Crisp County vehicle fire ruled arson

CORDELE - Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner, John F. King, announced today that a Crisp County vehicle fire has been ruled an act of arson. Release: ATLANTA – Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King…

Shooter killed in Cordele hostage standoff

CORDELE, GA - (AJC report) - Early Sunday morning, Cordele police were called to a residence to investigate a disturbance. LeJune Benjamin Cobb, 38, took five people hostage, including two children, during a standoff with…

Cordele Among Fastest Shrinking Cities in US

CORDELE, Ga.— One report suggests that Cordele may be among the fastest shrinking towns in the United States, along with Gladeview, Florida and Selma Alabama. Public charts show that the city's population has been in…

Thomas the Tank Engine™ to Visit Cordele on…

CORDELE - All aboard! Thomas the Tank Engine invites little engineers to join him for a day of big adventures and even bigger memories at Day Out with Thomas: Big Adventures Tour 2018. Children everywhere…

Cordele > Police Search For Murder Suspects

CORDELE -- Cordele police are looking for two men that are possibly linked to a murder. The two men, 18-year-old Conardo Dennard and 20-year-old Keontay Miller are suspects in the murder of Tellis Fort. Miller has an arrest…

Cordele > Murder Investigation Continues

CORDELE -- On Thursday night police responded to a shooting on the 300 block of South 12th Street. Upon arrival Cordele police officers found 39-year-old Tellis Fort on the ground with gunshot wounds. Upon arrival to Crisp…

UPDATE: Cordele > Man Shot In The Leg

UPDATE: CORDELE -- Police are searching for 26-year-old Nekita Sykeen Lester Jr. for shooting 36-year-old Dekia Appling in the leg. On Monday May 4, around 3:00 p.m. Appling was shot in the leg on 308-A West…