AMERICUS, Ga. - Before former first lady Rosalynn Carter made her way to Atlanta Monday, she was honored in the county she grew up in and by her alma mater. It was a somber moment at Phoebe Sumter ...

AMERICUS, Ga. — Authorities say one law enforcement officer is dead and another is in “very, very critical condition” after a shooting in southern Georgia, reports CBS affiliate WMAZ. Georgia Bureau ...

The gunman accused of killing a Georgia officer and leaving another in critical condition was found dead Thursday of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, authorities announced. Police hunting for the man ...

Officials with South Georgia Technical College donated nearly $700 worth of holiday gifts to Clark’s Christmas Kids, a ...

AMERICUS — Americus and Sumter County’s most historic homes and sites will be open for tours during the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation’s Fall Ramble Oct. 11-13. The event will offer visitors ...

AMERICUS, Ga. (FOX 5 Atlanta) - It’s closing in on midnight at the Historic Windsor Hotel in Americus; the lights are on outside, guests are asleep, and the lobby is quiet. But…is it empty? “We have ...

While Atlanta was long the home of the nation’s most powerful and noted leaders of the civil rights movement, a number of important battles of the period were fought in Southwest Georgia. As a ...

AMERICUS — More than 45 historic homes and sites in Americus and Sumter County will be open for tours during the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation’s Fall Ramble on Oct. 11-13. The event will ...