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School Board hears allegations of teachers selling to students
The Sumter County School Board met on June 20th. Superintendent Walter Knighton addressed the Board. “And so as ...
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School board sees gradual increase in STARS scores and discusses absentee rate
The Sumter County Board of Education met on June 17th. Rusty Warner, director of the Payroll Development Authority, ...
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Congressman James E. Clyburn addresses 44th annual John D. Marshall memorial freedom fund gala
The Sumter County NAACP held the 44th John D. Marshall memorial freedom fund gala on the campus of ...
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Two dead with gunshot wounds determined murder suicide
Americus police officers responded to a welfare check on June 16th at around 9:52 A.M. in the 100 ...
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Tourism director Nicole Kirksey outlines reception of diversity talk
Nicole Kirksey, tourism director, recently hosted a diversity talk on the 14th of June at 9 a.m. Afterward, ...
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City Council discusses animal shelter
Mayor and City Council met on the 13th of June. New public works director George Allen presented a ...
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South Georgia Tech holds high school equivalency graduation ceremony
By Su Ann Bird South Georgia Technical College held its 2024 Summer High School Equivalency graduation ceremony ...
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Local tourism dollars talked about at city council meeting
On Tuesday, June 18, the Americus City Council held one of its two monthly meetings. At the meeting, ...
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Bush circle shooting
On June 16th at around 12:38 A.M Americus police officers were dispatched to the area of Bush Circle ...
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Two dead with gunshot wounds
Americus police officers responded to a welfare check on June 16th at around 9:52 A.M. in the 100 ...
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Desoto double shooting
At approximately 2:45 AM Saturday morning, the Sumter County Sheriff’s office received a shots fired call in the ...
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8u Kansas team overwhelms LSU in DHBC play
It was a hard-fought battle between both the Kansas and LSU 8u boys basketball teams, but the Kansas ...
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Loran Smith’s sports column: Wes Johnson
In all likelihood, Georgia baseball coach Wes Johnson is not a devotee of medieval poet Geoffrey Chaucer. He ...
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Former UN Ambassador Andrew Young Addresses audience at Georgia Southwestern
On Saturday, June 8, former Atlanta Mayor and UN Ambassador Andrew Young spoke to an audience at Georgia ...
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Bingo at Chick-fil-A
The Chick-fil-A on Tuesday drew quite the crowd for bingo. Players took colored chips out of small Chick-fil-A ...
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Board of Elections Discusses Armory Benefits
The Board of Elections met June 4 at 4:30 PM at the Board of Commissioners meeting room. Board ...
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SAMA Announces Children and Youth Art Contest
The Sumter Area ministerial Association (SAMA) is partnering with the Americus Sumter County Arts Council to host a ...
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Joey Recker sworn in as mayor of Plains
Joey Recker was sworn in as mayor of Plains at 10 am Friday at City Hall. After the ...
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The Windsor looks Forward to Celebrating its 132th Anniversary
Manager Frank Ceresoli gave an interview recently on the upcoming 132nd anniversary of The Windsor, which will be ...
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Beyoutiful Boutique comes to Downtown Americus
Barbara Montgomery recently gave an interview about the opening of her new boutique called Beyoutiful Boutique. Montgomery works ...
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Trinity Poague indicted on six counts
Trinity Poague, former Georgia Southwestern student, has been indicted for malice murder, two counts of felony murder, two ...
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Robert “Mason” Spriggle in custody
Robert “Mason” Spriggle initially went missing May 22. He was taken into custody the morning of June 10 ...
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Robert “Mason” Spriggle charged with assault
Robert “Mason” Spriggle, 25-year-old white male, initially went missing May 22. He is now wanted for three counts ...
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Schley County linebacker Zayden Walker verbally commits to Georgia
Dawgnation.com is reporting that Schley County linebacker Zayden Walker verbally committed to Georgia on Wednesday, June 5. According ...
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Area Beat Report June 4, 2024
Sumter County Sheriff’s Office Media Arrest Summary Denmark, Trevor Keashawn (In Jail), 26, Criminal Trespass Grimes, Michael Gage ...