Doerun News

Nine Colquitt County residents and a business reported they were victims of property theft over the weekend.

They included: Moultrie Police * Stacy J. Sims, 27, of 109 30th Ave. N.E., was charged Friday with no proof of insurance, driving with suspended registration, acquiring a license plate to conceal identity and probation violation.

Finding the right canvas on which to create your masterpiece can be nearly as challenging as the actual generative process.

Excessive heat likely played a part in the death of an elderly Doerun man whose body was found Saturday.

The Rev. J.E. Moak, pastor of First Baptist Church for more than a quarter century, died Sunday at age 84.

Following a brief appeal hearing Monday, Doerun City Council agreed to uphold its dismissal of former Police Chief Randy Hill by a 4-1 margin.

The following property transfers were recently recorded in the Colquitt County Clerk of Court office: Jeffrey A. Faircloth of Moultrie; to George A. Boyd Jr.

A dachshund mix at the Humane Society of Moultrie & Colquitt County was one of more than 100 animals being held after the heaviest month of intakes, 412, in May Alan Mauldin / The Moultrie Observer Published June 20, 2009 11:08 pm - With a record number of homeless canines collected in May, the dog days of summer aren't shaping up well for dogs or ...

In Friday's Moultrie Observer, a Doerun resident claimed that she was misquoted in a story about the firing of Police Chief Randy Hill.

Doerun City Council dismissed its police chief of 26 years on Friday following a lengthy discussion on his status last week, City Attorney Tommy Coleman said Monday.

A suspect in an armed robbery in Doerun tried to flee a Colquitt County sheriff's deputy Friday night.

Time is running to make sure you're ready for the switch to digital television. You could find yourself disconnected Friday morning.

After nearly two years of anticipation, WALB, along with many other local TV stations, will permanently terminate its analog signal on Friday.

Few details have been released but, we know that Doerun Police was chasing a Honda Accord West on Highway 133 just after 5:30 AM Saturday morning.

Lt. Jerry Green from the Colquitt County Sheriff's Office will present a home security seminar at the Doerun Community Center at 3 p.m. Tuesday, June 9. Homecoming Grace Freewill Baptist Church will have its homecoming on Sunday, June 7, starting at 11 a.m. Singing with the Thompson Family of Grand Ridge, Fla., will begin at 1:30 p.m. Bro.

Margaret Batts still plays the piano from time to time, although her back hurts when she sits too long on the bench.

Among the $42,000 in cuts the county is imposing on outside agencies, Moultrie-Colquitt County Library will take the biggest hit at approximately half of the total.

Don't believe it, just visit Doerun on a Saturday evening where Rick's Auction draws quite a crowd of folks.

The fifth annual Community Law Enforcement Memorial Service will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 14, on the courthouse square.

The following property transfers were recently recorded in the Colquitt County Clerk of Court office: SOWEGA Land Company of Moultrie; to Jimmy Randolph Gardner and Mary Elizabeth Jones of Doerun; 6.55 acre property is located at map and parcel number C002 062B for $39,900. Holly A. Mullis of Moultrie; to Kathy A. Taylor of Meigs; property is ...