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Abby Billings l Sandy Valdespino l The One Sure Thing is Change

Queen of Hearts The recently named Homecoming Queen for Colquitt County High School has always shown people that love and unity are real.

Abby Billings was named 2017 Homecoming Queen during the Homecoming football game in October. Her mother, Donna, said Abby was very excited to be named queen, and the family was very humbled when the announcement came.

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From Moultrie to the Majors

A former Major League Baseball player now calls Moultrie home, and he sees a lot of potential here for future professional players.

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The One Sure Thing is Change

One thing we all experience is change. Allen Edwards takes a look at the end of a 40 year old campus.

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Word from the Chamber Moultrie/Colquitt County Chamber of Commerce President, Tommie Beth Willis shares whats going on in our community!

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Letter from the Publisher

changed gifts with our cousins, aunts,

and uncles. The night ended with a family photo.

On Christmas day, when I was a kid,

my sister and I got up at the crack of

dawn; we couldn’t wait to see what Santa

had brought us. For Christmas lunch, we visited my aunt and uncle again. We enHeath Dorminey

Is it just me, or did this year fly by?

joyed another amazing meal and spent the day having a great time.

Once I became an adult, some of those

When I was a kid, adults always told me,

traditions changed. Kids grew up, and

to go by.” I have found that to be a true

to my sister’s house for Thanksgiving,

“The older you get, the faster time seems statement.

We have arrived at my favorite time of

the year – the -ber months. Thanksgiv-

ing is just around the corner and Christmas is not far behind it.

The holidays always take me back to

my childhood; they make me think of family, and they are just a wonderful time.

For Thanksgiving, we always went to

my aunt and uncle’s house for a Thanksgiving feast. We would spend the whole

day together and have a great time. My

uncle always carved the turkey. Sadly, he passed away in 2003, and I took over the carving. It was an honor to get to carve the turkey.

One Christmas tradition we had when

I was growing up was picking a night and riding around town, looking at people’s Christmas lights. It was a simple thing,

some loved ones passed on. Now we go though we still go to my aunt’s house for Christmas. We miss those who have

passed on and we look back and cherish those many memories of past holidays.

As a Moultriean, I know there is one

holiday tradition we all take part in.

That is on Thanksgiving night, when

thousands of people, both locals and visitors, arrive in downtown Moultrie to see the lighting of the canopy of lights that

covers the entire downtown district. It is always an amazing sight, no matter how

many time you have seen it. We are very fortunate to have such a unique and

beautiful holiday tradition in our community!

No matter how you and your family

celebrate the holidays, we at Moultrie

Magazine hope you have a very happy and merry holiday season!

Thank you to our readers and advertis-

but we always looked forward to it. We

ers for another great year of Moultrie

or The Bar-B-Q Pit for supper.

13th year!

would typically end up at Dairy Queen

Another tradition was visiting my Nan-

nie Mae – my grandmother. The whole

family came over to eat, and then we ex-

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Magazine! We are about to enter our Have a great Thanksgiving, a very

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

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he recently named Homecoming Queen

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a village for us.”

ways shown people that love and unity are

years old, and Donna said Abby started school when she

mother, Donna, said Abby was very excited to be named

dous help, and Abby has helped educate the community.

for Colquitt County High School has al-

real.

Abby Billings was named 2017 Homecoming Queen

during the Homecoming football game in October. Her

queen, and the family was very humbled when the an-

Abby was diagnosed with autism when she was three

was three. She is well known in Moultrie even though it

has been a journey for Donna and her husband, Robin,

to raise her. However, the community has been a tremen“Abby has really brought special needs to the forefront

nouncement came.

here,” Donna said. “No one knew about autism until

Donna said. “Everyone here has been watching out for

nity.”

“We have been really blessed by this community,”

her. It has taken a village, and Colquitt County has been

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Abby. She’s brought it to the forefront of this commuRobin said that during the Homecoming court presen-

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tation, Abby did not want to go out onto the field, so the

However, Abby would have been just as excited if some-

like being the center of attention, but she was excited to

“We have got some of the best people around,” Donna

school system let her stay on the sidelines. Abby does not be out there with her friends.

