About Sumner, GA
Sumner is a town in Worth County, Georgia. In nearby Sylvester people attend the local peanut festival held on the third weekend in October at T.C. Jeffords Park to celebrate the city’s status of being the Peanut Capital of the World. This event is sponsored by ConAgra Foods the makers of Peter Pan peanut butter and the Sylvester Chamber of Commerce. Craftsmen from all over the state come to this event to show their creations at the festival. Local businesses in Sumner include Brothers Pool and Lawn Service Contractors and Tifton Termite & Pest Services. Howell T. Heflin who became a U.S. Senator from Alabama was born in the nearby town of Poulan, another notable person from the same local town was Chase Osborn who was the governor of Michigan from 1911-1913.