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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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Vote to remove Cordele’s Confederate monument fails
By Neil B. McGahee Managing Editor The Cordele City Commission deadlocked 2-2 along racial lines Tuesday on a motion to tear down the controversial Confederate ...
by Chris Lewis, Wednesday, August 5, 2020 1:16 pm
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Cougars practice in pads for the first time this season
By Neil B. McGahee Managing Editor Despite rumors to the contrary, the Crisp County Cougars plan to take to lace up the pads ...
by Chris Lewis, Wednesday, August 5, 2020 12:55 pm
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Stephens takes his football fortunes to Texas
by Neil B. McGahee Managing Editor It hasn’t taken Alton Stephens long to figure out one thing about Texas in August. It’s ...
by Chris Lewis, Wednesday, August 5, 2020 12:52 pm
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Can you ID this person?
Please help the Cordele Police department and the Crisp Fuller Center for Housing ID this person that was seen on camera removing items from their ...
by Chris Lewis, Thursday, July 30, 2020 2:16 pm
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Dooly, Wilcox delay school, sports starts
Staff Report The Dooly County School System has delayed the first day of school until August 19 after a staff member tested positive for coronavirus. ...
by Chris Lewis, Thursday, July 30, 2020 11:04 am
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Dooly County Schools opening
Letter to Dooly County School System parents and students from Dr. Craig Lockhart Dear Bobcat Nation, Dooly County School System will ...
by Chris Lewis, Wednesday, July 29, 2020 9:20 am
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Retired Dooly County Sheriff’s Deputy Arrested in Sexual Exploitation Case
Press release from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation JULY 28, 2020 Dooly County, GA (July 28, 2020) – On Tuesday, July 28, 2020, the Georgia ...
by Chris Lewis, Tuesday, July 28, 2020 11:48 pm
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Cordele Commission work session fails to solve statue problem
By Neil B. McGahee Managing Editor A July 22 work session of the Cordele City Commission failed to make any headway in solving the growing ...
by Chris Lewis, Tuesday, July 28, 2020 4:57 pm
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July 28, 2020 Covid-19 update
he number of reported cases in the West Central Health District is 7,488. The number of deaths from the virus currently stands at 229. ...
by Chris Lewis, Tuesday, July 28, 2020 3:54 pm
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WILCOX COMMISSION APPROVES 3 YEAR CONTRACT RENEWAL WITH GMASS
Lucas C. Allison, Wilcox County Correspondent The Wilcox Board of Commissioners held a Special Called meeting Tuesday July 21st, the purpose was to hear a ...
by Chris Lewis, Tuesday, July 28, 2020 2:56 pm
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First responder of the Month – Christopher Porter
Cordele Fire Chief Augustus Telfair,left, Capt. Danny Parham, Chris Porter and Doug Dean.Christopher Porter was born in Crisp County, Georgia and raised in Pulaski County, ...
by Chris Lewis, Tuesday, July 28, 2020 2:54 pm
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High speed chase ends at 16th Avenue and I-75
CRISP COUNTY- July 28, 2020 Crisp County Deputies assisted with a multi-county pursuit Monday, July 27, 2020, around 2:00 P.M. The highspeed chase ended with ...
by Chris Lewis, Tuesday, July 28, 2020 10:00 am
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July 27, 2019 Covid-19 update
COVID-19 Update Update from the Departmanent of Public Health. The number of reported cases in the West Central Health District is 7,365. The number ...
by Chris Lewis, Monday, July 27, 2020 4:50 pm
Education
Hopper awarded Georgia Foundation for Agriculture Scholarship
MACON, GA – Rachel Hopper, of Pitts, is among seven graduating high school seniors statewide selected to receive a $1,500 scholarship from the ...
by Chris Lewis, Thursday, July 23, 2020 3:22 pm
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Farmer’s Market will remain open until April 2021
by Neil B. McGahee Managing Editor Negotiations between the Georgia Department of Agriculture and local business leaders including the Cordele-Crisp County Chamber of Commerce, ...
by Chris Lewis, Thursday, July 23, 2020 10:43 am
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Crisp Regional Joins #MaskUpGA Campaign
Cordele, GA- Crisp Regional has joined #MaskUpGA, a campaign to encourage all Georgians to make the choice to wear face coverings when in public settings ...
by Chris Lewis, Thursday, July 23, 2020 8:53 am
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GHSA Football update
The GHSA met today and they have voted keep a 10 game football season, but will push back the opening game for September 4th.
by Chris Lewis, Monday, July 20, 2020 4:28 pm
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Dooly County announces new school re-opening plan
Iby Neil B. McGahee In a reversal of previously announced plans, the Dooly County School Board approved virtual learning for all grades for the first semester ...
by Chris Lewis, Friday, July 17, 2020 3:05 pm
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Crisp County Middle School Softball tryouts
Crisp County Middle Softball tryouts will take place July 28,29, and if needed the 30th at the Crisp County High School baseball field behind the ...
by Chris Lewis, Thursday, July 16, 2020 1:25 pm
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Arrest made in death of Wilcox County child
Press Release from Georgia Bureau of Investigation Update – 7/16/2020 On Wednesday, July 15, 2020, an autopsy was conducted on the body of the ...
by Chris Lewis, Thursday, July 16, 2020 10:51 am
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Juvenile fatally shot in Rochelle
UPDATE: On Tuesday, July 14, 2020, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Rgion 13 Perry,Georgia Office was requested by the Rochelle Police Department and Wilcox County ...
by Chris Lewis, Tuesday, July 14, 2020 5:33 pm
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Crisp County football player tests positive for COVID-19
A Crisp County football player has tested positive for COVID-19, the illness caused by the novel coronavirus. “All football-related workouts and activities have been shut ...
by Chris Lewis, Friday, July 10, 2020 3:23 pm
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Car fire in Pinehurst
Pinehurst and Vienna volunteer firefighters poured water onto a late-model Toyota Corolla at the 113 mile marker of Interstate Highway 75 south. Upon arrival, ...
by Chris Lewis, Friday, July 10, 2020 2:22 pm
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Second Annual Bible Reading Marathon set for July 14
Neil McGahee Cordele Dispatch At 7:14 am, Tuesday, July 14, chapters of the Bible will be read from the steps of every county courthouse — ...
by Chris Lewis, Wednesday, July 8, 2020 10:43 am
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Dooly County gets $700K in COVID relief
By Sharon McGahee Dispatch Correspondent The Dooly County Board of Commissioners got word that some much-needed revenue would be coming. A letter from Gov. Brian ...