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SGTC Jets drop 7th straight GCAA loss
From Staff Reports GRIFFIN – South Georgia Technical College sophomore guard Aaron Pitts scored 30 points in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) game ...
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Area Beat Report February 13, 2023
Sumter County Sheriff’s Office Media Arrest Summary Gonzales, Roberto (In Jail), 40, Aggravated Assault/Obstructing or hindering law enforcement officers Holt, Brianna Mercedes (Fine Paid), 27, ...
by Ken Gustafson, Tuesday, February 14, 2023 3:03 pm
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Smarr-Smith Foundation adds to endowed scholarship at South Georgia Technical College in memory of fallen officers
From Staff Reports AMERICUS – The Smarr-Smith Foundation presented the South Georgia Technical College Foundation with a check recently to expand its endowed scholarships ...
by Ken Gustafson, Tuesday, February 14, 2023 2:33 pm
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GSW’s Propel campaign for scholarships over halfway to $1 million goal
By Chelsea Collins AMERICUS – Propel: GSW’s Campaign for Scholarships is over halfway to its goal of raising $1 million in scholarship funding for Georgia ...
by Ken Gustafson, Tuesday, February 14, 2023 1:24 pm
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Lady Jets record 26th consecutive win
From Staff Reports AMERICUS – The top ranked National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets started slowly but overcame a ...
by Ken Gustafson, Tuesday, February 14, 2023 1:04 pm
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Dean’s list includes 21 points in win over Georgia College
From Staff Reports AMERICUS – The Georgia Southwestern men’s basketball team picked up its first home win since Dec. 30 with a 85-76 victory over ...
by Ken Gustafson, Monday, February 13, 2023 11:15 pm
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Sumter County High School to host a Meet & Greet with the Panthers’ new head football coach Will Rogers
AMERICUS – Sumter County High School will host a Meet & Greet in which the public is invited to come out and meet the Panthers’ ...
by Ken Gustafson, Monday, February 13, 2023 10:44 pm
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GSW benefits from new career planning tool for student success
By Chelsea Collins AMERICUS – Georgia Southwestern State University has a new career-planning platform for students, Steppingblocks, that provides additional career counseling services and connects ...
by Ken Gustafson, Monday, February 13, 2023 10:24 pm
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SGTC’s Lady Jets retain #1 spot in the nation for fifth consecutive week
From Staff Reports AMERICUS – The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets captured the first-place position in the National Junior College Athletic Association’s (NJCAA) Division ...
by Ken Gustafson, Monday, February 13, 2023 10:08 pm
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President Emeritus Sparky and Allene Reeves honor South Georgia Tech’s 2023 outstanding student, Tredarrian Colbert, with scholarshi
From Staff Reports AMERICUS – South Georgia Technical College President Emeritus Sparky Reeves and his wife, Allene, established an endowed fund with the South Georgia Technical ...
by Ken Gustafson, Monday, February 13, 2023 9:45 pm
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Sumter County Panthers rout Jeff Davis on Senior Night
From Staff Reports AMERICUS – The Sumter County Panthers (SCHS) sent their 10 seniors out on a winning note as the Panthers dominated their ...
by Ken Gustafson, Sunday, February 12, 2023 9:24 pm
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Moore scores 20 in Lady Panthers’ win on Senior Night
From Staff Reports AMERICUS – Sumter County senior guard Haley Moore finished her career as a Lady Panther in style by scoring 20 points to ...
by Ken Gustafson, Sunday, February 12, 2023 8:43 pm
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South GA Technical College Foundation awarded grant from Sumter EMC Foundation for TechForce
From Staff Reports AMERICUS —The Sumter Electric Membership Corporation Foundation, Inc. awarded a grant in the amount of $5,000.00 to the South Georgia Technical College ...
by Ken Gustafson, Saturday, February 11, 2023 12:10 am
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SGTC Lady Jets defeat Andrew College 82-68
From Staff Reports AMERICUS – The South Georgia Technical College top-ranked Lady Jets came away with an 82 – 68 victory against Andrew College in ...
