Sports
Gators dominate Bulldogs to win 8U SCPRD championship
AMERICUS – Running Back Avienn Gonzales scored three touchdowns and Caden Jordan scored another touchdown on an 80-yard run from scrimmage to lead the 8U ...
Ken Gustafson, Author at Americus Times-Recorder
Sports
Bulldogs 12U football team wins the 12U Championship in low-scoring affair
AMERICUS – Thanks to a 55-yard rushing touchdown from scrimmage by Austin Davis, as well as Davis’s successful two-point conversion, the 12U Georgia Bulldogs defeated ...
by Ken Gustafson, Sunday, October 24, 2021 1:22 am
Sports
Paul scores three touchdowns to lead Bama to SCPRD 10U Championship
AMERICUS – 10U Alabama Crimson Tide running back Malik Paul scored three rushing touchdowns, including the winning score in overtime, to lead the 10U Crimson ...
by Ken Gustafson, Saturday, October 23, 2021 8:29 pm
Local News
Americus Woman Arrested for Trafficking Methamphetamine
From the Georgia Bureau Investigation (GBI) AMERICUS – On Wednesday, October 13, 2021, the GBI Southwestern Regional Drug Enforcement Office and Americus Police Department ...
by Ken Gustafson, Saturday, October 23, 2021 11:59 am
Sports
Cougars overwhelm Panthers on Homecoming Night at Crisp County
CORDELE – Both the Crisp County Cougars (CC) and the Sumter County Panthers (SCHS) came into Friday night’s Homecoming game at Crisp County with the ...
by Ken Gustafson, Saturday, October 23, 2021 2:50 am
News
Twenty GSW students selected for President Jimmy Carter Leadership Program
By Chelsea Collins, GSW’s Director of Marketing and Communications, Department of University Relations AMERICUS — Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) has named twenty freshmen ...
by Ken Gustafson, Friday, October 22, 2021 5:14 pm
Local News
Area beat Report 10/19 to 10/21
Sumter County Sheriff’s Office Media Arrest Summary Bernard, Stephanie Suzette (In Jail), 40, Housing for Richland PD Bentley, Jasiuana Iykia (Bonded Out), 21, Being extremely ...
by Ken Gustafson, Friday, October 22, 2021 3:00 pm
Sports
GSW Women’s Soccer defeats Albany State in second meeting of the season
From Staff Reports ALBANY — The Georgia Southwestern women’s soccer team defeated the Albany State University Rams 2-0 on Wednesday night, October 20, at ASU. The ...
by Ken Gustafson, Friday, October 22, 2021 12:22 am
Sports
Hurricanes lose a Heartbreaker at Young Harris
From Staff Reports AMERICUS – The Georgia Southwestern State University Men’s Soccer Team gave the Young Harris College Mountain Lions another tough test as ...
by Ken Gustafson, Thursday, October 21, 2021 11:54 pm
business
Job Fair Held at South Georgia Tech
By Pat Peacock AMERICUS – South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) and The Staffing People, a staffing and human resources company in Americus, recently joined ...
by Ken Gustafson, Thursday, October 21, 2021 11:16 pm
education
SGTC Holds Breast Cancer Awareness Day
By Pat Peacock AMERICUS – The South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Student Government Association (SGA) recently sponsored Breast Cancer Awareness Day on the SGTC ...
by Ken Gustafson, Thursday, October 21, 2021 11:02 pm
Sports
Schley County’s season comes to an end at the hands of ECI
TWIN CITY, GA – The Schley County Wildcats Softball Team (SCHS) made the 149-mile trip to Twin City, GA with the hopes of pulling off ...
by Ken Gustafson, Thursday, October 21, 2021 7:28 pm
Sports
Sumter County Middle School Football Team defeats Lee County East in high-scoring affair to win the Deep South Conference Championship
From Staff Reports AMERICUS – In a battle of two undefeated football teams, the Sumter County Middle School Panthers (SCMS) hosted the Lee County ...
by Ken Gustafson, Thursday, October 21, 2021 4:07 pm
Lifestyles
Americus Bike Week is this week: October 18-22
From Staff Reports AMERICUS – Sumter Cycling would like to remind everyone in the city of Americus that the week of October 18-22 ...
