Obituaries
Annie Smith: April 1, 2017
AMERICUS — Funeral arrangements for Annie Smith of Americus, who died Saturday at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center, will ... Read more
Author: Beth Alston - Page 145 | Americus Times-Recorder
Obituaries
Morris Daniels: April 1, 2017
SMITHVILLE — Funeral arrangements for Morris Daniels of Smithville, who died Saturday at his home, will be announced ... Read more
Obituaries
Annette C. Burgess: April 2, 2017
AMERICUS — Annette Crumley Burgess, age 81, of 2001 S. Lee St., died Sunday, April 2, 2017, at ... Read more
education
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. meets with ACTION
ATLANTA — On Feb. 20, members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. united for A.C.T.I.O.N. to Advocate, Communicate, ... Read more
Columns
Go with your gut: what is intuitive eating?
Intuition is defined as the ability to understand something without the need for further thought or more simply ... Read more
Columns
Greg Kirk: Week 11 Update from the Capitol
The General Assembly’s final week is encroaching on us. With only two days left, and with the passage ... Read more
Columns
Casey Cagle: The prescription for Obamacare
This week marks seven years since Obamacare was signed into law. Leading up to the passage of the ... Read more
Letters to editor
Your opinion: March 29, 2017
Appreciates help of local people As the parent of a college student at Georgia Southwestern State University, I ... Read more
Obituaries
Catherine C. Harvard: March 28, 2017
MONTEZUMA — Catherine Childress Harvard, 93, of Montezuma, Georgia, passed away on March 28, 2017. Funeral services will ... Read more
education
Our take: March 29, 2017
The Sumter County School System holds a special Job Fair from 5-7 p.m. April 6 at the Rees ... Read more
Local News
Area beat: March 29, 2017
Americus Police Department Arrests • Corey T. Adams, 24, of 124 Hosanna Circle, Americus is charged with criminal ... Read more
Local News
State agencies utilize new app to help prevent, report child deaths
DECATUR — More than half of child deaths in Georgia could have been prevented. That is the finding ... Read more
Local News
Sons of Confederate Veterans to place flags on graves
AMERICUS — The A.H. Stephens Camp No. 78, Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV) will place flags on the ... Read more
education
‘Nick Smarr and Jody Smith Memorial Building’ naming ceremony set for April 27 at GSW
AMERICUS — In February, the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia approved a proposal from ... Read more
education
Award-winning poet to visit Americus
AMERICUS — California poet Lesley Dauer, winner of the Adrienne Bond Award for Poetry from Mercer University Press ... Read more
Local News
2 injured in U.S. 19 crash
By Beth Alston AMERICUS — Two drivers were injured in an early-morning Tuesday traffic crash on U.S. Highway ... Read more
community
Town crier: March 29, 2017
AMERICUS Onion Sale: Sumter County 4-H Club’s Vidalia Onion fundraiser has started. The proceeds will be used to ... Read more
Local News
Weekend shooting under investigation
By Beth Alston AMERICUS — Police are still investigating a weekend shooting. According to a report from the ... Read more
education
No snow? No problem!
No snow? No problem! All you have to do is use your imagination! When the recent possibility of ... Read more
education
Local students named to KSU Fall 2016 Dean’s List
KENNESAW — Kennesaw State University congratulates the nearly 6,000 students who were named to the Fall 2016 Dean’s ... Read more
education
Schley Drama Club takes in Phantom
On Feb. 23, the Schley County High School drama club, CHARACTERS INC., enjoyed a trip to the Fox ... Read more
education
Kennesaw State students named to Fall 2016 President’s List
KENNESAW — Kennesaw State University recently named students to the President’s List, in recognition of their academic excellence ... Read more
Obituaries
Latricia A. Harvey: March 25, 2017
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Latricia Ann Harvey, of Plains, died Saturday, March 25, 2017, at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, ... Read more
Obituaries
William P. Gordon: March 25, 2017
AMERICUS — William Phillip “Phil” Gordon, age 62, of Americus, died Saturday, March 25, 2017, at Phoebe Sumter ... Read more
Columns
Nancy M. Young: March 25, 2017
Schley County Health Board meets The Schley County Health Board held its quarterly meeting March 15. Chairman David ... Read more
Columns
Bill Starr: Drought results in special landscape problems for some trees
The summer we just experienced has been one of the most extreme summers I can remember. We not ... Read more
Columns
Phil Hardy: Bird’s eye view — Mailbag brings fan mail
A reader of my column sent the following letter dated Feb. 7, 2017 “About six weeks ago, while ... Read more
Columns
Joni Woolf: Cakes made easy (yes, these really are)
Recently a friend at exercise class commented on this column and said, “I’d like to see some more ... Read more
