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Tift School System approves employee bonuses Tift County Schools logo (Source: Tift County Schools) By Dave Miller | March 17, 2021 at 8:57 AM EDT - Updated March 17 at 9:01 AM
TIFTON, Ga. (WALB) - The Tift County Board of Education has approved a $1,000 one-time bonus to all employees of the school system, full-time and part-time, Frank Sayles reports in the Tifton Grapevine.
The school board unanimously passed the measure last week so that the bonus can get in employeesâ March paycheck before spring break. Gov. Brian P. Kemp, in his State of the State Address in January, had called for the $1,000 bonus for all K-12th grade teachers and staff for their efforts in the pandemic during the past year.
Tifton welcomes Satsuma fruit distribution center There are numerous local growers, but few other local packing houses in the area. (Source: Tifton Grapevine) By Dave Miller | December 30, 2020 at 8:49 AM EST - Updated December 30 at 8:51 AM
TIFTON, Ga. (WALB) - The Satsuma Co., a citrus packing and shipping plant focusing on crops grown in South Georgia and North Florida, has begun operating its processing and distribution center in Tifton, as reported by Frank Sayles of the Tifton Grapevine.
“We discovered this burgeoning citrus industry in South Georgia and North Florida, and we feel like it’s exciting and fun,” said Duke Lane, one of the company’s active seven partners. “We wanted to do something fun.”