At a Tift County Board of Commissioners work session on Oct. 8, 2024, the board agreed to place several items on the Oct. 14 regular agenda — including a Georgia Power LED streetlight conversion, a Head Start lease renewal, two alcohol-license applications, meeting-date changes and an Animal Control Board appointment — and heard a public comment asking for an AED and fee waiver. County staff also reported hurricane damage with FEMA teams onsite.