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1568w, 576px" /> </a> 1569 <h4 class="category">News</h4> 1570 <h3 class="headline"><a href="https://cordeledispatch.com/2026/09/10/crisp-county-sheriffs-report-for-august-2026/" rel="bookmark">Crisp County Sheriffâs report for August 2026</a></h3> 1571 <p>Disclaimer: Arrest reports are compiled from information provided by law enforcement agencies. The newspaper does not independently verify ...</p> 1572 <h4 class="date"> 1573 <time class="timeago" datetime="2026-09-10T11:24:11-04:00">September 10, 2026</time> 1574 </h4> 1575 </div> 1576 1577 1578 1579 </div> 1580 </div> 1581 <div class="third_stories"> 1582 <div class=""> 1583 1584 <div class="story"> 1585 <a href="https://cordeledispatch.com/2026/09/09/officer-pepper-sprays-crowd-while-responding-to-fight/" class="teasePhoto" rel="bookmark"> 1586 <img width="1024" height="1014" src="https://cordeledispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2026/09/Michelles-Bar-rotated-e1789000116634.jpg?w=1024" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" style="height:200px;width:100%;background-color:white;object-fit:contain;" decoding="async" srcset="https://cordeledispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2026/09/Michelles-Bar-rotated-e1789000116634.jpg 3023w, https://cordeledispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2026/09/Michelles-Bar-rotated-e1789000116634.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https://cordeledispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2026/09/Michelles-Bar-rotated-e1789000116634.jpg?resize=300,297 300w, https://cordeledispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2026/09/Michelles-Bar-rotated-e1789000116634.jpg?resize=768,760 768w, https://cordeledispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2026/09/Michelles-Bar-rotated-e1789000116634.jpg?resize=1024,1014 1024w, https://cordeledispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2026/09/Michelles-Bar-rotated-e1789000116634.jpg?resize=1536,1521 1536w, https://cordeledispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2026/09/Michelles-Bar-rotated-e1789000116634.jpg?resize=2048,2028 2048w, https://cordeledispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2026/09/Michelles-Bar-rotated-e1789000116634.jpg?resize=622,616 622w, https://cordeledispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2026/09/Michelles-Bar-rotated-e1789000116634.jpg?resize=354,350 354w, https://cordeledispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2026/09/Michelles-Bar-rotated-e1789000116634.jpg?resize=90,90 90w, https://cordeledispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2026/09/Michelles-Bar-rotated-e1789000116634.jpg?resize=24,24 24w, https://cordeledispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2026/09/Michelles-Bar-rotated-e1789000116634.jpg?resize=48,48 48w, https://cordeledispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2026/09/Michelles-Bar-rotated-e1789000116634.jpg?resize=96,96 96w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /> </a> 1587 <h4 class="category">News Main</h4> 1588 <h3 class="headline"><a href="https://cordeledispatch.com/2026/09/09/officer-pepper-sprays-crowd-while-responding-to-fight/" rel="bookmark">Officer pepper sprays crowd while responding to fight</a></h3> 1589 <p>The Cordele Police Department responded to a loud music complaint on August 16 at Michelleâs Bar, located at ...</p> 1590 <h4 class="date"> 1591 <time class="timeago" datetime="2026-09-09T20:39:06-04:00">September 9, 2026</time> 1592 </h4> 1593 </div> 1594 1595 <div class="ad mobile-ad-contain clearfix"> 1596 <!-- med-rect-300x250-6 --> 1597<div 1598 class="opscoad-med-rect-300x250-6" 1599 data-unit="web/cordeledispatch.com/med-rect-300x250-6/home"> 1600</div> </div> 1601 <div id="NTV_4"></div> 1602 1603 1604 <div class="story"> 1605 <a href="https://cordeledispatch.com/2026/09/06/joe-wright-drive-shooting-leaves-man-hospitalized-with-multiple-gunshot-wounds/" class="teasePhoto" rel="bookmark"> 1606 <img width="940" height="788" src="https://cordeledispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2026/05/Cordele-police-emblem.jpg?w=940" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" style="height:200px;width:100%;background-color:white;object-fit:contain;" decoding="async" srcset="https://cordeledispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2026/05/Cordele-police-emblem.jpg 940w, https://cordeledispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2026/05/Cordele-police-emblem.jpg?resize=300,251 300w, https://cordeledispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2026/05/Cordele-police-emblem.jpg?resize=768,644 768w, https://cordeledispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2026/05/Cordele-police-emblem.jpg?resize=622,521 622w, https://cordeledispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2026/05/Cordele-police-emblem.jpg?resize=418,350 418w" sizes="(max-width: 940px) 100v
