Area News

The Cook County Livestock Association again hosted one of our biggest community wide events on Saturday, March 18, Monday, March 20, and Tuesday, March 21, 2023, at the Livestock Arena in Sparks. The Livestock Show started with Steer and Heifer Judging on Saturday. The Livestock Association announced the winners: Cattle Showmanship Winners – Cloverleaf, Branch…

Devonia Inman, who spent more than 23 years behind bars for a murder he did not commit in Adel, is currently seeking $1,610,000 of compensation from the state for his wrongful conviction, according to the Georgia Innocence Project. In November 2021, a Superior Court judge granted Inman’s petition for habeas corpus relief. On Dec. 20, 2021, Inman…

Mayor Buddy Duke called to order the Monday, March 6, 2023, meeting of the Adel Mayor and Council.   Council Members present were Terry McClain, Greg Paige, Walter Cowart, Celestine Hayes, and Jody Greene. Others present were City Manager Mark Barber, City Clerk Rhonda Rowe, City Attorney Tim Tanner, Police Chief Chad Castleberry, and members…

Last week, U.S. Senators Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) and Jon Ossoff (D-GA) announced a $1.5 million federal investment in five airports in rural communities across Georgia, including Cook County.  The grant was awarded by the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Airport Improvement Program (AIP), to be administered by the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT). The grant’s funding…

TIFTON – The Georgia Music Educators Association (GMEA) recently presented Deborah Bradley, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (ABAC) Band Director, with its highest recognition award during the state conference in Athens. The President of GMEA, Dr. Matthew Koperniak, called Bradley to the stage of the Classic Center to present first a “Certificate of Service” that denotes…

On Monday, March 13, 2023, the Cook County Retired Educators Association held a 109th birthday celebration for Mrs. Lois Musselwhite, Cook County’s oldest citizen and the oldest retired educator in Georgia. The event was held in the First Baptist Church of Adel’s Social Hall. The gathering presented a birthday cake to Mrs. Musselwhite, who blew…

Last week, the Georgia Animal Care and Control Association (GACCA) presented the group’s Lifetime Achievement Award to Adel Animal Control Officer Regenia Willis Wells.  The award honored Regenia for over 20 years of service to the Animal Care and Control profession. GACCA presented the award during the 36th Annual Conference, “United for Progress,” held March…

On Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023, the Concerned Citizens of Cook County hosted a key local event in celebration of Black History Month. Area residents gathered to remember the positive history of Jim Battle Community Park while starting plans to improve the park’s service to the community. Jim Battle, an Adel leader for whom the park…

Alapaha Judicial Circuit District Attorney Chase L. Studstill reports that in the last thirty days, the Alapaha Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s office has obtained convictions on three separate cases resulting in life sentences in each case and assisted in the federal prosecution of a fourth case resulting in a 60 year sentence. Jason Aaron Clendenen,…