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Friday, June 07, 2013  Updated with video; The Moultrie Technical College Campus in Tifton teamed up with Tift County High School to hold what they're calling the S.T.E.M (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) Camp.

Tuesday, June 04, 2013  An educational firm, hired by the Dougherty County School System, is suing school officials for unpaid funds.

Tuesday, June 04, 2013  A man wanted in Puerto Rico on charges of failure to appear to answer charges of attempted murder and four counts of weapons law violations has been arrested in Tift County.

Tuesday, June 04, 2013  The reward for information on the whereabouts of Crystal Hendrix has increased to $1400.

Monday, June 03, 2013  The Tift County Sheriff's Office is currently investigating an armed robbery at the Dollar General on Highway 82 in Tifton.

Friday, May 31, 2013  Updated with video; Officials gave the first glimpse of the pot they seized during what they call the biggest drug raid in South Georgia during a press conference in Tifton on Thursday.

Thursday, May 30, 2013  Starting next fall, Tift County High School will be under the supervision of a new principal.

Wednesday, May 29, 2013  Tift County Sheriff's deputies have made an arrest after responding to a call of shots fired.

Wednesday, May 29, 2013  The Tift Area YMCA along with local churches and the local school system teamed up to kick off their summer feeding program Tuesday.

Saturday, May 25, 2013  Turner County Sheriff's deputies responded to a residence off of Coverdale Highway for a call of a juvenile being abused around 6 PM Saturday.

Friday, May 24, 2013  Tift County EMS honored Eddie Brown this week as their paramedic of the year.

Friday, May 24, 2013  Updated with video; Just days after a failed start to a neighborhood watch program, Tift County Commissioner Melissa Chevers says dozens of people showed up on Thursday for a second-chance meeting.

Tuesday, May 21, 2013  Investigators with the Tift County Sheriff’s Office along with members of the US Marshall’s Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force say they have arrested 36-year-old Charlie Frank Branner Junior of Vidalia along with 31-year-old Kristen Caprie Johnson of Reidsville.

Tuesday, May 21, 2013  A multi-jurisdictional drug bust has netted officers in Tift County $121,000 in cash.

Monday, May 20, 2013  Out of more than 40,000 people living in Tift County, only two residents showed up to the first neighborhood watch meeting on Monday evening, alarming organizers who say community involvement is everything.