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School Board meeting hears floating homestead bill presentation

The Sumter County Board of Commissioners met on Sept 9. County Administrator Douglas Eaves gave a presentation on ...

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Commissioner Jim Reid responds to Wolfe’s criticism of dirt road contractor

Commissioner Jim Reid gave an interview responding to comments Ethan Wolfe made during citizens comments. Wolfe had criticized ...

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Wood Carving: An Editorial

I remember carving wood in my early teens. When I was first given a knife, I would start ...

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Commissioners meeting hears blight update and road spray proposal

The Sumter County Board of Commissioners met Sept 10. Commissioners Clay Jones from District 1, Mark Waddell from ...

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Ceremony for 911 memorial erected by Eagle Scout Grady Young

A memorial for 911 was held in Plains Georgia on Sept 11, dedicating a monument that contained metal ...

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First Friday drizzle fails to stop princesses from visiting the downtown

Balloon arches graced several buildings, while folks stood under awnings or carried umbrellas, undaunted by the rain. Festive, ...

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My adventures with gardening

I remembering hunting. My dad would get me up before dark, and it was cold. I would go ...

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Sustainable Sumter shares clean-up info during First Friday

Kat Wade, a Board member of Sustainable Sumter, weathered the rain during First Friday to give out information ...

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Indivisible seeks voter registration during First Friday

The dreary weather also left voting advocates undaunted. LeAnne Smith, with Indivisible, a non-partisan organization encouraging voter registration, ...

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Board of Elections September 3 meeting

The Board of Elections meet in the Commissioner’s meeting room at 4:30 pm on Sept. 3. Chair Dr. ...

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Georgia Southwestern students give their perspective on Americus as a college town

Several students at Georgia Southwestern gave opinions on how well Americus served as a college town. Blaine Jackson, ...

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Locals in downtown share views on Americus

Shelby Carson, born and raised in Americus, shared her favorite thing about the City. “Definitely downtown and the ...

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August Marriages

David Eugene Tyson married Jameka Nicole Waymon 8/27/24. Gregory Sims married Ann C Lusane 8/31/24 Nelson Veltran married ...

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Calvary Episcopal Church celebrates 160 anniversary

Calvary Episcopal Church celebrated its 160th anniversary August 28. Brick arches and wooden beams rose above a sanctuary ...

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Commissioners hear recommendation for yard sale ordinance

During the August 20 meeting of the Sumter County Board of Commissioners, Amy Adams addressed the Board during ...

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John Edgemon Jr. shows Ferret scout car

John Edgemon Jr., a retired army veteran, gave an interview sharing details about the 1966 original Ferret scout ...

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Grateful Threads come to Kiwanis

Valerie Duff, a member of the Grateful Threads quilting guild, addressed the Americus Kiwanis Club on August 23 ...

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City Manager holds meeting for citizen questions on August 26

City Manager Diadra Powell hosted a chat with the manager meeting in the City Council chambers on August ...

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Americus City Council approves street resurfacing grant

The Americus City Council met on August 22. Council member Terrence Clemmons had selected Gloria Simpson as the ...

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Author Bonita Hightower shares inspiration for her book Believe

Bonita Hightower, author of Believe, recently gave an interview about her book. She talked about how she was ...

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Representative Patty Stinson shares plans to reintroduce House Bill 1417

Representative Patty Stinson recently gave an interview on House Bill 1417, which she plans to reintroduce next year. ...

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Americus City Council hears proposed millage rate increase

The Americus City Council met on August 15. Twany Edwards, finance director, gave updates. She commended the department ...

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Chamber CEO Amber Batchelor gives farewell at 102 annual Chamber Luncheon

A variety of representatives from business and local government gathered on the mezzanine outside Rosemary and Thyme, a ...

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Shooting in Brookdale Drive

Americus Police officers were dispatched on August 21st at around 9:10 pm after reports of a shooting at ...

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Southland Village ribbon cutting

A ribbon cutting was held for Southland Village on August 15 on Plantation Ridge Drive. Developer Reggie Daniel ...

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Commissioners raise millage rate

The last public hearing about the proposed millage rate increase was held before the Commissioner’s meeting on August ...

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Hudson House ribbon cutting

The ribbon cutting for the renovated Hudson House in Plains was held on August 17th. Milton Hudson was ...

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Rosalynn Carter’s birthday celebrated at Maranatha on August 18

Maranatha Baptist Church commemorated Rosalynn Carter’s birthday on August 18. Kim Fuller, former President Jimmy Carter’s niece, gave ...

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