257 State Route 300 (Georgia-Florida Parkway) The Cordele Inland Port is operated by a private company, Cordele Intermodal Services, which offers rail service via the Heart of Georgia Railroad and Georgia Central Railroad, from their rail ramp in Cordele to the Georgia Ports Authority in Savannah. Two class I railroads CSX and Norfolk Southern pass through Cordele. Shortline Railroad, Heart of Georgia currently interchanges with CSX in downtown Cordele. Notable people Buster Brown, blues and R&B singer born in Cordele Preston Dennard, former wide receiver for the Los Angeles Rams Janie Lou Gibbs, serial killer who poisoned her husband, three sons, and grandson. She was convicted in 1967. Mac Hyman, fiction writer known for his best-selling novel No Time for Sergeants and Take Now Thy Son; born in Cordele and a lifelong resident T. J. Jackson, Olympian and NFL wide receiver Marcus Lamb, president of international Christian TV network Daystar Arthur Lucas, convicted murderer and one of the last two people to be executed in Canada Deworski Odom, sprinter; born in Cordele Jody Powell, served as the White House Press Secretary under President Jimmy Carter; born in Cordele Andre Ramsey, offensive lineman for the Buffalo Bills Tree Rollins, former NBA basketball player and Cordele native who attended Crisp County High School Quay Walker, linebacker for the Green Bay Packers Joe Williams, jazz singer and Cosby Show grandfather; born in Cordele Noel Williams Jr. - Insurance agent and politician. Deborah Woodson, singer and author; born in Cordele Bibliography Ogden, Bob. Aviation Museums and Collections of North America. Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. Tonbridge, Kent. 2007. . References External links City of Cordele official website Cordele Dispatch, local newspaper O'Neal Historic District Cordele, Georgia, at City-Data.com Cities in Georgia (U.S. state) Cities in Crisp County, Georgia Micropolitan areas of Georgia (U.S. state) County seats in Georgia (U.S. state) Populated places established in 1888 1888 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)