1606w, 940px" /> </a> 1607 <h4 class="category">News</h4> 1608 <h3 class="headline"><a href="https://cordeledispatch.com/2026/09/06/joe-wright-drive-shooting-leaves-man-hospitalized-with-multiple-gunshot-wounds/" rel="bookmark">Joe Wright Drive shooting leaves man hospitalized with multiple gunshot wounds</a></h3> 1609 <p>The Cordele Police Department is actively investigating a shooting that occurred in the early morning hours of Sept. ...</p> 1610 <h4 class="date"> 1611 <time class="timeago" datetime="2026-09-06T20:58:23-04:00">September 6, 2026</time> 1612 </h4> 1613 </div> 1614 1615 1616 1617 <div class="story"> 1618 <h4 class="category">News Main</h4> 1619 <h3 class="headline"><a href="https://cordeledispatch.com/2026/09/04/member-resigns-from-board-of-zoning-appeals/" rel="bookmark">Member resigns from Board of Zoning Appeals</a></h3> 1620 <p>Ron Michaels recently resigned from the Zoning Appeals Board. When asked why, Michaels stated that his reason was ...</p> 1621 <h4 class="date"> 1622 <time class="timeago" datetime="2026-09-04T15:32:44-04:00">September 4, 2026</time> 1623 </h4> 1624 </div> 1625 1626 1627 1628 </div> 1629 </div> 1630 <div class="ad_wide"> 1631 <div class="ad mobile-ad-contain"> 1632 <div class="large_leaderboard"> 1633 <!-- leaderboard-970x250-320x50-3 --> 1634<div 1635 class="opscoad-leaderboard-970x250-320x50-3" 1636 data-unit="web/cordeledispatch.com/leaderboard-970x250-320x50-3/home"> 1637</div></div> 1638 </div> 1639 </div> 1640 1641 <div class="left_rule"></div> 1642 <div class="right_rule"></div> 1643 1644 </section> 1645 1646 <section class="right-rail-columns" style="max-width: 1270px;margin: 0 auto 2rem auto;display: grid;grid-template-columns: ;column-gap: 3%;align-items: start;"> 1647 </section> 1648 1649 <section class="sections_area_two"> 1650 <div class="section_header"> 1651 <h3 class="section"><span>More Stories</span></h3> 1652 </div> 1653 <div class="first_stories"> 1654 <div class=""> 1655 1656 <div class="story"> 1657 <a href="https://cordeledispatch.com/2026/09/04/cordele-commission-approves-purchase-of-drone/" class="teasePhoto" rel="bookmark"> 1658 <img width="1004" height="1024" src="https://cordeledispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2026/07/Cordele-entryway-sign-rotated-e1783958043746.jpg?w=1004" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" style="height:200px;width:100%;background-color:white;object-fit:contain;" decoding="async" srcset="https://cordeledispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2026/07/Cordele-entryway-sign-rotated-e1783958043746.jpg 4284w, https://cordeledispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2026/07/Cordele-entryway-sign-rotated-e1783958043746.jpg?resize=294,300 294w, https://cordeledispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2026/07/Cordele-entryway-sign-rotated-e1783958043746.jpg?resize=768,783 768w, https://cordeledispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2026/07/Cordele-entryway-sign-rotated-e1783958043746.jpg?resize=1004,1024 1004w, https://cordeledispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2026/07/Cordele-entryway-sign-rotated-e1783958043746.jpg?resize=1506,1536 1506w, https://cordeledispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2026/07/Cordele-entryway-sign-rotated-e1783958043746.jpg?resize=2008,2048 2008w, https://cordeledispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2026/07/Cordele-entryway-sign-rotated-e1783958043746.jpg?resize=622,634 622w, https://cordeledispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2026/07/Cordele-entryway-sign-rotated-e1783958043746.jpg?resize=343,350 343w, https://cordeledispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2026/07/Cordele-entryway-sign-rotated-e1783958043746.jpg?resize=24,24 24w, https://cordeledispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2026/07/Cordele-entryway-sign-rotated-e1783958043746.jpg?resize=48,48 48w" sizes="(max-width: 1004px) 100vw, 1004px" /> </a> 1659 <h4 class="category">News</h4> 1660 <h3 class="headline"><a href="https://cordeledispatch.com/2026/09/04/cordele-commission-approves-purchase-of-drone/" rel="bookmark">Cordele Commission approves purchase of drone</a></h3> 1661 <p>The Cordele Commission approved the purchase of a drone on Sept. 1. 