5 days ago · News Elementary school paraprofessional arrested. The Tifton Police Department has arrested a paraprofessional of Tift County Schools for sex charges involving a minor.

6 days ago · News Georgia PSC passes rule for data centers’ power usage. ATLANTA – Georgia energy regulators voted Thursday to put some guardrails around the proliferation of power-hungry data centers ...

Oct 19, 2024 · Local News ABAC recognizes students for Fall term academic excellence. TIFTON — Students who achieved academic excellence in their coursework during the Fall semester were recently recognized at ...

Jan 14, 2025 · TIFTON — County commissioners are working to update the lighting for the county’s radio communications tower. The strobe lights on the tower, which were installed in the 1980s, are set to be replaced and updated with LED lighting, along with new wiring for the tower, through a unanimous decision made by the county board of commissioners Jan. 13.

HURST, TX — Anna Sumner Ragland, born and raised in Tifton, passed away peacefully at the age of 88 on December 12, 2024. She was preceded in death by darling husband Ralph, her parents Naomi (Willis) and George G.W. Sumner, brother Frank, sister Mary Frances and son-in-law Fred "Bubba" Klemcke.

Jan 21, 2025 · Breaking News ABAC, Tift, Tiftarea schools to close early Tuesday; area systems announce Wednesday closures. TIFTON — Tiftarea Academy and Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College have announced school closures for Wednesday.

Nov 21, 2024 · TIFTON — Authorities are investigating a fight at a Tift County school lunchroom Wednesday that resulted in pepper spray being used. The fight at Tift County High School involved so many students that a school security officer was forced to use pepper spray so that law enforcement could gain control, a statement from the high school said.

Oct 16, 2024 · Ga Fl News County discusses renovation plans for courthouse and old Gazette building. TIFTON — County commissioners discussed plans for renovating the courthouse and the former Tifton Gazette building during their most ...

Nov 12, 2024 · TIFTON — Two Tift County Schools employees have been arrested in an investigation into their treatment of a middle school student. A 26-year-old teacher at North East Middle School was charged with felony cruelty to children in the first degree and aggravated assault, while a 46-year-old paraprofessional at the same school was charged with two felony counts of cruelty to children in the ...

Dec 13, 2024 · TIFTON — Starting in January, Tift County Schools will have a series of hearings about House Bill 581. HB 581 deals with the floating homestead exemption and was expected to pass in November’s general election and did so. Though Tift Schools made preparations in anticipation of its passage, they were not able to begin action […]