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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,…

Adel woman to serve six years in prison for cruelty to children

February 27, 2024

On Feb. 19, 2024, Superior Court Judge Richard L. Perryman III sentenced Carolyn Ann Lissimore, 44, of Adel to serve six years in state prison after she pleaded guilty to cruelty to children, first degree (two counts), according to court records. The judge sentenced Ms. Lissimore to a total of 30 years, the first six…

Samantha Patton, first Lady Hornet to win state championship in wrestling

February 21, 2024

Congratulations to Cook High School’s Samantha “Sam” Patton, 17, for winning the State Championship in the Girls 130LB Weight Class Division at the 2024 GHSA Traditional Wrestling State Championship, held Friday, Feb. 16, and Saturday, Feb. 17, in Macon. Sam Patton, a junior, made her mark in the records book at Cook High by becoming…

Adel woman sentenced to two life sentences without parole for child molestation

February 19, 2024

Alapaha Judicial Circuit District Attorney Chase L. Studstill has announced that on Wednesday February 14th, 2024, Amelia Spires, age 47, was sentenced to two consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole followed by an additional 69 years in prison. Spires pled guilty to four counts charging her with, among other things, aggravated sexual battery,…

Earl Jackson resigns as Mayor of Sparks; pleads to misdemeanor theft

February 7, 2024

On Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024, Superior Court Judge Richard L. Perryman III sentenced Earl Jackson, 78, to 12 months’ probation after Jackson pleaded guilty to misdemeanor theft by taking as a lesser included offense, court records state. Jackson agreed as a condition of probation to immediately resign as Mayor of the City of Sparks, and,…

State files civil complaint for confiscation of currency and property under racketeering act

January 23, 2024

Alapaha Judicial Circuit District Attorney Chase Studstill recently filed a civil action, 2024CV005, in Cook County Superior Court against local defendants Michelle Meadows, Rusty Meadows, Heather Danielle Edmondson, Ashlin Meadows, and James Shivers Jr. In the action, filed Jan. 12, 2024, in Superior Court, the State seeks confiscation of U.S. currency, inventory, equipment, and personal…

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