Cordele News

Officers from numerous agencies made a drug sweep Monday in Cordele, and took Mandle Lee Johnson into custody.

In 2013, summer farmers had to overcome heavy rain and horrible field conditions that made it difficult to produce tasty watermelons, but this summer's weather had a different impact.

In 2013, summer farmers had to overcome heavy rain and horrible field conditions that made it difficult to produce tasty watermelons, but this summer's weather had a different impact.

A Crisp County deputy is recovering from injuries she suffered while trying to rescue an elderly couple after a crash.

The under-8 Rincon Flea Girls all-stars won the Georgia Recreation and Parks Association Class B state softball championship in Cordele.

The Jasper City Board of Education announced the top four superintendent candidates during Wednesday night's meeting.

Funeral services for Mary Ellen McCard, 69, of Ashburn will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at New Hope Baptist Church.

When the phone rang, the woman explained she was a producer for a new ABC-TV show, “Rising Star,” and invited him to audition.

The Jasper City Board of Education announced the top four superintendent candidates during Wednesday night's meeting.

Ben Hill Co. VFD hosts water drive It can get pretty hot in South Georgia during the summer, and that's why the Ben Hill County Volunteer Fire Department is asking for water donations.They're hosting a water drive this month.

A 20-year-old Cordele man is getting some big time recognition for his talent on national TV show "Rising Star".

Albany Firefighters are urging people to use caution with fireworks and sparklers as they celebrate the Fourth of July.

A south Georgia man and his shipmates are back in the U.S. after an unexpected stay in a Honduran jail.

Around 2:30 Tuesday morning police were called to a home in the 600 block of North Bay Street where a man was found with a gunshot wound to the chest.

From parades to duck races, contestants in the 2014 Miss Georgia pageant stayed busy every single minute during their recent week-long stay in Columbus.

Jane Prince Thurman, age 90 of Ellijay, Georgia passed from this life on Tuesday, June 24, 2014, at her residence.

The Georgia Department of Public Health has new immunization requirements for the upcoming school year.

It's been nearly a year since a Cordele company signed an inland port agreement to connect businesses in our area directly with the Savannah port and global markets.