clubs/organizations
Your take: Sept. 15, 2018
U.S. Constitution Week is observed Sept. 17-23. Lake Blackshear Regional Library features a display related to the Constitution…
education
GSW announces 2018 alumni award winners
From Staff Reports AMERICUS — Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) will honor eight of its most “outstanding” alumni…
education
Local schools benefit from Stop the Bleed program
From Staff Reports AMERICUS — Recently, life-saving bleeding control kits were delivered to Americus-Sumter County Middle School, Americus-Sumter…
business
GSW Foundation awarded grant from Sumter EMC Foundation
From Staff Reports AMERICUS — The Georgia Southwestern Foundation was recently awarded a grant in the amount of…
education
Your take: Sept. 12, 2018
Students at Sumter County Primary School are excited for the new school year and are kicking off the…
education
USDA awards grants to S. Ga. Tech
AMERICUS — The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Agency awarded two Rural Business Enterprise (RBEG)…
education
Summer STEM camps successful at SGTC
AMERICUS — Despite being on summer break, more than 40 eager young minds attended South Georgia Technical College’s…
education
Southland Academy 2018 Homecoming Court
Southland Academy’s homecoming football game will be played at 7 p.m. Sept. 21 against The Heritage School Hawks.…
education
SGTC cosmetology program ranked fourth in nation
From Staff Reports AMERICUS — South Georgia Technical College’s (SGTC) cosmetology program has been recognized as the fourth…
education
Your take: Sept. 8, 2018
It is not unusual to see Nancy Smith on the Southland Academy campus. A graduate of Southland, Nancy…
clubs/organizations
SGTC, Red Cross to honor 9/11 with blood drive
AMERICUS — In honor of the heroic men and women who lost their lives during the 9/11 attacks…
education
Americus-Sumter High Engine Building Team qualifies for nationals
By Ken Gustafson AMERICUS — In a little over a month, the Americus-Sumter high School Engine Building Team…
clubs/organizations
Celebrate the foundation of America
There are two documents of paramount importance to American history: the Declaration of Independence, which forged our national…
education
Area residents make Dean’s List at Georgia Southwestern State University
AMERICUS — The following local residents made the Summer 2018 Dean’s List at Georgia Southwestern State University and…
education
Area residents make President’s List at Georgia Southwestern State University
AMERICUS — The following local residents made the Summer 2018 President’s List at Georgia Southwestern State University and…
education
Furlow Charter School: Chrome Books
Class of 2026 scholars in Laura Gerlach’s fifth-grade class at Furlow Charter School kick off the 2018-2019 school…
education
Your take: Sept. 5, 2018
Tiffany Evans’ third-grade homeroom class received a perfect score in P.E., and is the first class at Sumter…
education
State BOE OKs waiver for Sumter County Schools for CCA
ATLANTA — Mike Cheokas, 2nd District Georgia State Board of Education representative, announced that the Georgia Board of…
business
First Friday all about back to school
AMERICUS — On Friday, Sept. 7, Americus will hold its monthly “First Friday” downtown-wide open house. This First…
agriculture
Bill Starr: Learn differences in snakes
It seems lately every time I turn around I have seen a snake. The other night I was…
education
Your take: Sept. 1, 2018
Hinano Tomlinson, ninth-grade scholar at Furlow Charter School, shares her musical talents with 3rd grade scholars in Judy…
education
Japanese delegation met with southern hospitality
AMERICUS — For over 27 years, two communities continue to enjoy an exchange of educational and cultural experiences…
education
Local student attends Space Camp
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Charlie Crisp of Americus, son of John and Whitney Crisp, recently attended Space Camp at…
education
Your take: Aug. 29, 2018
Eighth-graders at Furlow Charter School are learning to transform figures on coordinate planes using sequences of translations, reflections,…
education
11 LPNs pinned at SGTC
AMERICUS — Just before ushering in a new class for the Fall 2018 semester, South Georgia Technical College’s…
education
High school culinary arts entertain Japanese delegation
AMERICUS — Americus-Sumter High School (ASHS) recently hosted a catered event for more than two dozen visitors from…
education
SGTC enrollment up 12.6 %
AMERICUS — “South Georgia Technical College posted a 12.6 percent increase in enrollment growth for summer semester 2018,”…
education
Local student excels in first year at Xavier University of Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS — Xavier University of Louisiana is where students go to discover their excellence, and Na’Charlesia Floyd…
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