Author: Joshua Windus | Americus Times-Recorder

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April marriages in Sumter

Tony Bernard Tyson married Janeena Nicole Hicks on 4/25/2025. Erika Karina married Juan Cabrera Villegas on 4/11/2025. Corriere ... Read more

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Postal retiree Pat Conger plans to spend her retirement doing “what I want to, when I want to”

The Plains Post office, recently renamed the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Post office, is losing long-time employee Pat ... Read more

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Blue Fire launch party held at Georgia Southwestern University

A launch for the inaugural issue of Georgia Southwestern University’s student literary and visual arts journal Blue Fire ... Read more

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Sen. Ossoff’s bipartisan bill to improve prison safety and security passes U.S. Senate

Ossoff Press U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff’s bipartisan bill to improve prison safety and security has passed the U.S. ... Read more

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My experiences at Georgia Southwestern under shelter in place alert

My friend Christian Abercrombie is in campus ministry, and regularly prays for students on GSW every Wednesday. A ... Read more

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Georgia Agricultural Commodity Commissions seek nominations

Georgia Department of Agriculture Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler J Harper announced today that five of Georgia’s Agricultural Commodity ... Read more

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Sumter County athletic events

Sumter County Schools April 29, 2025…Varsity Boys Tennis vs. Hart County at 1:30 pm (Home)…2nd Round – GHSA ... Read more

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Lt. Governor Burt Jones and Riley Gaines comment on Senate Bill 1 becoming law

Office of the Lt. Governor Burt Jones Today, Governor Brian Kemp signed Senate Bill 1 into law. Senate ... Read more

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South Georgia Technical College to host annual Father’s Day car show June 14

South Georgia Technical College The Annual South Georgia Technical College Father’s Day Car Show is Back! The event ... Read more

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The Americus City Council hears address by Senator Freddie Powell Sims and continued discussion of rezoning proposal

The Americus City Council met April 24. Senator Freddie Powell Sims addressed the Council on House Bill 766, ... Read more

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Mayor of Plains Joey Recker comments on House Bill 766

Mayor of Plains Joey Recker commented on House Bill 766. The Bill has passed the House but not ... Read more

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Americus Sumter Fuller Center 2025 Big Event: A forever home for mother of seven

By Kathleen Calcutt Tiffany Simms, a mother of seven and a CNA, has worked hard all of her ... Read more

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Incredible strength and perseverance: Pennymon and Griffith run Boston Marathon

By Kathleen Calcutt The Boston Marathon, a grueling 26.2 mile course starting at Athletes Village in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, ... Read more

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South Georgia Technical College hosts Spring take-off open house

South Georgia Technical College Unlimited career and educational opportunities! That’s what students were exposed to during the South ... Read more

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Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger urges DHS to hear asylum claims of Afghan Christian refugees at risk of being returned to Taliban

Secretary of State Press Office Yesterday, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger sent a letter to Secretary of ... Read more

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AmeriPro Health expands Georgia footprint after inking new emergency services agreement in Sumter County

AmeriPro Health AmeriPro Health, an industry leader in emergency services, patient logistics, and technology-driven healthcare service, announced today ... Read more

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Sumter County Middle School boys soccer closes stellar season

Sumter County Middle School The Sumter County Middle School (SCMS) Boys Soccer Team wrapped up an incredible season ... Read more

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Americus City Council discusses bill for consolidation study

Council member Nelson Brown addressed the Americus City Council during the April 17 meeting on House Bill 766. ... Read more

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Man with gun spotted on Georgia Southwestern campus arrested at the 1400 block of South Lee Street

A shelter in place alert was issued for Georgia Southwestern on April 23 after a man was seen ... Read more

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South Georgia Technical College students enjoy “Waffles with the Watfords”

South Georgia Technical College South Georgia Technical College students, faculty and staff were invited to a “Waffles with ... Read more

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Phoebe Sumter Medical Center honors ICU nurses with DAISY award for exceptional care

Phoebe Sumter Medical Center Phoebe Sumter ICU nurses Kara Turner, Kimberly Barnes, Maggie Gonzalez, Shannon Gibson, Caris Ruis, ... Read more

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Georgia doctors say they are forced to delay life-saving care due to State’s abortion ban

Ossoff Press U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff today released a new report finding that Georgia doctors are being forced ... Read more

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Law suit reform becomes law

Office of Lt. Governor Burt Jones Yesterday, Lt. Governor Burt Jones joined Governor Brian Kemp, Speaker Jon Burns ... Read more

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Citizen addressing Leslie City Council about year delay in speed limit change warned by officer for interrupting

The Leslie City Council met April 21. The Council had heard a request during the April 15, 2024 ... Read more

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Weekly Panther athletic schedule

Sumter County Schools April 23, 2025…Varsity Girls Tennis vs. Miller Grove at 1:00 pm (Home)…1st Round – GHSA ... Read more

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Gov. Kemp signs historic legislation delivering tort reform

Gov. Kemp’s Communications Office Governor Brian P. Kemp, joined by First Lady Marty Kemp, Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones, ... Read more

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Sumter County School Board holds awards and hears continued concerns over fundraisers

The Sumter County School Board held Awards April 17. The Sumter County School Board honored the following exemplary ... Read more

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Living after Easter

Sometimes it’s easy for me to think about Christ’s sacrifice, though it hard to completely comprehend. I think ... Read more

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