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1674JROTC student Senior Cadet Lt. Col. Makenzy Powell received the Legion of Valor Award for 2026. She is ...</p> 1675 <h4 class="date"> 1676 <time class="timeago" datetime="2026-09-04T10:26:35-04:00">September 4, 2026</time> 1677 </h4> 1678 </div> 1679 1680 <div class="ad mobile-ad-contain clearfix"> 1681 <!-- med-rect-300x250-7 --> 1682<div 1683 class="opscoad-med-rect-300x250-7" 1684 data-unit="web/cordeledispatch.com/med-rect-300x250-7/home"> 1685</div> </div> 1686 1687 1688 <div class="story"> 1689 <a href="https://cordeledispatch.com/2026/08/29/city-of-cordele-plans-to-amend-fence-ordinance/" class="teasePhoto" rel="bookmark"> 1690 <img width="1024" height="768" src="https://cordeledispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2026/02/Cordele-City-Hall.jpg?w=1024" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" style="height:200px;width:100%;background-color:white;object-fit:contain;" decoding="async" srcset="https://cordeledispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2026/02/Cordele-City-Hall.jpg 5712w, https://cordeledispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2026/02/Cordele-City-Hall.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https://cordeledispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2026/02/Cordele-City-Hall.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https://cordeledispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2026/02/Cordele-City-Hall.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w, https://cordeledispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2026/02/Cordele-City-Hall.jpg?resize=1536,1152 1536w, https://cordeledispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2026/02/Cordele-City-Hall.jpg?resize=2048,1536 2048w, https://cordeledispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2026/02/Cordele-City-Hall.jpg?resize=622,467 622w, https://cordeledispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2026/02/Cordele-City-Hall.jpg?resize=467,350 467w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /> </a> 1691 <h4 class="category">News</h4> 1692 <h3 class="headline"><a href="https://cordeledispatch.com/2026/08/29/city-of-cordele-plans-to-amend-fence-ordinance/" rel="bookmark">City of Cordele plans to amend fence ordinance</a></h3> 1693 <p>Commissioner George Singletary commented on the Fence Ordinance during a recent meeting of the Cordele City Commission. âThere’s ...</p> 1694 <h4 class="date"> 1695 <time class="timeago" datetime="2026-08-29T20:52:13-04:00">August 29, 2026</time> 1696 </h4> 1697 </div> 1698 1699 1700 1701 <div class="story"> 1702 <h4 class="category">News Main</h4> 1703 <h3 class="headline"><a href="https://cordeledispatch.com/2026/08/28/infants-death-in-cordele-still-under-investigation/" rel="bookmark">Infantâs death in Cordele still under investigation</a></h3> 1704 <p>Cordele Police Chief Danny Hicks stated on August 28 that the death of a two-month-old infant is still ...</p> 1705 <h4 class="date"> 1706 <time class="timeago" datetime="2026-08-28T15:21:27-04:00">August 28, 2026</time> 1707 </h4> 1708 </div> 1709 1710 1711 1712 </div> 1713 </div> 1714 <div class="second_stories"> 1715 <div class=""> 1716 <div class="ad mobile-ad-contain clearfix"> 1717 <!