The Americus City Council recently reviewed the budget for Public Works. Public Works Director George Allen requested that a ...

Sheriff Eric Bryant reported that a smoke alarm went off at the Primary School at 5:30 a.m. While no fire was discovered, ...

The Housing Authority of Americus recently hosted its Annual Scholarship Award Dinner at the John C. Anderson Community Center. The HAA awarded a $5,000.00 scholarship to four seniors from Sumter […] ...

The Board of Tax Assessors claims they have requested support for a reassessment for years. The Board of Commissioners believes they have had ample funding. The Commissioners made a unanimous […] ...

Sumter County Schools is proud to recognize and celebrate the exceptional accomplishments of its students who recently ...

Georgia Southwestern State University Director of Athletics Mike Leeder has announced the hiring of Benjamin Hicks as the department’s new Senior Associate Director of Athletics. Hicks returns to ...

Furlow Charter School senior Wiley Stewart has been named the 2026 Sumter County STAR Student after earning the highest SAT ...

Keyara Williams, a South Georgia Technical College Early Childhood Care and Education student from Americus, was recognized with a scholarship by the Delta Kappa Gamma, honor society for key women […] ...

The City Council of Leslie met on March 16 and discussed the current state of their bookkeeping. New mayor Corey Capone commented on the situation. “I would say poor bookkeeping, […] ...

The First Annual Sumter County BBQ Festival and Car Show took place on Saturday, March 14 at the Sumter County Fairgrounds.

Two elderly bicyclists, Barbara Gosa and Gayle Price, were struck and killed by a driver on March 13. The accident occurred on Tommy Hooks Road on a straightaway approaching Bradey Road. Both were ...

The active members of the Americus Junior Service League (JSL) are excited to announce the 2026 provisional and elected honorary members who have accepted an invitation for membership. These ...