by Ken Gustafson, Tuesday, October 19, 2021 3:49 pm
education
SGTC receives $1,029,733 grant to assist students
By Su Ann Bird AMERICUS – South Georgia Technical College President John Watford, Ph.D. announced that South Georgia Tech has been awarded a $1,029,733 ...
by Ken Gustafson, Tuesday, October 19, 2021 2:44 pm
Sports
Sells leads Hurricanes on Day 1 of Copperhead Championship
From Staff Reports INNISBROOK, FL — The 10th-ranked Georgia Southwestern men’s golf team posted a 21-over 589 on Monday in the opening two rounds of the ...
by Ken Gustafson, Tuesday, October 19, 2021 2:00 pm
News
Area Beat Report 10/18
Sumter County Sheriff’s Office Media Arrest Summary Hamilton, Mariah (Bonded Out), 21, DUI-Alcohol Moore, William Clinton (Bonded Out), 20, Criminal Trespass/Probation Violation Turner, Esther Christell ...
by Ken Gustafson, Tuesday, October 19, 2021 1:22 pm
News
Area Beat Report 10/15 to 10/18
Sumter County Sheriff’s Office Media Arrest Summary Holmes, Tyrone (In Jail), 55, Theft By Taking/Obstructing or hindering law enforcement officers/Criminal Trespass/Failure to Appear McCoy, Deon ...
by Ken Gustafson, Monday, October 18, 2021 7:58 pm
Sports
Lady Hurricanes tie USC Aiken in double overtime on Senior Night
From Staff Reports AMERICUS — The Georgia Southwestern State University Women’s Soccer Team played the Lady Pacers of the University of South Carolina-Aiken to a 1-1 ...
by Ken Gustafson, Monday, October 18, 2021 5:47 pm
education
Caterpillar Dealers from the Southeast serve on SGTC Advisory Committee
By Su Ann Bird Americus – South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford met with representatives from six Caterpillar Dealers from across the Southeastern ...
by Ken Gustafson, Monday, October 18, 2021 5:06 pm
education
SGTC Board members support SGTC Jets Booster Club Sparky Reeves Golf Classic
By Su Ann Bird AMERICUS – South Georgia Technical College Board of Directors member Michael Coley was presented with his prize winnings from the ...
by Ken Gustafson, Monday, October 18, 2021 4:45 pm
education
South Georgia Technical College Student Government Association meets, plans activities
By Su Ann Bird AMERICUS – The South Georgia Technical College Student Government Association (SGA) recently held its first meeting of the 2021-2022 academic ...
by Ken Gustafson, Monday, October 18, 2021 4:12 pm
education
Sumter County Football Staff Member Tests Positive for COVID-19
From the Sumter County High School Athletic Department AMERICUS – Sumter County Schools and the Sumter County High School Football Program received notification that ...
by Ken Gustafson, Monday, October 18, 2021 3:42 pm
Sports
Gonzalez, Sheff and Burrell all turn in top 10 finishes at Red Flame Classic
From Staff Reports ROCHELLE, GA – It was a great day for two area high school male cross country runners and one female ...
by Ken Gustafson, Monday, October 18, 2021 3:00 pm
Sports
Wildcats force four turnovers in 31-0 rout of Pelham
ELLAVILLE – The Schley County Wildcats (SCHS) came into Friday’s non-region match up against Pelham ready to put last week’s 54-38 Region 5A-Public loss to ...
by Ken Gustafson, Monday, October 18, 2021 1:58 am
Sports
Hurricanes cap off Senior Night with double overtime victory over North Georgia
From Staff Reports AMERICUS — The Georgia Southwestern State University Men’s Soccer Team (GSW) defeated the North Georgia Nighthawks 3-2 in double-overtime on Saturday ...
by Ken Gustafson, Sunday, October 17, 2021 6:10 pm
News
SGTC Crisp County Center business programs advisory group meets
CORDELE – The South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center’s Accounting, Business Technology and Marketing Management programs recently held an advisory meeting on SGTC’s Crisp ...
by Ken Gustafson, Friday, October 15, 2021 6:50 pm
News
SGTC hosts Financial Aid workshop at Crisp County Center
By Su Ann Bird AMERICUS – The South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center Financial Aid Office hosted a Financial Aid 101 workshop for ...