VALDOSTA — The Quality of Life Association celebrates black history month with a narrated living timeline showcasing many famous Black history figures of yesterday and today. The fundraising event titled, “All Shades Art Exhibit and…
Tift > Tift County School System Receives Bomb…
TIFTON --Update: Tift County High School was the last school in the system to be cleared after this morning's bomb threat. The school system's Facebook reported that all of the schools have been cleared and that…
Tifton > Georgia Museum of Agriculture Captures Three…
TIFTON -- Cited as a “very deserving recipient,” the Georgia Museum of Agriculture and Historic Village at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College captured three statewide awards at the recent annual meeting of the Georgia Association of…
Lowndes,Tift,Turner > New Raised Pavement Markers On I-75
LOWNDES, TIFT, TURNER -- New Raised Pavement Markers Being Installed on I-75 This Week. Ozark Striping Co., contractors for the Georgia Department of Transportation, will be installing new raised pavement markers on Interstate 75. The work will…
Tifton > Man Accused of Killing His Wife
[caption id="attachment_20577" align="alignnone" width="630"] WALB Photo[/caption] TIFTON -- A Chula man has been charged with killing his wife after autopsy results were examined. [caption id="attachment_20578" align="alignright" width="252"] Tift County Sheriffs Office[/caption] Timmy Thompson, 43 of…
Tifton > Tift County Teacher Fights Suspension
TIFTON -- Kelly Tucker, Tift County teacher received a suspension period of 10 days from 8th Street Middle School for a Facebook post in December. Tucker is now appealing her suspension. Tucker posted a status explaining her…
UPDATE: Tifton > Two Children Confirmed Dead In…
TIFTON -- Jeremiah Walker and his twin brother Nehemiah Walker were confirmed dead this morning after a fire broke out in their home on the 600 block of Timmons Drive in Tifton, around 1:30 a.m. The…
Tifton > Man Wrecks Car After Passing Out…
TIFTON -- Yesterday, Jan. 13, 25-year-old Zachary Dunn drove into a tree in the Applebee's parking lot, beside the intersection of Hwy. 82 and Hwy. 319. Tifton Police officers said the man was incoherent at the time…