Shiloh Baptist Church and SOWEGA Rising, honored the late civil rights activist on Monday with a series of events. Leaders say this is important as the city is about to see temperatures it doesn't see often.

If anyone has any information regarding this case, please contact the GBI Regional Investigative Office in Americus at (229) 931-2439 or

Snow blanketed much of the region on Tuesday. It was the first time Columbus saw snow in seven years. Authorities have issued an arrest warrant for a man accused of killing a Georgia fire official and injuring another person Sunday in Chambers County.

The GBI is investigating an aggravated assault in Americus, involving a man with gunshot wounds and suspect Joseph Sales.

AMERICUS, Ga. (WRBL) — An Americus man is wanted in connection to an aggravated assault on Monday. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Joseph Quantez “Quan” Sales, 31, has arrest warrants out for two counts of aggravated assault.

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” Sales, 31, turned himself in to the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office.

The Georgia Christian Generals wrestling team showcased their skills and determination in an impressive victory at the meet that was held at Southland Academy, winning seven of the eight matches on the night.

Students from the Jimmy Carter Leadership Program and GSW soccer team help to distribute food during this month’s Rosalynn Carter Memorial Food Distribution.

By Susan Shinn Turner For the Salisbury Post In 1984, the Rev. Tom Ford experienced a different call from parish ministry. When he was the pastor of Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, Ft. Collins, Colorado,

President Jimmy Carter, the nation’s 39th chief executive and the first U.S. Naval Academy graduate to serve in the Oval Office, began his final journey Saturday with a procession that

GBI press release Joseph Quantez “Quan” Sales is wanted on 2 counts of aggravated assault in connection to a shooting that occurred on the 700 block of Oak Avenue in Americus, Georgia in the early morning hours of3.

The Sumter County Board of Commissioners met on January 14. The Board heard a request by the Payroll Development Authority for parcel number 2726-98-1 to be rezoned from agricultural to light industrial.