Cordele —
In a record short meeting, Wilcox Commissioners agreed during their Tuesday meeting to accept bids from contractors for paving Barrentine Rd.
At the August meeting, they had decided to fix some erosion problems on the road with rip rap installed on the outlet ends of 54” pipes.
Chairperson Clarice Morrison said Tuesday that the roadway has been graded and is now ready for a contract to be let for triple surface treatment. That contract must be completed by October of 2011.
The board also will advertise a proposed road closing at the request of a family that owns land on the road. Commissioners will conduct a public hearing for closing a portion of Wallflower Rd. near the Ben Hill County line on Sept. 23.
Commissioner Lee Hollingsworth informed other board members that water is running down a wall in the courthouse basement, and he suspects a drain may not be working properly. There also seems to be a leak in the ceiling.
State Representative Jimmy Pruitt was scheduled to come to Abbeville Wednesday to talk with board members about possible stimulus money to complete some work on the courthouse. Commissioner David Brown reminded other commissioners of that meeting.
At a called meeting in August, commissioners refused to sell the old health department building for $23,000. They made a counter offer of $34,000 which local realtor Scotty King was to carry to the prospective buyer.
Clerk Hazel Keene said she doesn’t know yet whether the buyer accepted the counter offer.
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Commissioners accept bids
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Ground broken for new school
Crisp County children in kindergarten through second grade will be moving into a brand new school in the fall of 2013, and ground was broken for that facility Monday.
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Sidewalks are a priority
At the City Commission meeting here Tuesday, Marty Liebno, manager of Woodvale Apartments asked commissioners to move the sidewalk project at 8th Avenue and Pecan Street to the top of the Commission priorities.
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Week continues to be quiet one for city police
For a third straight day, Cordele Police Department officers logged a relatively quiet 24-hour period on Wednesday.
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Body found in burned camper
Authorities are investigating the death of a man found in a burning camper at Georgia Veterans Memorial State Park early Wednesday morning.
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Wilcox commissioners reprimanded
Wilcox commissioners were told Tuesday night that their administration of county business in 2011 was ineffectual.
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Enter talent contest
Cordele Kiwanis Club is sponsoring its annual student talent competition March 30 at 7 p.m. in the Crisp County Middle School auditorium.
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Police receive burglary, theft complaints
Police have released no details of a pair of burglaries ad thefts they were asked to investigate on Tuesday.
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Main Street Market opens March 3
Perlis Park in historic downtown Cordele will be the scene for the Main Street Market 2012 on Saturday, March 3.
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Learning about adjectives
Have you ever gotten bored reading? Well that won't happen in Miss Andrea Pollock's first grade homeroom.
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Cordele police report a quiet Monday
City police officers logged an unusually quiet Monday, listing only two arrests on the daily press release provided news media members.
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