Americus Times-Recorder


The Americus Times-Recorder is a daily newspaper published in Americus, Georgia. It is operated by South Georgia Media Group, a division of Community Newspaper Holdings Inc.

History

Col. Meyrick became manager and editor of the Americus Times. His wife, Marie Louise Scudder Myrick, is said to be the first woman "in the South" to own and edit a newspaper.
Thomson Newspapers bought the Times-Recorder in 1984; Community Newspaper Holdings bought the paper in 2000 when Thomson decided to leave the newspaper business.