FBI leads pre-dawn drug raids in Cook County
FBI Agents, along with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, and local authorities surrounded homes across Cook County, beginning at about 6 a.m. Thursday, and took 18 of 21 charged defendants into custody, all of whom are being charged with Conspiracy to Distribute and to Possess with Intent to Distribute Controlled Substances. The takedown is a…
Read More2023 Band Camp prepares Marching Hornets for halftime show
In the scorching summer heat, the members of the Cook High School Marching Hornets demonstrated their commitment and passion as they completed their intensive two-week band camp, preparing for their upcoming halftime show (starting on Friday, Aug. 18, at the Pelham game). The camp, organized by the Marching Hornets Staff, proved to be a resounding…
Read MoreMr. Derek Zane Webb, 50
Mr. Derek Zane Webb, 50, of Sparks, passed away on Sunday, July 2, 2023, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident, in Putney. Funeral services were conducted at 1:00 p.m., Thursday, July 6, 2023, at Bethel Holiness Tabernacle with Pastor Noah Phillips and Rev. Junior Morgan officiating. He was laid to rest at 4:30 p.m.…
Read MoreMr. Darrell W. Vaughn, 66
Darrell W. Vaughn, 66, died Sunday August 6, 2023 at River Brook Healthcare Center in Homerville Georgia. He was born August 6, 1957 in St Petersburg, Florida. He was a CDL Agricultural driver and drove all over the US before driving for Johnny Veazey of Tifton and John F Davis Farm of Lenox. Formerly of…
Read MoreMr. Richard Bailey, 57
Richard Bailey, 57 of Ocilla passed away Saturday, August 5, 2023 at his home. Richard was born March 1, 1966 in Portland Oregon to the late Leland Jorgenson and Joyce Bailey. He loved going to church, where he was a member at The Well. Richard enjoyed playing video games, and fishing. He was very generous…
Read MoreMrs. Ellen Louise Barnes, 76
Ellen Louise Barnes, 76 of Nashville passed away Tuesday, August 8, 2023 at Berrien Co. Nursing Home. Louise was born December 17, 1946 to the late Henry Irvin Ford & Willie Adeline Caldwell. She enjoyed dancing and loved her family. Louise was a great mother, grandmother, and a great grandmother. She did what she could…
Read MoreAdel Councilman accused of battery and terroristic threats
Adel City Councilman Gregory Lamar Paige, 62, was arrested Monday, Aug. 7, 2023, and charged with terroristic threats and acts – felony and simple battery – misdemeanor, according to the Adel Police Department and Cook County Sheriff’s Office. Paige turned himself in at the Cook County Jail on Monday on warrants taken by Adel Police,…
Read MoreMrs. Mary Graddy Wadsworth, 73
Mrs. Mary Graddy Wadsworth, 73 of Quitman passed away Thursday, August 3, 2023 at her home. Mrs. Wadsworth was born May 21,1950 in Cook County to the late John Ethridge and Emma Mae Cannington Graddy. She was an active member of Northside Baptist Church in Valdosta where she graciously kept her kitchen family organized and…
Read MoreMrs. Kristy Hood Owens, 61
Kristy Hood Owens, 61 of Adel passed away Friday, August 4, 2023 at the home of her son, surrounded by her family. Kristy was born September 16, 1961 in Adel to Leon & Jeanie Newbern Hood. Kristy was a 1979 graduate of Cook High School and was CFO of Hood Timber Company, where she worked…
Read MoreMr. Floyd B. Moon, 84
Mr. Floyd B. Moon, age 84, of Adel, Georgia, formerly of Valdosta, Georgia, passed away Monday, July 31, 2023 at the Langdale Hospice House in Valdosta. He was born on December 7, 1938 in Colquitt County at Reedy Creek School where his dad was principal and his mom was a teacher. Mr. Moon was the…
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