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Naturalization Ceremony held in Plains Highschool on President Carter’s 100th birthday
A naturalization ceremony was held at the Plains Highschool on former President Jimmy Carter’s 100th birthday, October 1rst. ...
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President of the NAACP Eugene Edge shares Carter’s inspiration for Ibri Technical Institute
President of the Sumter County branch of the NAACP, Eugene Edge, spoke of how he first came to ...
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Daine Brown recalls assisting with Carter Sunday school classes
Dianne Brown, church member at Maranatha Baptist church and executive assistant for investigations at the Sheriff’s office, recalls ...
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James Carter reflects on grandfather President Jimmy Carter’s upcoming hundredth birthday
James Carter, President Jimmy Carter’s grandson, gave an interview on his grandfather’s upcoming 100th birthday. He talked about ...
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County ordered to pay Hellen’s Removal Service $9,095
In the case of Helen’s Professional Removal Service vs Sumter County Georgia, Sumter County has been ordered to ...
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Ginx Boutique and Gift Shop holds ribbon cutting
Ginx Boutique and Gift Shop held a ribbon cutting at 4 pm on Sept 20. Mayor Lee Kinnamon ...
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Health Fair in Boone Park held Sept 18
A health fair was held Sept 18 at 6 pm at Boone Park at 408 Rucker Street. Rachel ...
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Americus City Council hears district 4 complaints and water treatment plant issues
The Americus City Council met on Sept. 19. Pastor Courtney Moore addressed the Council with concerns over infrastructure. ...
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Dune and Station 11
There are two series I’ve enjoyed seeing recently. Dune, though the third movie hasn’t been released yet, and ...
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Americus City Council hears of thriving communities’ grant
The Americus City Council met on Sept. 19. Honorary council member Glenda Cason was recognized. Mayor Lee Kinnamon ...
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Man arrested for making terroristic threats
Marquis Jamil McCoy was arrested on Sept. 17, 2024, for making threats to the local schools, law enforcement ...
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Lost tax revenue on $16 million substation due to override
A $16 million substation owned by the Georgia Power Company sits on Black Smith Road near the intersection with ...
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Septic Solutions ribbon cutting held Sept 18
The ribbon cutting for Septic Solutions was held Sept. 18 at noon at 706 Martin Luther King Blvd. ...
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Sumter County Commissioners accidently create new department head
The Sumter County Board of Commissioners met on Sept 17. Interim County Administrator Douglas Eaves read the consent ...
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Wood Carving: An Editorial
I remember carving wood in my early teens. When I was first given a knife, I would start ...
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New Scholarship established at South Georgia Technical College in memory of John and Kate Hancock
A new South Georgia Technical College Foundation limited term endowed scholarship for students from Dodge, Wilcox, Crisp ...
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Commissioners meeting hears blight update and road spray proposal
The Sumter County Board of Commissioners met Sept 10. Commissioners Clay Jones from District 1, Mark Waddell from ...
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Ceremony for 911 memorial erected by Eagle Scout Grady Young
A memorial for 911 was held in Plains Georgia on Sept 11, dedicating a monument that contained metal ...
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First Friday drizzle fails to stop princesses from visiting the downtown
Balloon arches graced several buildings, while folks stood under awnings or carried umbrellas, undaunted by the rain. Festive, ...
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Sustainable Sumter shares clean-up info during First Friday
Kat Wade, a Board member of Sustainable Sumter, weathered the rain during First Friday to give out information ...
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Indivisible seeks voter registration during First Friday
The dreary weather also left voting advocates undaunted. LeAnne Smith, with Indivisible, a non-partisan organization encouraging voter registration, ...
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SGTC Career Services provides job-shadowing opportunity to school counselor
Demetria Norris, a counselor with the Stewart County School District and a U.S. Army veteran, recently had the ...
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Board of Elections September 3 meeting
The Board of Elections meet in the Commissioner’s meeting room at 4:30 pm on Sept. 3. Chair Dr. ...
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Georgia Southwestern students give their perspective on Americus as a college town
Several students at Georgia Southwestern gave opinions on how well Americus served as a college town. Blaine Jackson, ...
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Locals in downtown share views on Americus
Shelby Carson, born and raised in Americus, shared her favorite thing about the City. “Definitely downtown and the ...