Obituaries
Helen Price Coleman: August 11, 2020
DUBLIN —Helen Price Coleman, 78, of Dublin, Ga. died Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020, at her residence. Services will be at 2 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 15, ...
Nichole Buchanan, Author at Americus Times-Recorder
Obituaries
Dr. Mary A. Whitt: August 5, 2020
Dr. Mary A. Whitt died at age 82 on August 5, 2020 at her home in Gadsden. She is survived by her identical twin sister, ...
by Nichole Buchanan, Monday, August 10, 2020 12:08 pm
Obituaries
Mr. Danny “Dan” Hubert Parker: August 7, 2020
Mr. Danny “Dan” Hubert Parker, age 71 of Americus, passed away Friday, August 7, 2020 at Piedmont Columbus Regional Hospital. A memorial service will be ...
by Nichole Buchanan, Monday, August 10, 2020 9:02 am
Obituaries
Raymond Lee “Buddy” Millwood Jr.: August 6, 2020
Raymond Lee “Buddy” Millwood Jr., age 86, of Cobb, died Thursday, August 6, 2020 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. A native of Americus, Raymond was ...
by Nichole Buchanan, Friday, August 7, 2020 1:36 pm
community
Mamie Campbell: A story to tell
Mrs. Mamie Campbell had 96 years’ worth of stories to tell when she passed this June. With Rev. J.R. Campbell of Allen Chapel in Americus, ...
by Nichole Buchanan, Thursday, August 6, 2020 1:03 pm
Obituaries
Warren Candler Fortson Sr.: August 1, 2020
Warren Candler Fortson Sr., longtime civil rights and education lawyer, died August 1, 2020 at age 91 at his home in Atlanta of congestive heart ...
by Nichole Buchanan, Thursday, August 6, 2020 12:49 pm
Obituaries
Danny Bruce Washburn: July 31, 2020
Danny Bruce Washburn, 69, passed away at his home in Americus, Georgia on July 31, 2020. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, August 8, ...
by Nichole Buchanan, Thursday, August 6, 2020 8:06 am
Obituaries
Mrs. Florence Morris Brown: July 29, 2020
Mrs. Florence Morris Brown Lamberth age 92, passed away Wednesday, July 29, 2020 in Moultrie, Georgia. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, ...
by Nichole Buchanan, Friday, July 31, 2020 6:05 am
Obituaries
Mr. Ronald (Ronnie) Ray Visage, Sr.: July 19, 2020
On Sunday, July 19, 2020 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Mr. Ronald (Ronnie) Ray Visage, Sr. went to be with the Lord. Mr. Visage was ...
by Nichole Buchanan, Thursday, July 30, 2020 3:25 pm
BREAKING NEWS
Missing person: Rosa Lee Welch AKA Rosa Tondee
Sumter County Sheriff’s Office Press Release 7-27-2020 MISSING PERSON Rosa Lee Welch, AKA Rosa Tondee, age 30 of Leslie, GA has been missing since ...
by Nichole Buchanan, Monday, July 27, 2020 4:40 pm
BREAKING NEWS
Sumter County Sheriff’s Office high speed chase July 23
Release from the Sumter County Sheriff’s Department dated July 27, 2020: On Thursday July 23, 2020, Sumter County Sheriff’s Office deputies were involved in a ...
by Nichole Buchanan, Monday, July 27, 2020 4:29 pm
Obituaries
William Robert Mears: July 13, 2020
William Robert Mears, age sixty-six, died unexpectedly on Monday July 13, 2020 after a short battle with cancer. A talented graphic artist and musician, he went to high ...
by Nichole Buchanan, Thursday, July 23, 2020 2:34 pm
News Main
Georgia Power Launches Interactive STEM-Based Educational Videos
ATLANTA, July 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — For parents looking for new ways to help keep children learning while outside of the classroom this summer, Georgia Power’s education team ...
by Nichole Buchanan, Thursday, July 23, 2020 7:53 am
Public records
Furlow Charter School Executive Committee Called Meeting
Release from Chair of Furlow Charter School Governing Board: Furlow Charter School Executive Committee has scheduled a Called Meeting for this Monday, July 20, 2020 ...
