A life committed to the truth - Americus Times-Recorder

A life committed to the truth - Americus Times-Recorder

For more than half a century, Leila Case’s byline has been part of Americus life. From courthouse trials to society weddings, presidential politics to hometown floods, her words told important stories that shaped the community. Now 93, Case can look back on 20 years as a staff journalist and nearly 30 as a columnist for the Americus Times-Recorder. She kept writing until just last fall, marking 50 years with the paper. “I always wanted to write,…