Abby has always loved school, and Donna said she

one else had won the title.

said. “They voted her queen.”

Robin said that when Abby got home from school each

“We have been really blessed by this community,” Donna said.

“Everyone here has been watching out for her. It has taken a village, and Colquitt County has been a village for us.” loves people. She is friends with everyone at school, and

it was those friends who voted her Homecoming Queen.

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day, he and Donna could always tell when she had a

good day. She would use her “baby sister” doll and recre-

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ate the entire day, including everything she had learned at school.

Okapilco Elementary School honored Abby by an-

nouncing the Abby Billings Award on her graduation day,

Abby has always been part of the community, and has

made lots of friends. She also has a very carefree view toward life.

“Don’t worry about a thing,” Abby said. “If you don’t

Donna said. It is awarded each year to a student who

have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all.”

body. As with Abby’s Homecoming Queen win, the an-

she can and cannot do, Robin said. If she knows she can

shows care and concern for the school and its student

nouncement of the award made the family cry.

Outside of school, Donna said Abby likes to listen to

live music, especially classic rock; she enjoys going to

Bentley’s to listen to music there. Despite having autism,

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Abby has always been very self-confident about what

do something, such as riding an ATV or a jet ski, she has the confidence to do it.

“We just want her happy,” Donna said. “We want her

to be happy and love school, and she has.”

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Article by: John Oxford

A former Major League Baseball player now calls

Moultrie home, and he sees a lot of potential here for future professional players.

Sandy Valdespino said he came to Moultrie to be

closer to his family, including his daughter, Espy. She had lived in Moultrie for about 20 years, and he came to Moultrie after living in Las Vegas.

Valdespino, who was born in Cuba, said he came

to the United States in 1957 when he was only 18

years old. The Washington Senators signed him after

he was seen in Cuba by Major League scouts looking for prospects. He came to the United States with only $100 in his pocket.

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After arriving in the United States, Valdespino said

he played in the Senators’ minor league system. He was invited to attend spring training with the Sena-

tors in 1959, but he remained in the minor leagues.

The Senators organization moved to Minnesota in

1962 and became the Minnesota Twins, Valdespino said. He continued playing in the Twins minor

league system until 1965, when he was called up to

the Major Leagues and became an outfielder. Mak-

ing it to the Major Leagues fulfilled a lifelong dream.

“Call it a kid dream,” Valdespino said. “Everyone

wanted to play at the top, and it was my dream (to be there).”

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In his first year with the Twins, Valdespino said the

team won the American League championship and

larly then as they are today.

On June 18, 1967, the Twins were playing an away

made it to the World Series. The Twins lost in five

game against the Cleveland Indians. Valdespino said

was given the chance to play in the series, getting

ting in the pitcher’s spot in the batting order, in the

games to the Los Angeles Dodgers, but Valdespino three hits in 11 at-bats, according to the Web site www.baseball-reference.com.

Valdespino continued playing for the Twins in the

1966 and 1967 seasons, primarily as an outfielder

and a pinch hitter. During a game in the 1967 sea-

that manager Cal Ermer put him into left field, bateighth inning. Ronnie Kline was brought into the

game to pitch to Cleveland batter Larry Brown, who was hitting with the bases loaded. The Twins led, 42.

Kline threw a fastball to Brown, who hit the ball

son, he made a catch that some regard as one of the

hard into left field, Valdespino said. He saw the ball

the catch because games were not televised as regu-

to the wall to get to the ball as it continued to carry.

greatest catches in baseball history. No video exists of

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Valdespino said the wind was blowing in toward

greatest catch ever made in Major League Baseball.

could hear it coming at his ear. He continued run-

career, but none are remembered more than the one

the field when Brown hit the ball, and Valdespino

ning but realized he was running out of room on the field. He jumped into the wall, stretched his glove

He made a couple other similar catches during his he made in Cleveland in 1967.