by Nichole Buchanan, Monday, July 20, 2020 7:57 am
News Main
District Moves to Appointment only COVID-19 Testing
Release from West Central Health District: July 9, 2020 at 3:40 pm: Due to the extreme demand for COVID-19 testing, the West Central Health District ...
by Nichole Buchanan, Thursday, July 9, 2020 3:44 pm
Obituaries
Mrs. Nona Ruth Larsen: July 1, 2020
Mrs. Nona Ruth Larsen of DeSoto, passed away on Wednesday, July 1, 2020, just 8 days before her 104th birthday. She was preceded in death ...
by Nichole Buchanan, Monday, July 6, 2020 3:58 pm
Public records
Sumter County Board of Education Meeting 7/7/20
The Sumter County Board of Education will hold the following meetings: Tuesday, July 7, 2020 1). Curriculum/Policy/Technology Committee @ 12:00 P.M. 2). Finance/Personnel/Property @3:00 P.M. 3). ...
by Nichole Buchanan, Monday, July 6, 2020 8:01 am
Public records
Furlow Charter School called meeting
Furlow Charter School will have a Called Meeting on Wednesday, July 1, 2020 at 5:30 p.m. at the Furlow Media Center. The meeting is to vote ...
by Nichole Buchanan, Tuesday, June 30, 2020 6:39 am
Obituaries
Mr. William “Phil” Addy: June 26, 2020
Mr. William “Phil” Addy, age 79, of Preston, Georgia passed away Friday, June 26, 2020 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus. He was born ...
by Nichole Buchanan, Monday, June 29, 2020 11:11 am
News Main
Summer enrollment at Georgia Southwestern sets all-time record
From: Georgia Southwestern State University AMERICUS, GA (06/25/2020) Summer 2020 represents the largest summer enrollment in the history of Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW). Despite the country ...
by Nichole Buchanan, Friday, June 26, 2020 3:22 pm
community
People in your neighborhood: A Q & A with APD Police Chief, Mark Scott
BY: Tracy K. Hall – ATR Remember your younger days when Bob on Sesame Street would put to song a very important question? The ...
by Nichole Buchanan, Thursday, June 25, 2020 1:23 pm
Obituaries
Jacqueline Imogene “Imo” Weeks Merchant: June 22, 2020
August 17, 1933-June 22, 2020 Jacqueline Imogene Weeks Marchant, better known as Imo or “Imo the Dynamo”, went home into the arms of Jesus on ...
by Nichole Buchanan, Thursday, June 25, 2020 10:10 am
education
Ignite College and Career Academy hires Dr. Don Gilman as Founding CEO
From: Ignite College and Career Academy Board of Directors 6/24/20 A 16-month-long, partnership-driven search process has culminated in the hiring of Dr. Don Gilman as the founding CEO of ...
by Nichole Buchanan, Thursday, June 25, 2020 7:52 am
Local News
Americus Mayor and City Council Hold Regular Monthly Meeting on June 18, 2020
By: Tracy K. Hall Americus Mayor and City Council held their regular meeting on Thursday, 6.18.20 at 6pm. All members were present. Two guests made ...
by Nichole Buchanan, Wednesday, June 24, 2020 12:13 pm
Columns
“Very Relieved that the Primaries are Over”, Pres. Carter Earns 1980 Delegate Majority
By: D. Jason Berggren Note: D. Jason Berggren is an associate professor of political science at Georgia Southwestern State University. This is the seventh article ...
by Nichole Buchanan, Wednesday, June 24, 2020 12:11 pm
Columns
Part 3: An Americus lynching: The lost counternarrative
By: Evan Kutzler evan.kutzler@gsw.edu Vagrant. Drunk. Killer. These images became central to the dominant white narrative in 1913 and remain so today. In 2018 ...
by Nichole Buchanan, Wednesday, June 24, 2020 11:48 am
community
Inaugural Peacemaker Award Presented to Furlow Scholar
By: Laura Bauer The Mattie J.T. Stepanek Foundation presented its inaugural Peace Certified School Peacemaker Award to Charles M. Cornell, Furlow Charter School Class of ...
by Nichole Buchanan, Wednesday, June 24, 2020 11:32 am
Obituaries
Mrs. Crystal G. Carnes: June 22, 2020
Mrs. Crystal G. Carnes age 67, of Andersonville, passed away Monday, June 22, 2020 at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. ...