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Page 2 - The Wiregrass Farmer, December 24,2014 Peanut Farm show in Tifton Jan. 15 The University of Georgia Tifton Campus will be the cen ter for all-things peanuts for growers and industry person nel on Thursday, Jan. 15, when the UGA Tifton Campus Con ference Center hosts the annual Georgia Peanut Farm Show. Held at the conference cen ter for the third consecutive year, the show is designed to inform and educate farmers and consultants. It also show cases the latest peanut equip ment and technology. UGA economists, pathologists and entomologists from the Col lege of Agricultural and Envi ronmental Sciences will also be on hand to provide industry updates. “This is the largest farm show for peanuts in any state in the Southeast,” said Scott Monfort, UGA Extension peanut agronomist. “The Geor gia Peanut Farm Show is al ways well attended, and attendance seems to be grow ing now that it’s in Tifton.” More than 100 exhibits will be set up. The college will hold a peanut production seminar and a peanut seed seminar. The event begins at 7:30 a.m. and ends at 2:30 p.m. on Jan. 15. “It’s a celebration of the in dustry,” said Joe West, assis tant dean on the UGA Tifton Campus. “Farmers need the latest and greatest technology to continue being successful. It’s really important to learn about the latest chemical tech nology and what government regulations are in place.” UGA made improvements in and around the Tifton Cam pus Conference Center to allow for better access to the peanut show. A large door was constructed at the conference center to allow for the largest equipment to be moved inside for display. A dirt runway for a crop-dusting plane was also created. The runway is located across from the conference center and will allow planes to be displayed at the conference center. Georgia produces 49 per cent of all U.S. peanuts, and is the largest producer of peanuts in the country. According to the UGA Center for Agribusi ness and Economic Develop ment, Georgia produced 428,550 acres in 2013, which led to $507 million in farm gate value. For more information on the January farm show, contact the Georgia Peanut Commission at (229) 386-3470 or visit www.gapeanuts .com. JESUS GRAND OPENING RETIRED IVGT ICE ^SKKK M««'. ^ MA „j ,Y FO« HVtSTOCK SHM * ^FT) Bill Halford of Arlington retired from Turner County Stockyards after 32.5 years as auctioneer. Allen Wig gins presented a plaque of apprecia tion to Mr. Halford and recalled the years and changes that took place at the stockyard. Photo Linda Sellars 7ENTI0N County Ashburn. USOA PROHIBITS IMBULAT0RY animals BEING MARKETED FOR SLAUGHTER. MBULAT0RV ANIMALS I0T BE OFFLOADED AT THIS FACILITY Liberty Tax Service (Continued from Page 1) heard, just as they had been told. When the eight days were completed for His circumci sion, He was named Jesus — the name given by the angel before He was conceived. And when the days of their purifica tion according to the law of Moses were finished, they brought Him up to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord (just as it is written in the law of the Lord: Every firstborn male will be dedicated to the Lord and to offer a sacrifice (according to what is stated in the law of the Lord: a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons). Holman Christian Standard Bible Liberty Tax Service held ; ribbon cutting and grand open ing last week. The new busi ness is located in Roaer’s Paza Ashburn man pleads guilty to fraud and ID theft in federal court Timothy D. Wilburn, 32, of Ashburn entered a guilty plea to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft on Dec. 15 be fore W. Louis Sands, U.S. Dis trict Court Judge, in Albany. Mr. Wilburn pled guilty to one count of wire fraud and one count of aggravated iden tity theft. The former carries a maximum sentence of 20 years imprisonment and a $250,000 fine or both, while the latter re quires a sentence of at least two years imprisonment con secutive to any other sentence and a fine of up to $250,000, or both. He will be sentenced in about 60 days. Mr. Wilburn devised and executed a scheme whereby he TURNER COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PRESENTS iOCAi Business mWEEK GEORGIA POWER A SOUTHERN COMPANY Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! submitted over seventy false income tax returns involving the names and identities of ac tual persons. He received the refunds from these returns and converted some to his own use. His scheme was uncovered when officers of the Albany Police Department, responding to a burglary report at his house, found evidence of the false returns in the house dur ing the course of their investi gation of the purported burglary. (Editor’s note: Pamela Lightsey, a spokesman for the federal court system, was called three time last week to ask if "the Albany Police Department” as stated in this press releases was a mistake or a reference to joint operation with the Ashburn Police. Mes sages were left on voice mail and with a receptionist, but the calls were never returned. Reading further, it appears ref erencing the Albany Police De partment is a mistake, but without confirmation, we print this part of the release as re ceived.) Evidence of illegal refunds of over $ 120,000 was found. "Mr. Wilburn essentially en gaged in an identity fraud scheme to cheat the govern ment, without regard to the pain and financial hardship it would and did bring to the per sons whose identities he usurped. Only the alertness of the law enforcement officers who went to his residence in response to an unrelated bur glary report brought this devi ous scheme to an end. My office will continue to vigor ously prosecute cases such as this which victimize both the tax paying public and the inno cent individuals who have their lives disrupted through the theft of their identities," said U.S. Attorney Michael Moore. The case was investigated by the Internal Revenue Serv ice, Criminal Investigation and the Ashburn Police Depart ment. Assistant United States Attorney Jim Crane is prose cuting the case for the Govern ment. Questions concerning this case should be directed to Pamela Lightsey, Public Infor mation Officer, United States Attorney's Office, at (478) 621-2603. UP l \# rn URN Turner Coun tv ' r>rr >erce / Econo*' 0 ' To be featured as a business of the week, call 567-9696. (Continued from Page 1) It was the country’s first federal program to prepare low-income students for col lege. The goal of the program is to increase the rate at which participants complete second ary education and enroll in and IMPORTANT MEDIACOM LINEUP CHANGES EFFECTIVE ON OR AROUND JAN. 27,2015, FOR: Ashburn and Sycamore C-SPAN will move from Local Plus TV channel 18 to Local Plus TV channel 97 ION will move from Local Plus TV channel 16 to Local Plus TV channel 12 Fun Channel (Local Access) will move from Local Plus TV channel 20 to Local Plus TV channel 16 Local Government Access will move from Digital Family TV channel 97-1 to Digital 117-1* WSWG CBS HD will move from Digital HD Local Plus TV channel 116-1 to Digital Ready Local Plus TV channel 114-1** Once the changes take place, please be sure to “auto program ” or “channel rescan ” any television not connected to a Mediacom digital converter to ensure you receive all channels. t Requires a digital-ready TV, a Mediacom digital converter or a Mediacom digital adapter, tt Requires a digital-ready HDTV, a Mediacom HD converter or a Mediacom HD digital adapter. Mediacom? graduate from institutions of post secondary education. The classic program began on the ABAC campus in 1977 serving 50 students from Colquitt, Cook, Irwin, Tift and Turner. By 2014, the ABAC Upward Bound programs served, in ad dition to the counties above, Berrien, Atkinson, Ben Hill and Worth counties. A total of nine local counties receive as sistance in developing educa tional and social skills and motivation to pursue post-sec ondary education at the college or university of their choice. During the school year, members of the Upward Bound program receive tutor ing each week and travel to ABAC one Saturday a month. During the summer students participate in the residential components, where members from grades 9th 12th reside on campus for six weeks and take enrichment classes in Lan guage Arts, Math, Science, History, SAT/ACT Prep, Speech, Drama, Foreign Lan guage, Journalism, and Music and arts. 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