Tifton News

Fresh vegetables at a vendor stand at the Athens Farmers Market in Athens, Ga. Image credit: Donn Cooper.

An Albany business owner is offering a one thousand dollar reward for help finding his stolen trailer.

May 22-- Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp announced today that qualifying for the July 31, 2012 elections will begin at 9:00 AM on Wednesday, May 23, 2012 and end at 12:00 Noon on Friday, May 25, 2012.

In a news release, Mullis said he had been contemplating a run for the commission seat in the July 31 Republican primary.

Election season officially begins Wednesday when qualifying opens for July 31 elections.

A Coffee County business owner John Glosson was chosen by Jennifer Nettles to be on her team for the new ABC show Duets.

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By now, you probably know the story of Lauri Jo's Southern Style Canning. The Norman Park store known for it's pepper jellies is a true South Georgia success story.

Old shoes make money for Relay for Life. Tift County residents donated old shoes to help raise money for the recent Relay for Life.

Qualifying opens May 23 and ends May 25. Qualifying for state non-partisan offices will be conducted at the Elections Division downtown or the South Georgia office in Tifton.

Tonight, school board members considering getting rid of the assistant superintendent and two other administrators.

The Dougherty County finance committee is proposing a 2 mill increase on the county tax rate for next fiscal year, to close a budget gap.

Researchers at the University of Georgia in Tifton are developing an ornamental peanut ground cover for your yard that won't require any fertilizer or extra watering.

Ivory Coats enjoyed her day off Friday at Piedmont Park along with dog, Tanner, against the perfect setting of the Midtown skyline.

Shade grown peppers in Tifton research plot. Researcher: Juan Carlos Diaz-Perez. Image credit: Juan Carlos Diaz-Perez. Brutal summer temperatures often make growing anything impossible, and peppers can be susceptible to a host of diseases and disorders in such conditions.

Singer and songwriter Kip Moore mixes tight country narratives with a touch of heartland rock, and at his best, he fashions songs that led one reviewer to call him "a hillbilly Springsteen ," although he's probably closer to a less feisty Steve Earle , say, with a focus on how love works and doesn't work between men and women in the blue-collar ... (more)