Tifton Gazette

What Tifton Gazette does

Tifton Gazette is a privately held local newspaper serving Tifton, Georgia and the surrounding Tift County area in south central Georgia. It functions as the newspaper of record for the county, publishing a weekly print edition each Thursday and operating a digital presence that reaches more than 100,000 online readers. Its product portfolio spans the core weekly newspaper, a print magazine sub-brand called Tifton Scene published six times per year, an E-Edition platform, an online obituary listings service, a classifieds portal, an email newsletter, and integration with the Georgia Public Notice network for legal notices. The underlying technology is a standard WordPress CMS-based digital publishing platform with no proprietary features disclosed.

The business model combines recurring subscription revenue (print and digital/e-edition) with transaction-based and advertising streams (classifieds, sponsored/branded content, public notices, and a press-release distribution service). Customer segments are local community residents seeking hyperlocal news, sports, obituaries, and opinion, and local businesses and advertisers in Tift County seeking access to that audience. Distribution is omnichannel — weekly print delivery, self-serve website, E-Edition, and email newsletter — with subscriptions, classifieds, and sponsored content as monetization touchpoints. Ownership is not explicitly disclosed on the property, though Privacy Policy and Terms of Service links redirect to carpentermediagroup.com, suggesting affiliation with Carpenter Media Group, an active acquirer of community newspapers. The Gazette received six awards at the June 2026 Georgia Press Association Better Newspaper Contest, indicating continued editorial competitiveness within the regional press landscape.

Name

Tifton Gazette

Legal name

Tifton Gazette

Website

https://tiftongazette.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Tifton Gazette is a privately held weekly local newspaper and the newspaper of record for Tift County, Georgia, serving Tifton-area residents and local advertisers through print, digital/e-edition, classifieds, sponsored content, and a companion magazine, Tifton Scene.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Tifton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

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Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Print Subscriptions: Weekly print newspaper distributed to subscribers in Tifton and Tift County area, reaching thousands of people in print
2. Digital Subscriptions/Editions: Online readership of more than 100,000 readers, with e-Edition available at digital.tiftongazette.com
3. Classifieds: Local classified advertisements for jobs, real estate, and services
4. Sponsored Content: Branded content and sponsored stories featured on the website

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Core offering

Tifton Gazette is a local newspaper and digital news outlet serving Tifton, Georgia and Tift County as the official newspaper of record. The company publishes a weekly print newspaper each Thursday, produces the Tifton Scene community magazine six times a year, and operates a digital platform (website and e-Edition) that delivers local news, sports, opinion, obituaries, classifieds, and public notices to both print subscribers and more than 100,000 online readers.

Product overview

Tifton Gazette is a traditional local newspaper serving Tifton, Georgia, operating primarily as a print publication with a digital presence. The core offering consists of the main Tifton Gazette newspaper (published weekly on Thursdays with over 100,000 online readers) and the Tifton Scene magazine (published six times yearly). Supporting digital services include an E-Edition for online newspaper viewing, Obituaries, Classifieds, Newsletter subscriptions, and Georgia Public Notices. The publication is owned by Carpenter Media Group and is the newspaper of record for Tift County.

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Brands

• Tifton Scene: A magazine about and for the Tiftarea, printed six times a year, featuring stories about local people and events.

Products and services

• Tifton Gazette (weekly newspaper) The flagship weekly newspaper of Tifton Gazette, published every Thursday covering local news, sports, obituaries, opinion, classifieds, and public notices for Tifton and Tift County, Georgia. Reaches thousands of print readers each week and serves as the recognized newspaper of record for the community.
• Tifton Scene magazine A magazine about and for the Tiftarea, printed six times a year, featuring stories about local people and events in south-central Georgia. Published as a supplement to the main newspaper.
• E-Edition (digital newspaper) Digital version of the newspaper accessible online at digital.tiftongazette.com, allowing readers to view current and past editions digitally. Part of the publication's online readership exceeding 100,000 readers.
• Obituaries service Online obituary listings and submissions service for the Tifton area community, allowing families to publish obituaries and community members to read recent notices.
• Classifieds Online classified advertising listings covering local jobs, vehicles, real estate, and other categories for Tifton-area businesses and individuals.
• Email newsletter subscription Email newsletter subscription service providing daily news updates and summaries to subscribers from the Tift County region.
• Public Notices access Platform via Tifton Gazette for accessing Georgia public notices and legal announcements, serving as a distribution channel for legally required notices in Tift County.
• Sponsored content / branded content Branded content and sponsored stories featured on the Tifton Gazette website, offering advertisers paid placement to tell community-focused brand stories to the local audience.

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Technology focussed No

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Competitive moat4 records

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Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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