by Ken Gustafson, Friday, February 10, 2023 11:53 pm
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Panthers use quickness and athleticism to overwhelm Worth County
AMERICUS – Friday’s game at the Panther Den between the Sumter County Boys’ Varsity Basketball Team (SCHS) and the Worth County Rams (WC) was one ...
by Ken Gustafson, Friday, February 10, 2023 11:29 pm
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20-3 second quarter run is the catalyst in Lady Panthers’ win over Worth County
AMERICUS – The Sumter County Lady Panthers (SCHS) outscored Worth County 20-3 in the second quarter and that proved to be the difference in a ...
by Ken Gustafson, Friday, February 10, 2023 8:15 pm
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Second half barrage of goals leads Panthers to 8-2 win over Monroe
AMERICUS – After their 6-3 win over Dougherty in Albany Tuesday night, the Sumter County Varsity Boys’ Soccer Team (SCHS) picked up where it left ...
by Ken Gustafson, Thursday, February 9, 2023 11:44 pm
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Aguirre scores 10 goals in Lady Panthers’ rout of Monroe
AMERICUS – Sumter County junior forward Victoria Aguirre put on a soccer clinic in goal scoring at Alton Shell Stadium Thursday night. Aguirre pretty much ...
by Ken Gustafson, Thursday, February 9, 2023 10:11 pm
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Georgia Southwestern provost named president at SUNY Potsdam
By Chelsea Collins AMERICUS – Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs (VPAA) Suzanne Smith, Ph.D., has been named president ...
by Ken Gustafson, Thursday, February 9, 2023 5:19 pm
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Americus Rotary Club presents South Georgia Tech’s 2023 outstanding student with stipend
From Staff Reports AMERICUS – Americus Rotary Club member and Past President Don Smith presented South Georgia Technical College barbering student Tredarrian Colbert of Americus ...
by Ken Gustafson, Thursday, February 9, 2023 5:10 pm
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SGTC education has kept Gregory Harris, Sr. employed for over 36 years
From Staff Reports AMERICUS – Gregory W. Harris, Sr., who was born and raised in Americus, graduated from the South Georgia Tech’s Business Equipment Technology ...
by Ken Gustafson, Thursday, February 9, 2023 4:56 pm
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Gary Prince named SGTC Chief Information Officer over Technology
From Staff Reports AMERICUS – South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford announced that Gary Prince of Leesburg has been appointed as the SGTC ...
by Ken Gustafson, Thursday, February 9, 2023 4:45 pm
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Sumter County tennis teams earn split against Marion County
From Staff Reports BUENA VISTA, GA – The Sumter County varsity girls and boys tennis teams made the trip over to Marion County on ...
by Ken Gustafson, Thursday, February 9, 2023 4:32 pm
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Jets fall in overtime to South Georgia State
From Staff Reports AMERICUS – The South Georgia Technical College men’s basketball team (SGTC) got plenty of production from sophomore forward Aaron Pitts Jr., ...
by Ken Gustafson, Thursday, February 9, 2023 3:25 pm
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Lady Jets remain undefeated in conference with 62 – 49 win over Georgia Highlands
From Staff Reports ROME, GA – The number one nationally ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets secured their 24th consecutive win with a ...
by Ken Gustafson, Thursday, February 9, 2023 1:30 pm
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Area Beat Report February 7 through 9, 2023
Sumter County Sheriff’s Office Media Arrest Summary Harvey, John Emory (In Jail), 56, Criminal Trespass/Probation Violation Johnson, Ray Anthony (Bonded Out), 60, DUI-Alcohol/Driving while license ...
by Ken Gustafson, Thursday, February 9, 2023 1:21 pm
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Panthers lose heart breaker at Dodge County on McClendon’s game-winning prayer
From Staff Reports EASTMAN, GA – The Sumter County Varsity Boys’ Basketball Team (SCHS) was 1.3 seconds away from ‘getting out of Dodge” with ...
by Ken Gustafson, Wednesday, February 8, 2023 10:04 pm
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Lady Panthers lose fourth straight at Dodge County
From Staff Reports EASTMAN, GA – The Sumter County Lady Panthers (SCHS) came into their GHSA Region 1-AA match up against the 21-1 Dodge ...
