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Votes for Mr. Potato Head and fictional characters given to a real candidate in South Georgia race The Georgia secretary of state's office is investigating a Sumter County race where write-in votes for fictional characters were awarded to the real-life candidate.

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Jimmy Carter's motorcade stops at boyhood home before leaving Plains The Carter Family Farm in Archery, Georgia, is the boyhood home of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter. Located in rural Sumter County.

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Visitors descend on Plains in southwest Georgia to say goodbye to Jimmy Carter Plains and Sumter County in rural Georgia brace for flood of guests as mourners say goodbye to former President Jimmy Carter. His funeral procession starts Saturday.

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Jimmy Carter funeral schedule: Where you can catch the motorcade Saturday in Georgia Jimmy Carter's funeral begins Saturday in Americus and will quickly proceed to his hometown of Plains. Here's where you can honor the former president.

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Reward offered for information after 9-year-old boy killed in Sumter shooting The child was shot early Monday morning when someone fired bullets into his home. He died on Wednesday morning.

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Jimmy Carter’s hometown set to celebrate former president’s 100th birthday The festivities kicked off over the weekend with the annual Plains Peanut Festival and parade in town.

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S.C. teens’ joyride in turkey house kills 200 birds, cops say Officials said three teenagers admitted to driving ATVs on a man’s property in Sumter County, damaging his crops and causing more than 200 turkeys to die.

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South Georgia deputies shoot and kill man who fired at them Deputies were called to a home on the outskirts of Americus after a woman called 911 to report a man was barricaded with a gun. He ultimately was killed.

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Florida man arrested after allegedly trying to withdraw 1 cent from bank A Florida man is facing a felony robbery charge after he allegedly tried to withdraw 1 cent from a bank in Sumter County.

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Bond set for former Miss Donalsonville facing murder charge in toddler death investigation WALB previously reported that the Sumter County Coroner’s Office found signs of trauma on the toddler.

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'She’s just been a blessing to the community': Sumter County couple shares farming knowledge, fresh produce with neighbors Robert and Mary Goodwin have been farmers in Rembert for over five decades. Now, they share their crops — and their wisdom — with the community.

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‘We’re here to help each other’: Plains carrying on Rosalynn Carter’s legacy Her impact on Sumter County extends far beyond the food ministry program.