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DeSoto’s Only Restaurant: Papa & Mama Chat’s Soul Food
There is a small restaurant in downtown DeSoto that serves take out and catering. Around the size of…
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Planet Fitness comes to Americus
Club Manager Dominique Flowers gave a tour of the new Planet Fitness Gym on 1610 East Forsyth Street…
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Horne Pecan Company Opening Store Downtown
Kelly Zegalia, a co-owner at Horne Pecan Company, talked about the new store they are opening downtown. While…
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Over the Top Aquatics Pet Store
A large tank greets customers in front of the entrance of the new pet store on 1610 East…
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Sumter County Chamber of Commerce holds legislative luncheon in Plains
PLAINS, GA – On Thursday, May 11, approximately 60 people, including local politicians, law enforcement officials, educators and…
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Phoebe Sumter Medical Center to hold meetings in early February
From Staff Reports AMERICUS – Phoebe Sumter Medical Center will be holding a Professional Affairs Committee meeting…
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Americus gathers to celebrate Christmas at the annual Americus Christmas Parade
AMERICUS – Hundreds of men, women and children of all ages gathered along the streets of Down Town…
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Sumter County BOC held its monthly Work Session on Election Night, November 8
AMERICUS – In the midst of all of the excitement and interest surrounding the midterm state wide and…
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A Sumter County Homecoming
By: Tracy K. Hall It was all so very Sumter County. A white tent was raised to welcome…
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Secretary of State Raffensperger hosts She Leads Virtual Workshop on developing fundraising strategies
(Atlanta) – Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is pleased to announce that She Leads will be hosting the…
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Destination Sweet Spot
If you were on Elm Avenue around lunch on Thursday, April 21, 2022, you likely noticed there was…
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Ribbon cutting at The Sweet Spot Baking Company
Americus, GA – Bringing the luxury of fresh small batch baking to the Historic District of Americus. Women’s…
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Laura Wiggins Joins Southwest Georgia Farm Credit
Staff Reports Ms. Wiggins, who resides in Buena Vista, joins Farm Credit as a Loan Administrator in the…
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Tamarack Foods, a welcomed addition to Sumter County
Tamarack Foods will be located at 119 Old Andersonville Road, Americus in the former “Glover” building. The building…
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Jim Reid elected to IA Board of Directors
FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA (January 26, 2022) — The Irrigation Association is pleased to announce that James C. Reid Jr., CID,…
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Sumter EMC ranks high in ACSI score among utilities
(AMERICUS, GA) Sumter EMC is proud to be recognized with a score of “85” in the 2021 American…
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Southern Wholesale Glass, Inc. Announces their November 2021 Employee of the Month
Staff Reports Southern Wholesale Glass is excited to announce Derrick Flowers as our November 2021 Employee of the…
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Job Fair Held at South Georgia Tech
By Pat Peacock AMERICUS – South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) and The Staffing People, a staffing and…
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Welcome the nation’s largest solar panel manufacturing company to Sumter County!
The Sumter County Payroll Development Authority (PDA) gave our community some great news worthy of our excitement. Their…
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Client First Insurance Solutions expands ownership
Release from Client First Insurance Solutions dated September 15. 2021 AMERICUS, GA – Client First Insurance Solutions announced…
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Sumter EMC to host second drive-through Annual Meeting
Sumter Electric Membership Corporation will hold a drive-in Annual Meeting of Members on Saturday, August 21, 2021 on…
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Sumter EMC partnering to deploy broadband; protecting your power bill from a money grab
By Rene Smith, President and CEO, Sumter EMC In 1938, Sumter EMC ushered in a new era of…
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New Industry Comes to Sumter County—Twice.
BY: Tracy K. Hall New industry is coming to town! It has taken over a year’s worth of…
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Small Business Administration implements Paycheck Protection Program for small businesses
From The Paycheck Protection Program provides small businesses with funds to pay up to 8 weeks of…
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Local Business Operating Hours/Services Update
In an effort to help our local businesses during this trying time, the Americus Times-Recorder is publishing this…
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Applications for Small Business Emergency Loans now open
From the office of Governor Brian P. Kemp – Atlanta – Governor Kemp announced that Georgia has received…
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Century 21 Americus Realty, Inc. wins awards
Ronnie Greer, Broker announced the 2019 year end award winners for Century 21 Americus Realty, Inc. recently held…
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Fuller Center for Housing’s “Theology of the Hammer” Comes to Their Own Front Door
By: Tracy K. Hall “We are in Americus. Millard loved Americus and would not leave it. We intend…
