Area News

The construction project for a roundabout to be built at the intersection of Highway 37 and Highway 76 east of Adel was in the June 21 bid letting (when bids are received and opened), and it was awarded July 5, according to Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) District 4. “We do not have a start…

Cook County Board of Education Chairman Corkey Taylor called to order the Monday, July 8, 2024, called meeting. Board Member Sharon Locklear gave the invocation, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. Board Member Brenda Moore made a motion, seconded by Board Vice-Chairman Chad Sumner, to approve the meeting agenda. All voted in favor. Interim Superintendent…

By Charles Shiver On Thursday morning, July 4, 2024, the community celebrated Independence Day with a rededication ceremony for a Veterans Monument (dating back to the 1950s), relocated from the grounds of the old Adel Memorial Hospital to Union Road Veterans’ Park.  The event also featured the unveiling of two more veterans’ names and dates…

Cook County Sheriff Doug Hanks and the Cook County Sheriff’s Office are preparing to welcome the arrival of Beyond the Call of Duty’s End of Watch Memorial Ride to Remember to Adel, Georgia, Friday, June 28, 2024. Beyond the Call of Duty is an organization that, through its “End of Watch Ride to Remember” event,…

Mayor Buddy Duke called to order the Monday, June 17, 2024, meeting of the Adel City Council. Council Members present:  Terry McClain, Greg Paige, Walter Cowart, Celestine Hayes, and Jody Greene. Others present:  City Manager Mark Barber, City Clerk Rhonda Rowe, City Attorney Tim Tanner, and members of staff and the public. Invocation was given…

Mayor Buddy Duke called to order the Monday, June 3, 2024, meeting of the Adel City 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, members of staff, and the public. The invocation…

Adventures for the entire family began last Friday, May 31, 2024, at the Cook County Library as the community celebrated the Summer Reading Kick-Off. During the event, adults, children, and youth could meet representatives from Boy Scout Troop 828 and Cub Scout Pack 828, Park Rangers from Reed Bingham State Park, and the staff of …

Authorities have identified a 15-year-old youth who died as the result of a shooting on Saturday, May 18, 2024, in Valdosta as Wesley White Jr. of Hahira. Wesley was a Lowndes High School student, and he was employed at Circlestone Country Club in Adel. Friends, family members, and coworkers have described Wesley as a well-mannered…

Adel, Ga.’s signature community event, the 18th Annual Daylily Festival, will be celebrated this Saturday, May 11, 2024. The weather is expected to be cool and dry on Saturday after early summer heat and rain earlier in the week, so turnout should be strong. The fun will kick off bright and early at 8 a.m.…

TIFTON—Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College’s Annah Williams, an Agribusiness major from Lenox, was chosen as this year’s J.G. Woodroof Scholar, the highest academic honor the college awards each year. Williams was among four students honored during a ceremony at ABAC Thursday afternoon. Williams was also selected as the Student of Distinction for the School of Agriculture…