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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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J.W. Griffin moves forward
in The Voice competition
J.W. Griffin made his first appearance on NBC’s The Voice March 2. Friends and family gathered to watch ...
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Hill appointed to Georgia School Boards Association committee
MOULTRIE – Colquitt County Board of Education member Trudie M. Hill, a retired educator, has been selected to ...
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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.
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HARRY MARTINEZ: Establish the correct focus
It is easy at times to focus on the outcome of a circumstance rather than examine the cause ...
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State House declines proposal for regulating psychedelic therapy clinics
Georgia lawmakers declined to tighten regulations for clinics that administer Ketamine and other drugs used for psychedelic therapy, ...
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TERRY TURNER: Broad social forces blunt development
Economist Niall Ferguson has pointed out that after three centuries of almost no growth, average personal incomes are ...
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Republican state senators push changes to Georgia voting machines
Georgia Senate Republicans pushed last-minute amendments to the state's election procedures through a committee hearing Monday in an ...
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SEN. SAM WATSON: Week Seven Under the Gold Dome
Crossover Day is almost here, which means our pace under the Gold Dome has intensified as we work ...
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Farm Stress Summit focuses on mental health challenges among Ga. farmers
Georgia farmers, farm family members, agricultural community members and agricultural mental health stakeholders will meet at the fifth ...