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Cook 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…
Read More2024 Christmas at the Courthouse
Cook County Officials, in conjunction with Cook County Pre-K, held Christmas at the Courthouse today in Adel. Approximately 175 children from Cook County’s Pre-K program got to visit with Santa Claus. After visiting with Santa, the children received coloring books, teddy bears, candy, and other goodies from Sheriff Doug Hanks, Probate Court Judge Chase Daughtrey,…
Read MoreSchool board appoints Joy Folsom as Interim Superintendent
During the Monday, May 13, 2024, work session, Cook County Board of Education Chairman Corkey Taylor announced that Joy Folsom, Assistant Superintendent/Student Achievement Director, was being considered for the position of Interim Superintendent of Schools. Following a closed executive session to discuss personnel, and then several items of business in regular session, Board Member Brenda…
Read MoreMrs. Crystal Posey Carter, 42
Mrs. Crystal Posey Carter, age 42, of Adel, Georgia passed away February 21, 2024 at South Georgia Medical Center in Valdosta, Georgia. She was born in Valdosta on May 29, 1981 to Keith Posey and the late Lorie Scarboro Apperson Moore. Mrs. Carter lived all of her life in Cook County and was of the…
Read MoreNew funding available for spay/neuter of pets
Monetary help is now available for the residents of Cook County for low cost spay and neuter surgeries for their pets. Two local animal rescues, Animal House Rescue, operated by Anna-Marie Carter, and Paws Furever Home, Inc., run by Kathy Yert and Candas Bennett, obtained grant funding through the Georgia Department of Agriculture’s Spay/Neuter program.…
Read MoreCounty Commission announces a proposed property tax increase
The Cook County Board of Commissioners has announced their intention to increase the 2022 property taxes that the County will levy this year by 6.13 percent over the rollback millage rate. Each year, the Board of Tax Assessors is required to review the assessed value for property tax purposes of taxable property in the county.…
Read MoreGov. Kemp Signs Executive Orders to Extend Temporary Suspension of Gas Tax and Supply Chain State of Emergency
From the Governor’s Office Today, Governor Brian P. Kemp signed two executive orders to alleviate the financial burden placed on Georgians due to the federal government’s gross mishandling of inflation and to renew efforts to address supply chain issues, according to a news release from the Governor’s Office. In Executive Order 05.26.22.02, Governor Kemp has…
Read MoreRyan Duke Acquitted Of Tara Grinstead’s Murder, Not Guilty On 5-of-6 Counts
Luke Roberts, Star Editor An Irwin County jury returned Not Guilty verdicts on five of the six charges Ryan Duke faced related to the disappearance and death of former Irwin County teacher Tara Grinstead, acquitting him of her 2005 murder. Duke was convicted on the charge of Concealing a Death, and sentencing will be held…
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