Man faces three aggravated assault counts
James Allen Washington, 34, of Adel was charged Nov. 8 with three counts of aggravated assault, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI), Douglas Office. According to warrants taken in the case, during offense times between 7 p.m. and 11:59 p.m. Dec. 21, 2021, Washington assaulted a woman and two men by firing a…
Read MoreCrowd turns out for 1st Annual Major Terry Arnold Memorial Ride
Hundreds of supporters showed up Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022, for the 1st Annual Major Terry Arnold Memorial Ride and Fundraiser. The motorcycle ride began Saturday morning at Tifton Harley-Davidson (Exit 61 off I-75). Iron Legacy Motorcycle Club, Tifton Chapter, and Iron Legacy MC, Massee Chapter, hosted the event in loving memory of Cook County Sheriff’s…
Read MoreCook County Election Returns
With all precincts reporting, Debra Robinson, the Democratic incumbent, won re-election for a four-year term in the District 1 Cook County Board of Commissioners office on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. She prevailed over Independent challenger Brian Harrell by 62.22 percent to 37.78 percent of the vote (504 to 306). This was the only LOCAL contested…
Read MoreAmanda Jeanette Walton, 83
Amanda Jeanette Walton, 83 of Nashville passed away Tuesday, November 1, 2022 at Berrien Nursing Center. Mrs. Walton was born October 16, 1939 in Nashville to the late Willie & Pina Selph Roberts. She was a beautician and was owner of Jeanette’s Beauty Shop. Survivors include her son, Race Hancock of Nashville; 8 grandchildren; 13…
Read MoreMrs. Barbara Sumner Hall, 83
Mrs. Barbara Sumner Hall, age 83, of Adel, Georgia, passed away at her home on November 9, 2022. She was born in Enigma, Georgia on February 27, 1939 and was the daughter of John Floyd Sumner, Sr. and Lillian Kathryn Evers Sumner. Mrs. Hall lived in Cook County all of her life. She was retired…
Read MoreFrances Mays, 91
Frances Mays was born May 19, 1931, at home in the Cat Creek community in Lowndes County GA, to Thomas E. and Annie Bell Futch Stalvey. She grew up on the family farm in Cook County and was an honor graduate of Sparks-Adel High School, class of 1948. She married Harvey Mays, USAF, from Havre,…
Read MoreMr. Thad “Ted” Lewis, 81
Mr. Thad “Ted” Lewis, age 81, of Adel, Georgia passed away on November 7, 2022 at Tift Regional Medical Center in Tifton, Georgia. Mr. Lewis was born on July 6, 1941 in Cook County to the late Hugh Dorsey Lewis and Esta Mae Sorrell Lewis. He lived all of his life in Cook County, was…
Read MoreMrs. Paula Aline Crumpton Griffin, 73
Mrs. Paula Aline Crumpton Griffin, 73 of Lenox passed away Thursday, November 10, 2022 at her residence. Mrs. Griffin was born September 27, 1949 in Cook County to the late Archie Will Crumpton & Hazel Howell Crumpton. Survivors include her husband, Paskell Griffin of Lenox; children, Wesley (Christy) Griffin of Lenox, Dorran (Kristina) Griffin of…
Read MoreBonnell Holmes, 87
Bonnell Holmes, newspaper editor, wife, mother, and grandmother died November 5, 2022. She was born October 26, 1935, in Valdosta, Ga. Her father Russell Hunter drove his wife Sara from Quitman to Valdosta in a Model T with flickering lights for the birth of their first child at Byrd Hospital. Bonnell grew up in Quitman…
Read MoreMrs. Eva Carol Jones Buchanan, 80
Mrs. Eva Carol Jones Buchanan, age 80, passed away Sunday, November 6, 2022, in Tallahassee, Florida. She was born on May 24, 1942, in Montgomery, Alabama, to her parents, Dixie Nell Jones and James Ramsey Jones. She was retired as an Administrator/Secretary. Carol loved music. She loved to sing and to write poetry. But most…
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