Search Warrants Executed in Cook and Tift Counties
ALBANY, Ga. – Federal search warrants were executed at 13 locations in Cook and Tift Counties yesterday in a joint law enforcement operation involving the FBI, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, GBI, Cook Co. Sheriff’s Office, Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office, Adel Police Department and Hahira Police Department. Search warrants were executed in Cook County, Georgia: 908…
Read MoreOfficials announce $17.3 million public-private partnership with Kinetic
More than 3,700 homes and businesses in unserved and underserved parts of Cook County will, for the first time, be eligible for high-speed fiber internet, government officials and fiber internet provider Kinetic said. The announcement was made during an open house on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022, at the County Extension Office meeting room. The $17.3…
Read MoreWoman allegedly drives getaway car for armed robbery
Jatajia Tyana Brown, 21, of West Fifth Street or Ward Circle, Adel, was arrested Oct. 27 and charged with party to a crime – armed robbery, according to the Adel Police Department. According to a warrant taken by Adel Police Criminal Investigations, at about 10:36 p.m. Oct. 10, Ms. Brown allegedly aided other defendants in…
Read MoreChamber holds ribbon cutting for Gunny’s Ale House: ‘A taste of Hawaiian and New Orleans’
The Adel-Cook County Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting ceremony for Gunny’s Ale House on Friday afternoon, Nov. 4, 2022, during their “soft opening” and menu sampling. Andrell Durden, the business owner, and staff were practicing for this weekend’s big event. Please join Gunny’s Ale House from 11 a.m. to midnight on Saturday, Nov.…
Read MoreCommunity celebrates ribbon cuttings for new school facilities
On Tuesday morning, Nov. 1, 2022, the Cook County School System and Adel-Cook County Chamber of Commerce partnered for two ribbon cuttings to celebrate the recent completion of the Cook High School Softball Complex and the Board of Education’s new Administrative Building. CHS Principal Dr. Joi Williams gave the welcome and made introductions for the…
Read MoreMrs. Ginger Watson, 60
Ginger Watson, 60 of Tifton passed away Saturday, October 29, 2022 at her residence. Ginger was born March 11, 1962 in Reynolds, Ga. Mama loved nothing more in life than her kids and grandkids. Better known as their GG or Granny G. They kept her on her toes and kept her going for many of years and…
Read MoreMr. Lacy Herring, 83
Lacy Herring, 83, of Adel, died Friday September 30, 2022 at his son’s home in Sperry, Oklahoma. He was born March 30, 1939 in Gastonia, NC to the late Lacy V. Herring and the late Mary Morrow Herring. He was a retired truck driver with Pritchett Trucking in Lake Butler, FL, was a member of…
Read MoreMrs. Wendy Moore Wingate, 43
Mrs. Wendy Moore Wingate, age 43, of Brunswick, Georgia, passed away on October 31, 2022 at the Brunswick Campus of the Southeast Georgia Health System. She was born in Moultrie, Georgia on August 1, 1979 but lived in Cook County most of her life. Mrs. Wingate was a homemaker and a member of China Grove…
Read MoreCrystal Schofill Hunt, 39
Crystal Schofill Hunt of Adel, GA, passed away suddenly on November 2, 2022 at the young age of 39. Crystal was born on July 20, 1983 to her mother, Margaret Ann Rowe and late father, Robert (Buddy) Schofill, Jr. She is survived by her daughters Alexis Schofill and Caitlin Davis (and Coy Battles), son Tyler…
Read MoreMr. Richard “Ricky” Shackleford, 69
Mr. Richard “Ricky” Shackleford, age 69, of Nashville, Georgia, passed away October 15, 2022 at the Southwell Health and Rehabilitation Center in Adel, Georgia. Mr. Shackleford was born on August 5, 1953 in Madison, Florida, to Henry Clifford Shackleford and Jenelle Burnett Shackleford. Ricky lived most of his life in Adel, Georgia and his later…
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