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April marriages in Sumter
Tony Bernard Tyson married Janeena Nicole Hicks on 4/25/2025. Erika Karina married Juan Cabrera Villegas on 4/11/2025. Corriere ...
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Postal retiree Pat Conger plans to spend her retirement doing “what I want to, when I want to”
The Plains Post office, recently renamed the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Post office, is losing long-time employee Pat ...
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Blue Fire launch party held at Georgia Southwestern University
A launch for the inaugural issue of Georgia Southwestern University’s student literary and visual arts journal Blue Fire ...
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Sen. Ossoff’s bipartisan bill to improve prison safety and security passes U.S. Senate
Ossoff Press U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff’s bipartisan bill to improve prison safety and security has passed the U.S. ...
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My experiences at Georgia Southwestern under shelter in place alert
My friend Christian Abercrombie is in campus ministry, and regularly prays for students on GSW every Wednesday. A ...
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Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger urges DHS to hear asylum claims of Afghan Christian refugees at risk of being returned to Taliban
Secretary of State Press Office Yesterday, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger sent a letter to Secretary of ...
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AmeriPro Health expands Georgia footprint after inking new emergency services agreement in Sumter County
AmeriPro Health AmeriPro Health, an industry leader in emergency services, patient logistics, and technology-driven healthcare service, announced today ...
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Sumter County Middle School boys soccer closes stellar season
Sumter County Middle School The Sumter County Middle School (SCMS) Boys Soccer Team wrapped up an incredible season ...
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Americus City Council discusses bill for consolidation study
Council member Nelson Brown addressed the Americus City Council during the April 17 meeting on House Bill 766. ...
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Man with gun spotted on Georgia Southwestern campus arrested at the 1400 block of South Lee Street
A shelter in place alert was issued for Georgia Southwestern on April 23 after a man was seen ...
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South Georgia Technical College students enjoy “Waffles with the Watfords”
South Georgia Technical College South Georgia Technical College students, faculty and staff were invited to a “Waffles with ...
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Phoebe Sumter Medical Center honors ICU nurses with DAISY award for exceptional care
Phoebe Sumter Medical Center Phoebe Sumter ICU nurses Kara Turner, Kimberly Barnes, Maggie Gonzalez, Shannon Gibson, Caris Ruis, ...
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Georgia doctors say they are forced to delay life-saving care due to State’s abortion ban
Ossoff Press U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff today released a new report finding that Georgia doctors are being forced ...
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Law suit reform becomes law
Office of Lt. Governor Burt Jones Yesterday, Lt. Governor Burt Jones joined Governor Brian Kemp, Speaker Jon Burns ...
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Citizen addressing Leslie City Council about year delay in speed limit change warned by officer for interrupting
The Leslie City Council met April 21. The Council had heard a request during the April 15, 2024 ...
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Weekly Panther athletic schedule
Sumter County Schools April 23, 2025…Varsity Girls Tennis vs. Miller Grove at 1:00 pm (Home)…1st Round – GHSA ...
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Gov. Kemp signs historic legislation delivering tort reform
Gov. Kemp’s Communications Office Governor Brian P. Kemp, joined by First Lady Marty Kemp, Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones, ...
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Sumter County School Board holds awards and hears continued concerns over fundraisers
The Sumter County School Board held Awards April 17. The Sumter County School Board honored the following exemplary ...
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Living after Easter
Sometimes it’s easy for me to think about Christ’s sacrifice, though it hard to completely comprehend. I think ...
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Senator Reverend Warnock speaks to NPR in Warm Springs on the legacy of FDR and our nation’s unfinished work
Matt Krack press secretary On Saturday, April 12, on the 80th anniversary of the passing of President Franklin ...
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Kiwanis holds annual golf tournament
Kiwanis’s annual golf tournament was held April 18 at the Griffen Bell golf course. The tournament is a ...
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Lauren Harris with Lauren’s Fragrance’s wins local FLEX competition and places third at state
Lauren Harris, an eleventh-grade student at Sumter County High School, won the local FLEX competition and placed third ...
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Sumter County School Board holds recognitions and sees gradual increases in course subject pass rates
The Sumter County School Board met April 14. Students from Sumter County Primary School won first place at ...
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Low High School climate star rating discussed by Sumter County School board during April 14 meeting
Superintendent Walter Knighton presented school climate score ratings during the April 14 School Board meeting. State law requires ...
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Sumter County Primary School Math Bowl winners
Sumter County Primary School Excitement filled the air as first-grade students from Sumter County Primary School competed in ...