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Obituaries

Helen J. Abrams: Aug. 18, 2016

LESLIE — Mrs. Helen Jean Abrams, age 73, of 2116 Brady Road, Leslie, Ga., died Thursday, Aug. 18, 2016, at her residence. A funeral service ... Read more

by Beth Alston, Friday, August 19, 2016 11:49 am

Obituaries

Willie G. Davis: Aug. 18, 2016

AMERICUS — Funeral arrangements for Willie Gene Davis of Sumter County, who died Thursday at his home, will be announced by Barnum Funeral Home Inc. Read more

by Beth Alston, Thursday, August 18, 2016 4:22 pm

Obituaries

Emmett C. Reid Jr.: Aug. 15, 2016

DULUTH — Emmett Cawood Reid Jr. (E.C.) of Pendergrass, Ga., passed away on Aug. 15, 2016, at Vitas Hospice, Duluth, Ga. He was 93, born April ... Read more

by Beth Alston, Wednesday, August 17, 2016 3:26 pm

Obituaries

Clarence W. Keene

MONTEZUMA —  The Rev. Clarence Wells Keene of Oglethorpe, Georgia, passed away on Sunday, Aug. 14, 2016, at his home. Funeral services will be held ... Read more

by Beth Alston, Tuesday, August 16, 2016 8:41 am

education

Southland final Honor Roll for 2015-2016

AMERICUS — The following middle and high school students have made the Honor Roll for the 2015-2016 school year at Southland Academy. An overall average ... Read more

by Beth Alston, Monday, August 15, 2016 5:00 pm

education

Teresa O’Bryant named SGTC executive assistant to president

AMERICUS —  South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) President John Watford, Ed.D.,  announced that Teresa O’Bryant has been named executive assistant to the president at SGTC. ... Read more

by Beth Alston, Monday, August 15, 2016 4:00 pm

education

Eaton employees collect school supplies for local students

During the month of July, Eaton’s Lighting Division plant in Americus held a school supply drive to benefit the Sumter County Intermediate School. The 220+ ... Read more

by Beth Alston, Monday, August 15, 2016 3:00 pm

education

Area students recognized

AMERICUS — Georgia Southwestern State University held its Spring 2016 Honors and Recognition Ceremony April 25 in Jackson Hall to recognize its best and brightest ... Read more

by Beth Alston, Monday, August 15, 2016 2:00 pm

Local News

Area beat: Aug. 10, 2016

Americus Fire & Emergency Services • Firefighters responded to 24 calls for medical assistance. • Firefighters responded to a traffic accident at Southerfield Road and ... Read more

by Beth Alston, Monday, August 15, 2016 1:00 pm

Local News

Berry joins New Horizons Habitat for Humanity

AMERICUS  — Natalie Berry joined New Horizons Habitat for Humanity recently as a mortgage analyst. Berry has been in various positions in the mortgage and ... Read more

by Beth Alston, Monday, August 15, 2016 12:00 pm

education

SGTC President Emeritus Sparky Reeves named to TCSG State Foundation Board

AMERICUS — South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) President Emeritus Sparky Reeves has been named to the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) State Foundation Board, ... Read more

by Beth Alston, Monday, August 15, 2016 11:00 am

Local News

Local rally held to discuss proposed legislation, ‘Black Lives Matter’

By MICHAEL MURRAY michael.murray@americustimesrecorder.com Americustimesrecorder.com AMERICUS – Over 50 local citizens made their way to Bethesda Missionary Baptist Church on Forrest Street to participate in ... Read more

by Beth Alston, Monday, August 15, 2016 10:00 am

engagements

Barfield-Hubbard

Mr. and Mrs. Jody Wayne Barfield of Americus announce the engagement of their daughter, Jessica Nichole Barfield, of Charleston, S.C., to Philip Carl Hubbard of ... Read more

by Beth Alston, Thursday, August 11, 2016 5:00 pm

education

Nancy Jones Fitzgerald named Grants coordinator at South Georgia Tech

AMERICUS — Nancy Jones Fitzgerald of Americus has joined the South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) staff as a Grants coordinator on the Americus campus, announced ... Read more

by Beth Alston, Thursday, August 11, 2016 3:00 pm

Local News

Area beat: Aug. 6, 2016

Americus Probation Office Arrest • Rebecca L. Hancock, 32, of 236-A Wanda Way, Americus is charged with probation violation, and being held for Florida authorities. ... Read more