After the 1967 season, Valdespino said he joined

“I worked hard,” Valdespino said, “and I was very fortunate to play long enough in the Majors. You take a lot of punishment, and you have got to be able to take care of your whole body.”

hand over the wall and made the catch over his right

the Atlanta Braves and played for them for the 1968

run and preserving the Twins’ 4-2 lead.

tle Pilots, Milwaukee Brewers and Kansas City Roy-

shoulder, bringing back a likely grand slam home

Valdespino said commentators have said it was the

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in 1971. He continued playing in the minor leagues before he retired as a player.

During his playing career, Valdespino said he

played with some of the greatest players in Major

League Baseball history. Among his teammates were Hall of Famers Harmon Killebrew, Tony Oliva and Rod Carew. He roomed with Oliva and Carew on team trips.

Valdespino said that on Opening Day in Balti-

more, he was asked to help teach Carew how to

bunt. It took him about a minute to do so. The les-

son certainly helped Carew, who won six battling titles in his career. In his autobiography, Carew mentioned Valdespino helping him.

Once his playing career was complete, Valdespino

said he remained in baseball as a coach or manager.

He worked in the New York Yankees organization for four years, managed in Italy for two years and

worked with the Baltimore Orioles for one year. Af-

terward, he remained in baseball, managing several Little League teams.

Valdespino said he returned to Minnesota in 2005

and 2015 to be a part of the 40th and 50th anniversaries of the Twins’ 1965 championship season. He enjoyed the opportunity to see and spend time with his team members.

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Moultrie has a great baseball program and can

“I worked hard,” Valdespino said, “and I was very

produce some Major League players, Valdespino

fortunate to play long enough in the Majors. You

league to give children the opportunity to continue

able to take care of your whole body.”

said. He would like to see the city create a special playing baseball.

take a lot of punishment, and you have got to be

Children should want to play the game, and

“I love to see kids get the opportunity to play,”

Valdespino said the facilities in Moultrie should pro-

learn how to play the game. I want to get a four-

They have to want to get there and put in the work

Valdespino said. “It is a great facility for them to team league going on the weekends here.”

To reach the top of their game, players today do

need to learn how to take care of themselves, Valde-

spino said. While he was playing, there were no concerns about performance-enhancing drugs, and

duce players who can reach the Major Leagues. to reach those dreams, just like he did.

“There is a lot of talent here,” Valdespino

said. “You have got to want it, though. You have got to be hungry for it.”

players achieved everything through hard work.

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Article by: Allen Edwards I can wreck in a day or two what builders have taken a year to do.

-- Edgar A. Guest, “Tearing Down”

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And all day long, it was hard not to walk around thinking about the lastness of it all.

-- John Green, Paper Towns oving from west to east, the excavator made quick work of the old Colquitt County High School building as workers shoveled dust, brick, and concrete into wheelbarrows and sifted through wreckage for salvageable items.

Each day, I watched the destruction from my window in the school system’s central office. I couldn’t help but feel a slight twinge as the building fell. In a move rich with irony, the demolition crew hit the vocational wing first, destroying the classrooms where the workers perhaps first learned the skills they needed to destroy the classrooms.

Next was the world language wing, where two generations of Colquitt County’s students mangled ro-

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mantic tongues with their South Georgia drawls.

The English classrooms upstairs fell quickly, collapsing onto the chemistry and physics labs below in a perfect demonstration of Newtonian principles.

The social studies and business hallways were the last to be demolished, their shells looking more like a post-apocalyptic hellscape than classrooms bustling with intellect and energy only 30 months earlier.

Within a few weeks, it was all gone.

Nostalgia is a strange thing. Contrary to popular belief and the television show Mad Men, its etymology is not an ancient Greek word for the pain an old wound causes. Rather, it is simply the pain caused by our separation from home and youthfulness. In my

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case, it is knowing I will never again walk those hallways into those classrooms with the teachers and students who mean so much to me.

