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Fri., May 11, 2012 11:00am
State Senator George Hooks of Americus says he won’t run for re-election in the fall. Known as the “Dean of the Senate,” the rural Democrat has served in the General Assembly since 1980, first as a representative and then later as a Senator.
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Wed., April 11, 2012 3:55pm
organization that accredits schools sent a team to Americus this week to investigate the Sumter County School Board. The visit comes amid allegations of power struggles and policy violations.
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Fri., July 8, 2011 1:06pm
Georgia's home-grown liquor industry is getting a new player. Officials at Milledgeville-based Georgia Distilling Company say, they now have federal and local permits and soon expect their state permit to begin operation. A company official says, the state permit follows the federal and local ones, so he's planning on opening in two months.
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Fri., September 10, 2010 1:27pm
EPA Administrator in Americus for "Environmental Justice Tour." Lisa Jackson partnering with Congressional Black Caucus for the event. Officials say poor, rural, and minority communities being disproportionately targeted.
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Fri., April 16, 2010 3:13pm
Nine Georgia cities, mainly in the southwest portion of the state, got the
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Thu., February 11, 2010 10:20am
Officials say it's not a matter of "if" we will get snow, but how much.