by Beth Alston, Thursday, August 11, 2016 2:00 pm

education

Kappa Sigma fraternity endows scholarship with gift to GSW Foundation

AMERICUS — Merriam-Webster defines “fraternity” as “the quality or state of being brothers.” The Kappa-Kappa Chapter of the Kappa Sigma fraternity at Georgia Southwestern State ... Read more

by Beth Alston, Thursday, August 11, 2016 1:00 pm

Local News

‘A New Mood in America’: Ga.’s Carter won ‘76 Democratic nomination

By D. JASON            BERGGREN carpenter-media.go-vip.net.americustimesrecorder.com With a win in the South Dakota primary on June 1 and an even more decisive win in the Ohio ... Read more

by Beth Alston, Thursday, August 11, 2016 12:00 pm

Local News

PharmaCentra, Concentra Solutions head south from Atlanta

AMERICUS —  Representatives from sister companies PharmaCentra and Concentra Solutions have confirmed the formal transfer of their home base from metro Atlanta to Americus. The ... Read more

by Beth Alston, Thursday, August 11, 2016 11:00 am

education

Area student attends 2016 National Association of College and University Residence Halls Inc. Conference

VALDOSTA — James Cutts of Preston was among a nine-student delegation that traveled some 1,700 round-trip miles to represent Valdosta State University’s Residence Hall Association ... Read more

by Beth Alston, Wednesday, August 10, 2016 10:00 pm

education

Archway holds summer charrette weekend here

AMERICUS — Students from the UGA College of Environment and Design (CED) and CED Outreach Coordinator, Jennifer Lewis, visited Sumter County recently and its many ... Read more

by Beth Alston, Wednesday, August 10, 2016 9:00 pm

Local News

Area beat: Aug. 3, 2016

Americus Fire & Emergency Services • Firefighters responded to 12 calls for medical assistance. • Firefighters responded to Hinkle Street where they removed a tree ... Read more

by Beth Alston, Wednesday, August 10, 2016 8:00 pm

Local News

Farmers ’market displays jewels of summer

By LEILA S. CASE carpenter-media.go-vip.net.americustimesrecorder.com AMERICUS — The delicious jewels of summer spill from baskets and boxes and the back ends of pickup trucks at ... Read more

by Beth Alston, Wednesday, August 10, 2016 7:00 pm

education

Board of Appeals turns back summary judgment in Wright v. Sumter Elections

By BETH ALSTON beth.alston@americustimesrecorder.com carpenter-media.go-vip.net.americustimesrecorder.com AMERICUS — The long running lawsuit of Mathis Wright v. the Sumter County Board of Elections and Registration has taken ... Read more

by Beth Alston, Wednesday, August 10, 2016 6:00 pm

Local News

Area beat: July 30, 2016

Americus Fire & Emergency Services • Firefighters responded to 19 calls for medical assistance. • Firefighters responded to South Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard to ... Read more

by Beth Alston, Wednesday, August 10, 2016 5:00 pm

education

GSW School of Nursing celebrates inaugural FNP class

AMERICUS — Georgia Southwestern State University’s School of Nursing recently honored their first six graduates of Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) master’s program. Shaun Cook of ... Read more

by Beth Alston, Wednesday, August 10, 2016 4:00 pm

Local News

Board approves millage rate

By MICHAEL MURRAY michael.murray@americustimesrecor der.com AMERICUS — The Sumter County Board of Commissioners met for its monthly work session on July 12 at the Sumter ... Read more

by Beth Alston, Wednesday, August 10, 2016 3:00 pm

Local News

Lifelong church member compiles history

Book published during Bethesda’s 150th anniverary By LISA LAW carpenter-media.go-vip.net.americustimesrecorder.com AMERICUS — Bethesda Mssionary Baptist Church is seven months into celebrating its 150th anniversary. Shirley ... Read more

by Beth Alston, Wednesday, August 10, 2016 2:00 pm

Local News

Petition underway to recognize Leesburg Stockade Girls

AMERICUS — The 15 young black girls, incarcerated in 1963, known as the Leesburg Stockade Girls, now have the opportunity to be recognized with the ... Read more

by Beth Alston, Wednesday, August 10, 2016 1:31 pm

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