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Columns

Joni Woolf: A checklist for Thanksgiving dinner

When I was younger, and prepared a Thanksgiving meal for only family members and an extra relative or ... Read more

News

James E. Fuller named president/CEO of MEAG Power

ATLANTA — The new president and chief executive officer, James E. Fuller, will assume his duties on Jan. ... Read more

News

Area Beat: Nov. 14, 2015

Americus Fire &  Emergency Services • Firefighters responded to 16 calls for medical assistance. • Firefighters responded to ... Read more

Columns

Nancy M. Young: Nov. 14, 2015

Reminder about special Thanksgiving dinner his is to remind all of you about the special Thanksgiving dinner that ... Read more

News

Town Crier: Nov. 14, 2015

Americus Notary Training: Sumter County Superior Court Clerk, Nancy C. Smith and the Georgia Superior Court Clerks’ Cooperative ... Read more

Uncategorized

Sumter Board of Commissioners to hold called meeting today

The Sumter County Board of Commissioners holds a special called meeting at 5:30 p.m. today, Nov. 16. The ... Read more

News

Phoebe Sumter to Host Rural Health Summit Tuesday, Nov. 17

Phoebe Sumter Medical Center is hosting a Rural Health Summit sponsored by State Senator Freddie Powell Sims, District ... Read more

News

Community Thanksgiving Service is Tuesday

Sumter Area Ministerial Association (SAMA) hosts a Community Thanksgiving Service at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17 at United ... Read more

Obituaries

Thomas R. Hoffmann: Nov. 2015

AMERICUS — Mr. Thomas Richard Hoffmann, 62, passed away peacefully on Nov. 13, 2015, at his residence on ... Read more

News

Students attend Fall Leadership Rally

PERRY — Youth from the Sumter County Middle School chapter of Family, Career and Community Leaders of America ... Read more

News

Cowpoke winner

This first-grader at Sumter County Primary School, Jacques Dice, won third place in the Americus Junior Service League’s ... Read more

News

Mudge is real

In Tammy Satterfield and Heather Reynold’s second-grade classroom at Sumter County Primary School, students were able to experience ... Read more

News

Reading rocks at Sumter Primary

Students in Sheryl Rush’s first-grade class at Sumter County Primary School celebrated reading with great enthusiasm. The sign ... Read more

News

Sumter Intermediate names Students of the Month for September

Sumter County Intermediate School held a Student of the Month Breakfast honoring 22 students and attended by  their ... Read more

News

John Deere congratulates SGTC’s Sparky Reeves on his retirement

AMERICUS — South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) President Reeves retired from his presidency on Sept. 30. South Georgia ... Read more

News

Sumter Players and GSW present: ‘The Game’s Afoot, or Holmes for the Holidays’

AMERICUS — Sumter Players Inc. and Georgia Southwestern State University announce their co-production of the hilarious whodunit ‘The ... Read more

News

Area beat: Nov. 11, 2015

Americus Fire & Emergency Services • Firefighters responded to 16 calls for medical assistance. • Firefighters responded to ... Read more

News

New board member sworn in

General Reid was sworn in as the newest members of the Sumter County Board of Equalization by Nancy ... Read more

News

Leadership Sumter explores local ag industry

Group tours Seed Center, dairy, packing company AMERICUS — On Sept. 30, the Americus-Sumter County Chamber of Commerce’s ... Read more

News

SGTC kicks off R.E.A.D. initiative with pep rally

AMERICUS — South Georgia Technical College’s (SGTC) Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) Design and Implementation Committee recently held a ... Read more

News

EV charge station marks one year

AMERICUS — Nearly one year ago the Americus Downtown Development Authority (DDA) approved and began installation of the ... Read more

BREAKING NEWS

Bernard Kendrick, co-hort indicted on federal charges

AMERICUS — After two and a half years, word has finally come on the FBI’s investigation into the ... Read more

News

Albany State, Darton to consolidate

ATLANTA — Albany State University (ASU) and Darton State College (DSC) will consolidate to form one institution under ... Read more

Obituaries

Minnie Harrell: Nov. 11, 2015

AMERICUS — Funeral arrangements for Minnie Harrell of Sumter County, who died Wednesday at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center, ... Read more

News

Caterpillar Dealers from Southeast serve on SGTC Advisory Committee

AMERICUS — South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Acting President Janice Davis met with representatives from six Caterpillar Dealers ... Read more

News

Shemwell: A teacher who knows her job is to teach

AMERICUS — Lauren Shemwell has been named Teacher of the Year at Sumter County Elementary School. Shemwell’s earliest ... Read more

News Main

GSW School of Education named ‘Best Value’

WASHINGTON  — The National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) recently released its “Best Value” ratings of colleges of ... Read more

Editorials

Our opinion: Thank you, veterans

Today, Veterans Day, we recognize and honor our veterans: The men and women who have served our country ... Read more