| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner | Carpenter Media Group |
| Publisher | Frank Perea |
Managing editor | Frank Perea |
| Founded | 1908 |
| Headquarters | 306 West 13th Avenue Cordele, Georgia 31015  United States |
| Circulation | 3,369 (as of 2013)1 |
| Website | cordeledispatch.com |
The Cordele Dispatch is a weekly newspaper published in Cordele, Georgia. It is owned by Carpenter Media Group.
History
In April 1908, the first issue of the Cordele Sunday Dispatch was published by Judge J. B. Smith and Alvin Roberts. The name was changed to the present Cordele Dispatch in 1926.2
In August 2015, Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc. sold the Dispatch to Carpenter Newsmedia LLC,3 since renamed to Carpenter Media Group.
References
References
- "2013 Georgia Newspaper Directory" (PDF). Georgia Press Association. January 1, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 8, 2014. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
- "The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Georgia)". GAHistoricNewspapers.Galileo.USG.edu. Retrieved October 6, 2025.
- "Boone Newspaper Inc. affiliate buys two papers in Georgia". TuscaloosaNews.com. August 5, 2015. Retrieved October 6, 2025.