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A telephone outage affecting landlines served by TruVista in Tifton and Fitzgerald has continued for a third day. TruVista technicians are working on repairs but cannot provide an estimate for…
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Below is a summary of the editorial in the latest edition of the Tifton Grapevine: The Tifton City Council likely violated the Georgia Open Meetings Act when it placed City…
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The Tifton City Council issued a statement clarifying that their decision to propose a “release” of City Manager Emily S. Beeman was not due to illegal activity but rather a…
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The former Tifton city manager claims that her placement on administrative leave was illegal and unjustified. She states that the decision was made privately by three council members without following…
Tifton Ward Three Commissioner Lester Cromwell filed an official grievance against Mayor Julie Smith, citing concerns about a lack of respect and dignity in their interactions. Cromwell did not disclose…
The City of Tifton reached a settlement agreement with former City Manager Emily S. Beeman, who resigned on Thursday. The city agreed to treat her departure as if she had…
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Larry Lawrence, currently Tifton’s chief financial officer, has been appointed as the acting city manager by the city council. This decision was made during a called meeting on Monday, following…
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The following is a summary of the Town Hall Meeting regarding the recent property assessments for Tift County, based on the Facebook live stream that began at 10 AM on…
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Tift County recently sent out the 2024 property tax assessments and many people are not happy. I’m collecting data to see what the trend looks like. Thank you in advance…
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Dr. Chad Stone, the former principal of Tift County High School and Georgia’s Principal of the Year in 2023, has been arrested on seven additional charges following a recent 13-count…