AM officers of the Americus Police Department were dispatched to a report of shots fired in the 300 block of Pine Street. On arrival officers found two victims with apparent gunshot wounds. The ...

The first nine weeks exemplary students were recognized during the Nov. 13 school board meeting. Pre-k Sumter County Primary ...

Fresh Start Academy held a mayoral candidate forum on October 22. Candidates were allowed to share their basic platform ...

Funeral Services for Frances Lucille Allen Gaultney, 87, of Plains, will be held on Thursday, November 20, 2025, at 12:00 ...

The Sumter County School Board held their monthly work session on0. Brian Simon, director of human resources, gave numbers on certified teachers in the school system. “At this time, we have 316 ...

James Calvin Speer, age 86 of Americus, passed away on Friday, November 14, 2025 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. He was born ...

Dr. Alex Riccardi Turner was recently named the Dental College of Georgia’s Outstanding Young Alumnus of the year for 2025.

Director and producer D’Angelo Harris gave an interview on filming Common Ground, the pilot for a series that’s centered ...

Sumter Players is excited to announce a collaboration with Downtown Americus Main Street to bring several free special events ...

Sumter County 4-H competed in the Georgia 4-H Cotton Boll Consumer Judging competition at the Georgia National Fairgrounds in ...

Mary Sibyl McHugh McGlaun, 93, of Richland, Georgia passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 13, 2025 at Magnolia Manor, ...

The 50th memorial service to Confederate Captain Henry Wirz was held at Andersonville on November 8. A controversial figure, ...