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Members of Americus’ sister city visit area
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Americus Times-Recorder
The Web site for Konu/Miyoushi City, Japan reads:
“If you are looking for an extremely entertaining encounter, head northeast-ward from Hiroshima city and you will arrive at the greenery-rich town of Konu, Japan. Yes, this is the place where the things you are looking for will begin.
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Mayor gives state of city to Kiwanis Club
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Americus Times-Recorder
Mayor Barry Blount told the Americus Kiwanis Club Friday that while the state of the City of Americus isn’t where it could be in a perfect world, things could be a lot worse.
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Local housing team gets $15,000 grant
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Americus Times-Recorder
An Americus-Sumter County community housing team that was formed in conjunction with the Georgia Initiative for Community Housing (GICH) was notified last week that they will receive a $15,000 grant.
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City of Americus holds short meeting
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Americus Times-Recorder
The Americus Mayor and City Council met Thursday in its regular monthly business session which took about half an hour.
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Sumter Commissioners talk consolidation
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Americus Times-Recorder
After enduring a lengthy work session and a four-hour public meeting on fire fees Tuesday, as well as agenda setting on Thursday, the Sumter County Board of Commissioners held its second special called meeting in a week. Thursday night’s meeting was to discuss City/County government consolidation.
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Americus City Council approves boundaries for loan
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Americus Times-Recorder
The Americus City Council unanimously approved boundaries revenue bond boundaries to combine utility revenue bonds Monday at its agenda setting meeting.
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1 mass grave found at Cemetery — so far
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Americus Times-Recorder
Tuesday, Len Strozier, owner of Omega Mapping Services in Woodbury, said that thought that he found a mass grave site in Eastview Cemetery with a ground penetrating radar. As part of the City of Americus’ Eastview Cemetery Beautification Project, Strozier was hired to find and map unmarked graves.
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‘New’ Americus van is moving billboard
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Americus Times-Recorder
For those wondering what the black van with images of Americus on it is all about, it’s a used van purchased and reburbished by the City of Americus.
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Americus’ city council denies zoning request
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Americus Times-Recorder
A rezoning request from the Americus VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars) was denied by the Americus City Council at its regular monthly meeting Thursday.
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City, county consolidation appears to be DOA
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Americus Times-Recorder
The Board of Sumter County Commissioners allowed another opportunity to study consolidation pass them by.
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Water (bills) expected to rise
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Americus Times-Recorder
Americus homeowners’ and renters’ water bills most likely be raised by $4 per month on average soon.
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City to seek agreement with County for transit
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Americus Times-Recorder
An extension of the coverage area for Americus Transit was consented to the agenda for the Mayor and City Council’s regular meeting to be held Thursday. The extension will be made to include specified areas outside of the City limits.
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City council transit considers extending transit coverage
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Americus Times-Recorder
A recommendation was made to consider extending the coverage area for Americus Transit to include specified areas outside of the City limits.
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Sumter resident suggests city, county combine to lower taxes
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Americus Times-Recorder
The topic of government consolidation was at the forefront of the Sumter County Board of Commissioner’s Agenda Setting meeting Thursday.
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