Area News
K-9 Dallas wins first place in tracking for fourth year
Cook County Sheriff Doug Hanks is proud to announce that for the fourth year in a row (2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022), K-9 Dallas, the Sheriff’s Office bloodhound, has won first place for tracking in the Floppy Ear Dog Division at the South Georgia K-9 Conference. Hosted by the Dooly County and Houston County Sheriff’s…
Read MoreMan taken into custody for murder
Quinton Rashod Tumbling, 30, of Tifton was taken into custody Nov. 27, 2022, and was being held at the Cook County Jail on a special presentment bench warrant for aggravated assault and murder, according to the Cook County Sheriff’s Office. Tumbling was convicted of aggravated assault on Nov. 2, 2016 in Tift County Superior Court.…
Read MoreNew funding available for spay/neuter of pets
Monetary help is now available for the residents of Cook County for low cost spay and neuter surgeries for their pets. Two local animal rescues, Animal House Rescue, operated by Anna-Marie Carter, and Paws Furever Home, Inc., run by Kathy Yert and Candas Bennett, obtained grant funding through the Georgia Department of Agriculture’s Spay/Neuter program.…
Read MoreHearing set on wood pellet plant claims
Georgia Administrative Court Judge Shakara Barnes recently ruled that a hearing should be held on claims that the Environmental Protection Division (EPD) discriminated against minority residents in Adel by approving an air quality permit for a proposed new wood pellet plant to be built here. The hearing date is from Dec. 12 to Dec. 16,…
Read MoreChristmas in Cook kicks off with Tree Lighting
Small Business Saturday and the Fifth Annual Rooftop Tree Lighting launched a week of Christmas in Cook special events on Nov. 26, 2022. A crowd packed the Depot parking lot in downtown Adel for the lighting of the rooftop Christmas Tree on Quick Consulting. Scheduled performers included Lovers Lane Band, Selina Long, Sara Kilpatrick and…
Read MoreCES team participates in Girls on the Run Star Power 5k
Girls on the Run of South Georgia hosted its noncompetitive 5K event presented by Pepsi Valdosta on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022, on the beautiful grounds of the Fellowship Home at Brookside. Girls on the Run is a physical activity-based, positive youth development program that uses fun running games and dynamic discussions to teach life skills to…
Read MoreAdel Council accepts $1,667,488 bid for public safety antenna system
Mayor Buddy Duke called to order the Monday, Nov. 7, 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 Manager John Flythe, City Clerk Rhonda Rowe, City Attorney Tim Tanner, Police Chief Chad Castleberry,…
Read MoreMan 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…
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