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Crisp faces COVID-caused budget crunch
Members of the Crisp County Board of Commissioners and executive staff are working to prepare a balanced FY2021 annual budget, but the worldwide economic slowdown ...
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All Crisp District 2 voters to decide on Mathis’ replacement
Candidates Mark Crenshaw and Bill Wilson, who are running to replace outgoing incumbent Wallace Mathis as the Crisp County Commissioner for District 2, Post 1 ...
by Gabe Jordan.
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New Election polling location
Election Notice: The precinct location known as Listonia Precinct will have a new location beginning November 3,2020. The polling place was located on Dockweiler Rd. ...
by Chris Lewis, Thursday, July 2, 2020 9:15 am
Sports
Minor League 2020 baseball season has been shelved
Minor League Baseball officially announced at 5 p.m. ET, June 30 that the season has been shelved because Major League Baseball has informed it that ...
by Chris Lewis, Wednesday, July 1, 2020 3:09 pm
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Saturday morning structure fire
The Cordele Fire Department responded Saturday at 9:20 am to a structure fire at a vacant house at 515 7th Ave. E. “EMS was ...
by Chris Lewis, Wednesday, July 1, 2020 12:41 pm
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Frist Responder of the Month
Martelle Davis was born and raised in Cordele, GA. He graduated from Crisp County High School in 2001 and joined the Crisp County Sheriff’s Office ...
by Chris Lewis, Wednesday, July 1, 2020 8:41 am
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Crisp County Recreation Department open
Photo by Joe Joe Wright Pictured above adjusting the new Social distancing sign is Crisp County Recreation Director Eric Bozeman. After three months of ...
by Chris Lewis, Tuesday, June 30, 2020 3:07 pm
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Assault in Omar Heights
ASSUALT CRISP COUNTY- June 29, 2020 On June 28, 2020, at approximately 10:15 P.M., Crisp County E-911 dispatched Crisp County Sheriff’s Deputies to the 2200 ...
by Chris Lewis, Monday, June 29, 2020 11:46 am
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SUBJECT ARRESTED AFTER ATTEMPTING TO ELUDE CRISP COUNTY
On Wednesday, June 24, 2020, at approximately 8:20 A.M. Terry Harris, a 35-year-old male, from Forsyth, Georgia, was arrested. Harris faces charges of ...
by Chris Lewis, Thursday, June 25, 2020 9:11 am
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Dooly Commission puts final touches on 2021 budget
By Sharon D. McGahee Dispatch Correspondent The June 18 Dooly County Commission meeting convened with commissioner Harry Ward absent and Commission Chair Terrell ...
by Chris Lewis, Wednesday, June 24, 2020 10:30 am
Education
Rotarians present annual Rotary Cup awards
Neil McGahee Cordele Dispatch The Cordele Rotary Club presented its annual Rotary Cup awards to four 2020 graduates from Crisp County High ...
by Chris Lewis, Thursday, June 18, 2020 3:12 pm
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Citizen rep call for removal of Conferate memorial
Neil McGahee Cordele Dispatch As calls across the nation increase for the elimination of symbols of the Confederacy, the Cordele City Commission heard ...
by Chris Lewis, Thursday, June 18, 2020 1:59 pm
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Wilcox County Electionsboard meets and tabulates absentee ballots
By Lucas C. Allison Wilcox County Correspondent The Wilcox Board of Elections held its regular monthly meeting Tuesday June 9. 2020 which was Election day. ...
by Chris Lewis, Wednesday, June 17, 2020 9:02 am
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Cordele MD creates test to detect COVID-19 surface contamination
By Lauren Lee Since the beginning of January, Dr. Marion Lee has dedicated himself to finding a way to help communities suffering from the COVID-19 ...
by Chris Lewis, Wednesday, June 17, 2020 8:58 am
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Crisp COunty DFCS office faces possible closure
CORDELE – The Crisp County office of the Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS) is one of 53 throughout the state possibly facing closure ...
by Chris Lewis, Wednesday, June 17, 2020 8:34 am
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Cordele man arrested for Dooly murder
After a short manhunt, a Cordele resident was arrested in Dooly County and chargedwith homicide On Saturday, June 13, around 9:30 a.m., Crisp County ...
by Chris Lewis, Wednesday, June 17, 2020 8:32 am
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Confusion slows results of Georgia Primary Races
by Neil B. McGahee Managing Editor An election day marred by confusion about operating new voting machines has caused delays in releasing the results of state and ...
by Chris Lewis, Wednesday, June 10, 2020 4:26 pm
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Wilcox County Election results
Wilcox Election with 6 of 6 precincts reporting, we only had two local races which were decided tonight: They were Tax Commissioner Caroly Elsbery(incumbent) 1028-73.4% ...
by Chris Lewis, Tuesday, June 9, 2020 10:46 pm
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Absentee ballot results
By press time, only Crisp County’s absentee ballots had been counted for the Georgia Primary Tuesday. The primary, originally scheduled in March, was postponed until ...
by Chris Lewis, Tuesday, June 9, 2020 10:42 pm
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Hot Air Balloons Return To Cordele
While the COVID-19 pandemic has forced the cancellation of many events across Georgia and the United States, including much of the Watermelon Days Festival, Hot ...
by Chris Lewis, Tuesday, June 9, 2020 11:54 am
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SUBJECT ARRESTED AFTER ATTEMPTING TO ELUDE
CRISP COUNTY- June 5, 2020 Authorities arrested Khiry Ensley, a 30-year-old male, resident of Jonesboro, Georgia on June 4, 2020, around 1:25 p.m. Ensley faces ...
by Gabe Jordan, Friday, June 5, 2020 3:06 pm
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Farmers Market will remain open until end of Summer
We have word that the Cordele Farmers Market will be open at least until the end of summer 2020 Please come out and support our ...
by Chris Lewis, Thursday, June 4, 2020 1:30 pm
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SGTC Dual Enrollment Student Earns Criminal Justice Degree While Still in High School
CORDELE – MarKayla Henderson of Cordele recently graduated with honors from both Crisp County High School and South Georgia Technical College (SGTC). Through the ...
by Gabe Jordan, Wednesday, June 3, 2020 8:06 am
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Middle School opening delayed
Neil McGahee Cordele Dispatch CORDELE – The Crisp County Board of Education met May 28 for a work session and learned there are problems with ...
by Gabe Jordan, Tuesday, June 2, 2020 2:05 pm
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Fire at Griffin Lumber Sawmill
A fire broke out at Griffin Lumber Sawmill on Drayton Road in the early morning hours of Friday, May 29th. We are working to ...
by Gabe Jordan, Friday, May 29, 2020 9:45 am
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Additional Allotments of Remdesivir for Treatment of COVID-19 Distributed to Georgia Hospitals
Atlanta – The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) this week is distributing 18,440 vials of the drug remdesivir received from the federal government. Nearly 85 hospitals ...
by Chris Lewis, Wednesday, May 27, 2020 2:35 pm
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Burglary at Quick Buys
The Crisp County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating a burglary that occurred on May 24, 2020, at Quick Buys (GA HWY 300 S). The suspect’s ...