis courts will be installed close to the pickleball courts. Also, this year will be the 60th running of the youth football Thanksgiving Turkey Bowl. It will be played in Brodie Field. Again, this brings a lot of people to stay in Tifton, he said.  “More than anything, we want to build better, more accessible recreational opportunities for young people in Tift County. It takes a lot of people,” the recreation director said.

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 Roberts & Co Jewelers opened in May of 2007 in Tifton, GA and operated solely as a jewelry store. In 2019, Roberts & Co. grew by adding in bridal, home and giftware. 

Roberts & Co. will be with you every step of the way - from finding the perfect engagement ring and wedding band, to helping fulfill your bridal registry.

They offer a wide variety of jewelry from casual to fine, as well as a large selection of gifts.

Jewelry repair is made available to their customers. All repairs are taken care of by Glenn Steel out of Ocilla, Georgia.

Volunteer Google form:

https://forms.gle/xJ7wfaM42SYoQDKu6

Guest Google form:

https://forms.gle/DhN7XqdpHK6cnSp76