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Memories of faith healing
Memories of faith healing By Charles Shiver I recently began writing about the divinations and healing practices of Ray City, Ga., seeress Molly Reddick Hall and her younger sister Stella Wright. Ms. Hall was best known for using her cards to assist a murder victim’s nephew in finding the body: Susan Hinson Moon, killed by…
Read MoreThe search for lost Bayboro
The search for lost Bayboro By Charles Shiver Bayboro, a historic African-American cemetery near Ellenton, dates back to the 1840s and doubtlessly contains the graves of slaves or former slaves. I went looking for it after I recently wrote a story mentioning the lost town or village of Bayboro. Boisy Bryant, 17 years old, fled…
Read MoreCHS honors first male wrestling state champs since 2012
During the Cook County Board of Education regular session on Monday, March 10, 2025, Superintendent of Schools Joy Folsom recognized Mr. Destry Walker, Cook High School Wrestling Coach, his coaching staff, and wrestlers for placing third in the State Duals Championship and for placing fifth in the GHSA State Wrestling tournament. Cook Wrestling placed fifth…
Read MoreState indicts alleged gang members for murder
AG Carr, DA Shealy Announce New 44-Count Gang Indictment Charging Seven Individuals in Lowndes County with Murder and Other Acts of Violence Defendants face charges related to the 2023 shooting deaths of Jaylon Smith and Brianna Long Attorney General Chris Carr and Southern Judicial Circuit District Attorney Bradfield M. Shealy today announced that seven individuals have been…
Read MoreRemembering Marshal Hyers, Adel’s only lawman to be murdered on duty
New Frontiers Remembering Marshal Hyers, Adel’s only lawman to be murdered on duty By Charles Shiver Marshal William A. Hyers was the only officer ever killed in the line of duty in Adel’s history. His name is now on the Memorial Wall at the Georgia Public Safety Training Center (GPSTC) Training Center in Forsyth, Ga.…
Read MoreThe World’s Only Nude Magician (in Enigma) and the Lenox Lights
New Frontiers ‘The World’s Only Nude Magician’ takes a bow, Or ‘it’s an Enigma to me!’ By Charles Shiver The tiny municipality of Enigma in Berrien County has been much in the news lately. Fights have broken out between the Mayor and City Councilmen in City Council meetings, some elected officials have been arrested, and…
Read MoreRemembering the Fellowship Children
Remembering the Fellowship Children By Charles Shiver How did the Valdosta newspaper become a daily publication? The answer is literally buried in the earth of Cook County. It’s just one of those shadowy historical facts which so many people have forgotten. One who hadn’t was the late Albert Pendleton, archivist/historian of the Lowndes County Historical…
Read MoreCook County, Ga.’s first woman sheriff … in 1938!
Cook County, Ga.’s first woman sheriff … in 1938! By Charles Shiver Following a terrible tragedy, Mrs. Bernice Jones served as sheriff of Cook County, albeit for a few weeks, 87 years ago. Ordinary A.A. Parrish appointed Mrs. Jones to the office after her father, Sheriff Virgil Rooks, died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound…
Read MoreA Mystic Solves A Murder
A mystic solves a murder By Charles Shiver Do you believe God may bless certain people with special abilities that others do not have? Folks who accept the old traditions of South Georgia say, “Yes.” Case in point – Molly Reddick Hall and her younger sister Stella Wright. According to the Ray City History Blog,…
Read MoreAdel-Cook 10U All-Stars, 2024 State Champs!
Top Photo: Lee Davis, 10U All-Stars coach, is proud of his son Brantlee Davis, who played on the state championship team. Adel-Cook 10U All-Stars, 2024 State Champs! Congratulations to the Adel-Cook Recreation Department’s 10U All-Star football team! They won the 2024 Class C 10U Football State Championship on Sunday, Dec. 8, in Carrollton. During the…
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