An Americus man was arrested just after midnight Jan. 29, according to an Americus Police Department (APD) press release.

Multiple law enforcement agencies took a murder suspect into custody on early Wednesday morning. Police say Deavion Lockhart, 28, was arrested by Americus Police Department,

Paul Farr, South Georgia Technical College Director of Business and Industry Services for the Americus campus, has been selected to represent the college at the Technical College System of Georgia 2025 Senior Leadership Academy,

Chestnut was recognized as the college’s 2025 Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) winner by SGTC President Dr. John […]

AMERICUS, Ga. (WALB) - The man wanted for aggravated assault following the shooting in Americus on Monday has since turned himself in. Around 9 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 17, Joseph Quantez “Quan ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By Joshua Windus Snow began falling in light flurries a little before 1 pm on1. Schools closed, and authorities urged motorists to stay off roads. EMA Director and Fire Chief Jerry Harmon gave an update at 6:15,

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J. Samuel “Sam” Hammond served as the University’s carillonneur, playing the carillon, a pitched percussion instrument, in the Duke Chapel every evening to serenade students with the familiar sound of 50 ringing bells.

Authentic. Peacemaker. Humanitarian. These are a few of the words students and professors at the University of Georgia used to describe former President Jimmy Carter, who died on Dec. 29,

The conjoined twins, Powell and Elijah Hughes, shown in Episode 10 (titled Broker Hearts) of Chicago Med Season 10, are portrayed by actors Jason and Victor Turner, who are actually not conjoined but

After the snowstorm passed, one Bainbridge family did not have the same relief. Instead, they were left mourning the loss of a loved one. According to the Decatur County Sheriff’s Office, it was here, in a ditch by the roadway near his residence, that 66-year-old Charles Bernard Harris was found dead lying face down in the snow.

By Michael J. Brooks The recent memorial service for President Jimmy Carter reminded me of the time in 2004 that our history and collectors’ club president, Roger, invited me, at our annual banquet in Americus,