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Former Sumter coach arrested on sex charges Former Americus-Sumter High School coach arrested By Dave Miller and Molly Godley | March 2, 2021 at 10:56 AM EST - Updated March 3 at 3:40 PM AMERICUS Ga. (WALB) - The Sumter Co. Sheriff’s Office announced Tuesday that a former coach in the Sumter County School System was arrested Monday on several dozen charges related to sexual exploitation. William P. Blue, 46, turned himself into the sheriff’s office at the jail on Monday. Sheriff Eric D. Bryant said the arrest was the result of a lengthy investigation. Sumter County Sheriff E...

Illegal gun found in fake check probe The investigation is ongoing (Source: Sumter Co. Sheriff) By Dave Miller | March 2, 2021 at 12:56 PM EST - Updated March 2 at 12:56 PM AMERICUS, Ga. (WALB) - The Americus Police Department is investigating a series of counterfeit payroll checks that were cashed at different businesses around the Americus area. In the investigation, an illegally altered weapon was confiscated. Fake checks were printed to look like payroll checks from local employers and were cashed by different criminals. The investigation led to the arrest of Jeffery Keion Johnson,...

ABC Columbia Feb 22, 2021 11:10 AM EST COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Sumter County Coroner Robbie Baker released the identity of a man who died after a vehicle versus pedestrian accident on Saturday evening. The coroner says 57-year-old Dorian McCaskill, of Sumter, was on McCrays Mill Road and Cook Street in Sumter around 8:30 p.m. when he was involved in the fatal accident. Officials say an autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday at the Medical University of South Carolina. The incident remains under investigation by the Sumter County Coroner’s Office and the City of Sumter Police Department.

Sumter County opens larger COVID-19 vaccination site Phoebe Sumter Medical Center Expands COVID-19 Vaccinations Sumter County opens larger COVID-19 vaccination site By Caroline Linch | February 4, 2021 at 6:33 PM EST - Updated February 4 at 7:03 PM SUMTER COUNTY, Ga. (WTVM) - Just a mile or two away from downtown Americus, Georgia is Phoebe Sumter Medical Center’s new vaccination clinic. The new vaccination clinic is being held at the Georgia National Guard Armory on Adderton Street. Phoebe Sumter Medical Center is conducting the vaccines says with this new facility, they can vaccin...

The Sumter County Sheriff's Office says a dog that was removed from a neglectful living situation two weeks ago has made a quick recovery and is getting ready for adoption.