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Dedication & Celebration for New Fulwood Stage Tonight from 6-10PM

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NOVEMBER 7, 2025

TIFTON, Ga. – Tonight, join in on the celebration and dedication of the new stage in Fulwood Park with a night of music, local food, dancing and more.

Hosted by Think Tifton and the City of Tifton, this fre...

Tifton Arts Affair to Draw Art Lovers to Downtown Tifton Saturday

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: OCTOBER 31, 2025 

TIFTON, Ga. – The Tifton Arts Affair is set to take place in Downtown Tifton on November 1st, 2025 from 10AM-8PM. Hosted by the Tifton Council for the Arts, the Arts Affair is a free event to reco...

New Playground Grand Opening - Haire Park

Tifton Youth Council Service Project Kicks Off on Saturday

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: OCTOBER 24, 2025 

TIFTON, Ga. – The Tifton Youth Council will kick off their service project by way of a free family movie night Saturday evening. 

The 25-26 class of the Tifton Youth Council has planned a ...

16 Tifton Firefighters Graduate AOPL Training

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: OCTOBER 17, 2025 

TIFTON, Ga. – Tifton Fire Department celebrated the latest graduating class of the Apparatus Operator/Aerial Ladder Training (AOPL) course on Thursday. 

AOPL is a specialized cour...

Tift Theatre ‘DJ Swiftie' Event: The Perfect Night for Taylor Swift Fans

*Update 10/9/2025 - This event has been rescheduled to January 10, 2026.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: OCTOBER 1, 2025 

TIFTON, Ga. – DJ Swiftie ...

Downtown Tifton Welcomes Farmers Market Back for Fall Season

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: OCTOBER 1, 2025

TIFTON, Ga. – The Tifton Farmers Market will celebrate the Grand Opening and One Year Anniversary of being located in Downtown Tifton this Saturday, October 4th. The 9am ribbon cutting will mark the beginnin...

Downtown Tifton Announces 2025 Hometown Holidays Celebration Theme

TIFTON, Ga. – Downtown Tifton is making their list, and checking it twice, for the most magical holiday season yet. 

Tifton’s Hometown Holidays Celebration will carry the sweet theme of “Candy Land”...

Main Street Tifton Celebrates 8 Years of GEMS Designation with Sign Unveiling & Ribbon Cutting

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SEPTEMBER 12, 2025

TIFTON, Ga. – Downtown Tifton’s Main Street Program held a ribbon cutting in celebration of 8 years of being a Georgia Exceptional Main Street Community (GEMS) on September 11, 2025.

Community le...

Reflecting on Tifton Fire Department’s Success with TCHS’ WBL Program

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: AUGUST 27, 2025

TIFTON, Ga. – Tifton Fire Department is celebrating over two years with the Work-Based Learning program (WBL) through Tift County High School (TCHS). 

Tifton Fire partners with the WBL program to al...

Tifton Announces New City Manager

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: AUGUST 19, 2025 

TIFTON, Ga. – The City of Tifton is pleased to announce the hiring of new City Manager, Jeff Shoobridge. 

Shoobridge was selected for Tifton’s top executive position following a detailed and...

Community Presentation on Housing Choice, Policy, & Attainable Development for the Future

Dear Community Leaders, Stakeholders, and Developers:

We invite you to attend a Community Presentation on Housing Choice, Policy, & Attainable Development for the Future, hosted by Tifton’s Urban Redevelopment Agency and Kronberg Urbanists + ...

Updates on the New Stage in Fulwood Park

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: AUGUST 15, 2025

TIFTON, Ga. – The new stage construction in Fulwood Park continues to progress as excitement for future events and festivals builds in Tifton. 

The new stage is expected to be finalized and first uti...

Tifton Celebrates Two Completed CHIP Grant Projects with Bell Ringing

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: AUGUST 13, 2025

TIFTON, Ga. – The City of Tifton celebrated two successfully completed Community HOME Investment Program (CHIP) Grant projects on Monday. 

Tifton city leaders celebrated the completion of the rehabil...

Tifton Identifies Sole Finalist for City Manager Position

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: AUGUST 4, 2025

TIFTON, Ga. – The City of Tifton has narrowed the search for the City Manager position to a single finalist.

This decision follows a lengthy nationwide search led by Sumter Local Government Consulting (LGC). Su...

Launch of the Short & Paulk Renaissance Project Announced

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JULY 7, 2025

TIFTON, Ga. – The City of Tifton, the Tifton Urban Redevelopment Agency (TURA), and the Downtown Development Authority (DDA) are proud to announce the successful acquisition of the 9.7-acre property located on ...

Tifton Officials Attend 2025 GMA Annual Convention

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JULY 1, 2025

TIFTON, Ga. – City of Tifton leaders attended the 2025 Georgia Municipal Association (GMA) Annual Convention that was held Thursday, June 19^th through Tuesday, June 24^th at the Savannah Convention Center.&n...

Tifton’s FY 2025-2026 Budget Reflects Decreased Spending and Smart Grant Sourcing

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JUNE 17, 2025 

TIFTON, Ga. – Interim City Manager Larry Lawrence presented the 2025-2026 Proposed Fiscal Year budget to the public at the June 9, 2025 Council workshop. The 2025-2026 budget showed decrease...

