WISK/WDEC
LOCAL NEWS
Tuesday February 7th, 2023
*UPDATE*
The Sumter County BOE had an hour-long state of the schools updates and
student recognitions that started off last night’s work session. Once the meeting
started, several topics of discussion were heard. Agenda items were then
discussed and many were placed on the consent agenda for Thursday’s regular
monthly meeting. Several policies will be up for a vote including one to
possibly do away with the current committees such as curriculum and finance.
Items under new business will be on the agenda Thursday night. Thursday’s
meeting will begin at 7 and will be held in the boardroom of the SCS
Administration Building. The public is welcome to attend and the meeting will
also be seen live on the SCS Facebook page.
The LEPC meeting was
cancelled at the last minute that was scheduled for this morning. Perhaps another
date will be given for a possible later meeting.
The Sumter County Board of Elections and Voter Registration holds its
regular monthly business meeting at 4:30 this afternoon. This meeting will be
held in the Commissioners Room at the Sumter County Courthouse. The meeting is
open for the community to attend.
The Corn/Soybean and Fertility Production meeting for Sumter County
Farmers and Agri-businesses is at 6 this evening at the Sumter County Ag Center
at 127 William Bowen Pointe. There will be a sponsored meal tonight so call
today if you haven’t already done so to 229-924-4476 and reserve your meal and
confirm your attendance. Please, DO NOT just show up for this meeting tonight.
UGa Specialists will present tonight’s program. You can earn pesticide credit
with your attendance tonight but you must complete paperwork providing your
Pesticide License Number. With face-to-face meetings resuming, the priority
will remain on protecting the health and safety of the community while
maintaining the high quality of teaching, research and service. If you are ill,
have a fever or know you have a contagious disease, please DO NOT attend the
meeting tonight.
It was a rather busy
Monday to start a new week for the Americus Police Department. The day started
early with shots fired complaints at 12:43 am in the Town Creek Circle area and
moments later in the N. Lee Street area.
Officers performed a
welfare check at 128 S. Dudley Street and a safety check at 110 N. Hampton
Street.
A financial
transaction card theft and fraud is being investigated.
Aggravated stalking
was reported for further investigation.
Damage to property
complaints were made at 439 Mayo Street and at 101 Eastview Circle.
1st degree
criminal damage to property occurred at 1206 S. MLK Boulevard.
A simple assault was reported
at 2N 110 Knollwood Drive at Cripple Creek Apartments.
Officers answered 2
domestic-related calls and 1 miscellaneous call yesterday.
A hit-n-run accident
occurred at 254-C Lonnie Lane.
There was one accident worked by APD on Monday that had no reported
injuries.
It was fun while it
lasted but someone finally won the Powerball drawing last night. The lone
winning ticket was sold in Washington State for an estimated $747 MILLION.
Check your numbers: 5-11-22-23-69 and the Powerball was 7. The next Powerball
drawing for Wednesday night is only $20 million.
*UPDATE*
From Monday’s Sumter
County Sheriff’s Office reports, 2 prisoner transports were made yesterday. Deputies
responded to a domestic disturbance. 2 lost/stolen tags were reported at the
Sumter County Courthouse Sheriff’s Office location. A suspicious person was
spotted in the area of US 19S. 2 activated alarms were noted but the calls were
cancelled while enroute to the locations. Deputies were busy conducting 5
traffic stops on Monday. After a stop on E. Lamar at Tripp Street last night,
the driver Nicole D. Mable was cited for defective or no headlights. Warnings were
issued in the other traffic stops.
Housed in the Sumter County Jail today is Cherokee Margaret Sky Sharit
for battery (FVA) and 3rd degree cruelty to children.
The warm-up will
continue through Thursday when yet another cold front brings in rain and
possible storms for Thursday afternoon and now lasting through Friday night. Highs
will be in the low-to-mid 70s until Thursday and once the rains start, the
cooler air will filter in and we will be over 10-degrees cooler Friday than the
high on Thursday. There could easily be 2-plus inches of rain to fall with this
next front coming in late Thursday through Friday night. Lows will drop back
into the lower 30s by Saturday night.