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The Community of Cordele celebrates ribbon cutting

The Community of Cordele celebrated a ribbon cutting on July 24. The community center is located at 205 East 13th Avenue, ...
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Cordele Commission votes to dissolve Board of Zoning Appeals

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The Cordele Commission cast a split vote to dissolve the Board of Zoning Appeals ...
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Cordele Commission passes ordinance authorizing expenditures past the end of fiscal year

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The Cordele Commission discussed the budget on July 21. The Commission has been ...
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Melanie Akin shares mother’s recipes with Mama’s Table cookbook

Melanie Akin has long enjoyed her mother Brenda Sangster’s Southern-style cooking. Now others can too through her cookbook ...
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Troop 270 visits Lake Tobesofkee and Ocmulgee Mounds

Cordele Boy Scout Troop 270 had a first-time two-fer on July 17-19, 2026. For the first time, the Troop camped at Lake ...
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Drug bust in Rochelle

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... RPD was investigating suspicious circumstances, in an area, where increased ...
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Vehicles vandalized and looted

We have received multiple recent reports of entering autos throughout the city. These incidents are not limited to unlocked ...
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Active Shooter Response Training held at Crisp County High School

When a school has an active shooter, the first person to respond is the school resource officer. Minutes later, law ...
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Crisp County Commission holds public hearing for Verizon Wireless tower

The Crisp County Board of Commissioners held a public hearing on July 16 for a special use permit for a telecommunications tower. The proposal was made by Vertical Bridge, which works for Verizon ...