-- med-rect-300x250-8 --> 1718<div 1719 class="opscoad-med-rect-300x250-8" 1720 data-unit="web/cordeledispatch.com/med-rect-300x250-8/home"> 1721</div> </div> 1722 1723 <div class="story"> 1724 <a href="https://cordeledispatch.com/2026/08/28/congressional-candidate-addresses-citizen-concerns-over-data-center/" class="teasePhoto" rel="bookmark"> 1725 <img width="768" height="1024" src="https://cordeledispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2026/08/Cemetery-Road-rotated.jpg?w=768" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" style="height:200px;width:100%;background-color:white;object-fit:contain;" decoding="async" srcset="https://cordeledispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2026/08/Cemetery-Road-rotated.jpg 4284w, https://cordeledispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2026/08/Cemetery-Road-rotated.jpg?resize=225,300 225w, https://cordeledispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2026/08/Cemetery-Road-rotated.jpg?resize=768,1024 768w, https://cordeledispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2026/08/Cemetery-Road-rotated.jpg?resize=1152,1536 1152w, https://cordeledispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2026/08/Cemetery-Road-rotated.jpg?resize=1536,2048 1536w, https://cordeledispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2026/08/Cemetery-Road-rotated.jpg?resize=622,829 622w, https://cordeledispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2026/08/Cemetery-Road-rotated.jpg?resize=263,350 263w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" /> </a> 1726 <h4 class="category">News</h4> 1727 <h3 class="headline"><a href="https://cordeledispatch.com/2026/08/28/congressional-candidate-ad
1727dresses-citizen-concerns-over-data-center/" rel="bookmark">Congressional candidate addresses citizen concerns over data center</a></h3> 1728 <p>Crisp County is outside U.S. Congress Georgia District 2, the seat Matt Day is campaigning for. Day is ...</p> 1729 <h4 class="date"> 1730 <time class="timeago" datetime="2026-08-28T11:07:46-04:00">August 28, 2026</time> 1731 </h4> 1732 </div> 1733 1734 1735 1736 <div class="story"> 1737 <a href="https://cordeledispatch.com/2026/08/27/crash-leads-to-hospitalization-on-i-75/" class="teasePhoto" rel="bookmark"> 1738 <img width="1024" height="1024" src="https://cordeledispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2026/08/Crash-I-75.jpg?w=1024" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" style="height:200px;width:100%;background-color:white;object-fit:contain;" decoding="async" srcset="https://cordeledispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2026/08/Crash-I-75.jpg 1029w, https://cordeledispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2026/08/Crash-I-75.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https://cordeledispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2026/08/Crash-I-75.jpg?resize=300,300 300w, https://cordeledispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2026/08/Crash-I-75.jpg?resize=768,768 768w, https://cordeledispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2026/08/Crash-I-75.jpg?resize=1024,1024 1024w, https://cordeledispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2026/08/Crash-I-75.jpg?resize=622,622 622w, https://cordeledispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2026/08/Crash-I-75.jpg?resize=350,350 350w, https://cordeledispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2026/08/Crash-I-75.jpg?resize=90,90 90w, https://cordeledispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2026/08/Crash-I-75.jpg?resize=24,24 24w, https://cordeledispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2026/08/Crash-I-75.jpg?resize=48,48 48w, https://cordeledispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2026/08/Crash-I-75.jpg?resize=96,96 96w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /> </a> 1739 <h4 class="category">News</h4> 1740 <h3 class="headline"><a href="https://cordeledispatch.com/2026/08/27/crash-leads-to-hospitalization-on-i-75/" rel="bookmark">Crash leads to hospitalization on I-75</a></h3> 1741 <p>A crash on I-75 led to a hospitalization early on the morning of August 27. A northbound vehicle ...</p> 1742 <h4 class="date"> 1743 <time class="timeago" datetime="2026-08-27T09:40:04-04:00">August 27, 2026</time> 1744 </h4> 1745 </div> 1746 1747 <div class="ad mobile-ad-contain clearfix"> 1748 <!