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State files RICO complaints against three businesses

March 28, 2024

Alapaha Judicial Circuit District Attorney Chase Studstill recently filed three civil actions, 2024CV030, 2024CV031, and 2024CV032, in Cook County Superior Court against three Adel businesses, Quick Stop 4, Adel Express, and Mega Mart. The complaints allege that the businesses received proceeds from illegal gambling by customers on electronic gambling machines. The State seeks confiscation of…

Young man dies in four-wheeler accident

March 19, 2024

Robert “Bubba” Gray, 17, of Adel died after receiving injuries in a four-wheeler accident early Friday evening, March 15, 2024, on Antioch Road, according to local authorities. Gray sustained the injuries after a truck collided with the four-wheeler he was driving. According to Cook County Fire Chief Johnny West, “County Emergency Medical Responders were paged…

Candidates qualify for local, area offices

March 15, 2024

The Cook County Board of Elections Office announced that the following local candidates qualified last week to run for office in the 2024 elections: • Judge of Probate Court – Chase Daughtrey, Incumbent, Nonpartisan. • Clerk of Superior Court – April M. Garrett, Incumbent, Republican. • Sheriff – Doug Hanks, Incumbent, Independent; Clayton Godwin, Republican; and George Barnum…

Cook County Sheriff Doug Hanks presents the Sheriff’s Lifesaver Award to Deputy Collin Teegardin: Deputy honored for saving woman from fiery wreck

March 5, 2024

Cook County Sheriff Doug Hanks has presented a Sheriff’s Lifesaver Award to Deputy Collin Teegardin for his heroic actions in rescuing a woman who was trapped in a wrecked truck, seconds before the vehicle burst into flames. According to the award and other information from the Sheriff’s Office, at about 11:54 a.m. Feb. 12, 2024,…

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