AmeriGospel Workshop: Praising God for over 23 Years

AMERICUS - An enriching experience musically and spiritually, AmeriGospel, Inc. put on a gospel-infused concert that had a packed church dancing in their seats and jumping to their feet, giving praise to the Lord on New Years Eve 2009. "It was a great way to bringfellowship to the community," said Kelvin W. Pless, the organization's president. "I can't recall a crowd this big in our long history of gospel workshops." The 23rd annual end-of-the year gospel concert by AmeriGospel, Inc. was held this year at the Friendship Baptist Church in Americus. The show was the culmination of a few days of hard practice in a music.......Full Story

Mrs. Thomasene Adele Freeman Rutherford Williams Funeral services for Mrs. Thomasene Adele Freeman Rutherford Williams affectionately known as “Dele” was held on Saturday, January 9th at 1:00 P.M. at the Friendship Baptist Church with Rev. Willie Green officiating. Thomasene Adele Freeman Rutherford Williams was born on January 11 1960 to the late Mr. Thomas Freeman and the late Mrs. Johnnie Love Merritt Freeman. At an early age she joined the Mt. Zion Webster Baptist Church in Webster County and attended regularly until her health began to fail.....Full Story

Mrs. Thomasene Adele Freeman Rutherford Williams

AMERICUS - The local NAACP is investigating whether New Horizons Habitat for Humanity (NHHH) has unfairly taken the dwellings away from a home owner who was having trouble making her mortgage payments. Letitia Lowe, who had owned the house since January of 2004, lost the 306 Hosanna Circle residence; after she lost her job she had difficulties keeping up with her mortgage and got behind, according to the Americus-Sumter County Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Ms Lowe carried her unemployment check and submitted it to the Habitat official that she was getting less than $80.00 weekly. Matt Wright, NAACP branch president said New Horizons Habitat for Humanity should have worked with her more in getting her to make her payments. In a letter written to the group, he also questions and alleges why Lowe didn't find out until after she lost her house and found another job, that she could have made a $3,261 payment to keep the structure.....Full Story

Letitia Lowe

AMERICUS - The local NAACP said it has filed complaints with the Georgia Department of Labor ( GA DOL) officials over what it contends have been unfair hearings of dozens of discrimination complaints submitted by the civil-rights organization on behalf of employees. Matt Wright, president of the Sumter County Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), said his organization has issues with the way specific DOL board of review officials violate their own policies when the DOL accepted an employee's appeal that was date stamped with a meter machine for purposes of timeliness.....Full Story