Jelena Seay and Lynn Bailey were sworn in as members of the Board of Elections on Jan. 6, replacing Shirley Latimore, the ...

Thanks to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and other heroes of the Civil Rights Movement, YOU can be anything you want to be […] ...

Americus Mayor Travis Rush, Plains Mayor Joseph Recker Jr., and Leslie Mayor Corey Capone met with the Chair of the Sumter County Commissioners, David Baldwin, on Jan. 14 at Rees […] ...

The STAR Student Award represents the highest academic achievement honor given annually to a senior class member who earns the top SAT score in a single sitting and ranks within […] ...

On the heels of Judge W. James Sizemore’s announcement on January 2, 2026 that he does not intend to seek another term as his ...

Wesley Beamon, 49, a Sumter County native, has announced his candidacy to fill the Superior Court vacancy created by the ...

Many residents of Americus woke up early on Sunday morning to flurries of snow, which covered cars, lawns, and rooftops. A ...

The Sumter County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) is closely monitoring a winter weather event expected to impact the county overnight and into Sunday. The National Weather Service office in ...

Visitors from across the globe have sought out Maranatha Baptist Church, made famous during the late President Jimmy Carter’s ...

W. James Sizemore, Jr, 61, of Leesburg, Georgia, sent an e-mail to his fellow attorneys in the Southwestern Judicial Circuit ...

The Sumter County Middle School football team was recognized during the Jan. 6 work session of the Board of Education for ...

Books for Sumter Children is pleased to announce its Love of Literacy Gala, set for Monday, February 10, 2026, at the historic Rev. Pearly Brown Music Park in Americus. The […] ...