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Burglary Arrest - Cordele Dispatch

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Burglary Arrest - Cordele Dispatch

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On July 8, 2025, at approximately 9:00 PM, the Crisp County Sheriff’s Office received reports of a burglary in progress at a business within the city limits. When deputies arrived at the scene, a male suspect attempted to flee but was apprehended and arrested. Upon arrival at the jail, it was discovered that the suspect, identified as Bobby Johnson, had provided a false name and date of birth. Bobby Johnson, a 50-year-old male of Cordele, has be…Read Article

Crisp Regional Orthopedics welcomes Dr. Tim Darden to the team - Cordele Dispatch

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Crisp Regional Orthopedics welcomes Dr. Tim Darden to the team - Cordele Dispatch

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Cordele Commission discusses water outage notices - Cordele Dispatch

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Cordele Commission discusses water outage notices - Cordele Dispatch

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Joshua Windus Cordele Dispatch The Cordele City Commission met July 1. Maurice Hill, community advancement manager, reported that a request to screen in a front porch had been denied by the Historic Preservation Committee. The guidelines exclude having an enclosure around a front porch. Commissioner Isaac Owens suggested they review and update the guidelines. Chairman Joshua Deriso stated that the Historic Preservation Committee needed a change.…Read Article

Jenson Wade earns Eagle Scout rank - Cordele Dispatch

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Jensen Wade, son of Brandi and David Wade of Cordele, completed his Board of Review to earn the rank of Eagle Scout on June 12, 2025. He becomes the 36th young man to earn the coveted rank in the 35-year history of Cordele Boy Scout Troop 270 and the 76th Eagle Scout from a Crisp County Boy Scout Troop. Eagle Scout is the highest rank attainable through Scouting America. Jensen joined Troop 270 on June 1, 2018. He has earned 27 merit badges, …Cordele · Cordele See the Story

Albert Leon Tison III - Cordele Dispatch

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Albert Leon Tison III, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on July 8, 2025, at Crisp Regional Hospital. Al was born on October 15, 1966, to Margie Powell Tison McKee and the late Albert Leon Tison Jr. He graduated from Crisp County High School in 1985 and went on to work for his Father’s business, Tison’s Radiator Shop, where he eventually retired. Al had friends far and wide, and is well known for his God-given talent in music. His …Cordele · Cordele Read Article

Craig Cotton reelected to Board of Governors of State Bar of Georgia - Cordele Dispatch

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John Craig Cotton of Georgia Law Team, P.C., in Cordele has been reelected to serve on the Board of Governors of the 56,000-member State Bar of Georgia. Cotton will continue to serve in the Cordele Judicial Circuit seat on the board, representing Ben Hill, Crisp, Dooly and Wilcox counties. He earned his law degree from Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law and was admitted to the State Bar of Georgia in 2001. His law practice is focus…Cordele · Cordele Read Article

Wilcox Commissioners hold road closure hearing - Cordele Dispatch

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Lucas C. Allison Dispatch Correspondent The Wilcox Board of Commissioners held a Public Hearing Tuesday July1, 2025, for public comments on the proposed closing of Lark Road which is a dirt road 4/10 a mile long connecting Highway 112 and Christian Home Road. Those in attendance were Chairman Jamie Handley, Vice-Chairman Clay Reid, Commissioners Jowan Johnson, Mel Powell, and Kearney Hair. County Manager Michael Pomirko and members of the publ…Hurricane Helene · Cordele Read Article

Mrs. Doris McDowell Forrester - Cordele Dispatch

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Mrs. Doris McDowell Forrester, 99, wife of the late Honorable Whitfield R. Forrester, passed away on June 24th, surrounded by her loving daughters. Doris was born May 31, 1926 in Gordon, GA to Howard Ellis McDowell and Lima McDowell. Doris graduated from the University of Georgia in 1947 and began her teaching career in Macon, Georgia, prior to moving to Cordele to teach school in the Cordele School System for many years. In 1948 she married her…Cordele · Cordele Read Article

When you have an only child… - Cordele Dispatch

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By Johnnie W. Lewis Our Baby Girl, Tash, was an only child until she was 14, which carried many risks and tribulations with the situation. Like the time that she decided that she wanted an all-day sucker at 10:50 at night. Baby Girl had been two-years-old for almost six months before she started displaying the “Terrible Twos” that are so dreaded by parents. She had been an independent little cuss, but without all of the drama that precipita…Cordele · Cordele Read Article

SGTC Crisp County Center campus hosts Georgia Trauma Skills Procedure Lab sessions - Cordele Dispatch

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The South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center was the site of two Georgia Trauma Skills Procedure Lab sessions hosted by the Georgia EMS Association and the Georgia Trauma Commission. The sessions were approved by Georgia’s Office of EMS & Trauma for 4 hours of CEUs. Approximately 70 people took part in the event. The SGTC Crisp County Center nursing students and medical assisting students were able to participate in the event alo…Cordele · Cordele Read Article

Fennell earns recognition at summer camp - Cordele Dispatch

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Terry Fennell, Founder and Troop Committee Chair for Cordele Boy Scout Troop 270 earned the so-called Scoutmaster merit badge at Summer Camp in South Carolina. Members of Troop 270 attended Camp Old Indian on June 8-14, 2025. Leaders who qualified were recognized at the closing campfire on Friday evening, June 13. Any adult leader, 18 or older, can complete the Scoutmaster’s merit badge. Leaders who earned the award had to complete 7 of 12 requ…Cordele · Cordele Read Article

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