The City of Moultrie received the Premier Special Event award at the August 2022
Georgia Downtown Conference for its “ Lights ! Lights ! Thanksgiving Night !” event .
Santa Stroll n ’ Roll
The Courthouse Square will also be home to the Moultrie Service League ’ s “ Santa Stroll n ’ Roll ” fun run on Dec . 3 .
Children will share cookies with Santa and read “ Twas the Night Before Christmas .” Hannah ’ s School of Music will have special performances throughout the area .
The 30-minute holiday fun run will start at 6 p . m ., and Devin Rogers is the chairman of the event , according to Moultrie Service League President Carrie Lassetter .
“ We ’ re excited to host another fun run this year , and we hope to create a hometown holiday atmosphere ,” she said .
Runners must register by Dec . 2 to participate . The fun run costs $ 15 for adults and $ 10 for children . The league is selling long sleeve t-shirts with a commemorative ornament for $ 15 . They must be ordered by Nov . 11 .
Lasseter said , “ All proceeds from the Santa Stroll n ’ Roll will help provide art educational opportunities to the children of our community .” Strollers , scooters and skates are allowed to be used during the run .
Downtown ornament
Each year , the Downtown Moultrie Association creates an ornament as its fundraiser .
“ This year the ornament will be the Belk Hudson Lofts ,” Johnson shared . “ The merchants have been doing this since 1989 .”
The ornament ’ s artist is Amber Bloodworth Payton , who is a former Moultrie resident .
“ The Canopy of Lights is our thing . It ’ s something that people connect Moultrie and Colquitt County with because you don ’ t see it anywhere else .”
- Amy Johnson , the City of Moultrie ’ s director of downtown economic development and public relations
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