Area News

Multiple sources have told the Adel News that the Federal Bureau of Investigation, with assistance from state and local law enforcement, executed search warrants at an Adel business and a local residence last week in connection with a fraudulent products case investigation. The business was temporarily closed while agents conducted their search and then confiscated…

Dozens of community volunteers turned out Sunday morning, Dec. 9, 2023, to distribute food and Christmas gifts for families, children, and the elderly at the annual Toys for Cook Kids event. With donated items organizations and stored days in advance, the drive-thru event was held once again this year at the old Adel Elementary School.…

The Adel-Cook County Chamber of Commerce and Adel Main Street will present the Christmas in Puddleville Parade, starting at 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023, in downtown Adel. As of early this week, the Chamber is still accepting entries for the annual Christmas parade from churches, businesses, clubs, and non-profits.  To get the 2023 parade…

Devonia Inman has filed a civil lawsuit against the City of Adel and several individuals in connection with his wrongful conviction in the 1998 murder of Taco Bell manager Donna Brown in Adel, according to court records. “This is Inman’s effort to obtain justice and accountability after having been wrongfully incarcerated for 23 years,” the…

Incumbents appear to have swept all the contested races in the 2023 municipal elections in Adel and Cecil. According to election returns posted on Tuesday evening, Nov. 7, total voter turnout was 18.7 percent in Adel and Cecil. Of 3,214 registered voters, 601 ballots were cast. Election Day votes were 299; advanced voting, 285; absentee…

Lean-Ox, Cook County, Georgia’s oldest festival established in 1980, will return to Lenox on Friday, Nov. 17, and Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023. The festival will feature vendors and music from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday. Bootleg Stereo will perform for the Friday night street dance starting at 7. Festival Day will start at 8…

The Levi Sapp Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution held a Vietnam Veteran Lapel Pin ceremony  on Oct. 21, 2023, at the Masonic Lodge in Adel. The Vietnam Veteran Lapel Pin is presented on behalf of a grateful nation to living United States veterans who  served on active duty in the United States Armed Forces…

A local group including Warren Robinson, Billy Mauldin, and Deber Rhodes are working with the City of Lenox for a new “Lenox Veterans Memorial Park.” This tribute to America’s Veterans will be located on a tract of land next to the Lenox Post Office in the heart of town and will be easily accessible to…