Tifton’s Downtown is Truly a ‘One Stop Shop’ this Saturday

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JUNE 11, 2025

TIFTON, Ga. – Downtown Tifton’s June Second Saturday will offer multiple events for all ages and interests on June 14, 2025 from 9AM to 10PM.

Join Downtown Tifton as they celebrate Second Sat...

Karah Horner is 2025 recipient of the James E. Dove Memorial Scholarship

Downtown Tifton’s Support Local Mob Floods Local Businesses with Patronage

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JUNE 11, 2025

TIFTON, Ga. – The Downtown Tifton Support Local Mob struck again for the second time in the downtown community on May 13th.

The Downtown Tifton Support Local Mob kicked off in April, and since then has contribu...

Leroy Rogers Senior Center Awarded $2,500 Grant to Combat Senior Hunger

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JUNE 3, 2025 

WAYCROSS, Ga. – The Leroy Rogers Senior Center was awarded a Senior Hunger Innovation Grant from the Southern Georgia Regional Commission last week. 

The $2,500 Grant will be used to launch a ...

Downtown Tifton Grooves to the Tunes in June at First Friday Concert

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JUNE 2, 2025

TIFTON, Ga. – Downtown Tifton will 'rock on' with their First Friday concert Summer series from 7pm-10pm on June 6th on First Street in Tifton.

First Fridays on First Street are free community ...

Summer Programs in Tift County for Kids!

Summer break is here! Looking for activities for your kids? Start here - https://www.tifton.net/DocumentCenter/View/1798/2025-Summer-Programs-Activities?bidId=

Ryland Environmental will be running routes on Monday, May 26

2025 Bateman Scholarship Awarded to Antron Johnson

Congratulations to Antron Johnson, 2025 recipient of the Anthony G. Bateman Youth Center Tifton Scholarship! 

Antron is a graduating senior at Tift County High School and plans to attend Kennesaw State in the fall. 

The 2025 scholarship wa...

Downtown Tifton to Hold Memorial Day Tribute Monday, May 26, 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MAY 19, 2025

TIFTON, Ga. – Downtown Tifton will host a formal Memorial Day Tribute at 11am next Monday in honor of those who have given the ultimate sacrifice.

The tribute will be held at the Jack Stone Veterans Park in Down...

City of Tifton Awarded $500,000 in CHIP Funds by DCA

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MAY 16, 2025

TIFTON, Ga. – Announced on Monday, the City of Tifton was awarded an additional $500,000 in Community HOME Investment Program (CHIP) Grant funds from the Georgia’s Department of Community Affairs for ...

An Update on Traffic Signal Repairs

The traffic signals at the intersection of S. Central and 17^th Street will be repaired in the coming weeks at an expedited pace.

The former traffic lights were damaged beyond repair and required replacement. The City of Tifton is working with professionals...

First Friday Concert Summer Series Gets Rocking and Rolling This Friday in Tifton

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: APRIL 29, 2025

TIFTON, Ga. – Downtown Tifton will ‘plug in the amps’ to their First Friday concert Summer series from 7pm-10pm on May 2nd on First Street in Tifton.

First Fridays on First Street are free ...

Tifton Officials Celebrate Georgia Cities Week

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: APRIL 15, 2025

TIFTON, Ga. – Officials announced Tifton will be celebrating “Georgia Cities Week” April 21-25. The city will hold a variety of events throughout the week that are open to the public, including a Touch-a-Truck and Chil...

City Manager Recruitment is Open!

To apply, please visit: Sumter Local Government Consulting

Out with the Old, in with the New – A New Amphitheater Coming Soon to Fulwood Park

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MARCH 11, 2025

TIFTON, Ga. – A new amphitheater will soon be under construction at Fulwood Park.

Demolition of the outdated stage began last week, and construction of the new amphitheater is anticipated to begin the week of ...

Tifton Fire Department Responded to Car Fires on Private Property Adjacent to Rhythm and Ribs

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MARCH 3, 2025

TIFTON, Ga. – Tifton Fire Department responded to a fire on a privately-owned property on March 1, 2025. The property was in proximity to the Rhythm and Ribs Festival that was taking place on Saturday.

Tifton Fi...

JOINT RELEASE: City of Tifton and Tift County Implement Statewide Floating Homestead Exemption

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FEBRUARY 26, 2025

TIFTON, Ga. – Last week, the City of Tifton and Tift County each formally passed resolutions implementing all provisions of Georgia General Assembly House Bill 581 (HB 581) and adopted the statewide floating homeste...

City of Tifton Fire Department Opens New Burn Building Training Facility

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JANUARY 30, 2025

TIFTON, Ga. – The City of Tifton’s Fire Department unveiled a new burn building training facility in January.

This type of hands-on fire training can save the lives of firefighters by providing them scenarios that the...

Four Arrests Made in Relation to Illegal Distribution of Drugs at Tifton Super 8 Hotel Thursday

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FEBRUARY 17, 2025

TIFTON, Ga. – The Tifton Police Department executed a search warrant at the Super 8 by Wyndham Tifton Hotel on February 13, 2025, arresting four adults. Along with these arrests, Tifton Police were able to seize var...

City of Tifton Cuts the Ribbon on Fulwood Park Renovations

TIFTON, Ga -- On February 25, 2025, the City of Tifton celebrated the much-needed upgrades at Fulwood Park, including the two newly renovated restroom facilities and new commercial playground designed for children aged eight and older. 

T...