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The Cordele Fire Department held a Pinning Ceremony this morning for three newly promoted firefighters. Training Chief Justin Cook, Lieutenant Brett Walls, and Sergeant Kenneth Beavers were promoted last wee...
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A structure fire that displaced two adults and seven children is believed to have been caused by a dryer. The fire occurred on June […]
A blood drive will be held on June 16 from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Cordele Community Clubhouse, located at 108 15th Avenue. Participants are encouraged to visit […]
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... June 10th, 2026, at 11:25 p.m., CCFR responded to a residential structure fire on U.S. HWY 280 E. The first arriving unit, Engine 21, […]
A representative of Square Foot Ministry, Doug Higgins, gave a virtual presentation to the Crisp Ministerial Alliance on June 11. The organization is similar to Habitat for Humanity, but in […]
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Susan Wood, with House of Heroes, addressed Cordele Kiwanis on June 11. The organization, which was founded in 2008, supports aging veterans and their […]
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... State Representative Noel Williams spoke at Cordele Rotary on June 10. Williams noted that a recent special session was announced. The need for the […]
Shortly after 3:30 a.m. on June 12, officers with the Cordele Police Department responded to the 600 block of North 1st Street in reference to a reported shooting. Upon arrival, […]
The Crisp County Board of Commissioners voted today to name Interim Fire Chief Russell Ayotte the new Crisp County Fire Chief. Chief Ayotte has served Crisp County for over 26 […]
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The Cordele City Commission met on June 2. The Commission voted on an engineering study for Greer Street from 24th Avenue to 8th Avenue. […]
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... City leaders took several significant financial steps during a recent council meeting, approving utility-rate increases, launching the process for a property-tax ad...
The 55th Annual Glider Competition was held in Cordele, Georgia, starting on May 30 and ending on June 2. The competition is sanctioned by the Soaring Society of America, which […]
Crisp County Administrator Mickey Dunnavant recently gave an update to Cordele Rotary on future road projects planned by the County. While the completion time is not available, the next road […]
The Wilcox County Board of Commissioners approved nearly $2.7 million in road repair and maintenance contracts Tuesday night and adopted a resolution to evaluate two possible locations for a future […]
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Cordele’s long affection for watermelons and affiliation with the industry were celebrated on June 4. The 77th Annual Watermelon Festival kicked off with a […]
At a May 13 council meeting, city leaders tackled a range of urgent operational and fiscal issues from an intergovernmental agreement with the county and the sale of a fire […]
The Cordele City Commission heard further debate over the proposed rezoning on Greer Street on May 15. The project would require changing the zoning of seven acres of a 20-acre […]
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Unofficial and incomplete election results for Crisp County from the May 19, 2026 primary: District Attorney Cordele Judicial Circuit Total votes cast for candidate...
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Railroad enthusiasts had a chance to see model and full-scale trains during the T-Track at the Trak display on May 16. The event attracts […]
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... At approximately 6:30 pm on Friday, May 22, officers were dispatched to Crisp Regional Hospital in reference to a victim who arrived by personal […]
The Cordele Commission made changes to the reconnect and disconnect rules during their May 19 meeting. Commissioner George Singletary presented the proposed changes. If someone does not pay their utility […]
Election night in Wilcox ended with voters still in line at the Pitts and Abbeville polling locations the final vote was cast at 7:20 p.m. The voters were in line […]
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The River Valley Regional Commission held a training covering zoning. Planning and Zoning Board Member Eugene “Gene” Ford shared his thoughts on the material […]
The City of Cordele gathered on Tuesday, May 26, to support Jase Hood and his family as they navigate Jase’s journey with Brain Cancer. May is Brain Tumor Awareness Month. […]