Colquitt County News

A Moultrie man was apprehended after he allegedly pushed his brother Monday night following an incident earlier in the evening.

A Colquitt County infant has swine flu, according to a press release from the Southwest Health District.

With two new confirmed cases of pandemic H1N1 influenza - one in Colquitt County and the other in Thomas County - Southwest Health District's count of patients with the disease has risen to five, says Southwest Health District Health Director Dr.

Three teen-agers were apprehended after they allegedly held up a woman at gunpoint Tuesday morning.

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.

Georgia's state parks and historic sites are in very serious trouble. Due to declining state revenues and budget cuts, the Department of Natural Resources announced significant operational changes last week which included reducing services, cutting days of operations, layoffs, furloughs and even the closure of some sites.

A Forest Park woman was apprehended after she allegedly cut a man with a knife early Wednesday morning.

An argument between a boyfriend and girlfriend brought a Colquitt County deputy to a Crosby Road residence Thursday morning, where he discovered what is believed to be methamphetamine.

A Colquitt County teen-ager was indicted by a Colquitt County Grand Jury this week in the death of a Sale City man who reportedly disappeared after driving to Edmondson Road to pick up a junk vehicle.

Five days after he escaped from the Colquitt County Jail, a man deputies considered dangerous is back behind bars.

A suspect in a 2004 quintuple homicide was indicted Tuesday on charges that could bring the death penalty.

The suspect in the slaying of a young man who came to Colquitt County to look at a car has been indicted by a grand jury.

A Colquitt County grand jury has indicted a second person in connection with the 2004 slayings of five people, including a 2-year-old boy.

The hunt continues for an inmate who escaped from a south Georgia jail Monday afternoon .

Members of the Colquitt County Sheriff's Office spent Monday afternoon and evening searching for an inmate who escaped.

State and federal officials have signed off on 11 sewer and water projects costing $91 million that are designed to improve infrastructure systems throughout Georgia.

A Colquitt County inmate who escaped from the jail Monday remains at large Tuesday as jail officials make changes to prevent future escapes.

The search for an escaped Colquitt County inmate continues, and investigators say the man is dangerous.

A Moultrie police officer responding to a reported accident Sunday night arrestesd the driver of the car on various charges and arrested its owner.

An armed robbery suspect tries to make a get away from police but is stopped in his tracks.