Tift Regional Medical Center (TRMC) was represented in the Rose Parade on New Year’s Day in the Donate Life float. The local hospital is a partner with Lifelink of Georgia, an educational and procurement organization for organ and tissue donors and recipients. Lifelink is a partner of the national organization Donate Life, which sponsors a Rose…
In Georgia over 75,000 people experience homelessness at sometime during the year, according to the Georgia Department of Community Affairs. The disparity in these numbers is very telling and shines light on the need for more funding for agencies and individuals. National research indicates that the most effective strategy for addressing homelessness is to move…
MILLEDGEVILLE, GA — The following students completed courses with exemplary marks and made the 2015 fall President’s List at Georgia College in Milledgeville, Ga. Students making the President’s List completed at least 12 hours of coursework with a 4.0 GPA. Joseph Cleland of Sylvester Sarah Willis of TyTy Amber Woodall of Sylvester Georgia College, the…
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TIFTON – The Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) is proud to announce the receipt of a $4,620 grant to Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College for participation in the GOHS Georgia Young Adult Program. The GOHS addresses young adult driver crashes, injuries and fatalities and partners with colleges and universities throughout the state to implement the…
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Center for Rural Affairs rebukes USDA “actively engaged” proposal Lyons, Nebraska – Last month the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued their final rule to define what it means to be actively engaged in farming, and therefore eligible to receive federal farm payments.The final rule made no progress from the proposed rule issued last May, and it…
Sylvester native and 2015 Worth County High School Graduate John David Acord graduated from Army Airborne school at Fort Benning on Friday, December 4. The three week course teaches basic parachute skills, and the final week requires completing five jumps including a night jump. But, the resolve to jump from an airplane into combat is…
15 Years Ago – December 20, 2000 The Worth County Senior Center will close effective December 31 due to a lack of participation. The state requirement for operation of a senior center is to serve an average of 25 meals per day. The Worth County Senior Center has not met the standard this year. The…
TIFTON—Helping students “be all they can be and providing them with real world business experience” will be the mantra for the new dean of the Stafford School of Business at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. Perry Johnson, a former chief investment officer and chief executive officer of BME Investment Partners in Atlanta, has been selected for…
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TIFTON – Two students received top honors as the most outstanding graduates during Thursday’s fall commencement ceremony at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. Matthew Daniel, a rural studies-social and community development major from Summerville, was named the recipient of the ABAC Alumni Association Award for bachelor’s degree graduates, and Marlee Mathis, a nursing major from…
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