TIFTON — Tift County Schools is looking to make a few revisions to their alternative education programs. Dr. Michael Slaven, Tift County Schools assistant superintendent for Beyond the Core, came ...

ADEL — Southwell Medical has named Mark Kimball, MBA, FACHE, as its new chief operating officer (COO).

TIFTON — Tift County’s Diamond Devils won the first game of their three-game series against Colquitt County Tuesday, 2-1, but ...

Farmers may soon get more tax relief under a decades-old program designed to keep agricultural land out of developers’ hands.

Gov. Brian Kemp named a Southwest Georgia businesswoman Tuesday to serve as the state's 11th labor commissioner.

Protestors and picketers gathered before the local office of U.S. Rep. Austin Scott this weekend to speak out against his support of the current federal administration. Dissatisfied community members ...

All 1,100 sworn officers at the Georgia Department of Public Safety (DPS) will receive training from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to help identify and apprehend illegal immigrants ...

TIFTON — The National Weather Service is warning of severe weather expected to hit the area overnight. A broken squall line ...

A societal backlash against the dizzying distraction of smartphones has gained momentum in the General Assembly, where legislation to ban the devices in schools remains in play after last week’s ...

Graysan Del Toro’s warm-up pitches might have had Richmond Hill feeling confident. In with two outs in the bottom of the seventh and the bases loaded in a one-run game, several of Del Toro’s warm-ups ...

RICHMOND HILL — Cristian Salazar’s goal gave Tift County a 1-0 lead at halftime of Friday’s soccer game at Richmond Hill, but the Wildcats came back for three second-half goals for a 3-1 win. “We ...