Colquitt County, GA

MOULTRIE, Ga. — The Moultrie-Colquitt County Chamber of Commerce recently held a grand opening for 50 Yard Line Sports Bar & Grill, located at 203 W. Central Ave. in Moultrie, Georgia. 50 Yard Line Sports Bar & Grill is owned by Sherard Reynolds and Rohail Saqi. It is a limited...

MOULTRIE – Colquitt County’s Carson Tyler turned in a 10th-place finish on platform on Saturday in USA Diving’s Olympic Team Trials in Indianapolis, Ind., after having qualified for finals in two of three events. The Moss Farms diver finished third with Maxwell Miller of The Woodlands Diving Academy in the...

MOULTRIE, Ga. — The Colquitt County Food Bank gave away free food boxes Thursday as part of a joint program with the USDA and Second Harvest of South Georgia. Free boxes of food were given away to anybody who wanted to get one, according to Colquitt County Food Bank Director Laura Keith.

TIFTON, Ga. — A Colquitt County woman died in a wreck in Tift County Saturday, officials said. Around 11:23 a.m., a Jeep was heading west on Ga. Highway 520 (also called U.S. Highway 82) while a Freightliner truck was heading east on on the same road, near the intersection with Carpenter Road, a Georgia State Patrol report said.

TIFTON — A Colquitt County woman died in a wreck in Tift County Saturday, officials said. At 11:23 a.m., a Jeep was heading west on Ga. 520 while a Freightliner truck was heading east on on the same road, near the intersection with Carpenter Road, a Georgia State Patrol report said.

MOULTRIE, Ga. – Ronnie Ruffin, who retired in May after teaching 36 years at Norman Park Elementary School, still remembers coaching Ben Wiggins on the middle school football team when Wiggins was in the eighth grade. On May 27, that same Ben Wiggins — now Colquitt County's school superintendent —...

ATLANTA (WALB) - The Georgia Supreme Court is considering whether to overturn the conviction and life prison sentences for a man convicted of killing five people in Colquitt County in 2004. About the case:. In 2013, a jury convicted Alexander Woods III of killing Jaime and Katrina Resendez, Juan Carlos...

ATLANTA (WALB) - A man is appealing malice murder convictions and life prison sentences in connection to a 2004 mass murder of five people, according to the Georgia Supreme Court. Alexander Woods III was charged in connection to the deaths of Jaime and Katrina Resendez, Juan Resendez, their 3-year old...

MOULTRIE, Ga. — The Moultrie-Colquitt County Chamber of Commerce recently held a relocation ribbon cutting for Tru Home Care & Concierge Services, now located at 1625 Camilla Highway in Moultrie, Georgia. Tru Home Care & Concierge Services is owned by La’Toya Lewis, LPN, and Teresa Edge, RN, and is a...

MOULTRIE, Ga. -- Plans are set for the return of Community Day on July 10. The 34th celebration of Community Day is set to begin at William Bryant Park at noon and will feature a variety of vendors, activities, competitions and giveaways. The day will conclude with an 18-and-under youth dance featuring local DJ, DJ Butta, according to Moultrie-Colquitt County Parks and Recreation Authority Program Director Carol Simpson.

MOULTRIE – Colquitt County’s Carson Tyler has qualified for the semifinals in two events at USA Diving’s Olympic Team Trials, currently being held in Indianapolis, Ind. The Moss Farms diver will try to advance to the semifinal in a third event Wednesday evening. If he can qualify for the finals...

MOULTRIE, Ga. — The Moultrie-Colquitt County Chamber of Commerce recently held a grand opening ribbon cutting for Boswell Oil located at 911 N. Main St. in Moultrie. The company is based out of Athens, Georgia, and is owned by Robert Boswell, Robert Boswell IV, Chad Tuten, Tracy Pittman, and Hugh Thomson. Boswell Oil is a Chevron and VP Racing products bulk fuel and oil distributor. The Moultrie location is managed by Tommy Sanderson, a Moultrie native. The area manager is Paul Powell. The Boswell Oil sales representative for this area is Luke Powell and he can be reached at 678-283-1368.