SUMTER COUNTY, Ga. (WALB) — On January 12, 1971, Sumter County’s own Jimmy Carter became the governor of Georgia. Carter ...

SUMTER COUNTY, Ga. - A curfew is in place for a portion of Sumter County hard hit by storms overnight and early Tuesday morning Tropical Depression Fred knocked down trees and caused major power ...

SUMTER COUNTY, Fla. — Two Sumter County Commissioners said they paid a woman out of their own pockets to go to Tifton, Georgia, and pick up 1,000 sandbags to address a shortage as the Withlacoochee ...

SUMTER COUNTY, Ga. (WALB) - Sumter County Schools told WALB that schools will be closed for the National Day of Mourning for ...

SUMTER COUNTY, Ga. (WALB) - One person has been reported dead after a house fire took place in Sumter County around 12:54 a.m ...

SUMTER COUNTY, Ga. (WRBL) — Former President Jimmy Carter passed away at his Plains home on Sunday. In preparation for his final farewell, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has declared a state of emergency for ...

AMERICUS, Ga. (WALB) — [UPDATE - Dec. 30, 3:35 p.m.:] Remains recovered from a fiery crash Sunday, Dec. 28, on Highway 49 may ...

Data is from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Hospitalization data is a daily average of Covid-19 patients in hospital service areas that intersect with Sumter County, an area which may ...

SUMTER COUNTY, Ga. (WTVM) - Multiple individuals have now been arrested as a result of a lengthy investigation in reference to multiple incidents of contraband being seized from within the Sumter ...

AMERICUS, Ga. — The Georgia Department of Corrections has issued a statewide lookout for an escaped Sumter County inmate. According to a news release, 29-year-old Rodriguez Germany escaped from the ...