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Thursday February 2nd, 2012

The 92^nd annual meeting of the Americus-Sumter County Chamber of Commerce is planned for Thursday February 16^th at 6:30. The annual meeting will be held at the Rylander Theater and will feature Charles Marshall, a humorous and motivational speaker. Tickets are on sale now. The non-refundable ticket price is $35 for Chamber members and $50 for non-members. A cocktail reception will follow the annual meeting. Reserve your tickets by February 8^th by calling 924-2646 or email ivy@americus-sumterchamber.com. Get you tickets now for the 92nd annual meeting of the Americus-Sumter County Chamber of Commerce.

Make your plans to attend the Sumter County Board of Education work session this Monday February 6^th at 6pm. Committee meetings will start at 5 on Monday followed by the work session. The regular monthly meeting of the Board of Education is at 7pm on Thursday February 9^th. All meetings will be held in the boardroom of the SCS Administration Building. All of these meetings are open to the public. If you would like to address the Board at any of these public meetings, you will need to give 3-days notice by contacting the Central Office at 931-8500. This is the meeting in which the closing of Cherokee Elementary will be voted on. It was supposed to have been voted on in January but the majority of the Board wanted the proposal to be tweaked and the taxpayers will now see if the Board has decided on the proposal that would save the system over $500,000.

It’s time for the 17^th annual benefit golf tournament for the Americus Fire and Emergency Services. This year’s event will be held at the GSW-Griffin Bell Golf Links on March 23^rd. The monies generated from this golf tournament will support the AFES Community Safety and Fire Prevention Divisions. Right now any help with sponsorships, donations or door prizes are being sought. If you need more information or if you would like to enter a team into the tournament, call Harriett Williams at 924-3213.

The rain kind of fizzled out last evening although some may have gotten as much as a quarter of an inch. Here at our Highway 30 studios just over a tenth of an inch was recorded. Rain will be in the area off and on for about the next 5 days. Rain chances are slight for Friday afternoon but are much better on Sunday and Monday. As of today, the potential for thunderstorms will be around on Super Bowl Sunday. Warmer weather will give way late Monday to more normal readings for this time of the year as highs for most of next week will return to the 60s. Stay informed on the weekend weather by logging onto www.americusradio.com and click on the weather link.

Americus Police investigated 3 burglaries yesterday. One yesterday was at 211-C Murphy Mill Road and one last night was at 1416 Norris Street. A burglary at 311 Tripp Street occurred at 2:38 this morning. All remain under further investigation.

A theft took place at 904 MLK Boulevard.

An auto was entered at 129 Taylor Street.

A criminal trespass complaint was made at 204 Ashby Street for a damaged vehicle.

Officers went to a juvenile problem at 102 Mill Creek Road.

Tellias Jonathan Welborn was arrested at 1541-C N. Jackson Street for an outstanding warrant, carrying a concealed weapon, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and for misdemeanor possession of marijuana.

Charlie Robinson was arrested for disorderly conduct at 607 Lambert Street after officers responded to a dispute at 1am this morning.

Virginia Renee Bruce was arrested at 3:43 this morning on Davenport Street and charged with obstruction.

Derrick Jermaine Davis was arrested yesterday and charged with his second shoplifting offense from a January 29^th incident.

There were 3 accidents in the City yesterday with no reported injuries.