Work to begin soon on replacing bridge on Highway 61 in Murray County

CHATSWORTH, Ga. —  Work could begin soon on replacing the bridge on State Route (SR) 61 over the CSX Railroad in Murray County. The Georgia Department of Transportation has awarded a contract to Summers-Taylor Inc. of Elizabethton, Tennessee, valued at over $4 million for a construction project to replace this bridge, just south of unincorporated Tennga. The project includes 0.313 mile of construction of a bridge and approaches on SR 61 over the CSX Transportation Railroad. The old bridge was built in 1962. Due to the poor condition of the bridge deck and the substructure, it was recommended by Georgia DOT inspectors for replacement. This bridge replacement project is scheduled to be completed by the end of March 2020 at a construction cost of $4.036 million. Information on construction and lane closure schedules on this project will be forthcoming before work begins.

Area music educators take First Tuesday stage

TIFTON, Ga. — Educators of music from five different counties will take the stage at 7 p.m. on Nov. 6 at the First Tuesday Concert at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. The performers are teaching or have taught in school systems in Ben Hill, Colquitt, Irwin, Tift, and Worth counties. Now in its 17th season, the First Tuesday Performance Series offers concerts on five selected months from October through April. Each concert begins at 7 p.m. in the Chapel of All Faiths on the ABAC campus. All the concerts are open to the public at no charge. Vocalists at the event will include Jake Alley, Daniel Gibson, Katelyn Gibson, and Stan Smith. Instrumentalists are Jonni Snyder and Marcia Staub on violin, Betsy Jones on cello, Lesli Holton and Sheri Wyles on flute, Charlotte Cook on oboe, Jonathan Kelly on bass clarinet, Andy Ballard and Michael Staub on alto saxophone, Kaycee Johnson and Stan Smith on trumpet, Miki Hutchinson on French horn, Woody Leonard, Scott Rains, and Johnny Folsom on trombone, Jake Alley, Drew Ellis, and Ricky Savage on percussion, Smith on the guitar, and Dr. Jennifer Huang and Zoe Hobby on the piano. For more information on the First Tuesday concert, interested persons can contact Roe at sroe@abac.edu.

Christian Mission in Action hosting Thanksgiving luncheon

LIVE OAK, Fla. — Striving for unity in the community, Christian Mission in Action Ministries has scheduled its annual pre-Thanksgiving luncheon.

The free luncheon is slated for Nov. 10 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Suwannee County Coliseum Exhibition Building 2. The luncheon is co-sponsored by Allen Chapel AME Church.

Suwannee County and the surrounding communities are invited to take part in the fellowship and the home-cooked meal.

Take-out lunches will also be available and will be served following a short program and after those in attendance have been served, at approximately 12:30 p.m.

For more information, call Otha White Sr. at 386-697-1107.