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Sumter County graduates at the May 15, 2018 ceremony included: Front row: Teresa O’Bryant, Su Ann Bird Back Row: Facilitator Jenny Robbins with Georgia EMC, Charles Christmas, Don Porter, Robert Collins, Facilitator Jim Lovett with Georgia Power The Board of the Georgia Academy for Economic Development announces Sumter County graduates from the 2018 Region 8 Multi-Day Training Program. Class participants represented a number of professional and non-professional economic development...

Lou Crouch of Byron is shown above presenting Santiago Rueda of Americus with the Lou Crouch Law Enforcement Scholarship during the South Georgia Technical College Law Enforcement Academy 18-01 graduation ceremony recently. SGTC President Dr. John Watford is also shown.Santiago Michel Rueda of Americus was presented with the Lou Crouch Law Enforcement Scholarship at the South Georgia Technical College Law Enforcement Academy Class 18 – 01 graduation ceremony held in the John M. Pope...

Lt. Michael Sangster’s dad, Robert Sangster, Sr., his sister, Melissa, and his mom, Connie Sangster Youngblood are shown above (l to r) presenting the Lt. Michael Sangster Scholarship award to Vivian Garcia-Aguirre of Americus with South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford looking on during the SGTC Law Enforcement Academy Class 18-01 graduation ceremony.Vivian M. Garcia-Aguirre of Americus was selected as the recipient of the South Georgia Technical College Lt. Michael...

Apply Now for Summer Semester at South Georgia Technical College!South Georgia Technical College will hold its second Summer semester enrollment and registration day event on May 29 on both of its campuses - a day before the new semester begins on May 30. Orientation sessions will be held for new students at 9:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. on the Americus campus and at 9:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. on the Cordele campus to accommodate for different schedules. The Summer semester lasts just eight...

The restaurant’s menu has included gourmet grilled cheese with beef and potato soup. -- - Image from Meritage on Facebook By Tony Adams tadams@ledger-enquirer.com A downtown Columbus fine-dining restaurant will be closing its doors in a week after a nearly 22-year run that includes about five years at its current location. Meritage Restaurant & Wine Bar, located at 1309 1st Ave. since 2013, will serve its final meal on May 19, with the eatery losing its lease due to the sale last fall...

Alabama Power linemen in the Southeast Division admit the work isn't for everyone but it's what they love doing. (Brittany Faush / Alabama NewsCenter)By Linda Brannon Not everyone is cut out to be a lineman. The work is strenuous, weather conditions can be extreme and you need to be in good physical condition and attentive to detail. But, for those who like the work, it is a satisfying profession. “It can be a dangerous job with long hours,” Alabama Power Valley Lead Lineman Joe Eldred...

Lou Crouch is shown above with William Shelby Cloniger who is being presented with the Smallwood-Sondron Law Enforcement Academy Scholarship by Ethan Sondron, son of fallen officer Patrick Sondron, and South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford.William Shelby Cloniger of Butler was awarded the Smallwood-Sondron Law Enforcement Academy Scholarship at the South Georgia Technical College Law Enforcement Academy Class 18 – 01 graduation ceremony held in the John M. Pope...

Paul and Sharon Smith Johnson are shown above recognizing King Mitchell of Americus with the Smarr-Smith Law Enforcement Academy Scholarship as SGTC Foundation Trustee and retired Judge George Peagler and SGTC President Dr. John Watford look on. Mitchell has been hired as a police officer with the Americus Police Department.Americus, GA – Three Smarr-Smith scholarships were awarded at the South Georgia Technical College Law Enforcement Academy Class 18 – 01 graduation ceremony held in...

South Georgia Technical College LEA Academy Director Brett Murray (l) and President Dr. John Watford (back row far right) are shown above with members of the SGTC Law Enforcement Academy class 18-01. Cadets included: Zackary Ty Bearden of Americus; Andrew C. Brown of Albany; William Shelby Cloniger of Butler, Vivian M. Garcia-Aguirre of Americus; Gregory Guerra of Americus; Zachary J. Harris of Oakfield; Ashley Lynn Kokekangplue of Vienna; King W. Mitchell of Americus; Dustin Morgan Morris of...

SGTC sophomore red shirt guard Kanna Suzuki (14) has signed to play basketball at University of South Carolina Aiken.Americus, GA – South Georgia Technical College redshirt sophomore point guard Kanna Suzuki is moving on to the University of South Carolina Aiken to begin the next chapter of her college basketball career. This week, the South Georgia Technical College student formally accepted a scholarship offer from the NCAA Division II school. Previously, Suzuki helped guide the South...

South Georgia Technical College Foundation Executive Director and SGTC Vice President for Institutional Advancement Su Ann Bird is shown above (right) accepting a check from the Flint Energies Foundation board members to be utilized for GED scholarships.REYNOLDS, GA - The South Georgia Technical College Foundation recently received a $12,000 grant from the Flint Energies Foundation to aid in the funding of 75 General Education Degree (GED) Scholarships. Flint Energies adopted this...