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Sumter County athletic events
Sumter County Schools April 29, 2025…Varsity Boys Tennis vs. Hart County at 1:30 pm (Home)…2nd Round – GHSA ...
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The Americus City Council hears address by Senator Freddie Powell Sims and continued discussion of rezoning proposal
The Americus City Council met April 24. Senator Freddie Powell Sims addressed the Council on House Bill 766, ...
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Mayor of Plains Joey Recker comments on House Bill 766
Mayor of Plains Joey Recker commented on House Bill 766. The Bill has passed the House but not ...
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Americus Sumter Fuller Center 2025 Big Event: A forever home for mother of seven
By Kathleen Calcutt Tiffany Simms, a mother of seven and a CNA, has worked hard all of her ...
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Incredible strength and perseverance: Pennymon and Griffith run Boston Marathon
By Kathleen Calcutt The Boston Marathon, a grueling 26.2 mile course starting at Athletes Village in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, ...
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South Georgia Technical College students enjoy “Waffles with the Watfords”
South Georgia Technical College South Georgia Technical College students, faculty and staff were invited to a “Waffles with ...
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Phoebe Sumter Medical Center honors ICU nurses with DAISY award for exceptional care
Phoebe Sumter Medical Center Phoebe Sumter ICU nurses Kara Turner, Kimberly Barnes, Maggie Gonzalez, Shannon Gibson, Caris Ruis, ...
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Georgia doctors say they are forced to delay life-saving care due to State’s abortion ban
Ossoff Press U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff today released a new report finding that Georgia doctors are being forced ...
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Law suit reform becomes law
Office of Lt. Governor Burt Jones Yesterday, Lt. Governor Burt Jones joined Governor Brian Kemp, Speaker Jon Burns ...
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Citizen addressing Leslie City Council about year delay in speed limit change warned by officer for interrupting
The Leslie City Council met April 21. The Council had heard a request during the April 15, 2024 ...
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Weekly Panther athletic schedule
Sumter County Schools April 23, 2025…Varsity Girls Tennis vs. Miller Grove at 1:00 pm (Home)…1st Round – GHSA ...
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Gov. Kemp signs historic legislation delivering tort reform
Gov. Kemp’s Communications Office Governor Brian P. Kemp, joined by First Lady Marty Kemp, Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones, ...
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Sumter County School Board holds awards and hears continued concerns over fundraisers
The Sumter County School Board held Awards April 17. The Sumter County School Board honored the following exemplary ...
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Living after Easter
Sometimes it’s easy for me to think about Christ’s sacrifice, though it hard to completely comprehend. I think ...
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Senator Reverend Warnock speaks to NPR in Warm Springs on the legacy of FDR and our nation’s unfinished work
Matt Krack press secretary On Saturday, April 12, on the 80th anniversary of the passing of President Franklin ...
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Kiwanis holds annual golf tournament
Kiwanis’s annual golf tournament was held April 18 at the Griffen Bell golf course. The tournament is a ...
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Lauren Harris with Lauren’s Fragrance’s wins local FLEX competition and places third at state
Lauren Harris, an eleventh-grade student at Sumter County High School, won the local FLEX competition and placed third ...
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Sumter County School Board holds recognitions and sees gradual increases in course subject pass rates
The Sumter County School Board met April 14. Students from Sumter County Primary School won first place at ...
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Low High School climate star rating discussed by Sumter County School board during April 14 meeting
Superintendent Walter Knighton presented school climate score ratings during the April 14 School Board meeting. State law requires ...
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Sumter County Primary School Math Bowl winners
Sumter County Primary School Excitement filled the air as first-grade students from Sumter County Primary School competed in ...
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Sen. Ossoff sounds alarm on Congressional Republicans’ plan to cut food assistance for Georgians
Ossoff Press U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is sounding the alarm on Congressional Republicans’ plan to cut food assistance ...
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South Georgia Technical College Student Appreciation Day a big hit
South Georgia Technical College “Thank you for choosing South Georgia Technical College!” That was the sentiment expressed during ...
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Secrets of the Earth Revealed Audio Book Release
Jacqueline Johnson Until we find truth, life is merely a tightrope walk with destiny. Without knowledge of our ...
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Sumter County Parks and Recreation B-12U Basketball Team Wins 2025 GRPA State Championship
One Sumter The Sumter County Parks and Recreation Department (SCPRD) has earned statewide recognition after its B-12U Basketball ...
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Homicide suspect Kentravious Lemond Holmes at large
Americus Police Department On April 16 at approximately 12:50 a.m. officers of the Americus Police Department were dispatched to ...