Cook County News

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

Cook County is now one of them, after nearly 300 residents earned their Work Ready Certifications, and the county's high school graduation rate increased by 4%. Work Ready certificates benefit both the employee and the employer.

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.

However, the show will go on at Reed Bingham State Park. Thanks to donations, the park's fireworks display will be bigger than ever.

But it wasn't just the storm that caused the outage. Just before the bad weather rolled in, the City of Adel's Electric Department were scrambling to fix a jumper that had burnt out.

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.

Though the county's new Sheriff, John Daughtrey, has placed combating drugs at the top of his priorities, the department's dwindling budget adds an extra challenge to law enforcement.

New budget restrictions have made improvements, and even maintenance, nearly impossible.

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.

A 72-year-old Sparks man who owned a game room was found dead by family members summoned to the business Friday night.

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.

Flooding damaged nearly three hundred miles of road in Cook County, leaving damage estimates of more than three million dollars.

Two Cook County men were recently arrested on drug charges. Around 2:50 p.m. Tuesday, South Georgia Drug Task Force agents, Lenox police and Cook County sheriff's deputies charged David Byron Jr.

The bridge on Antioch Road near Highway 133 is closed. Water is already within a foot of the bridge, with more heavy rain expected in that area.

Four people have been arrested in Cook County and Berrien County and charged with crimes involving ecstasy and powder cocaine.