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Lt. Governor Burt Jones leads charge to eliminate income taxes on military retirement benefits
Office of the Lt. Governor Burt Jones Lt. Governor Burt Jones issued a statement in support of House ...
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Jeffrey Summers former Maranatha Pastor arrested for attempting to solicit a child
Jeffrey Summers was a pastor at Maranatha Baptist Church for eight years before becoming a Pastor at New ...
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SAMA clergy highlights: Rev. Richard Nelson
SAMA press The Very Rev. Richard Nelson has served at Calvary Episcopal Church, Americus since August 2019. Previously ...
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SGTC’s Jaelyn Wynn named March student of excellence
South Georgia Technical College Jaelyn Wynn of Ellaville, was selected as the South Georgia Technical College Student of ...
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Sens. Ossoff, Grassley introduce bipartisan bill to protect children from human traffickers
Ossoff Press U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is introducing a bipartisan bill to protect children from human traffickers. Sens. ...
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2025 Knights of Columbus Charity Golf Tournament
The Knights of Columbus Charity Golf Tournament will be held April 5 at 8:30 am at the Griffin ...
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Early turkey hunt opportunity for youth and mobility-impaired hunters
Georgia Department of Natural Resources Before the statewide turkey season opens, youth and mobility-impaired hunters get an early ...
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Sens. Ossoff, Rev. Warnock Launch Inquiry into Reports of Poor Services for Military Families During Moves
Ossoff Press U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is working to help military families relocating between installations. Today, Sens. Ossoff ...
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Senator Reverend Warnock Statement on Trump Administration Closing Veterans Office Dedicated to Ensuring All Veterans Receive Equal Care and Benefits
Press Secretary This week, the Trump Administration shut down a unit of the Department of Veterans Affairs created ...
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Dr. Michelle Johnston to be inaugurated as Georgia Southwestern’s 12th and first female president
Georgia Southwestern Press Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) will formally inaugurate Michelle R. Johnston, Ph.D., as its 12th ...
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U.S. Senate Passes Sen. Ossoff’s Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Federal Homicide Prosecution
Ossoff Press U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff’s bipartisan bill to crack down on violent crime has passed the U.S. ...
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Sumter EMC Announces 2025 Washington Youth Tour Delegates
Sumter EMC We are thrilled to announce the exceptional young leaders who will represent Sumter EMC as delegates ...
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Sen. Ossoff Continuing to Push for Swift Distribution of Federal Disaster Assistance for Georgia Farmers
Ossof Press U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is continuing to call on the Trump Administration to swiftly distribute Federal ...
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SGTC hosts Electrical Lineworker Family Day
South Georgia Technical College Fourteen members of the South Georgia Technical College Electrical Lineworker Spring 2025 class participated ...
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SGTC Students Win Gold at State SkillsUSA Competition
South Georgia Technical College Students from South Georgia Technical College won gold medals in four categories at the ...
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Sen. Blake Tillery Continues Fight for Freedom of Speech and Ending DeBanking
Georgia Senate Press Office Just one day after Senate Bill 57, the “Freedom of Speech and Belief Act,” ...
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Weekly Panther Athletic Schedule
Sumter County Schools March 11, 2025…Middle School Tennis vs. Lee County at 4:00 pm (Home)March 11, 2025…Middle School ...
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Board of Elections discusses pay and answers questions about recount
The Board of Elections met on March 4. Board Chair Randy Howard claimed his requests to add bylaw ...
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When I first came here most of the groundskeeping around the City was done by men in orange ...
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Protest against Trump administration and Project 2025 held at Americus welcome sign
The protest began around 9 am on March 8, with participants giving opposition to the Trump administration and ...
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Furlow Charter School performs Laundry and Bourbon
Furlow Charter School performed Laundry and Bourbon on March 8. The main actress Kennedy Wilson won best actress ...
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Murder on the Orient Express performed at The Rylander Theatre
The first showing of Murder on the Orient Express was held March 6 at 7 pm in The ...
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Third arrest made in shooting that took life of 5-year-old Peyton Brielle Robert and 19-year-old Jotavis Roshon Leverette
Farley Arthur Watts III of Americus Georgia was arrested on March 7 in connection with the shooting that ...
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SGTC hosts ribbon cutting for Crisp County Center CDL pad
South Georgia Technical College South Georgia Technical College hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for its new Commercial Truck ...
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W. McCall Calhoun has guns returned while awaiting decision on law license
W. McCall Calhoun, a local Americus lawyer who was arrested after entering The Capitol on January 6 recently ...