2023 Moultrie & Colquitt County
Community Guide Contents
Government
Colquitt County ...................................... 8
Municipalities Berlin ................................................. 14 Doerun ............................................... 15 Ellenton .............................................. 14 Funston .............................................. 16 Moultrie .............................................. 17 Norman Park ...................................... 18 Elections ................................................ 20 Representing Colquitt County ................. 21 Taxes ...................................................... 30 Courts Federal Court ...................................... 34 Superior Court .................................... 34 Clerk of Court ...................................... 34 Accountability Court ........................... 35 Magistrate Court ................................. 35 State Court ......................................... 35 Municipal Courts ................................. 35 Probate Court ..................................... 36 Juvenile Court ..................................... 36 Juvenile Justice .................................. 36 Community Supervision ....................... 36 Probation ........................................... 36
Services
Emergency Services E911 .................................................. 40 Law Enforcement ................................ 41 Fire Departments ................................ 42 Ambulance ......................................... 43
Health Services Colquitt County Health Department ............. 48 Colquitt County Board of Health ............... 48 Southwest Georgia Health District ............. 49 Colquitt Regional Medical Center .............. 49 Georgia Pines ...................................... 50 Turning Point ...................................... 50 Hospice .............................................. 50 OneBlood Blood Center ....................... 51
Social Services SOWEGA Council on Aging ................... 52 Crossroads ......................................... 52 Crossroads for Her .............................. 52 DFCS .................................................. 52 Easterseals ......................................... 52 Colquitt County Food Bank .................. 53 Hero House ......................................... 53 Hope House ........................................ 53 Humane Society .................................. 53 NeverLost ........................................... 54 Pathways Outreach Kitchen ................. 54 Red Cross ........................................... 55 Serenity House ................................... 55 Southwest Ga . CAC ............................. 55 United Way ......................................... 55
Education
Colquitt County School District ............ 56 Colquitt Christian Academy ................. 59 Southern Regional Technical College ......... 59 PCOM South Georgia ........................... 60
Agriculture
Farm gate value .................................. 64 Extension Service ................................ 64 Farm Service Agency ........................... 64 Natural Resource Conservation Service ....... 65 Georgia Forestry Commission .............. 65 Sunbelt Expo ....................................... 65
Economic Development
Chamber of Commerce ........................ 67 Development Authority ........................ 67 Main Street ......................................... 67 Downtown Moultrie Association ........... 68 Downtown Development Authority ......... 68 Downtown Moultrie Tomorrow ............. 68 Georgia Department of Labor ............... 68 SCORE ................................................ 69 Board of Realtors ................................ 69
Activities
Arts Center ......................................... 71 Freckles Skate Center ......................... 71 Library ................................................ 71 Museum of Colquitt County History ...... 72 Needmore Speedway .......................... 72 Parks and Recreation Authority ........... 72 Plantations ......................................... 73 Reed Bingham State Park .................... 74 Sunset Country Club ............................ 76 YMCA ................................................. 76 Annual Events ..................................... 78
Civic Groups ............................ 82
ON THE COVER : Sundown Farms features a wedding chapel that was renovated from the former Leesburg Presbyterian Church . It hosted its first wedding in March 2017 .
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