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City fire department and volunteer fire departments
work to save iconic home
MOULTRIE – A joint effort of the city fire department and the county’s volunteer fire departments kept a ...
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Chamber honors businesses and individuals at annual banquet
The Moultrie-Colquitt County Chamber of Commerce held its 116th Annual Banquet March 5. The Agri-Business award winner was ...
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Longtime community
leader Wayne Cooper dies
Community leader Wayne Cooper died February 26. He had served as a Moultrie City Councilman and served on ...
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Deputy in serious
condition after accident
Colquitt County Sheriff’s Deputy and School Resource Officer at Okapilco Elementary School, Abbie Tucker, is in critical condition ...
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Two Colquitt County road detours to impact traffic
Construction in two areas of Colquitt County will impact travel as contractors will replace a railroad crossing on ...
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Hand-marked paper ballot bill fails ahead of deadline for changing Georgia’s elections
Georgia senators shot down a bill Friday that would have switched the state’s voting method to paper ballots ...
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Georgia House Republicans send pared back property tax cut to Senate
Georgia House Republicans pushed through a new proposal to address fast-rising property tax bills just ahead of the ...
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Senators vote to expand Georgia’s ‘stand your ground’ laws
The Georgia Senate approved a bill Friday that broadens “stand your ground” self-defense protections, a proposal that critics ...
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Senate votes to require candidates to raise at least half their money within Georgia
Republicans in the Georgia Senate passed a bill Friday that bans candidates from raising more than half of ...
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Hurricane Helene block grant applications open March 16
Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler J Harper announced that Georgia farmers, ranchers and foresters in eligible counties that have ...
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Georgia lawmakers cross the aisle to help children see and read
Proposal is a rare moment of bipartisan solidarity, a meeting of the minds on a root cause of ...
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Legless Georgia detainee featured in congressional hearing that preceded Noem’s ouster
Before she was ousted by President Donald Trump, then-Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem got grilled by a Georgia ...
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Georgia House passes bill to let pharmacists dispense birth control without prescriptions
Women could get birth control drugs directly from pharmacies without needing a doctor’s prescription, according to a bill ...
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BOOK REVIEWS: Lorne: Susan Morrison
Lorne: Susan Morrison Lorne Michaels’ influence on American comedy the past half century is almost impossible to gauge. Fair ...
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New UGA study finds extreme heat poses a serious threat to recovery workers after a hurricane
Weather-wise, the days after a hurricane tears through are often gorgeous: sunny, cloudless, calm. But the risks aren’t ...
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Rec Authority to meet March 18
MOULTRIE — The Moultrie-Colquitt County Parks and Recreation Authority will hold its monthly meeting at 8 a.m. March ...
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Georgia Pines service board to meet in Thomasville
THOMASVILLE — The Georgia Pines Community Service Board for area mental health, developmental disabilities and addictive diseases services ...
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Georgia House votes to limit charges for ambulance rides
Accident victims who have insurance would be able to worry a little less about the cost of an ...
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Georgia House passes bill to ban nondisclosure agreements about child sexual abuse
The Georgia House of Representatives passed legislation that would void any lawsuit settlements that seek to silence victims ...
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OPINION: Spring forward, sleep well: Adjusting to Daylight Saving Time in Georgia
As Georgians prepare to set their clocks forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026, for daylight saving time, many ...
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GARY WISENBAKER: Iran: What fills the vacuum?
For nearly half a century, Iran, or more properly, Persia, has been presented to the world as an ...
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Hahira native named Student Doctor of Year at PCOM South Georgia
During orientation, Grace Perry (DO '26) remembers being warned that medical school would sometimes feel like “drinking from ...
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Road impact updates announced for SR 133 construction
A portion of Ticknor Road in south Doerun will permanently close and the date has changed for the previously ...
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UPDATE: Georgia lawmakers advance legislation to punish protesters who get in the way
Protesters became a target of Georgia lawmakers this week as both the state House and Senate passed legislation ...
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Republicans in Georgia House fail first attempt at property tax cuts
The Georgia House of Representatives rejected a proposal to nearly eliminate homeowner property taxes.