Education
Updated mask requirements for Dooly County Schools
Dear Dooly County School System Families, Due to rising cases of COVID-19, Dooly County Schools will require masks to be worn in schools for students ...
Chris Lewis, Author at Cordele Dispatch
News
Nurse Arrested For Bringing Contraband into the Detention Center
CRISP COUNTY On Thursday, July 29, 2021, at approximately 11:00 A.M. Jessica Douglas, a 45-year-old female from Cordele, Georgia, was arrested for bringing contraband ...
by Chris Lewis, Friday, July 30, 2021 9:56 am
News
Crossing Closure
PUBLIC NOTICE CSX will be closing the crossing on 15th Street between 6th Avenue and 7th Avenue beginning at 8:30 a.m. on Monday, August 2, 2021, for maintenance. ...
by Chris Lewis, Friday, July 30, 2021 8:26 am
Obituaries
Sandra Carol Edwards
Sandra Carol Edwards, 73, of Americus passed away Wednesday, July 28, 2021 at Phoebe Sumter Hospital in Americus. The family will receive friends from 10:00 ...
by Chris Lewis, Thursday, July 29, 2021 4:15 pm
Education
Dooly schools to follow CDC guidance about COVID-19 variant
Staff Report Dr. Craig Lockhart, superintendent of the Dooly County School System, issued a directive to parents concerning the delta variant of the COVID-19 virus. ...
by Chris Lewis, Thursday, July 29, 2021 12:48 pm
News
August 2 is last day for Best of Crisp nominations
Get your votes in now for the best businesses in Crisp County. Monday, August 2nd is your last chance for nominations, then the voting round ...
by Chris Lewis, Thursday, July 29, 2021 10:04 am
Sports
Where Are they Now… Cliff “Hotdog” Hearn
By Joe Joe Wright I don’t readily recall the first time a met Cliff Hearn. I was very young maybe 5 years old ...
by Chris Lewis, Thursday, July 29, 2021 8:02 am
Education
Cougar Connection Ready for the Road
By Neil B. McGahee Managing Editor Thanks to two grants of more than $1 million, Crisp County school system students can get ...
by Chris Lewis, Thursday, July 29, 2021 8:00 am
Obituaries
Patricia A. Reed
Patricia A. Reed, age 73, of 4 Daniel Street, Hawkinsville, died Monday, July 26, 2021, at her residence. Born in Vienna, she was the daughter ...
by Chris Lewis, Tuesday, July 27, 2021 8:03 pm
Obituaries
Guy Roberts Phillips
Cordele – Guy Roberts Phillips, 66, passed away Sunday, July 25, 2021 at Crisp Regional Hospital. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, ...