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 […] ...