I’m not alone in my nostalgia. “I have to say I didn't know it was being torn down,” said Hannah Hoes Blalock, class of 2011. “I am very saddened to

memories don't go down with the building.”

“This building was my home,” said Amy Dalton, whose classroom was in the demolished section. “I miss everything about it, even the smells!” The building was where Dalton most evolved as an educator.

“Being in this room and teaching alongside great ed-

hear this, as it holds so many memories and treasures.”

Kelli Moser Bozeman, class of 2002, agreed. “The thought of that place being torn down makes my heart a little sad,” she said. “Thank goodness the

ucators laid the foundation for me to become a better teacher, friend, parent, and leader,” she said.

However, 40 years of students and teachers had certainly taken its toll, and the decision was made to demolish the middle section of the school before the

“None of that was in good shape and was long overdue to be replaced,” said Doug Howell, superintendent of Colquitt County Schools.

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new building had even opened.

“None of that was in good shape and was long overdue to be replaced,” said Doug Howell, superintendent of Colquitt County Schools, specifically noting issues with the HVAC, plumbing, and roof.

Rick Gehle, director of facilities for the school system, said the building had outgrown its usefulness. “The infrastructure underground [in the central building] was totally inadequate,” said Gehle. “The acidic soil had deteriorated implanted items like storm pipes and drain lines.”

Issues plagued the site in the years before the high school moved to its new campus on Darbyshire Road. “We barely got out of there before we had major trouble,” said Gehle. “Some people may say we didn’t get out before then.”

Gehle, who was hired as facilities director in 2003, recalls leaks in the roof, pipes in the second floor that flooded classrooms beneath them, groundwater that had no place to run off, and doors and hallways that flooded with every hard rain. Stories of issues with the sewage line are legendary, he said.

Gwen Desselle, a retired history teacher who spent much of her career in the building, remembered several issues from her time there. “The ceiling leaked. Thunderstorms meant flooding in the 27

building,” said Desselle. “They could never regulate the heating or cooling. I spent one winter wearing gloves and a ski cap.”

Desselle said employees found workarounds for the issues they faced. “My window in 419 would not raise or lower. It was placed there,” she said. “When it was necessary to raise the window, one merely lifted it out and propped it against the floor!”

I taught in the main building in the two years prior to its destruction and I know of its dilapidation firsthand. A good rain would

cause a leak in the ceiling that flooded the front table in my classroom, ruining anything left on it – including, on one occasion, student essays. The bookshelves, waxed to the floor after a decade of immobility, released a black mold when pried up. I once returned from a trip downstairs to find a roach swimming in my coffee cup.

As such, the student in me was sad to see it go. The teacher, however, completely understood.

Gehle said the demolition process started with a topography

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survey done by a civil engineer and asbestos abatement, primarily to remove the mastic glue used on the floor tiles. Those two items checked off, the building came down quickly, said Gehle. CCH Construction in Thomasville, Georgia was the low bid on the demolition contract.

Almost the entire building will be recycled or reused, said Gehle. Before the demolition, principals and assistant principals from each of Colquitt County’s schools walked through the vacant structure to grab furniture and items for use in their own buildings, Gehle said. “We tried to give away as much as we could,” said Gehle. “The rest we threw out with the bathwater.”

CTV Recycling in Moultrie took all the metal, and Concrete Enterprises took the brick and concrete. “If you drive by Concrete Enterprises and see the humongous pile of concrete behind the building, that’s the old high school,” said Gehle.

Overall, around 97,000 square feet of building was

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demolished.

While a large portion of the old building was unsalvageable, the facility wasn’t a complete loss. “We haven’t had the same issues in the remainder of the campus,” said Gehle, “Some of the buildings are relatively new.”

Howell said the system has tried to be a good steward of tax dollars by repurposing those portions of the building that have held up well. “Everything that remains is being used in some way by our district,” said Howell. “We’re using the outside rim of the school, so it looks kind of like a horseshoe.”

At the top left of Howell’s horseshoe is the school system’s central office, which moved into the former ninth grade building from the old Pineland campus, now owned by the Moultrie YMCA. Next to it is the system’s gifted program, GEAR, which moved to the former tenth grade building. “Those two buildings have a lot of life left in them,” said Howell.

