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1 week ago | 
americustimesrecorder.com | Joshua Windus
Published 10:55 pm Thursday, April 17, 2025 Lauren Harris, an eleventh-grade student at Sumter County High School, won the local FLEX competition and placed third at state. FLEX stands for Foundational Leadership and Entrepreneurial Experience. FLEX allows students who have a business or wish to start one an opportunity to gain business experience in a shark-tank style competition.
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1 week ago | 
americustimesrecorder.com | Joshua Windus
Published 9:59 pm Thursday, April 17, 2025
The Sumter County School Board met April 14. Students from Sumter County Primary School won first place at the Georgia Movie Academy, and were recognized by the Board for their achievement. They created a 3-minute video, and chose the topic myth busters. Employee Angela Laster received the 2025 Malcom Quillen Nutrition Hero Award. Margaret Goodin, director of school nutrition, praised Laster.
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1 week ago | 
americustimesrecorder.com | Joshua Windus
Published 3:11 pm Thursday, April 17, 2025
Sumter County Primary SchoolExcitement filled the air as first-grade students from Sumter County Primary School competed in the annual Math Bowl, showcasing their problem-solving skills and love for numbers. The competition challenged young mathematicians with a series of addition, subtraction, and word problems.
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1 week ago | 
americustimesrecorder.com | Joshua Windus
Published 3:23 pm Thursday, April 17, 2025 Superintendent Walter Knighton presented school climate score ratings during the April 15 School Board meeting. State law requires schools to be rated on a one-to-five-star scale. The factors that go into the calculation are school discipline, how safe and free of illicit substances the learning environment is, school wide attendance, and a survey. Five stars is the highest rating a school can achieve.
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1 week ago | 
americustimesrecorder.com | Joshua Windus
Published 7:52 am Thursday, April 17, 2025
Ossoff PressU.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is sounding the alarm on Congressional Republicans’ plan to cut food assistance for millions of Georgians. This week, Sen. Ossoff joined a group of Senators calling out Congressional Republicans’ budget proposal, which could cut billions of dollars from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and have devastating consequences for Georgia veterans, seniors, children, and farmers.
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1 week ago | 
americustimesrecorder.com | Joshua Windus
Published 4:28 pm Wednesday, April 16, 2025
South Georgia Technical College“Thank you for choosing South Georgia Technical College!” That was the sentiment expressed during the South Georgia Technical College Student Appreciation Day event held on the Odom Center Front Lawn on the Americus campus. The SGTC Crisp County Center celebrated Student Appreciation Day earlier this year.
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1 week ago | 
americustimesrecorder.com | Joshua Windus
Published 2:23 pm Wednesday, April 16, 2025
One SumterThe Sumter County Parks and Recreation Department (SCPRD) has earned statewide recognition after its B-12U Basketball Team brought home the 2025 Georgia Recreation and Park Association (GRPA) State Championship title. Coached by longtime SCPRD leader Dwight Harris, the Sumter squad delivered an impressive postseason performance, defeating elite teams from across Georgia, including programs representing Dekalb and Douglas counties.
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1 week ago | 
americustimesrecorder.com | Joshua Windus
Published 2:45 pm Wednesday, April 16, 2025 Jacqueline JohnsonUntil we find truth, life is merely a tightrope walk with destiny. Without knowledge of our true identity, we live in a constant battle for sobriety. There is more to life. Let’s find it!“God wove the secret of success into the heart of man, locked it into his will, and handed him the key of knowledge. Next, He started the world by acknowledging the weakness of man. Man trips over himself when he finds success.
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1 week ago | 
americustimesrecorder.com | Joshua Windus
Published 12:05 pm Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Americus Police Department
On April 16 at approximately 12:50 a.m. officers of the Americus Police Department were dispatched to a residence in the 100 block of Glory Court to a reported shooting. On arrival officers located one victim in the residence with apparent gunshot wounds and rendered emergency fist aid until EMS personnel arrived.
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1 week ago | 
americustimesrecorder.com | Joshua Windus
Published 8:13 am Wednesday, April 16, 2025
By Kathleen CalcuttHow do you improve on a new business in Americus serving craft beer and fantastic food? Combine them with a massive 4000 square foot, enclosed, outdoor entertainment venue, equipped with stage, outdoor gaming area and plenty of space for kids to be as entertained as their parents. IceHouse is the brainchild of local long-time friends Wes and Deanna Beamon and Todd and Melissa Shufflebarger.
