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A spokesman for the U.S. Secret Service says the agency is investigating an effigy of President Barack Obama found hanging from a building in the hometown of former President Jimmy Carter.

The United States Secret Service is trying to find the people who hung a doll off of a Main Street building in Plains.

A* In early October the City of Americus was notified by the local Wal-Mart that all three recycling bins belonging to the City of Americus were to be removed.

JULY A* July started off on a sad note as "Lucky," a cat born with two faces in Ellaville passed away a day after being born.

Carlo Strenger in Ha'aretz , asking the question many of us have asked, i.e., why has the criticism of Israel emanating from places like Europe and Plains, Georgia, been so visceral and self-righteous: Jews have been the bad conscience of the West for a long time - and even more so since the Holocaust.

Most holidays celebrated in December revolve around religion - but not Kwanzaa. The holiday, celebrated by millions of people with African lineage, is based on elements of the first harvest celebration in Africa.

A* Firefighters assisted EMS on 2nd Montgomery Street, East Lamar Street, and Davenport Street.

Heavy rain struck middle Georgia, toppling trees and causing streams to overflow, and three counties closed their schools.

Kenia Wills of Preston has been chosen to represent South Georgia Technical College and SDA 15 at the Exceptional Adult Georgian in Literacy Education Leadership Institute in Atlanta February 10 to 12, 2010, announced SGTC Adult Education Executive Director Jan Hobgood.

If you survived the Carter years; high unemployment, high taxes, high interest rates, expanding government bureaucracy and ineffective leadership.

The following real estate transactions were recently recorded at the Sumter County Courthouse.

The little town of Plains is ringing in the holiday season in a huge way this season with three bigger-than-life events: a Christmas parade, Hands Around the Lake and a Community Sing.

The Norwegian Parliament can't build a "spite fence" between themselves and the United States.

The teacher explained her class would be designing post cards for President Jimmy Carter as part of a Georgia student art contest recognizing the famous Georgian's 85th birthday.

I met William Alton Carter III by the pop machines at the Torrance Holiday Inn in October 1982.

A taxpayers group is objecting to giving national park status to a gas station once owned by Billy Carter, the brother of former President Jimmy Carter.

A* Firefighters responded to three calls for medical assistance. A* Firefighters responded to a traffic accident at Wayne's World, 1043 Forsyth St.

Elton Loyless, 84, of 288 Pessell Creek Road, Plains died Monday at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus.

Talk about a small-town feud that went downhill fast. The town of Silverton hit a wooden sledmaker with a stop-work order last month.