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More Georgians to become eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccine

Release from West Central Health District January 4, 2021 Georgia will move to expand Phase 1A vaccination criteria ... Read more

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Americus Police Department and GBI investigating local homicide

Release From: City of Americus Police Department Dated: January 4, 2021 Homicide The Americus Police Department and the ... Read more

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City of Americus offices closed until further notice

  NOTICE TO THE CITY OF AMERICUS RESIDENTS AND CUSTOMERS In the interest of public health and safety ... Read more

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Americus Police Department releases information on recovered firearms

CITY OF AMERICUS POLICE DEPARTMENT Mark A. Scott, Chief of Police 119 South Lee Street Americus, Georgia 31709 ... Read more

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Columns and foundations

The first sign was the buckling. The second sign was the heel of my stiletto busting through. My ... Read more

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Phoebe Sumter healthcare workers receive the first of COVID-19 vaccinations

Americus, Ga. – Phoebe Sumter received its first COVID-19 vaccine shipment Tuesday afternoon and immediately began vaccinating staff members.  ... Read more

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Remembering Officer La’Warrior Sir’Charles Gardner in a special way

By: Staff Reports When Linda Gardner watched her grandson walk out of her home on Friday, January 17, ... Read more

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Willett Way Wonderland: A Christmas tradition

By Harriet Williams and Tracy K. Hall Willet Way Wonderland is something folks look forward to all year ... Read more

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Our Deputy Santa is the coolest cat in town!

This is Santa’s busiest time of year. He is busy packing gifts of all sizes. He researched who ... Read more

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How to beautifully handle what irritates you

“Tracy, what do you want for—” “Pearls!” The question very rarely must be completely asked. The answer is ... Read more

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Senator David Perdue greets Sumter County

Mike Cheokas, our Georgia House Representative had the joy of introducing Sumter County to Georgia’s Senior Senator, David ... Read more

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Candidate Jon Ossoff stops in Americus

Sumter County was a stop on Jon Ossoff’s campaign path. The crowd was excited to welcome him to ... Read more

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Mayor Barry Blount will not seek re-election after 16 years of dedicated service

Mayor Blount and the Americus City Council met for their regular meeting on Thursday, December 18, 2020. In ... Read more

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Coroner Greg Hancock responds to Coroner-Elect’s report to Board of Commissioners

The Americus Times Recorder (ATR) reported on the Sumter County Board of Commissioners’ (BOC) meeting on December 8, ... Read more

Editorials

Good Company’s Coming!

Mama started me on a silver pattern in my young days. She knew waiting to accrue silver through ... Read more

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Mayor and City Council of Americus review 2021 budget and set agenda for December meeting

Mayor Barry Blount and the Americus City Council held the first public hearing on the proposed 2021 budget ... Read more

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Board of Education votes to extend virtual learning for another nine weeks

The Sumter County Board of Education (BOE) held two meetings the week of December 7-11, 2020. Ultimately the ... Read more

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Sumter County Sheriff Office is offering reward for arson information

There is up to a $1000.00 reward for any information which leads to the arrest and conviction of ... Read more

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The night superheroes cried

It is a side to the story I have always treasured. It was one of those experiences that ... Read more

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Americus Police Department holds annual “Shop with a Cop”

The Americus Police Department hosted the fifth annual Shop with A cop event in Americus on December 8th.  ... Read more

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Phoebe Sumter Medical Center CEO warns of current COVID-19 trends

Brandi Lunneborg, Phoebe Sumter Medical Center’s CEO brought the community an update on our COVID-19 status Friday afternoon. ... Read more

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Smarr Smith Foundation holds gun raffle to benefit local law enforcement agencies

The Smarr Smith Foundation (SSF) was unable to hold their annual Paint the Town Blue Gala due to ... Read more

education

GSW offers unique opportunity for exam relief

College exams are a special kind of stressful. For ages, students and the communities who support them have ... Read more

Editorials

Worn Wisdom and Mercer Sweatshirts

If the house were on fire, I would grab it first. Forget the jewels, forget my grandparents’ marriage ... Read more

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Americus City Council regular meeting held Thursday, Nov. 19

The Mayor and Americus City Council met on Thursday evening in a virtual manner. The agenda items requiring ... Read more

Editorials

Waiting in Gratitude

I’ve never seen it in person, but I can imagine it. On November 1 at midnight a phenomenon ... Read more

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Americus-Sumter High graduation rate ranks highest in region

By: Sumter County Schools Sumter County School Superintendent, Dr. Torrance Choates, is proud to announce the four-year graduation ... Read more

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Lessons from frogs and Freds

A lifetime ago I found myself as a young therapist going to work in an office on the ... Read more

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