-- med-rect-300x250-9 --> 1749<div 1750 class="opscoad-med-rect-300x250-9" 1751 data-unit="web/cordeledispatch.com/med-rect-300x250-9/home"> 1752</div> </div> 1753 1754 1755 <div class="story"> 1756 <a href="https://cordeledispatch.com/2026/08/26/harmon-poised-to-become-first-african-american-female-crisp-commissioner-its-exciting-being-made-a-part-of-history/" class="teasePhoto" rel="bookmark"> 1757 <img width="814" height="1024" src="https://cordeledispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2026/08/Frankie-Harmon-speaks-at-Cordele-Rotary-2026-cropped.png?w=814" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" style="height:200px;width:100%;background-color:white;object-fit:contain;" decoding="async" srcset="https://cordeledispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2026/08/Frankie-Harmon-speaks-at-Cordele-Rotary-2026-cropped.png 2729w, https://cordeledispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2026/08/Frankie-Harmon-speaks-at-Cordele-Rotary-2026-cropped.png?resize=238,300 238w, https://cordeledispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2026/08/Frankie-Harmon-speaks-at-Cordele-Rotary-2026-cropped.png?resize=768,966 768w, https://cordeledispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2026/08/Frankie-Harmon-speaks-at-Cordele-Rotary-2026-cropped.png?resize=814,1024 814w, https://cordeledispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2026/08/Frankie-Harmon-speaks-at-Cordele-Rotary-2026-cropped.png?resize=1221,1536 1221w, https://cordeledispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2026/08/Frankie-Harmon-speaks-at-Cordele-Rotary-2026-cropped.png?resize=1628,2048 1628w, https://cordeledispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2026/08/Frankie-Harmon-speaks-at-Cordele-Rotary-2026-cropped.png?resize=622,782 622w, https://cordeledispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2026/08/Frankie-Harmon-speaks-at-Cordele-Rotary-2026-cropped.png?resize=278,350 278w, https://cordeledispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2026/08/Frankie-Harmon-speaks-at-Cordele-Rotary-2026-cropped.png?resize=40,50 40w" sizes="(max-width: 814px) 100vw, 814px" /> </a> 1758 <h4 class="category">News</h4> 1759 <h3 class="headline"><a href="https://cordeledispatch.com/2026/08/26/harmon-poised-to-become-first-african-american-female-crisp-commissioner-its-exciting-being-made-a-part-of-history/" rel="bookmark">Frankie Harmon poised to become first female African-American Crisp Commissioner: “It’s exciting being made a part of history”</a></h3> 1760 <p>Frankie Harmon won the democratic primary on May 19 for Commissioner Board District 1, Post 2. She has ...</p> 1761 <h4 class="date"> 1762 <time class="timeago" datetime="2026-08-26T14:09:03-04:00">August 26, 2026</time> 1763 </h4> 1764 </div> 1765 1766 1767 1768 </div> 1769 </div> 1770 <div class="third_stories"> 1771 <div class=""> 1772 1773 1774 <div class="story"> 1775 <a href="https://cordeledispatch.com/2026/08/24/cordele-city-commission-announces-hearing-for-data-center-ordinance/" class="teasePhoto" rel="bookmark"> 1776 <img width="1024" height="768" src="https://cordeledispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2026/02/Cordele-City-Hall.jpg?w=1024" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" style="height:200px;width:100%;background-color:white;object-fit:contain;" decoding="async" srcset="https://cordeledispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2026/02/Cordele-City-Hall.jpg 5712w, https://cordeledispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2026/02/Cordele-City-Hall.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, 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Commission meeting on August 18, City Manager David Wade announced a public hearing at the ...</p> 1780 <h4 class="date"> 1781 <time class="timeago" datetime="2026-08-24T14:13:18-04:00">August 24, 2026</time> 1782 </h4> 1783 </div> 1784 1785 <div class="ad mobile-ad-contain clearfix"> 1786 <!-- med-rect-300x250-10 --> 1787<div 1788 class="opscoad-med-rect-300x250-10" 1789 data-unit="web/cordeledispatch.com/med-rect-300x250-10/home"> 1790</div> </div> 1791 1792 1793 1794 <div class="story"> 1795 <h4 class="category">News</h4> 1796 <h3 class="headline"><a href="https://cordeledispatch.com/2026/08/24/driver-fatally-struck-by-tractor-trailer-near-wreckage-of-crash/" rel="bookmark">Driver fatally struck by tractor-trailer near wreckage of crash</a></h3> 1797 <p>At approximately 5:30 a.m. on August 22, the Crisp County Sheriff’s Office responded to an accident on Interstate ...</p> 1798 <h4 class="date"> 1799 <time class="timeago" datetime="2026-08-24T13:27:30-04:00">August 24, 2026</time> 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