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The Legend of Lo-Eyes, Part 2: War Is Kind
The Legend of Lo-Eyes, Part 2: War Is Kind By Charles Shiver “Do not weep, maiden, for war is kind.” – Stephen Crane On or about July 15, 1836, the Georgia militia and armed citizens fought a battle against a band of Creek Indians in the Brushy Creek area of what is now known as…
Read MoreHealth care fraud takedown
Two Tifton business owners charged in connection with largest Health Care Fraud enforcement action in U.S. Justice Department history As a part of the largest Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action in Department of Justice History, The Eastern District of Louisiana Strike Force Announces Charges Against Four Individuals. On Tuesday, July 1, 2o25, Acting United States…
Read MoreTwo men charged in child molestation cases
Two local men were recently charged in two different child molestation cases allegedly involving further violence, according to law enforcement officials. Man accused of molesting, threatening victim David Adam Richardson, 35, of Hahira was arrested June 5, 2025, and charged with aggravated child molestation and terroristic threats and acts/family violence, according to Cook County Sheriff’s…
Read MoreThe Legend of Lo-Eyes, Part 1: The Battle of Brushy Creek
By Charles Shiver In July 1836, Georgia militia and local armed citizens engaged the Creek Indians in the Battle of Brushy Creek. Skirmishes broke out across South Georgia. A fight occurred along the banks of the Little River and Warrior Creek, between what is now Cook and Colquitt Counties. Some believe the lake at Reed…
Read MoreThe melons from Adel, Ga. that helped beat Hitler
The melons from Adel, Ga. that helped beat Hitler By Charles Shiver This is a great local historical tale to instill community pride. The story should be retold for the younger generations in particular as the melon harvest season rolls around again during early summer in South Georgia. On June 11, 1939, President Franklin Delano…
Read MoreMotorist accused of driving into officers’ vehicles during chase
Motorist accused of driving into officers’ vehicles during chase On April 10, 2025, Cook County Sheriff’s Office deputies attempted to stop a stolen out-of-state vehicle, leading to a multi-county pursuit, according to the Sheriff’s Office. Two defendants, Brockton H. Hawk, 24, of Pesotum, IL, and Stephanie Marie Delahr, 37, of Allerton, IL, have been arrested…
Read MoreBeulah Holiness Baptist Church celebrates 130th anniversary
Beulah Holiness Baptist Church celebrates 130th anniversary By Charles Shiver The congregation and guests of Beulah Holiness Baptist Church, 2303 Beulah Church Road, Adel, celebrated the church’s 130th anniversary with a Homecoming Sunday Service on May 18, 2025. The event featured an Old-Fashioned Day with several members wearing the homespun-style clothes of years ago. The…
Read MoreNo greater love … Dr. James Gordon DeVane
No greater love … Dr. James Gordon DeVane By Charles Shiver A young local doctor named James Gordon DeVane was pitted against the overwhelming horror of the Spanish flu pandemic, which reached its peak during fall 1918 in this community. Kissed by a scorpion, and on to war According to the Ray City History Blog,…
Read MoreThe backyard ‘Indiana Jones’
T T The backyard ‘Indiana Jones’ By Charles Shiver I am facing two mysteries about historic artifacts recovered in South Georgia. What happened to a wall painted with the names of World War II soldiers from Cook County? And, what IS a strange blade discovered last week in Berrien County? Thirty years ago this fall,…
Read MoreThere’s a fountain flowing deep and wide
New Frontiers There’s a fountain flowing deep and wide By Charles Shiver Last week, I wrote in this column about Missionary Lola McCrae and Evangelist Ernestine Miller, Mrs. McCrae’s daughter, a local faith-healing team who seemed to be continuing the miraculous legacy of Ray City seeress Molly Reddick Hall and her younger sister Stella Wright…
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