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Watermelon Festival ribbon cutting
The 72nd Annual Watermelon Festival ribbon cutting was held this morning at the Cordele State Farmers Market. Georgia Ag Commissioner Gary Black was in attendance ...
by Chris Lewis, Thursday, June 10, 2021 2:27 pm
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Rollover at Coney Road and Hwy 300 South
An ABC Towing driver places chains on the underside of a pickup truck before righting it. There were only minor injuries Wednesday when ...
by Chris Lewis, Wednesday, June 9, 2021 12:27 pm
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World Soaring Champion competes in Fly Cordele
By Neil B. McGahee Managing Editor A world champion will be flying over the cotton and peanut fields of Crisp County for ...
by Chris Lewis, Wednesday, June 9, 2021 8:55 am
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Cordele-Crisp proclaim June 10, 2021 as Commissioner Gary Black Day
Staff reports Monica Simmons, President of the Cordele-Crisp Chamber of Commerce announced today that “the Cordele City Commission and the Board of Commissioners of Crisp ...
by Chris Lewis, Wednesday, June 9, 2021 8:53 am
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A Gator Ade for Everett
Nine-year old Everett Pettis undergoes kidney transplant Tuesday By Neil McGahee Managing Editor Everett Pettis, a nine-year-old boy from Arabi, has mixed feelings ...
by Chris Lewis, Wednesday, June 9, 2021 8:21 am
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Morning wreck on I-75
Edward Walker Jr. of Fort Myers, Fl. and his family survey the wrecked 2018 Ford Explorer that crashed in the north bound lane of ...
by Chris Lewis, Friday, June 4, 2021 10:03 am
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Holder feels whole again
By Neil B. McGahee Managing Editor He said he wasn’t going to cry. But when prosthetic fitter John Rodman slipped Holder Mathis’s new ...
by Chris Lewis, Friday, June 4, 2021 9:40 am
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UPDATE: Wilcox Commission terminates Wilcox elections supervisor
By Lucas C. Allison Dispatch Correspondent The Wilcox County Board of Commissioners ousted Election Supervisor April Grahm Tuesday. Commissioner Jowan Johnson made a motion ...
by Chris Lewis, Wednesday, June 2, 2021 12:23 pm
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South Georgia Technical College Medical Assisting Program ranked as 4th best in Georgia
The South Georgia Technical College Medical Assisting program was highlighted recently as the fourth best program in Georgia by Medical Assistant Advice. A total of ...
by Chris Lewis, Wednesday, June 2, 2021 10:53 am
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Wilcox crash splits car into two pieces
A one-car Wilcox County crash left an automobile torn in half. The car was traveling north Saturday around 11 am, on U.S. Highway 129. ...
by Chris Lewis, Wednesday, June 2, 2021 8:18 am
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Fussell arrested for kidnapping
On May 22, 2021 at approximately 4:30 PM, Deputies responded to a residence on 12th Ave West in Pitts in reference to a domestic ...
by Chris Lewis, Wednesday, June 2, 2021 8:17 am
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Fatal Single-Vehicle Accident
On May 27, 2021, at 7:09 PM, Crisp County E-911 dispatched Crisp County Sheriff’s Office and Crisp County EMS to a single-vehicle accident on Fenn ...
by Chris Lewis, Friday, May 28, 2021 1:40 pm
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Grant allows enhancement of Crisp emergency communications
By Neil B. McGahee Managing Editor Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA), Christopher Nunn made a stop in Cordele Wednesday ...
by Chris Lewis, Thursday, May 27, 2021 4:47 pm
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Victim of fatal fire identified
Staff Report The woman that died in a house fire Monday was identified as Sherry Duncan, 56, according to a press release from Fire ...
by Chris Lewis, Wednesday, May 26, 2021 4:16 pm
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Boone charged in March 2019 murder
Pereia Boone was found guilty today in connection of the March 2019 fatal stabbing of Bobby Holt. Boone was found guilty of malice murder, ...
by Chris Lewis, Wednesday, May 26, 2021 4:06 pm
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Attempt to identify or locate
The Crisp County Sheriff’s Office is need the community’s help in locating this vehicle. If you have information please contact the Sheriff’s Office at 229-276-2600 ...
by Chris Lewis, Tuesday, May 25, 2021 3:51 pm
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Driver air lifted after accident
Firefighters and paramedics from the Crisp County and Dooly County fire departments transport an injured person to a waiting AirEvac helicopter. Witnesses said it ...
by Chris Lewis, Monday, May 24, 2021 10:20 am
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Watermelon Capital Queens crowned Saturday night
Eighty of the most beautiful contestants graced the stage at the Crisp County middle School auditorium Saturday night as Cordele’s 33rd Annual Watermelon Capital Queens ...
by Chris Lewis, Monday, May 24, 2021 10:00 am
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Fullington Academy graduates 16
The Fullington Academy field house was filled with grandparents, parents and friends of the 16 graduates, 11 of whom were honor graduates. Honor graduate ...
by Chris Lewis, Monday, May 24, 2021 9:45 am
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Big Boss Lotto Armed Robbery
Cordele Police are investigating after an unknown male committed a robbery at Big Boss Lotto, 206 W 24th Ave Avenue around 10:50 pm Saturday March ...
by Chris Lewis, Monday, May 24, 2021 9:40 am
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All-Way Stop Installed at Georgia 215 and Georgia 257 Intersection
Crews with the Georgia DOT have converted the former two-way stop configuration at the intersection of Georgia 215 and Georgia 257 in Dooly ...
by Chris Lewis, Wednesday, May 19, 2021 3:40 pm
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Crisp Pre-K teacher is finalist for state teacher of the year honors
By Neil B. McGahee Managing Editor Lisa West teaches four-year-olds in the Crisp County School System’s Pre-K program. She says it’s the ...
by Chris Lewis, Wednesday, May 19, 2021 2:17 pm
Education
CRISP COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NAMED AS A RECIPIENT OF A LIBRARY GRANT FROM THE LAURA BUSH FOUNDATION FOR AMERICA’S LIBRARIES
Crisp County Elementary School was one of 205 schools from 43 states across the country to receive a $5000 grant through the ...
by Chris Lewis, Wednesday, May 19, 2021 1:26 pm
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Kathy Miller Promoted to Ameris Bank Assistant Branch Manager
CORDELE, GA – Ameris Bank Retail Banking Director Michael Coady announces that Kathy Miller has been promoted to assistant branch manager ...
by Chris Lewis, Thursday, May 13, 2021 3:11 pm
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Governor Kemp, State Labor Commissioner Announce Economic Recovery Plan
Atlanta, GA – Today Governor Brian P. Kemp and Georgia Department of Labor Commissioner Mark Butler announced Georgia’s plan for reemployment and economic recovery. To address ...