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Cook High wins appeal of GHSA football penalties
Cook County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Tim Dixon has confirmed that Cook High School won their appeal of the GHSA (Georgia High School Association) decision to make the Hornets football team forfeit five games this season, pay a $750 fine, and have a student declared ineligible to play. During a hearing before the GHSA Board…
Read MoreLocal citizens join protest at White House against biomass energy
Dozens of people from “frontline climate communities” across the South recently gathered at the White House to urge President Biden to stop the expansion of the biomass industry, according to a news release from Dogwood Alliance, an environmental justice group. Local participants were Dr. Treva Gear, Addie Mitchell, and Alishia Pinkney, representing Concerned Citizens of…
Read MoreJudge orders restoration of Hornet Football’s wins: Cook High still faces GHSA appeal and legal action
On Friday morning, Oct. 27, 2023, Alapaha Judicial Circuit Chief Superior Court Judge Clayton Tomlinson entered a temporary restraining order preventing the Georgia High School Association (GHSA) from taking away five Cook High School Hornet Football wins, allowing #3 to play, preventing the payment of any fines to GHSA, and removing Cook County warning status…
Read MoreLast week for advanced voting in 2023 municipal elections
Advanced voting for the 2023 City of Adel and City of Cecil municipal elections will continue on Wednesday, Nov. 1, Thursday, Nov. 2, and Friday, Nov. 3, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. Advanced voting is being held at the Cook County Administration Building, 1200 S. Hutchinson Ave., Adel. Voting on Election Day…
Read MoreAdel announces trick or treat hours
The City of Adel’s trick or treat hours will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023. Meanwhile, Cook Primary School will have their annual Halloween Parade at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31, (behind CPS), and they will transition to Trunk or Treat immediately after that. Several community groups will be handing…
Read MoreBBQ Cook-Off and Trunk or Treat, a crowd-pleaser at state park
The Adel-Cook County Chamber of Commerce’s and Friends of Reed Bingham State Park’s partnership event, the 4th Annual Backyard BBQ Competition and Trunk or Treat, drew hundreds of fall festival-goers from Cook and surrounding counties to the state park on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023. Saturday’s “4th Annual Cook County Cook-Off Classic Backyard BBQ Competition was…
Read MoreHigh school graduation rate rises to 98.4%
The faculty and staff of Cook High School are excited to announce another increase in the graduation rate for the Class of 2023. The Cook High School Four-Year Graduation Rate increased from 97.5% in 2022 to 98.4% in 2023. “We exceeded the state by 14 points!” CHS officials stated. “We are very proud of the…
Read MoreFields of Faith brings community together for worship
Fields of Faith 2023, the Cook County Fellowship of Christian Athletes’ (FCA) annual event of student-led praise and worship, had to be moved from Cook High Memorial Stadium to inside the Carolyn Harris Performing Arts Center due to rain on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023. But the bad weather didn’t dampen the positive, excited spirit of…
Read MoreThree weeks left to apply for disaster assistance from FEMA
Georgia homeowners and renters who suffered uninsured or underinsured damage to their property from Hurricane Idalia in Berrien, Brooks, Cook, Glynn and Lowndes counties, have three weeks left to apply for federal disaster assistance. The deadline to apply for assistance from FEMA is Monday, Nov. 6, 2023. Survivors may apply at FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers (DRCs), which are dedicated,…
Read MoreAdel Council accepts $459,276 low bid for paving projects
Mayor Buddy Duke called to order the Monday, Oct. 2, 2023, 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, Police Chief Chad Castleberry, and members of staff and the public. Pastor…
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