The Moultrie Observer

06/19/2026

Saturday’s Jay Ward Youth Football Camp allowed youngsters to go through some of the drills they will encounter if they choose to become Colquitt County players some day.For Colquitt County cornerbacks coach Dextra Polite, the camp turned into a reunion of sorts.

06/19/2026

South Georgia Barbell will be representing Moultrie when it takes eight athletes to compete at USA Weightlifting Nationals in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

06/19/2026

Local columnist Akilah Clarke gives a humorous perspective on Southern dialect and sayings.

Read her column here: https://moultrieobserver.com/2026/06/18/akilah-clarke-making-sense-of-the-south-one-saying-at-a-time/

06/19/2026

The Moultrie Observer family (your hardworking neighbors that get the newspaper out every week) was honored to receive awards at the Georgia Press Association's annual banquet. We received several awards, with the biggest being a second-place finish in the General Excellence category. As folks who live, go to church, support other businesses and work in this community, we are honored and humbled to be awarded for doing something we truly love - continuing to tell the story of Moultrie and Colquitt County.

Click on this post to read about the other individual and general awards The Observer received.

The Moultrie Observer was honored as the No. 2 newspaper in Georgia in its size classification Friday evening.

06/19/2026

MOULTRIE — A request was made from the new Colquitt County Jail administration to amend its contract with the phone company that services the jail and the Colquitt County Prison […]

06/18/2026

The Farm’s third baseman Easton Smith reaches to tag out a runner in a recent tournament at the Magnolia Sports Complex. (Connie Southwell/The Moultrie Observer)

06/18/2026

Colquitt County 12U all-star pitcher Peyton McGee delivers a pitch during the recent GRPA District 3 tournament at the Magnolia Sports Complex. (Connie Southwell/The Moultrie Observere)

06/18/2026

Colquitt County 10U all-star coach Ted Schwarz gives some encouragement to Emma Reese during the recent GRPA District 3 tournament at the Magnolia Complex. (Connie Southwell/The Moultrie Observer)

06/18/2026

Colquitt County Emergency Management Agency Director Justin Cox talks about Hurricane Season.

Read his column here: https://moultrieobserver.com/2026/06/05/justin-cox-hurricane-season-2026-is-here/

06/18/2026

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