Ag museum sets summer hours

TIFTON, Ga. — Literacy Volunteers of Tifton-Tift County is currently promoting two fundraisers that are guaranteed to appeal to both music and food fanatics. The nonprofit organization is raffling two tickets to an Idina Menzel concert that will take place at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta on Saturday, July 22. For only $10 a raffle ticket, donors can “Let it Go” to support literacy in the Tifton-Tift County area. The tickets are valued at more than $250, and a limited number are being sold. The raffle has been approved by the Tift County Sheriff. In addition to this fundraiser, the organization is selling Boston Butts for $25. They will be distributed between 9 am and noon Saturday, July 1, at First Presbyterian Church, 217 N. Park Ave. Individuals may purchase raffle tickets and order Boston Butts by calling the Literacy Volunteers office at (229) 391-2527, by emailing the office at tiftlv@gmail.com, or by asking for Vickie Horst at the Tifton Public Library.

 

Changing America: A traveling exhibition coming to Davis House

MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. — Changing America: A traveling exhibition of the history of the Civil Rights Movement will be on display at the Sallie Ellis Davis House July 12 – Aug. 25. Come explore the profound movements that resulted in the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 during the post-Civil War reconstruction era and the march on Washington in 1963. Although there is 100 years’ difference between the two landmark actions, this exhibition will enlighten you on all the events that took place during that time in the incredible struggle for freedom. Changing America is presented by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture and the National Museum of American History in collaboration with the American Library Association Public Programs office.The Sallie Ellis Davis House is located at 301 S. Clarke St. Call for exhibition times: 478-445-4545.

 

Daltonian to hear state Supreme Court case

DALTON, Ga. — Judge Charles “Charlie” Bethel of the Georgia Court of Appeals has been designated to serve in place of Justice Britt C. Grant in the related appeals of Women’s Surgical Center LLC et al. v. Berry et al. and Berry et al. v. Women’s Surgical Center LLC et al. Designated judges are appointed when a justice must recuse himself or herself from a particular case. The Supreme Court of Georgia maintains a list of select judges from around the state and when the need arises, the court appoints the next judge on the list. The Supreme Court of Georgia was to hear arguments in the case on Monday during its 10 a.m. session. Bethel, 41, was appointed to the Georgia Court of Appeals by Gov. Nathan Deal in November 2016 and took office in January 2017. Prior to becoming a judge, Bethel served in the Georgia Senate for three terms. He was also elected twice to serve on the Dalton City Council. Bethel previously clerked for Judge Charles A. Pannell Jr. of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. He also practiced law with Minor Bell & Neal in Dalton and served in legal, managerial and executive roles with J+J Flooring Group in Dalton.

 

Back to summertime showers

VALDOSTA, Ga. — After unusually heavy rains early in the week, South Georgia should settle back into its classic pattern of late afternoon thunderstorms this week, according to forecasters. A cold front has stalled in the region, bringing more rain and some slightly lower temperatures with it, said Don Harrigan, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service’s Tallahassee, Fla., office. “It’s unusual for a front to get this far south at this time of year,” said Frank Strait, senior meteorologist with the private forecasting firm AccuWeather. Rain chances will decrease as the front moves on, from 70 percent Sunday to a mere 20 percent at midweek, according to the weather service’s forecast. As the front wobbles about and reverses course, heading northward, late in the week, tropical air from the Gulf of Mexico should move in, bringing rain chances back up to the 30-40 percent range, Strait said. “By Thursday, we should be back into the usual summertime routine” of late afternoon storms, Harrigan said. South Georgia could get one to two inches of rain on average, with some spots getting three to four, he said. Flooding is not a concern at the moment, Harrigan said. High temperatures should be kept down in the upper 80s weeklong by increased cloud cover, he said.