Mrs. Eula Mae Moore, 86
Eula Mae Moore, age 86, of Hiram, Georgia passed away December 18, 2022. Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 am on Friday, December 23, 2022 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory Chapel in Marietta, Georgia with Pastor David Camp officiating. Interment will follow at Georgia Memorial Park in Marietta, Georgia. Eula was a…
Read MoreAdel Council approves land swap for Ala. Road
Adel Mayor Buddy Duke called to order the Monday, Dec. 19, 2022, meeting of the Adel City Council. Members present were Mayor Duke and Council Members Terry McClain, Greg Paige, Walter Cowart, Celestine Hayes, and Jody Greene. Others present were City Clerk Rhonda Rowe and City Attorney Tim Tanner. Councilman McClain gave the opening…
Read MoreMrs. Diane Eaton, 65
Diane Eaton, 65 of Lenox passed away Friday, December 23, 2022 at her residence peacefully surrounded by her family. She was born July 7, 1957 to the late L. B. Rice and Jacquelin Parker. Diane loved her family very much and also her dog that was her baby, Yogi Bear Eaton. She was a great wife,…
Read MoreMrs. Sue Davis Blanton, 82
Mrs. Sue Davis Blanton passed away December 22, 2022 at the home of her daughter in Alapaha, Georgia. Mrs. Blanton was born August 7, 1940 in Cook County to the late Leaf Lonnie Davis and Flora Belle Young Davis. Mrs. Blanton lived all of her life in Cook County and was a member of the…
Read MoreMrs. Rudine A. Noble, 90
Mrs. Rudine A. Noble, 90, of Adel, Georgia, passed away December 20, 2022 at the Orchard at Stone Creek in Valdosta, Georgia. Mrs. Noble was born in Cook County on November 4, 1932 and her parents were Norman Floyd Arrington and Nellie Carr Arrington Roland. She lived all of her life in Cook County, was…
Read MoreMrs. Imogene Shirley Babb, 85
Mrs. Imogene Shirley Babb, 85 of Eastman, GA passed away Sunday, December 18, 2022 at Tift Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Babb was born September 10, 1937 to the late Robert Carson & Irene Brooks. She was a member of New Vision Ministry and loved her family very much. She enjoyed fishing, traveling, especially to the…
Read MoreCook Pre-K enjoys Christmas at the Courthouse
Cook County officials, in conjunction with Cook County Pre-K, held Christmas at the Courthouse on Friday, Dec. 16, 2022, in Adel. Approximately 200 children from Cook County’s Pre-K program got to visit with Santa Claus. After visiting with Santa, the children received coloring books, teddy bears, candy, and other goodies from Sheriff Doug Hanks, Probate…
Read MoreCommunity celebrates dedication for North Cook Fire Station
The Cook County Fire Department and Adel-Cook County Chamber of Commerce hosted a dedication ceremony on Friday, Dec. 16, 2022, for the recently completed North Cook Fire Station, 959 Kinard Bridge Road, Lenox. People who attended the dedication participated in a hose uncoupling ceremony, traditional for new fire facilities, very fitting considering that the County…
Read MoreMrs. Imogene Shirley Babb, 85
Mrs. Imogene Shirley Babb, 85 of Eastman, GA passed away Sunday, December 18, 2022 at Tift Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Babb was born September 10, 1937 to the late Robert Carson & Irene Brooks. She was a member of New Vision Ministry and loved her family very much. She enjoyed fishing, traveling, especially to the…
Read MoreCounty Commission turns down idea for out-of-county garbage
Colquitt County Administrator Chas Cannon and Colquitt County Solid Waste Manager Stacy Griffin approached the Cook County Board of Commissioners at their most recent meeting about Colquitt County possibly contracting to send that county’s garbage to the Cook County Landfill. Cannon said Colquitt County currently takes tons of garbage from a transfer station on Shade…
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