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Jul 2, 2024 | 
moultrieobserver.com | Jessi Flowers
MOULTRIE — A little over two years after given seven different charges in regards to the death of two individuals and an unborn child, El’Driquez Silas Jr. is now out on bail. It was on March 17, 2022 when 50-year-old Charles Butt and 18-year-old Ja’Mya McIntosh, who was pregnant at the time of her murder, were found shot to death inside their residence at the Arts Center Apartments.
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Jul 1, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Jessi Flowers
Jessi Flowers || [email protected], The Moultrie Observer, Ga.July 1, 2024 at 11:59 PM·1 min readMOULTRIE — A woman charged with murder has been granted immunity after arguing that she acted in self-defense. Nineteen months after she was charged in the shooting death of Jason Chad McCollum, Katelyn Ireland was a free woman. Judge Brian McDaniel issued his ruling about her immunity on Thursday, and the District Attorney’s Office dropped the charges on Friday.
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Jul 1, 2024 | 
moultrieobserver.com | Jessi Flowers
MOULTRIE — A woman charged with murder has been granted immunity after arguing that she acted in self-defense. Nineteen months after she was charged in the shooting death of Jason Chad McCollum, Katelyn Ireland was cleared by Judge Brian McDaniel's ruling. During a two-day hearing in April, Ireland maintained she acted in self-defense when she pulled the trigger on McCollum. McCollum and his estranged wife were having an altercation the evening of Dec.
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Jun 17, 2024 | 
moultrieobserver.com | Jessi Flowers
MOULTRIE — Three men were arrested Sunday morning in connection with a burglary at the former Riverside Manufacturing plant, thanks to trail cameras that had been placed on the property. The men — ages 28, 36 and 45 — were apprehended within about 30 minutes of the crime being reported, authorities said. Both the Colquitt County Sheriff’s Office and Moultrie Police assisted in the arrest.
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Jun 14, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Jessi Flowers
Jessi Flowers || [email protected], The Moultrie Observer, Ga.June 14, 2024 at 8:59 PM·1 min readMOULTRIE — Appointments and term of office for different positions with the City of Moultrie will be acted on with a single vote by City Council members during the upcoming public meeting Tuesday. Being considered are the following:— Hannah Cooper, Melissa Lawson and Marci Meadows for the Moultrie-Colquitt County Humane Society.
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Jun 14, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Jessi Flowers
MOULTRIE — If this were a Big Bang Episode it would begin as such: “Dr. Sheldon Cooper and Dr. Amy Farrah Fowler presents: Dr. Sheldon Cooper’s Fun with Flags.”Alas, it is not; however, due to today being National Flag day, let’s still talk flags. The American flag was originally adopted in 1777 at the end of the American Revolution; however, it wasn’t until 1885 when a schoolteacher advocated the importance of celebrating its meaning that the idea of a day reserved for celebration began.
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Jun 14, 2024 | 
moultrieobserver.com | Jessi Flowers
MOULTRIE — Appointments and term of office for different positions with the City of Moultrie will be acted on with a single vote by City Council members during the upcoming public meeting Tuesday. Being considered are the following: — Hannah Cooper, Melissa Lawson and Marci Meadows for the Moultrie-Colquitt County Humane Society. — The planning commission will see Issac Williams and John Barber as their representatives. — Bud Beaty will be considered for the historic preservation commission.
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Jun 14, 2024 | 
moultrieobserver.com | Jessi Flowers
MOULTRIE — If this were a Big Bang Episode it would begin as such: “Dr. Sheldon Cooper and Dr. Amy Farrah Fowler presents: Dr. Sheldon Cooper’s Fun with Flags.” Alas, it is not; however, due to today being National Flag day, let’s still talk flags. The American flag was originally adopted in 1777 at the end of the American Revolution; however, it wasn’t until 1885 when a schoolteacher advocated the importance of celebrating its meaning that the idea of a day reserved for celebration began.
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Jun 11, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Jessi Flowers
Jessi Flowers, The Moultrie Observer, Ga.June 11, 2024 at 11:59 PM·1 min readMOULTRIE – A 38-year-old Moultrie man faces two felony charges after he was accused of pushing his girlfriend against a wall while choking her. The incident took place last Wednesday in Southwest Moultrie, Moultrie police said, and at this time it is unknown what initiated the altercation. Beginning verbally on the front porch, the argument quickly turned physical after entering the home of the couple’s friend.
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Jun 11, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Jessi Flowers
Jessi Flowers, The Moultrie Observer, Ga.June 11, 2024 at 3:12 PM·1 min readJun. 11—MOULTRIE — A head on collision Saturday morning resulted in a hospital stay for one of the drivers. Heading north on GA 133, a Chevrolet Tahoe crossed the centerline into oncoming traffic. At this time Georgia State Patrol is still working to determine the reason for this. Traveling South on GA 133 was a tanker truck, and the Tahoe struck the truck in the front left corner.
