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How some Fannie Flagg’s books are all one big, wonderful story
If you’ve ever picked up a Fannie Flagg* novel – like Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop ...
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Redwoods
For years, my dad told me about seeing a sequoia and a redwood growing in Georgia. He always ...
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Gov. Kemp announces $26.5 million for local transportation projects
Governor Brian P. Kemp and the State Road and Tollway Authority (SRTA) Board of Directors today announced the ...
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Arthur family bequeaths endowed scholarships at South Georgia Tech
The Billie Jo Arthur Estate presented the South Georgia Technical College Foundation with a $50,000 donation recently to ...
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Over 108 years of service to Georgia honored at SGTC retirement reception
“A rich legacy of work” was the way South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford described the ...
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Russell takes Best in Show at South Georgia Technical College car show
Jody Russell took first place in the Best in Show Car category as well as first place in ...
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Area high school students complete South Georgia Technical College STEM Camp
Approximately 60 rising tenth, eleventh, twelfth grade and recent high school graduate students from 10 different counties completed ...
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Cheokas hosts meet and great for Congressman Buddy Carter
Representative Mike Cheokas and his wife Gaynor Cheokas held a meet and great reception for Congressman Buddy Carter ...
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Spring has sprung, now what do we do?
For real gardeners and those of us who aspire to produce even a handful of edible tomatoes, spring ...
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Chair of County Commissioners gives reason for EMS fees
The Sumter County Board of Commissioners met June 10. Chair David Baldwin read a prepared statement on EMS ...
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The Americus City Council tables vote to rezone Lee Street Property after new developments
The Americus City Council heard new developments in the proposed rezoning of property at 502 South Lee Street ...
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No Kings protest held in Americus at the intersection of Lamar and Lee Street
A small group of protestors holding signs gathered at the corner of Lee and Lamar Street on June ...
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Area businesses participate in South Georgia Technical College STEM Camp Career Fair
Eighteen different agencies, businesses, and industries agreed to participate in a Career Fair during the South Georgia Technical ...
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Americus City Council votes on ordinance raising purchase limits for department heads and City Manager
The City of Americus voted on an ordinance to raise the purchase authorization limits for department heads to ...
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Carter caregiver Ruth Sanders gives talk at Kiwanis
“Have you ever been somewhere that you knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that God put you ...
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Phoebe Sumter hosts annual “Ties That Bind” event
Phoebe Sumter hosted its annual “Ties That Bind” event earlier today at the Rees Park Economic Development Center. ...
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Warnock joins faith leaders to decry cuts to working families
U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) spoke out against cruel cuts to working families in the GOP tax ...
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Kim Fuller announces plans to open Carter gravesite in July
“When is the Carter gravesite going to be open?” is a question many have been asking. Tourists coming ...
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Knights of Columbus give $750 to 12 local organizations
The Knights of Columbus Council 7113 met for dinner at La Hacienda on June 2. The Knights gave ...
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SGTC participates in Americus Housing Authority Workshop and Resource Fair
South Georgia Technical College supported the Housing Authority of Americus 2025 Workshop & Resource Fair recently to help ...
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James Magazine names influential Georgians including Agricultural Commissioner Tyler Harper and Rep. Patty Stinson
The Hank Aaron Terrace at The Battery Atlanta’s Truist Park was the venue on the evening of May ...
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SGTC hosts STEM Summer Bridge Camp for area high school students
Over 60 rising tenth, eleventh, and twelfth grade students as well as recent graduates from 10 different counties ...
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Americus man sentenced to prison for illegally possessing firearms
An Americus, Georgia, resident who was under investigation for distributing fentanyl in the community was sentenced to federal ...
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Americus resident sentenced for leading bank fraud and ID theft scheme
The final defendant and ringleader of a bank fraud and aggravated identity theft scheme involving stolen checks and ...
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Sometimes it’s a powerline cut. Other times it’s blooms growing in a ditch. There is always something to ...