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Thursday | Americus Times-Recorder, Americus, Ge...

Area Beat June 26

* Timothy R. Heath, 22, of 450 Candy Lane, Ellaville is charged with possession of marijuana and was released on summons to appear in court.

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Tue Jun 30, 2009

Valdosta Daily Times

Police, GBI investigate Sumter County slaying

Americus police and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation are investigating the slaying of a 46-year-old woman found dead in her home.

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WALB-TV Albany

GBI agents investigate Americus murder

We're following a developing story in Americus. Right now, Americus Police, the Sumter County Sheriff's Office and Georgia Bureau of Investigation agents are looking for a murderer.

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Mon Jun 29, 2009

Americus Times-Recorder, Americus, Ge...

Angela Westra joins chamber

You will find her in her office inside the brick walls of the Rees Park Economic Development Center, working furiously behind her desk.

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Sat Jun 27, 2009

Americus Times-Recorder, Americus, Ge...

Steppin' Out June 26, 2009

Editor's Note: Every Friday a list of local and area upcoming entertainment and cultural events will be published on the Steppin' Out page in the Times-Recorder. To submit information for this listing, please send to Steppin' Out, c/o Americus Times-Recorder, P.O. Box 1247, Americus, GA 31709, or fax to 928-6344 or e-mail to ...

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Thu Jun 25, 2009

Americus Times-Recorder, Americus, Ge...

SGTC Skills USA travels

Nine South Georgia Technical College students earned the right to travel to Kansas City, Missouri to compete in the Skills USA National Leadership and Skills Conference against the top students from technical college across the United States.

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Tue Jun 23, 2009

Americus Times-Recorder, Americus, Ge...

Americus Fire Chief gives tips for staying cool & safe

"It is so hot outside!" "How do you like this heat?" "It's so hot you can fry an egg outside!" Almost anywhere you go now, you are bound to be greeted by at least one of the previous statements, or at least have the weather as a topic of conversation.

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Mon Jun 22, 2009

Americus Times-Recorder, Americus, Ge...

Area Beat: June 17, 2009

* Coderal Thornton, 18, of 805 Fulton St., Americus is charged with assault and battery, and was released on summons to appear in court.

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Sat Jun 20, 2009

Americus Times-Recorder, Americus, Ge...

Police chief addresses Boom Boom Room issue

Earlier in the week, in two different editions of this newspaper, reports published concerning incidents at reported "private club," nicknamed "The Boom Boom Room" on Rainbow Terrace.

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Thu Jun 18, 2009

Americus Times-Recorder, Americus, Ge...

Americus City Council holds public hearings on Phoebe requests

The Americus City Council met Thursday in its regular monthly session and to hold two public hearings as required by law.

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Wed Jun 17, 2009

Americus Times-Recorder, Americus, Ge...

A dad, a daughter and a dog

It is a story that makes for a good family movie. You know the type - the ones that are shown on the Lifetime channel or a Sunday night Hallmark movie - heartwarming, touching, a story of a making of a family filled with all the happiness and hurts that go with it.

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Tue Jun 16, 2009

Dalton Daily Citizen

Brochu's contract extended through 2012

Superintendent Katie Brochu will serve Whitfield County Schools through 2012 under a contract extension the board approved unanimously during a called meeting on Monday.

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Mon Jun 15, 2009

Americus Times-Recorder, Americus, Ge...

Hit and run leads to arrest

At approximately 10:47 p.m. Saturday, Sumter County Sheriff's deputies responded to Tower View Road in reference to a traffic accident, according to sheriff's reports.

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Sun Jun 14, 2009

Americus Times-Recorder, Americus, Ge...

Watering times lifted, city residents still adhere to day limits

In Thursday's Times-Recorder, an article was published, titled, Rulebreakers Fined, explaining the water restrictions on the city of Americus and how the Environmental Protection Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources still had Americus under a level 2 drought restriction.

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Fri Jun 12, 2009

Americus Times-Recorder, Americus, Ge...

One dead, one injured in Schley Crash

An Ellaville man was killed and his passenger seriously injured in a one-vehicle traffic crash mid-day Friday in Schley County.

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Americus Times-Recorder, Americus, Ge...

Area Beat - June 12

She was released on summons to appear in court. * Brenda H. Brown, 48, of 1302 Second Montgomery St., Americus is charged with disorderly conduct.

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Wed Jun 10, 2009

Americus Times-Recorder, Americus, Ge...

Our Opinion: Rough roads in Americus

While driving around this fair city over the past couple of weeks, you might have noticed a strange occurrence that has been happening in Americus.

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Sun Jun 07, 2009

Americus Times-Recorder, Americus, Ge...

And the Saints came rolling in, Christian motorcyclists invade southwest Georgia

Curtis Jamieson,a resident of Phoenix City, Alabama, and International President of the Heaven's Saints Motorcycle Ministry, speaks with strength and knowing as he talks of a night, when he was "rolling" with the wrong type of motorcycle club, and he almost died.

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Sat Jun 06, 2009

Americus Times-Recorder, Americus, Ge...

Steppin' Out June 5

Editor's Note: Every Friday a list of local and area upcoming entertainment and cultural events will be published on the Steppin' Out page in the Times-Recorder. To submit information for this listing, please send to Steppin' Out, c/o Americus Times-Recorder, P.O. Box 1247, Americus, GA 31709, or fax to 928-6344 or e-mail to ...

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Thu Jun 04, 2009

Americus Times-Recorder, Americus, Ge...

Town Crier: June 3, 2009

Hydrant Testing: The Americus Fire & Emergency Services is testing hydrants until all City hydrants have been tested.

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