On February 12, 2026 at 9:06 a.m. an Americus firefighter, returning to the fire station, observed smoke coming from Misha’s ...

Opened in 1938, Thomas L. Bell Memorial Ballpark is a rare surviving wooden baseball stadium constructed through the Works Progress Administration. Named for Mayor Thomas L. Bell, who championed its ...

Congressman Sanford Bishop toured the Sumter County Jail on Feb. 20 after presenting a ceremonial check to the City of Americus. The Americus Times-Recorder asked Bishop what stuck out to […] ...

Recently, I ordered four sticks in the mail. This might seem like an odd choice for how to spend my hard-earned money, but these particular sticks are alive. Four different […] ...

Former Ellaville City Manager Donna Lynn McChargue was found dead. The GBI has been requested to investigate, but has no further information at this time. In October of 2025, the […] ...

Leslie Mayor Corey Capone was arrested after a domestic dispute involving his wife, Regina Capone. Capone is charged with one ...

Twenty-seven students have been selected to one of Georgia Southwestern State University’s most prestigious and oldest organizations on campus, the GSW Marshals. Established in 1939, the GSW Marshals ...

Magistrate Crystal Cleveland recently appeared before the Board, asking a series of questions, covered in the article “County denies pay to magistrate employee.” Cleveland questioned the Board about ...

The City of Americus will officially receive $1.7 million in FY26 Community Project Funding for downtown streetscape ...

The Downtown Development Authority met on Feb. 10. The Authority discussed plans for the old Furlow School Building on Jackson Street, not to be confused with the current Furlow Charter […] ...