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Sumter County Commissioner’s update policy
Paul Johnson addressed the August 13 meeting of the Sumter County Board of Commissioners during citizens comments. He ...
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Sumter County Commissioners hear grant info
During the August 13 meeting of the Sumter County Board of Commissioners, Public works director Jim Littlefield brought ...
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Sumter County Board of Commissioners create position of County Marshall
The Sumter County Board of Commissioners met on August 13th. Javarise Terry came before the Board. “At this ...
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Ranger Hall of Fame inductee Howard Mullen shares plans to bring Ranger Stones to Andersonville
Ranger Howard “Mad Max” Mullen, a 2013 inductee of the Ranger Hall of Fame, addressed the City Council ...
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GSW freshmen selected for prestigious President Jimmy Carter Leadership Program
Press release from Georgia Southwestern State University AMERICUS (August 8, 2024) — Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) has named 19 ...
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Americus High School football greats Kent Hill and Leonard Pope to be inducted into the Georgia High School Football Hall of Fame
Two former Americus High School football greats, Kent Hill and Leonard Pope, will be inducted into the Georgia ...
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Loran Smith’s Sports Column: About Football Today
There is so much uneasiness about college football today, and while I am comfortable with paying the players, ...
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GSW releases Men’s Soccer Schedule
By Keith Michlig Georgia Southwestern State University head men’s soccer coach Eric Crawford, entering his sixth season ...
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School Board discusses milestones data
The Sumter County School Board met August 6th. Superintendent Knighton gave enrollment at 3505. Kimothy Hadley gave milestones ...
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Pineland opens an office at 1106 Fetner Drive
Andrew Cook, chair of the Chamber of Commerce, gave the address. “Since 2018, the relationship and partnership formed ...
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House fire at 403 Brady Road
Sumter County fire department was dispatched at 12:53 pm to a house fire at 403 Brady Road. While ...
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Usher’s hot bat leads Raiders to first win of the season
Southland Academy centerfielder Gracie Usher went 3 for 4 at the plate with two doubles, three RBIs and ...
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Jake Pittman named SGTC new Precision Machining and Manufacturing Instructor
By Su Ann Bird Jake Pittman of Leslie has joined South Georgia Technical College as the new ...
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South Georgia Tech fall semester registration set for August 13
By Su Ann Bird South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) will be hosting registration for Fall semester on ...
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Jimmy Carter memorabilia auction by The Friends of Jimmy Carter set for 17th includes shirt presented to Carter by Stephen Colbert
The Carter historical auction is scheduled to take place at the Plains community center from 4:30 to 9:00 ...
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Man dead after shootout with police
The Sumter County Sheriff’s office received a domestic all at approximately 8:15 pm on Wednesday August 7th. According ...
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Wildcats defeat Manchester in dominating fashion
The Schley County Wildcats (SCHS) heated up their bats and dominated their way to a 13-0 shut out ...
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Twelve South Georgia Technical College Practical Nursing Students Receive Nursing Pins
By Pat Peacock Twelve graduates of the South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Practical Nursing program received their ...
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14-run third inning propels Sumter County to win over Carver
The Sumter County High School Softball Team (SCHS) scored 14 runs on six hits in the top of ...
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Board of Elections discusses budget changes
The Board of Elections held their monthly meeting August 6th. Randy Howard was voted vice president, with Carson ...
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Wildcats rally from four runs down to defeat Bleckley County
The Schley County High School Softball Team (SCHS) earned its first win of the season by rallying from ...
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JMA’s four runs in the sixth inning leads to loss for Raiders
Over the first five innings of the contest between the Southland Academy Raiders (SAR) and the visiting John ...
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Trenton Tye from Forged in Fire presents at Kiwanis
Trenton Tye, owner of Purgatory Ironworks in Calhoun County, presented at Kiwanis at the invitation of Kevin Kwashnak. ...
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An advantage of being a reporter
Most everyone agrees our society is more polarized. It’s the least polarizing assertion. The age of individualism has ...
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Two Sumter County High School student-athletes awarded Josh Daniel Willis Student-Athlete Scholarship
Two Sumter County High School student-athletes, Willie Burts and Chris Ingram, have both been awarded the Josh Daniel ...