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Growing up as an African American female wasn’t always easy, South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) instructor Katrice Taylor told a standing-room-only crowd at the Black History Month program held recently on the college’s Cordele campus. The National Technical Honor Society (NTHS), the student organization who sponsored the event, invited Taylor to serve as the keynote speaker for the program. Kari Bodrey, admissions coordinator for the college’s Cordele campus, offered an...

Rome, GA – The nationally ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets kept their conference record unblemished after driving to Rome, Georgia to face the second ranked Georgia Highlands and Lady Chargers head coach Brandon Harrell for the third time this season. The Lady Jets came away with the 58 – 52 decision and moved to 17 – 0 in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association and 26 – 3 overall. “It is hard to beat a team three times and this was no exception,” said...

It was not the outcome that South Georgia Technical College Jets head basketball coach Travis Garrett and his players had hoped and planned for Wednesday night when they dropped a 73 – 57 decision to the South Georgia State College Hawks as the Jets were making a play to move up in the end of the season Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) conference standings and earn the opportunity to host an NJCAA Region XVII quarterfinal playoff game. “We did not do what we needed to...

South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) president Dr. John Watford welcomed fellow technical college president, Dr. Ivan Allen of Central Georgia Technical College, as the guest speaker of the college’s annual Black History Month program recently. The program was held in the John M. Pope Center on the college’s Americus campus and was attended by nearly 300 community members, students, faculty and staff members of all races. The title of the program was The Power of Faith Shapes the...

“Servicing the Community” was the headline for the story and the feature photo on the front cover of the Spring 2019 Sumter County Living magazine with South Georgia Technical College English Instructor Raven Payne as the featured story. Payne, along another SGTC instructor, Charles Christmas and his wife Kim, were also featured on the front cover and inside the magazine.    Rachel Price penned the story about Raven Payne titled, “Servicing the Community,” and local...

The Kyle Glenn Holcombe Memorial Scholarship was presented to South Georgia Technical College Electrical Lineworker students Steven Grady Parrish of Perry and Zane Kendrick of Butler recently. The Kyle Glenn Holcombe Memorial Scholarship fund was established and endowed by Georgia Transmission and Aubrey Silvey Enterprises in memory of Kyle Glenn Holcombe, a 23-year old electrical worker who was employed by Aubry Silvey Enterprises in Carrollton, Georgia. Both Parrish and Kendrick...

South Georgia Technical College Vice President of Economic Development (second from left) is shown above with SGTC Economic Development Assistant Tami Blount (l) with the Electrical Lineworker Kyle Glenn Holcombe Scholarship recipients Steven G. Parris and Zane Kendrick along SGTC Electrical Lineworker ¬¬instructors Sandra K. Royal and Sidney Johnson.

Pineland Communications, a subsidiary of Pineland Telephone Cooperative from Metter, GA, made a donation to the South Georgia Technical College Foundation recently, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford.    Pineland is providing approximately $2 million in capital investment in infrastructure to bring gigabit-enabled broadband service to the business community of Americus in an effort to support economic development and business growth. Pineland...

Henry Herald - https://www.henryherald.com/sports/luella-high-alumnae-kamya-hollingshed-posts-career-night/article_a2ff38b5-9b78-5167-9686-9bef6ae6773d.html    Freshman Kamya Hollingshed of McDonough scored as many points as the number on her uniform (30) when she led the South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets to an impressive 107 – 28 victory over Combine Academy Monday night. The win moved the nationally ranked Lady Jets to 16 – 0 in the conference and 25 – 3 overall....

Freshman Kamya Hollingshed of McDonough scored as many points as the number on her uniform (30) when she led the South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets to an impressive 107 – 28 victory over Combine Academy Monday night in the Hangar on the SGTC Americus campus. The win moved the nationally ranked Lady Jets to 16 – 0 in the conference and 25 – 3 overall. South Georgia Technical College Athletic Director and Lady Jets head coach James Frey fielded an All-Freshman squad against the...

Saturday was a great day for the South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets. The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets clinched their fourth consecutive Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Conference Title and earned the right to host the NJCAA Region XVII end of the season tournament with an impressive 102 – 62 victory over Southern Crescent Technical College Saturday in the Hangar. And after that victory, the Jets came out and took a 68 – 49 win over the Southern...

South Georgia Technical College is celebrating the 70th anniversary of its first graduating class this year and in recognition of this milestone, the college will be hosting an Alumni Day Celebration on Saturday, February 23rd in the James S. Peters gymnasium in conjunction with the Jets and Lady Jets basketball games and Sophomore Day recognition. Students, faculty and staff, retirees and alumni will be admitted to the games for free. All South Georgia Technical College alumni and former...