Adel News

Arnaldo Aviles, 32, 1470 Bill Bowen Road, was charged Saturday with DUI, failure to maintain lane and driving with a suspended license.

They suspected the man inside, Roger Dale Collins, would have a gun, and he did.

Dial-A-Prayer is available 24 hours a day at 382-2484. Bible Study TIFTON - Open Door Ministries, 802 Pineview Ave., will have Bible study from 7 to 8 p.m. every Tuesday.

Summary from the Supreme Court of Georgia MCDOWELL V. SMITH In a 6-to-1 vote, the state Supreme Court has upheld a decision by the Georgia Court of Appeals and ruled against a Cook County school receptionist, allowing a lawsuit against her to go forward.

Deaths reported to The Moultrie Observer on Wednesday, June 24, 2009, include Edward William Trescot, 93, of Moultrie, formerly of Charleston, S.C.; Alma Tillman, 98, of Adel, Ga.; Joe Raymond Sowell, 71, of Norman Park; Ricky Winfred Dell, 49, of Norman Park; and Brazzle Augusta Young Sr., 83, of Moultrie.

Last month came to a close with the arrests of 11 people on various drug charges as the result of investigations by the South Georgia Drug Task Force.

Dolly Neely and the dolls she made captured the Handcraft division of the 2009 Smoky Mountain Jubilee Senior Talent Competition for the Church of God recently in Gatlinburg, Tenn.

Two Valdosta gas stations have been named among 65 in the state required to pay restitution for inflating gas prices following hurricane damage to Gulf Coast oil refineries last September.

Deaths reported to The Moultrie Observer on Monday, May 25, 2009, includeVera Flowers Baker, 86, of Moultrie; Donald James Sinquefield, 55, of Moultrie; Jack Ray, 78, of Adel, Ga.; Ashley Scott Davis, 31, of Macon, Ga.

Family members and friends packed the field at Cook High School Memorial Stadium to honor 16-year-old Roy White III.

Contractors for the Georgia Department of Transportation will perform major reconstruction of Interstate 75 at different locations between Exit 37/Adel/Old Quitman Road and the Crisp/Dooly County line.

Authorities have charged two people in connection with the murder of James "Buster" Statum.

On the evening of May 8th, nightclub owner James Statum was stabbed 60 times with an ice pick and robbed.

Two people arrested for an armed robbery in Adel have now been charged with the Friday night murder of James "Buster" Statum, a Sparks game room owner.

Authorities continue to investigate the alleged homicide of a 72-year-old Sparks game room owner that occurred May 8. Contrary to earlier reports, no arrests have been made in connection with the incident.

A man and a woman picked up by Tifton Police officers Saturday in response to a "Be On the Lookout" listing them as suspects in an armed robbery and a murder in Cook County have not been charged in the murder, but a Georgia Bureau of Investigation agent said Tuesday that the GBI is looking to see if the two crimes are connected.

A man and a woman were arrested in Tifton early Saturday morning and charged with the murder of a 72-year-old Sparks game room owner.

Just after 10:00 PM Friday night, deputies were called to the Mega Mart convenience store at 100 South Hutchinson Avenue about a mile away from Statum's business.

The 7th annual "Wee Bit of Moultrie" hosted by the Moultrie Pilot Club was held on Saturday, March 14, at the Indian Lake Recreation Center.

Jasmine Evette Graydon, 20, 719 W. 17 1/2 St., was charged Wednesday with a probation violation.