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Tuesday, May 07, 2013  Sumter County Sheriff Pete Smith has advised that an inmate from the Sumter County Correctional Institute walked off a work detail Tuesday afternoon.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013  The Sumter County Sheriff's Office has announced that they have seized $35,000 in assets from a crystal methamphetamine drug trafficking network operating in the Sumter County area.

Tuesday, April 02, 2013  The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office with assistance from the Drug Enforcement Agency, Lee County Sheriff’s Office and Taylor County Sheriff’s Office initiated a narcotics investigation in a mult-county area targetting a  drug trafficking network Tuesday.

Friday, March 15, 2013  Updated with video; Lee County commissioners have selected a candidate for interim county administrator.

Thursday, February 14, 2013  The James Earl Carter Library at Georgia Southwestern State University is hosting a civil rights history exhibit that lasts through the end of February.

Tuesday, November 20, 2012  Sumter County Sheriff's Office reports that Ogletree returned home around 8:00 PM Monday night.

Thursday, November 08, 2012  Sumter County Sheriff Pete Smith was notified earlier today in reference to a missing person identified as Russ Floyd Barnes, age 48.

Wednesday, October 10, 2012  Georgia Power has given a help to two new graduates from the Georgia Southwestern State University School of Education.

Monday, September 10, 2012  Several children rushed to hospital

Thursday, June 21, 2012  Updated with video; Former POW Jessica Lynch made a visit to southwest Georgia as she toured Phoebe Sumter Medical Center Wednesday morning

Monday, April 16, 2012  On the heels of an inmate death in the Lowndes County jail, the Sumter County jail is dealing with a similar situation.

Thursday, March 01, 2012  ADDU conducts search warrants at an Albany restaurant and storage unit in connection with multi-agency investigation into upper level drug trafficker.

Tuesday, February 21, 2012  Phoebe Sumter employees will take on Sumter County Sheriff Department and Probation Officers in benefit game.

Monday, December 12, 2011  Updated with video; Phoebe Sumter is now open for patients.

Thursday, October 20, 2011  The Americus career center has a new manager.