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310		if (window.innerWidth < 768) {
311			opscobid.addBidsToPrebidGroup('CNM-med-rect-300x250-1-INSTORY',
312				{
313					bidder: 'nativo',
314					params: {
315						placementId: '1524473'
316					}
317				},
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319					bidder: 'kargo',
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333					bidder: 'seedtag',
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344					bidder: 'nativo',
345					params: {
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364					bidder: 'seedtag',
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366						publisherId: '4617-9789-01',
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506						storageAllowed: true,
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509				{
510					bidder: 'nativo',
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512						placementId: '1524473'
513					}
514				},
515				{
516					bidder: 'ogury',
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518						assetKey: 'OGY-8D78634F5C6B',
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534					bidder: 'nativo',
535					params: {
536						placementId: '1524473'
537					}
538				},
539				{
540					bidder: 'ogury',
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542						assetKey: 'OGY-8D78634F5C6B',
543						adUnitId: 'wm-hb-foot-tifton-carpe-rmimtzs2lvyn',
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546				{
547					bidder: 'seedtag',
548					params: {
549						publisherId: '4617-9789-01',
550						adUnitId: '34388877',
551						placement: 'inScreen',
552					}
553				},
554			);
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556		}
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559				bidder: 'nativo',
560				params: {
561					placementId: '1524473'
562				}
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564			{
565				bidder: 'seedtag',
566				params: {
567					publisherId: '4617-9789-01',
568					adUnitId: '34388888',
569					placement: 'inBanner',
570				}
571			},
572		);
573		opscobid.addBidsToPrebidGroup('CNM-med-rect-300x250-12-RAIL',
574			{
575				bidder: 'nativo',
576				params: {
577					placementId: '1524473'
578				}
579			},
580			{
581				bidder: 'kargo',
582				params: {
583					placementId: '_v8gVEKTy2U',
584					storageAllowed: true,
585				}
586			},
587			{
588				bidder: 'seedtag',
589				params: {
590					publisherId: '4617-9789-01',
591					adUnitId: '34388888',
592					placement: 'inBanner',
593				}
594			},
595		);
596		opscobid.addBidsToPrebidGroup('CNM-med-rect-300x250-13-RAIL',
597			{
598				bidder: 'nativo',
599				params: {
600					placementId: '1524473'
601				}
602			},
603			{
604				bidder: 'kargo',
605				params: {
606					placementId: '_v8gVEKTy2U',
607					storageAllowed: true,
608				}
609			},
610			{
611				bidder: 'seedtag',
612				params: {
613					publisherId: '4617-9789-01',
614					adUnitId: '34388891',
615					placement: 'inBanner',
616				}
617			},
618		);
619		opscobid.addBidsToPrebidGroup('CNM-med-rect-300x250-18-RAIL',
620			{
621				bidder: 'nativo',
622				params: {
623					placementId: '1524473'
624				}
625			},
626			{
627				bidder: 'kargo',
628				params: {
629					placementId: '_v8gVEKTy2U',
630					storageAllowed: true,
631				}
632			},
633			{
634				bidder: 'seedtag',
635				params: {
636					publisherId: '4617-9789-01',
637					adUnitId: '34388892',
638					placement: 'inBanner',
639				}
640			},
641		);
642		// opscobid.addBidsToPrebidGroup('CNM_MAINLANDUS_ADHESION',
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644		// 		bidder: 'nativo',
645		// 		params: {
646		// 			placementId: '1524473'
647		// 		}
648		// 	},
649		// 	{
650		// 		bidder: 'kargo',
651		// 		params: {
652		// 			placementId: '_iXYlVRrHhC',
653		// 			storageAllowed: true,
654		// 		}
655		// 	},
656		// 	{
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1096          <p>For more than 25 years, Sandra Mercer has been a dedicated Pink Lady volunteer at Tift Regional Medical Center, sharing&nbsp;...</p>
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1107          <p>Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College welcomes 14 new faculty members for the 2026-27 academic year.    </p>
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1134          <p>Updated annual economic impact data released by the Georgia Hospital Association demonstrates that Southwell’s two hospitals have a&
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1146          <p>Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College students returned to campus this fall following more than $12.5 million in improvements to&nbsp;...</p>
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1619                <h3 class="headline"><a href="https://tiftongazette.com/2026/09/29/tifton-celebrates-28th-fiesta-del-pueblo/" rel="bookmark">Tifton celebrates 28th Fiesta del Pueblo</a></h3>
1620                <p>Residents of Tifton partied all day long in celebration of another exciting Fiesta del Pueblo this past weekend.</p>
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1649                <p>Pledging to fight for farmers, Republican Rick Jackson unveiled his plan to support Georgia's agricultural industry as the&nbsp;...</p>
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1745                <h4 class="date">
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2080console.debug('TRINITY_WP', 'Skip player from rendering', 'is single: , is main loop: , is main query: 1, is renders main post id: . Main post ID: 0, renders post id: 261490', 'TS: 2026-10-02 06:06:55');
2081console.debug('TRINITY_WP', 'Skip player from rendering', 'is single: , is main loop: , is main query: 1, is renders main post id: . Main post ID: 0, renders post id: 261467', 'TS: 2026-10-02 06:06:55');
2082console.debug('TRINITY_WP', 'Skip player from rendering', 'is single: , is main loop: , is main query: 1, is renders main post id: . Main post ID: 0, renders post id: 261472', 'TS: 2026-10-02 06:06:55');
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