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Dan Sutton/Americus Times-Recorder Large crowds came out early Wednesday to celebrate the ribbon cutting and grand opening of the new Harveys in Forsyth Commons, Prince Street. From left are Keith Thompson, construction manager; Robert Harvey, assistant store manager; Americus Mayor Barry Blount; Amelia Jenkins, store manager; Alton Marcus, Harveys district manager; Americus-Sumter County Chamber of Commerce Chairman of the Board Sherill House; Sumter County Commissioner Andrea P.F. Brooks; Americus-Sumter County Chamber Executive Director Alice Bolstridge; Tim Robinson, Harveys COO; Sumter County Commissioner Al Hurley and Jimmy Purvis, director of retail operations for Harveys. The parking lot at Forsyth Commons remained all day despite the windy, rainy weather conditions.