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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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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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14-run third inning propels Sumter County to win over Carver
The Sumter County High School Softball Team (SCHS) scored 14 runs on six hits in the top of ...
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Board of Elections discusses budget changes
The Board of Elections held their monthly meeting August 6th. Randy Howard was voted vice president, with Carson ...
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Wildcats rally from four runs down to defeat Bleckley County
The Schley County High School Softball Team (SCHS) earned its first win of the season by rallying from ...
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JMA’s four runs in the sixth inning leads to loss for Raiders
Over the first five innings of the contest between the Southland Academy Raiders (SAR) and the visiting John ...
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Trenton Tye from Forged in Fire presents at Kiwanis
Trenton Tye, owner of Purgatory Ironworks in Calhoun County, presented at Kiwanis at the invitation of Kevin Kwashnak. ...
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An advantage of being a reporter
Most everyone agrees our society is more polarized. It’s the least polarizing assertion. The age of individualism has ...
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Two Sumter County High School student-athletes awarded Josh Daniel Willis Student-Athlete Scholarship
Two Sumter County High School student-athletes, Willie Burts and Chris Ingram, have both been awarded the Josh Daniel ...
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Errors prove costly in Wildcats’ loss to Calvary Christian
After two tough losses in a doubleheader at Perry to start the season, the Schley County Wildcats softball ...
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Major Richard McCorkle retires after 35 years in the Americus Police Department
Police Chief Mark Scott fondly recounted his initial impressions of Major Richard McCorkle. Scott talked about interviewing as ...
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Sumter County Receives $938,857 assistance to firefighter grant award
The Sumter County Board of Commissioners have been notified by the Department of Homeland Security that they have been ...
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Strong winds expected for Sumter County
With Hurricane Debby having made landfall, many counties in Southeast Georgia can expect strong winds and flooding. While ...
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Southland Academy Raiders open the season with loss to Calvary Christian
The Southland Academy Raiders (SAR) were hoping to get the 2024 softball season started off right with a ...
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Lt. Alfonson Ross promoted to major over Enforcement Services
Lt. Alfonson Ross was promoted to major on August 1rst. He told how he had gotten into law ...
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Sgt. Cedric Smith promoted to Lieutenant over patrol team A
Sargent Cedric Smith was promoted to lieutenant on August 1rst. When asked what led him to become a ...
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Americus United FC completes successful five-city tour this summer
The Americus and Sumter County community will have a chance to support another local sports team: The Americus ...
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Schley County 10U All-Stars claim championship at Diamond Youth World Series
The Schley County 10U All-Star Baseball Team breezed through the Diamond Youth Baseball World Series (DYB) undefeated and ...
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Panthers win scrimmage over Monroe
The Sumter County High School Football Team (SCHS) got a chance to work out the kinks when the ...
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Local entrepreneur tours South Georgia Tech
By Su Ann Bird South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford invited local CEO/Fashion Designer Elena ...
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July Marriages
Christian Arguijo and Don’Trica Alexia married 07/26/2024 Jayonna Joyce and Pedro Montoya married 07/26/2024 Arthur Darrell Royal and ...
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Sumter Players announces 60th anniversary season
Enchanting Mysteries and Enduring Bonds: A Season of Wonder [AMERICUS, GA, August 1, 2024] – Sumter Players, Inc. ...