Columns
Nancy M. Young: Dec. 3, 2016
Reminder of Ellaville’s Christmas Parade and Hoopla This is a special reminder for the annual Ellaville Christmas Parade ... Read more
Author: Beth Alston - Page 161 | Americus Times-Recorder
Local News
Area beat: Dec. 3, 2016
Americus Fire & Emergency Services Sumter County Sheriff’s Office Arrests • Carlton B. Tyner, 46, of Fitzgerald is ... Read more
education
Your take: Dec. 3, 2016
Webster County school bus driversShown are the Webster County bus drivers for the 2016-17 school term. They are ... Read more
education
Southland Academy fifth graders celebrate Patriots Day
AMERICUS — The Southland Academy fifth graders celebrated Patriots Day on Nov. 15 attired in period-appropriate dress. Each ... Read more
education
Chinese visiting scholar shares work with GSW campus, community
AMERICUS — For the last two years, Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) has infused great emphasis on global ... Read more
Local News
GBI announces promotion of Bill Bodrey as Special Agent in Charge
AMERICUS — The Georgia Bureau of Investigation announces the promotion of Bill Bodrey as Special Agent in Charge ... Read more
Local News
Wreaths Across America ceremony is Dec. 17 at Andersonville National Cemetery
ANDERSONVILLE — Andersonville National Historic Site invites you to remember and honor our military veterans during the winter ... Read more
Columns
Dick Yarbrough: Random thoughts on random subjects
God bless America and God bless Mount Paran Christian School in Cobb County. Before a recent football playoff ... Read more
Local News
Your take: Nov. 30, 2016
T-R will travel Analhi Lizarraga Minor, a junior at College of the Holy Cross, is studying abroad in ... Read more
Editorials
Our opinion: Great things going on in downtown Americus
On the heels of a successful Downtown Christmas Open House earlier this month, the Thanksgiving holiday weekend was ... Read more
Local News
Area beat: Nov. 30, 2016
Americus Fire & Emergency Services • Firefighters responded to 41 calls for medical assistance • Firefighters responded to ... Read more
Local News
Downtown elf
Downtown and Mainstreet manager, Patrick Kay, as an elf on Small Business Saturday. S Read more
community
Town Crier: Dec. 3, 2016
AMERICUS Applications Accepted: The Advancing Sumter Community Leadership Development Program is accepting applications for its 2017 sessions. Classes ... Read more
education
Local entrepreneur to keynote GSW Commencement Dec. 9
AMERICUS — Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) holds its Fall 2016 Commencement ceremony at 3 p.m. Friday, Dec. ... Read more
Local News
Mr. Secretary visits
Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp, at left, stopped in Americus Monday afternoon to visit the Sumter County ... Read more
Local News
Local 10-year-old makes it to Hollywood
By BETH ALSTON beth.alston@americustimesrecorder.com Kaylon Harvey to appear on Food Channel AMERICUS — It’s not far from here ... Read more
Letters to editor
Your opinion
Who was it? In the past two weeks I have had two dear friends deal with the heartache ... Read more
Local News
Your take: Nov. 26, 2016
It’s really dry when … You know it’s dry in Americus when you see a deer in the ... Read more
Local News
Area beat: Nov. 26, 2016
Americus Fire & Emergency Services • Firefighters responded to 36 calls for medical assistance. • Firefighters responded to ... Read more
Local News
Better to give
Beth Alston, publisher and editor, at left, and Nichole Buchanan, business development manager of the Americus Times-Recorder, place ... Read more
education
Sumter school board to buy land from PDA
By BETH ALSTON beth.alston@americustimesrecorder.com AMERICUS — The Sumter County Board of Education voted unanimously earlier this week in ... Read more
Local News
Holidays especially difficult for the hungry
By BETH ALSTON beth.alston@americustimesrecorder.com AMERICUS — As families across the country enter their third day of the Thanksgiving ... Read more
Local News
Traffic fatality report released
AMERICUS — The Georgia State Patrol Post 10, Americus, has released the final report on a traffic fatality ... Read more
Obituaries
Alice J. Pride: Nov. 30, 2016
COLUMBUS — Alice J. Pride of Columbus, Georgia, passed on Nov. 30, 2016. A memorial service will be ... Read more
Obituaries
Sara T. Matkowsky: Nov. 28, 2016
TIFTON — Mrs. Sara Tollette Matkowsky, 84, of Americus, died Monday, Nov. 28, 2016, at Maple Court Senior ... Read more
Obituaries
Georgia A. Arthur: Nov. 29, 2016
DAWSON — Georgia Anne Milligan Arthur, 87, of Atlanta, formerly of Dawson and Americus, passed away on Tuesday, ... Read more
Local News
Tornado watch in effect until 6 p.m. today, Nov. 30
The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for 40 Georgia counties including Sumter, Schley, Webster, in ... Read more
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