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Americus City Council hears proposed millage rate increase
The Americus City Council met on August 15. Twany Edwards, finance director, gave updates. She commended the department ...
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Chamber CEO Amber Batchelor gives farewell at 102 annual Chamber Luncheon
A variety of representatives from business and local government gathered on the mezzanine outside Rosemary and Thyme, a ...
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Shooting in Brookdale Drive
Americus Police officers were dispatched on August 21st at around 9:10 pm after reports of a shooting at ...
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Southland Village ribbon cutting
A ribbon cutting was held for Southland Village on August 15 on Plantation Ridge Drive. Developer Reggie Daniel ...
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Commissioners raise millage rate
The last public hearing about the proposed millage rate increase was held before the Commissioner’s meeting on August ...
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Sumter County Volleyball Team earns hard-fought victory over Peach County
The Sumter County High School Volleyball Team improved its record to 2-1 on Tuesday with a hard-fought 3-1 ...
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Lee County blasts Wildcats
It was a tough and difficult outing for the Schley County Wildcats (SCHS) on Tuesday, as they were ...
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Sumter County Softball Team improves to 3-0 with win over Dougherty
The Sumter County High School Softball Team (SCHS) improved its record to 3-0 on Tuesday when they defeated ...
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Ranger Hall of Fame inductee Howard Mullen shares plans to bring Ranger Stones to Andersonville
Ranger Howard “Mad Max” Mullen, a 2013 inductee of the Ranger Hall of Fame, addressed the City Council ...
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Owens’ bat leads the way for Raiders in win over Tiftarea
Southland Academy centerfielder Adler Rae Owens was on fire Tuesday afternoon, as she went 4 for 4 at ...
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GSW freshmen selected for prestigious President Jimmy Carter Leadership Program
Press release from Georgia Southwestern State University AMERICUS (August 8, 2024) — Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) has named 19 ...
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Six-run fifth inning dooms Wildcats in loss to Westfield
The Schley County Wildcats (SCHS) had a 4-2 lead going into the bottom of the fifth inning against ...
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Southland Academy Raiders win slugfest over Baconton Charter
It was a slugfest throughout the ball game, as the Southland Academy Raiders (SAR) and the Baconton Charter ...
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Americus High School football greats Kent Hill and Leonard Pope to be inducted into the Georgia High School Football Hall of Fame
Two former Americus High School football greats, Kent Hill and Leonard Pope, will be inducted into the Georgia ...
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Loran Smith’s Sports Column: About Football Today
There is so much uneasiness about college football today, and while I am comfortable with paying the players, ...
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GSW releases Men’s Soccer Schedule
By Keith Michlig Georgia Southwestern State University head men’s soccer coach Eric Crawford, entering his sixth season ...
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School Board discusses milestones data
The Sumter County School Board met August 6th. Superintendent Knighton gave enrollment at 3505. Kimothy Hadley gave milestones ...
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Pineland opens an office at 1106 Fetner Drive
Andrew Cook, chair of the Chamber of Commerce, gave the address. “Since 2018, the relationship and partnership formed ...
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House fire at 403 Brady Road
Sumter County fire department was dispatched at 12:53 pm to a house fire at 403 Brady Road. While ...
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Usher’s hot bat leads Raiders to first win of the season
Southland Academy centerfielder Gracie Usher went 3 for 4 at the plate with two doubles, three RBIs and ...
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Jake Pittman named SGTC new Precision Machining and Manufacturing Instructor
By Su Ann Bird Jake Pittman of Leslie has joined South Georgia Technical College as the new ...
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South Georgia Tech fall semester registration set for August 13
By Su Ann Bird South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) will be hosting registration for Fall semester on ...
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Jimmy Carter memorabilia auction by The Friends of Jimmy Carter set for 17th includes shirt presented to Carter by Stephen Colbert
The Carter historical auction is scheduled to take place at the Plains community center from 4:30 to 9:00 ...
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Man dead after shootout with police
The Sumter County Sheriff’s office received a domestic all at approximately 8:15 pm on Wednesday August 7th. According ...
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Wildcats defeat Manchester in dominating fashion
The Schley County Wildcats (SCHS) heated up their bats and dominated their way to a 13-0 shut out ...