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2025 Sunbelt Expo in Photos
The 47th Sunbelt Expo kicked-off Tuesday, October 14 and runs through October 16. Visitors to the show will ...
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UPDATE: Norman Park’s Kent Hamilton named Southeastern Farmer of the Year
The Southeastern Farmer of the Year award, long associated with the Sunbelt Ag Expo in Moultrie, was presented ...
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One family, four houses: Okapilco Elementary brings the Ron Clark Academy Model to life
MOULTRIE — At Okapilco Elementary, every day begins with energy, connection, and purpose. From the moment students walk ...
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Former Colquitt County Commissioner Donna Herndon dies at 82
Former Colquitt County Commissioner Donna Herndon passed away Sunday, October 12, at the age of 82 — on ...
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New college in Norman
Park seems abandoned
MOULTRIE — South Georgia Institute has still sent no official statement to The Moultrie Observer as to whether ...
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Woman pronounced dead
on scene after car crash
MOULTRIE – A young woman, Kennajia Artheria Jaleah Seay, 19, died from fatal injuries sustained Friday when her ...
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MPD’s Trunk or Treat
is in its eighth year
MOULTRIE — The Moultrie Police Department is having its eighth annual Trunk or Treat Friday, Oct. 31. Participation ...
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Church burglary caught
on security cameras
MOULTRIE – A suspect in a burglary of Oak Grove Baptist Church didn’t seem to mind being seen ...
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GARY WISENBAKER: Where is the GOP Senate nomination race headed?
Now that the Third Quarter FEC filings are in for the US Senate contest in Georgia, it’s a ...
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ABAC PCA Pro Rodeo rides into Tifton Nov. 14-15
Saddle Up, South Georgia! The ABAC PCA Pro Rodeo returns to Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College on Nov. 14–15, ...
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Lower Muskogee Creek Tribe to hold annual pow-wow near Whigham
The Lower Muskogee Creek Tribe will hold its 53rd annual Cultural Days and Pow-Wow Oct. 17-19 at Tama ...
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Stone’s Outdoor Power Center expands
Stone’s Outdoor Power Center has expanded its offerings as an authorized Bobcat Company dealer, now providing a lineup of grounds ...
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Man charged with luring Alabama teen to Valdosta
Valdosta Police Department detectives arrested a 44-year-old man and accused him of luring a 13-year-old girl from Alabama ...
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Breast Cancer Awareness 2025
MOULTRIE – October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. Local organizations, individuals and businesses mark the month by wearing ...
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EDITORIAL: If this works, Trump will deserve the Peace Prize
President Donald Trump’s calls for a Nobel Peace Prize for himself have led to eye rolls and snorts ...
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Traffic to move onto Hwy. 133 roundabout
A traffic shift is planned for Ga. Highway 133 this week that will have traffic moving through a ...
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Sowega Council On Aging invites community to annual public hearing
The Sowega Council on Aging (SCOA) invites community members to be part of the conversation at its annual ...
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House Republicans consider more funding for public health
Public health services save Georgia money and heartache, but funding has failed to keep up with costs and ...
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MOVIE REVIEWS: “The Smashing Machine,” “Good Boy,” “Bone Lake”
Adann-Kennn J. Alexxandar reviews “The Smashing Machine,” "Good Boy," and "Bone Lake."
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Doctors warn cost-cutting strategy could force them from independent practice
An initiative by insurance companies to reduce high-cost doctor visits could cause physicians to abandon private practice and ...
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Rec Authority to meet Wednesday
MOULTRIE — The Moultrie-Colquitt County Parks and Recreation Authority wlll meet at 8 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 15, at ...
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County, School Board millage rates to be set at month’s end
A delay in setting the tax digest has kept local governments from setting their millage rates this year. ...
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BOOK REVIEWS: “The Secret of Secrets” by Dan Brown and “One World Under Doom”
Dean Poling, former editor of The Valdosta Daily Times and The Tifton Gazette, reviews "The Secret of Secrets" ...
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Chamber event helps voters prepare
An event Tuesday evening gave Colquitt County voters information about a proposed sales tax and gave them an ...
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Voters to consider new sales tax
Voters in Colquitt County will decide next month whether to increase sales taxes in the county by 1 ...