Deputies responded to 3897 Hwy. 280 East, in reference to locating a wanted person. Heather Leigh Register of 3891 Hwy. 280 East was arrested for obstructing or hindering law enforcement officers. The ...

Gov. Nathan Deal has added Crisp, Wilcox, Turner and Worth Counties to the list of counties under a state of emergency. The Dispatch will keep you updated as news develops.

No other media reaches people at the moment of decision like newspapers. Newspapers are the only mass media where readers actively seek out advertising. Readers welcome ads in newspapers and use them ...

High school football is scheduled this week in Ben Hill County, Georgia, and information on these games is available below, if you want to watch them. Don’t miss out on a single high school game. Sign ...

With the sports year having now come to an end in this area and only a few people left running track. We can sit back now and look at the entire year of sports and say wow! Just wow! It has been the ...

CORDELE — Funeral services for Latrelle Morris Bush were held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at Lake Blackshear Baptist Church with Rev. Phil Streetman officiating. Sweet words of remembrance ...

A truly festive mood punctuated by shouts of “I love you!” and “I miss you!” was the scene Friday afternoon as several dozen members of the community turned out for an impromptu parade past all three ...

Ahead of Week 0 of the college football schedule, let’s take a look at our freshly updated power rankings, which dissect how each team in the SWAC compares to the competition.

Alene S. West, age 75, of 4225 Dooly High Road, Vienna, died Saturday, December 15, 2018, at Crisp Regional Hospital in Cordele. Born in Branford, Florida, she was the daughter of the late Charlie ...

According to State Representative Patty Bentley, six approved committee members interviewed 12 people for the Dooly County School Board. Three names were selected and submitted to the Governor’s ...

On Friday night the Crisp Academy Wildcats fried up a little “Eagle” as in the Ballard Academy Eagles and then ate them and the eating was good! The final score was a 64 to 34 win over in Auburn, Ala.

CORDELE — Monday just before 9:30 p.m. officers responded to Auto Zone, located at 619 East 16th Avenue in reference to a robbery. Upon arrival at the scene staff members reported that two men entered ...