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The new state-of-the-art Colquitt County High School located on Darbyshire Road replaced the 40 year old Veterans Parkway campus in 2015.

school, was also useable. The Gladys Epsy Gym is still utilized by the varsity soccer team, GEAR, and the Colquitt County Achievement Center (CCAC), which now makes its home in the old high school front office, cafeteria, home economics wing, and upstairs math wing.

Moving down the right side, the media center became the new school board room, while professional learning rooms now occupy the downstairs math wing. The former guidance suite now holds the system’s Pre-K and nurse offices.

The bottom of the horseshoe is Withers Auditorium, which is also seeing some much-needed improvements: fresh paint, repaired leaks, and renovated bathrooms and dressing rooms.

All renovation work was done in house by system employees, said Howell.

As for the middle of the horseshoe, Gehle said that crews are currently reforming the site, primarily by removing dirt to create a flat space that the system will soon hydroseed. Both Howell and Gehle said the system hopes to create a greenspace with sidewalks connecting the remaining buildings, as well as picnic tables and benches for the students, faculty, and staff on campus. A holding pond will both collect the

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rainwater that currently floods the parking lot and add to the space’s overall beauty.

“We want it to be aesthetically pleasing,” said Howell, noting that there are no plans to rebuild on the site.

Gehle agrees. “There’s no access for vehicles back there, so no buildings,” said Gehle.

When the high school football team moves to its new facility at CCHS, the system will also repurpose the Packer building on the back side of campus.

Though Howell said plans for the building are not definitive, in the future he hopes to bring to campus the system’s Program for Exceptional Children and network services department, currently housed at the old Moultrie Technical College campus and Pineland School campus, respectively.

The practice football fields and track will be open for community use, said Howell, noting that two Pop Warner football teams already use the space for practice. “None of that is going anywhere,” said Gehle.

That, at least, is a comfort to those for whom the building holds memories of youth, first loves, and last days.

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Why We Do What We Do They say it’s the hardships of life that form our true character. If that’s true, then Americans who were born between the two World Wars have certainly earned their character badges.

For this, we call them the “Greatest Generation”.

Because they made the world a better place for us, we’re committed to making the world a better place for them.

Honoring the Greatest Generation is part of our mission here at Legacy Village at Park Regency. In fact, serving this generation is our mission. In carrying out that mission, we hope to uphold the values handed down to us by the Greatest Generation in every possible way.

Who is the Greatest Generation?

You’ve probably heard the term before. It was coined almost twenty years ago by Tom Brokaw. Former anchor and managing editor of the NBC News, Mr. Brokaw published his best-selling book, The Greatest Generation, in 1998. By doing so, he forever set the phrase in our hearts and minds.

The phrase may be familiar, but have you ever stopped to wonder what makes this group of people ‘The Greatest Generation’?

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Four Factors Contributing to the Formation of the Greatest Generation 1. Momentous Changes This generation lived through the Great Depression, World War II, and then on into one of the most the prosperous eras in the history of our nation.

2. Work Ethic Perhaps because of having lived through the Great Depression, this generation knows a thing or two about working hard. On top of that, they lived through the years of World War II and appreciate stability.

3. Frugality The combination of living during the Great Depression and experiencing war-time rationing means many in this generation are well-versed in frugal living. They learned to make due. They also learned creativity in the face of scarcity.

4. Sacrifice & Honor Many gave of themselves during World War II, to the extent that they lost life or limb. The war was truly all-encompassing for this generation at that time. The Battle of the Bulge, for example, is considered by military experts to be the greatest in the nation’s history.

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United as a country in the face of evil, the greatest generation came together to sacrifice what they could to make the world a better place.

How do we, the team members of Legacy Village at Park Regency, serve the Greatest Generation?

Each day we strive to give the residents of Legacy Village a purposeful day. We do this by creating an active and busy activities calendar, by providing the best possible care and by making our community a place to call home.

