Americus Times-Recorder

08/20/2025

The National First Ladies Day Commission and The Society of Presidential Descendants honored former First Lady Rosalynn Carter on her birthday, August 18, by placing a wreath on her grave. Friend of the Carters, Nicholas Inman, welcomed those gathered for the ceremony. “Good morning everyone. On b...

08/19/2025

Lions Club International was founded in 1917 to serve the visually impaired. The Americus Lions Club was formed in 1927. According to the American Foundation for the Blind, as of February, 2025, approximately 51.9 million American adults reported some difficulty seeing. Of these, 3.7 million find it...

08/19/2025

The Sumter County Panthers began their season with an exciting 23–15 win against the Crisp County Cougars at Alton Shell Stadium on Friday night. Quarterback Ishmael Jones led the Panthers, carrying for 46 yards and two touchdowns with an added 35 passing yards. Running back AJ Kearse assisted wit...

08/18/2025

The First Ladies Tribute to Rosalynn Carter Panel was held in the auditorium of the Plains High School on August 16. The panel was comprised of Kim Fuller, Jimmy Carter’s niece, James Carter, Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter’s grandson, Mary Jean Eisenhower, Richard Gatchell Jr., and Larry Cook, a pres...

08/18/2025

August 18: MS softball at Merry Acres at 4:30 (away game) August 19: JV and varsity volleyball at Taylor County 5:00 p.m. (away game). Varsity softball vs. Shaw 5:30 p.m. (home game). August 20: MS softball at Radium 4:30 p.m. (away game). MS football vs. Lee East 5:30 p.m. (home game). TrendingGet....

08/18/2025

A preview of the Carter forever stamp was held in the auditorium of the Plains historic high school. The school, which taught Jimmy Carter, is now a part of the Jimmy Carter National Historic Park. Lead Park Ranger Quentin Bucker told of the Park’s work in telling the Carter story. “The Carters ...

08/16/2025

In Plains, Georgia, residents gathered to honor former First Lady Rosalynn Carter Saturday morning – just two days before what would have been her 98th birthday. A crowd gathered beneath the shade trees outside the Hudson House, just steps from Billy Carter’s Service Station and the railroad tra...

08/16/2025

Updated August 18 with Finance Director Robert Taylor's response.

The Americus City Council met on August 14. A representative from Jacob’s gave recommended updates to the industrial pretreatment ordinances at the request of Public Works Director George Allen. The State of Georgia and the EPA have adopted new standards that are not yet reflected in City ordinanc...

08/15/2025

The Americus Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority will be working with Rise Against Hunger on Friday, August 22. They will work from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. along with volunteers at 408 Rucker Street Americus, GA, 31719 to pack at least 10,000 meals for communities across the globe.

Those interested in volunteering can sign up at https://bit.ly/AmericusRiseAgainstHunger. For more information, contact Dr. Kendra Huff at [email protected].

08/15/2025

A donation was recently made to Sumter County Intermediate School to buy ukuleles for Timothy Beck’s music class. Beck said the students were excited. “They said they could not wait to play them. The first day we played they were very enthusiastic, and focused on learning.” The choice to go wi...

08/15/2025

Sumter County Intermediate School is unveiling their new STEM connections class. The class will be headed by Deavios Barron, who hopes to empower students. “My vision for this class is to transform ‘what if’ into ‘how.’ I want to move beyond textbooks and encourage my students to become yo...

08/15/2025

FLEX, standing for Foundational Leadership and Entrepreneurial Experience, is a program that teaches students how to start and run a business, competing in a shark-tank style competition to bring their ideas to life. Students receive loans, allowing them to invest in their business, and are also tau...