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Joni Woolf: Stretching our food boundaries
I enjoy writing about the familiar. I imagine that many readers relate to this: recipes with familiar ingredients, or that we’ve eaten before, either at ...
I enjoy writing about the familiar. I imagine that many readers relate to this: recipes with familiar ingredients, or that we’ve eaten before, either at ...
Sumter County is absolutely popping in all directions with one activity after another — it’s so bustling you have to pick and choose because it’s ...
By MICHAEL MURRAY DUBLIN – The Southland Academy Raiders hit the road for Dublin on the evening of Oct. 27 to participate in the first ...
By MICHAEL MURRAY COLUMBUS – The Americus-Sumter High School (ASHS) Panthers secured an exciting gridiron victory on the evening of Oct. 26 in Columbus. Facing ...
MARRIAGES The following marriages were recently recorded at the Sumter County Courthouse: Earl Richard McCrary and Beverly Ann Carter on Oct. 13 Montavious Devonte’ and ...
From STAFF REPORTS CORDELE – The Lake Blackshear Resort & Golf Club will soon be inviting all veterans and active members of the United States ...
By MICHAEL MURRAY AMERICUS – Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) held the institution’s President’s Classic Golf Tournament on Oct. 20 at the Griffin Bell Golf ...
AMERICUS – The Georgia Department of Community Supervision (GDCS) conducted an operation in Sumter County, beginning at 5:00 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 25. Numerous individuals ...
The famous writer Someone compiled the following bits of wise advice called, “Everything I Need to Know, I Learned from Noah’s Ark:” 1. Don’t miss ...
From STAFF REPORTS STATESBORO – The Southland Academy Junior Varsity girls’ and boys’ cross country teams recently competed in the state meet held at Bullock ...
From STAFF REPORTS AMERICUS – The Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) women’s cross country team placed a program-best three student-athletes on the 2017 Peach Belt ...
By MICHEL MURRAY COLUMBUS – The Americus-Sumter High School Panthers hit the road for Columbus on Oct. 19 to defend their undefeated Region 1-AAAA against ...
Occasionally a reader will express an opinion about the recipes featured in this column—especially the dessert recipes. “Give us some easy ones,” a friend said, ...
What a lovely week this is. It’s sweater weather. Mother Nature has sent us cooler temps that actually have a bit of a nip in ...
By MICHAEL MURRAY The Schley County Lady Wildcats softball team has been quite busy over the past few weeks, amassing a 15-9 regular-season record and ...
From STAFF REPORTS AMERICUS — The Sumter County Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting recently at the office of Americus Dental at 1108 Fetner ...
From STAFF REPORTS CORDELE – South Georgia Technical College Director of Business and Industry Services for the Crisp County Center Michele McGowan participated in the ...
From STAFF REPORTS AMERICUS — At the Furlow Charter School, there was a recent site visit by Dawn Amaker, director of program operations, Georgia State ...
From STAFF REPORTS AMERICUS – A group of Americus-Sumter High School students recently toured South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently and had the opportunity to ...
By MICHAEL MURRAY BELLVILLE, Ga. – After wrapping up their regular season with a respectable 10-10 overall record on the 2017 season, the Southland Academy ...
By MICHAEL MURRAY AMERICUS – The Area 11 Special Olympic Games were held on Oct. 13 at Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) in Americus. For ...
By MICHAEL MURRAY MONTEZUMA – The Schley County Wildcats hit the road for Montezuma on Oct. 13 to face off against Region 4-A opponents, the ...
From STAFF REPORTS FORT VALLEY — Seventeen Schley County FFA members attended the seventh annual Central Leadership Rally held at Camp John Hope FFA/FCCLA Center ...
Anyone can sympathize with the sufferings of a friend, but it requires a very fine nature to sympathize with a friend’s success” (Oscar Wilde). My ...
Rainbow Garden Club decorates downtown for fall The Ellaville Rainbow Garden Club has really decorated downtown for the fall of the year. One of the ...
Last week I wrote about two kinds of soup. Both were recipes I had tried several times before and enjoyed. I was in a soup-making ...
Wow, life gets so busy sometimes that you forget to stop and smell the roses, as the preverbal saying goes. However, Sumter Federation of Garden ...
By DONNELL SAMUEL AMERICUS – “Fright Night don’t let the Panthers bite” was the slogan for homecoming on the evening of Oct. 30 at Finklea-Robinson ...