We strive to give each of our residents a sense of purpose. Finding a purpose can mean so many different things to different people. It can be gardening in the courtyard, cooking brownies, singing in bible study or just participating in daily activities. In everything we do, we aspire to create a sense of being for all residents.

The advice we like to give our residents is to keep an open mind about everything. For the generation that elevated the art of self-awareness and being open to change, it shouldn’t be all that difficult!

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Twitter and Instagram.

said a lot this year.

proud to have added more mem-

munity in 2017. We have seen a

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The Chamber of Commerce has

been blessed, as we had many opportunities to get out in our comlot of growth and progress here

locally in Colquitt County, and we are excited about more to come.

As of November 1, we cele-

brated 72 ribbon cuttings. So far

in 2017, the Chamber recognized 10 local businesses as Business of the Month and has held two

Quarterly Membership Lunch-

eons. The early part of the year made more great marks on the

calendar, as we held the 20th An-

nual Golf Tournament along with our Annual Membership Meeting and Community Awards Presentation. We encourage you to follow us on social media to stay

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The Chamber of Commerce is

bership benefits this year. The

Chamber held a Google Maps

class that provided training to enon Google was accurate. With the

high-tech pace of today’s world, it is important that your business information is correct. Also, we

partnered with Grange Insurance,

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which offered Moultrie Chamber President Moultrie-Colquitt County Chamber members and their employees the four committees made up of volopportunity to purchase affordunteers from our membership. able guaranteed life insurance Each one meets and focuses on a protection. If you would like more specific area as a driving force to information about the Grange Inenhance our community. These surance benefit, please call the committees are active throughout Chamber. Our goal is to continue the year, with many events that growing the benefit package to educate, develop and promote our add value for our members. community. We are so appreciaWe are so thankful for all our tive of our 2017 Committee volunteers. One group we would Chairs: Agriculture & Rural Servlike to highlight is our committees. ices – Allen McCorvey; AmbassaThe Chamber of Commerce has dors – Judy Burnham; Marketing

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& Tourism – Katie Jenkins; and

rectors members are: Ross Dekle

community. We have seen growth

Kinsey. If you are a current mem-

tor Wayne Woods, Tim Powers,

tions, and expansions. The eco-

Work Force Development – Mose ber and are interested in serving

– Chairman, Nicole Gilbert, PasLarry Sims, Mose Kinsey, Allen

McCorvey, Judy Burnham, Katie

on one of our committees, please

Jenkins, Jenna Alderman, Nathan

stop by or call the Chamber for

Cashwell, Stephanie Terrell, Pre-

more information.

ston Jimmerson, Steadman Tay-

We would also like to say a

lor, Devin Wisham, Wesley

heartfelt thank you to our Board

Rogers, Monique Tripp, Tonero

of Directors. This group of indi-

Bender, Dorothy McCranie, and

viduals has provided great guidance for the Chamber of

Commerce. We sincerely appreci-

Tret Witherspoon.

The Chamber has greatly en-

ate their commitment and leader-

joyed its accomplishments in the

The 2017 Chamber Board of Di-

vided great opportunities for our

ship in growing our community.

year 2017 – a year that has pro-

through new businesses, reloca-

nomic impact has been positive, and we see even more to antici-

pate on the horizon. If you are interested in the mission of

promoting and moving Colquitt

County forward, we invite you to stop by the Moultrie-Colquitt

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Soda Fountain

Winter 2017

Sears

Sportsman Feed & Supply

Surcheros Fresh Grill

Tae’s Smokehouse Grill

Tallokas Road

Time to Go Errand

Touchdown Sports Bar

Towells Farmers Market

Troy University

WAG

Big Adventure Travel

Sundown Farms Chapel

Restoration Counseling

South Georgia North Florida Eye Partners

For more information on how you can join the chamber:

Winter 2017

Karen P. Thompson Membership Sales Director Moultrie Colquitt Chamber of Commerce Phone: 229-985-2131 E-mail: membership@moultriechamber.com

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