education
ASHS recognizes Teacher of the Month
AMERICUS — Jill Forehand has been chosen as the Americus-Sumter High School (ASHS) Teacher of the Month for ... Read more
Author: Beth Alston - Page 109 | Americus Times-Recorder
Sports
Give gift of outdoors to favorite hunter or angler
SOCIAL CIRCLE — Got an outdoors enthusiast on your holiday gift list? Before heading to the stores, the ... Read more
Sports
Lady Jets overpower Georgia Highlands 84 – 46 in conference match-up
AMERICUS — The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets are the only unbeaten team in the Georgia Collegiate ... Read more
education
Your take: Dec. 6, 2017
Students at Sumter County Primary School, also known as Superhero Headquarters, had a canned food drive the week ... Read more
Columns
Dick Yarbrough: Ring! Ring! Ring!
“Hello, you have reached the offices of Santa Claus at the North Pole.” “Hi, my name is Dick ... Read more
Columns
Mark Scott: Are you making a difference?
“Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs even though checkered by failure, than ... Read more
Editorials
Our opinion: We will not forget
Tomorrow marks the one-year anniversary of the tragic deaths of two of our local law enforcement officers: Nick ... Read more
Local News
Town crier: Dec. 6, 2017
Americus Tree Spraying: The Americus Fire & Emergency Services is spraying Christmas trees with fire retardant through Dec. ... Read more
education
Subers family bequest leaves lasting impact at GSW
From Staff Reports AMERICUS — The late Jean and Joe Subers continued a family tradition of generosity and ... Read more
Local News
Wreaths Across America ceremony Saturday
ANDERSONVILLE — Andersonville National Historic Site invites everyone to remember and honor our military veterans during this winter ... Read more
Local News
Moving memorial visit changed to Monday
The Georgia Fallen Officers Moving Memorial, scheduled to be in Americus today, will be here Monday. The memorial ... Read more
Obituaries
Melanie A. Cornelius: Dec. 2, 2017
BUENA VISTA — Melanie Ann (Matteson) Cornelius, 65, of Buena Vista, Ga., formerly of Saegertown, Pa., passed away ... Read more
clubs/organizations
Your take: Dec. 2, 2017
The truck was loaded at First Baptist Church of Americus during National Collection Week for Operation Christmas Child. ... Read more
Local News
Area beat: Dec. 2, 2017
Americus Fire & Emergency Services (Nov. 22-Dec.1) • Firefighters responded to 38 calls for medical assistance. • Firefighters ... Read more
Local News
Town crier: Dec. 2, 2017
Americus Legislative Breakfast: The Sumter County Board of Commissioners and the City of Americus have a legislative breakfast ... Read more
Local News
Armed robbery suspect arrested
AMERICUS — The Americus Police Department released the following Friday afternoon. At around 9:30 p.m. Nov. 21, police ... Read more
education
Hurricanes
Students in Amy Benton’s seventh-grade STEM class at Southland Academy has been studying the engineering behind building a ... Read more
education
SGTC’s ‘Light Up Your Future’ event a bright success
AMERICUS — “Bigger, brighter, and better.” Those were some of the words used to describe South Georgia Technical ... Read more
Local News
Moving memorial to stop in Americus
AMERICUS — The Georgia Law Enforcement Moving Memorial, sponsored by the Georgia Police Memorial Ride, will on display, ... Read more
business
New downtown lighting
Wade Ellerbee of Wayne’s Electric was installing the strings of bistro lights in the space next to the ... Read more
Local News
Lemon tree very pretty, fruity
By Beth Alston AMERICUS — When Lynn Lightner was given a small Meyer lemon tree by her father, ... Read more
Local News
Sheriff apologizes; ATR seeks records
By Beth Alston AMERICUS — The Americus Times-Recorder received this letter, via email. from Sumter County Sheriff Pete ... Read more
Sports
Panthers, Lady Panthers sweep Monroe in home openers
AMERICUS – The Americus-Sumter High School Panthers and Lady Panthers hosted a former region foe, Monroe High School, ... Read more
Sports
SGTC players named GCAA Players of the Week
South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Jets sophomore guard, Rico Simmons, and Lady Jets sophomore forward, Esther Adenike, were ... Read more
Sports
Southland seniors chosen for GISA All-Star Game
AMERICUS – The Georgia Independent High School Association (GISA) hosted the 2017 All-Star Football Game at Southland Academy’s ... Read more
Sports
GSW softball inks six standouts for 2018 season
AMERICUS – Lady Hurricanes Head coach, Nicki Levering, and the Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) softball program signed ... Read more
education
Solar system
Second-grade scholars at Furlow Charter School are currently studying a unit on the solar system. Scholars created artwork ... Read more
Columns
Joni Woolf: Light soups perfect during the pause between feasts
When I’m not writing for the Americus Times-Recorder, I may be found with the Silver Sneakers at Southwest ... Read more
