education

Students to pay same tuition for 2018-2019

ATLANTA — University System of Georgia (USG) students will pay the same tuition for the 2018-2019 academic year…

education

Your take: April 18, 2018

The Sumter County Board of Education and Superintendent Torrance Choates, Ed.D., recognized the Americus-Sumter Ninth Grade Academy at…

education

Your take: April 14, 2018

Members of the Southland Academy Raider Band, directed by Rob Ivey (not pictured), traveled to Honolulu, Hawaii, over…

education

SGTC honors Moore with tennis court dedication

AMERICUS — South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) paid tribute to Harold Edward Moore, who served as the Dean…

education

Your take: 4-11-18

iffany Patterson’s kindergartners at Furlow Charter School are learning about all the things that make up soil and…

clubs/organizations

Sumter Jr., Sr. 4-H’ers go to DPA

EATONTON — Junior and Senior 4-H’ers from Sumter County traveled Feb. 2-4 to Rock Eagle 4-H Center in…

clubs/organizations

National POW Museum marks 20th anniversary

By Leila S. Case ANDERSONVILLE — The 20th anniversary of the National Prisoner of War Museum at Andersonville…

education

Your take: April 7, 2018

Americus-Sumter High School recently held its ‘Student of the Month’ celebration for February. Seven faculty members from the…

education

3 generations reunite at SGTC event

AMERICUS — South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year and the history and…

education

Your take: April 4, 2018

The Sumter County Middle School Student of the Month celebration was held March 29. Each homeroom teacher selected…

education

Judge moves Sumter school board election moved to Nov.

By Beth Alston   Part 1 Part 1 AMERICUS — In mid-March, federal Judge Louis Sands of the…

education

Relay for Life: Time for celebration, remembrance

By Ken Gustafson AMERICUS — Several cancer survivors, their families, care givers and others came out to participate…

education

Your take: March 31, 2018

Students at Sumter County Primary School celebrated 3rd nine week achievements at the Super Awards Assembly held in…

education

Reeveses present SGTC 2018 outstanding student with scholarship

AMERICUS — South Georgia Technical College President Emeritus Sparky Reeves and his wife Allene presented Crisp County Center…

education

Southland Academy Lower School Honor Roll for third quarter 2017-18

AMERICUS — Southland Academy’s Lower School (grades 2-5) Honor Roll has been announced by Lower School Director Laura…

education

Local student named to Troy University Provost’s List

TROY, Ala. — Valisa Mercer of Americus has been named to the Provost’s List at Troy University for…

education

Your take: Match 28, 2018

EFNEP is the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program that reaches adults and youth through educational programs on…

education

Local Odyssey of the Mind teams take home trophies

Furlow Charter School OM teams take first place in their divisions AMERICUS — After seven months of work,…

education

SGTC alumnus gives ‘hands-on’ lesson to current students

AMERICUS — Christopher Saunders, a 1998 South Georgia Tech graduate and current information technology (IT) professional, recently revisited…

education

Rebecca Nelson selected as one of the Top 10 Educators

ATLANTA — Claes Nobel, senior member of the family that established the Nobel Prize and Chairman of The…

education

Your take: March 21, 2018

Each year with the help of the Georgia Forestry Commission, Southland Academy first graders observe Georgia Arbor Day…

education

Time for South Georgia Native Plant, Wildflower Symposium

At this time of year, our thoughts are occupied with many seasonal gardening tasks and obligations:  to prune…

business

SGTC nominates 4 companies as Georgia Manufacturers of Year

AMERICUS — Sumter County’s Café Campesino, Golden Gourmet Meals LLC, and Leatherbrook Holsteins LLC, were each nominated by…

education

Miss SAR Pageant is Friday

AMERICUS — Southland Academy announces the 30th annual Miss SAR Pageant Contestants. The seniors in this year’s pageant…

education

Your take: March 17, 2018

On Feb. 27, Sumter County Intermediate School held a Sizzling, Sensational, Scientific Night for students and parents. The…

education

Studying rocks

April Duke’s third-grade class at Southland Academy investigated rocks, minerals and fossils in the elementary Lower School Science…

education

1 local public school has walkout

By Beth Alston AMERICUS — At schools across the nation, students participated in National Walkout Day to protest…

education

Holloman represents SGTC at EAGLE

AMERICUS — Christian Holloman of Buena Vista has been selected to represent South Georgia Technical College at the…