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Fried Chicken, the 50’s and the church

Tracy K. Hall Sometimes life calls for a little respite, celebration and remembrance in the middle of the ...

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GSW’s Zoe Willis Earns Second NCAA Division II Softball Player of the Year Award

From Staff Reports   LOUISVILLE, KY — Georgia Southwestern State University junior Zoe Willis was named the 2023 NCAA ...

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Dwight Harris Boys Club summer basketball begins its 11th year

AMERICUS – On Thursday, June 1, the Dwight Harris Boys Club Summer Basketball League began its 11th straight ...

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Area Beat Report May 31, 2023

Sumter County Sheriff’s Office Media Arrest Summery Adams, David Brian (Fine Paid), 46, City Bench Warrant Bess, Cassius ...

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Sumter County Youth All-Star track & field teams experience success at GRPA state meet

JEFFERSON, GA – Several members of the 2023 Sumter County Youth All-Star boys and girls track and field ...

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Area Beat Report May 26 through 29, 2023

Sumter County Sheriff’s Office Media Arrest Summary Adaway, Michael Darnell (In Jail), 35, Theft By Taking – Misdemeanor ...

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Area Beat Report May 30, 2023

Sumter County Sheriff’s Office Media Arrest Summary Durham, Robert Clay (In Jail), 52, Failure to Appear/Theft By Taking ...

education

Three SGTC employees with over 50 years of combined experience have been promoted to new positions

From Staff Reports AMERICUS – Three South Georgia Technical College employees with over 50 years of combined institutional ...

education

GSW School of Health Sciences adds new exercise science programs

By Chelsea Collins AMERICUS – Georgia Southwestern State University’s (GSW) School of Health Sciences will offer two new ...

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207 Sumter County High School graduates take their next steps in “The Climb”

AMERICUS – On Friday evening, May 26, 207 Sumter County High School seniors reached the next important milestone ...

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Area Beat Report May 25, 2023

Sumter County Sheriff’s Office Media Arrest Summary Lewis, Gerald Alexander (In Jail) , 51, City Probation Lloyd, Brad ...

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Two men fatally wounded in shooting on Country Club Dr.

From Staff Reports   AMERICUS – On May 24, 2023, at approximately 10:25 PM, officers of the Americus ...

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Area Beat Report May 24, 2023

Sumter County Sheriff’s Office Media Arrest Summary Anderson, Marc Allen (In Jail), 39, Forgery – third degree felony/Theft ...

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Area Beat Report May 23, 2023   Sumter County Sheriff’s Office Media Arrest Summery Bradley, Wallace Jerome (In ...

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Pastor Davis McArthur preaches a message of hope from his home

AMERICUS – When most people think of a church, they think of a building with a tall steeple ...

Sports

Loran Smith’s Sports Column: Fred Barber, the multi-faceted

This is a flashback to the times of Fred Barber, Georgia’s classic fullback of yesteryear, one who could ...

education

SGTC barbering students receive tools from Red Beauty

From Staff Reports   AMERICUS – Red Beauty of Piscataway, New Jersey provided nearly $8,000 worth of barbering ...

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Area Beat Report May 22, 2023

Sumter County Sheriff’s Office Media Arrest Summary Chappell, Curtis (Bonded Out), 62, DUI-Alcohol Golphin, Christopher Bernard (Bonded Out), ...

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Dr. Jill Drake named Georgia Southwestern provost and vice president of Academic Affairs

By Chelsea Collins   AMERICUS – Jill Drake, Ed.D., has been named provost and vice president of Academic ...

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State budget includes $5 million to renovate GSW’s James Earl Carter Library

By Chelsea Collins   AMERICUS – Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed the $32.4 billion Fiscal Year 2024 state ...