ALBANY — The Albany Symphony Orchestra has been awarded a $25,000 Partner Grant for operating support and an Arts Education Bonus Award of $9,760, totalling $34,760, from the Georgia Council for the Arts in fiscal year 2014. Just under $1 million in funding will be distributed for operating support, arts projects, exceptional arts education…
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Acclaimed photographer John Reed will present his End of Summer Nature Photography Workshop at Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge on Sept 21-22. The two-day workshop consists of classroom and hands-on exercises on Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and hands-on photography in the field on Sunday morning from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. Participants must…
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TIFTON– As the tennis coach at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, Alan Kramer always challenged his players to perform at a different level.As the new Assistant Dean of Students at ABAC, Kramer is ready to accept that same type of challenge. “I am looking forward to the new challenges presented with the student centered…
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TIFTON – The Gallery at the Georgia Museum of Agriculture at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, in conjunction with Georgia Backroads Magazine and the Tifton-Tift County Arts Council, will host a “Back Roads of Georgia” essay competition through Sept. 16.The contest runs in conjunction with the “Back Roads of Georgia” photo competition and a new exhibit…
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Mrs. Francis Marion Salisbury Davis, 92, of Sylvester died July 25, 2013. Born in Ocoee, FL in 1920, she was the daughter of Martha Lanorah Pounds Salisbury and Samuel Trowbridge Salisbury, both deceased. She was preceded in death by her siblings Agnes, Sam, Bob, and Betty Hager. She was a 1942 graduate of the University…
Beatrice Taylor King, 92, of Poulan, died Thursday, July 25, 2013 at her home. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 27, 2013 at Sylvester Lighthouse Church of God with Reverends Mylan Brookins, Sam Thompson and Alton Stokes officiating. Interment followed in Cobb Suncrest Memorial Gardens in Moultrie. Casketbearers were Ricky Giles, Tracy…
Mrs. Mildred Brooks Draper, 84, of Albany went home to be with her Lord on Thursday, July 18, 2013 while surrounded by her loving family. Funeral services were conducted at 11 a.m., Monday, July 22, 2013 at Victory Tabernacle Assembly of God. Pastor Eddie Adams officiated with interment following in the Evergreen Cemetery in Worth…
Mr. George “Tony” Fambro, 65, of Sylvester died Wednesday July 24, 2013 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. A memorial service was held at 2 p.m. on Saturday August 3, 2013 at Banks Funeral Home Chapel with Reverends Mylan Brookins and Bill Barksdale officiating. Mr. Fambro was born on November 28, 1947 in Manchester, GA to…
Law enforcement officials are currently on the lookout for Buddy James Forrester, age 35, regarding an incident involving a white juvenile female and another white female (approximately 35 years of age) after being called to 164 Sumner Road South in Sumner at 3:50 today. The suspect in question is a convicted felon, considered armed and…
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