By Jack R. Jordan | jack.jordan@gaflnews.com May 11, 2021
May 11, 2021
MOULTRIE, Ga. â Almost 20,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered but some officials say this is still not enough.
According to the Georgia Department of Public Health, 6,590,354 vaccines have been administered throughout the state â 20,370 of those vaccinations have occurred in Colquitt County.
The numbers encompass vaccinations given by Colquitt Regional Medical Center, pharmacies, doctorâs offices, Colquitt County Health Department and other privately licensed distributors such as businesses or nursing homes.
While the numbers seem positive, people younger than 65 still need to be vaccinated, according to Dr. Charles Ruis, M.D., district health director for Health District 8 which encompasses Colquitt County.
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From left are Colquitt County STAR Teacher Thad Brown, STAR Student Ashley Ma, Colquitt County High School Principal Jamie Dixon and Kiwanis Club President Connie Fritz. Submitted photo
MOULTRIE, Ga. â The Kiwanis Club of Moultrie proudly recognized the 2021 STAR Student and Teacher of the year at a recent meeting.Â
STAR stands for the Student Teacher Achievement Recognition program, which recognizes Georgiaâs highest achieving high school seniors and the teachers who have been most instrumental in those studentsâ academic development. Â
Ashley Ma is this yearâs Colquitt County recipient with a 1380 SAT score, coming in at the top of her class, and she chose Thad Brown as her STAR Teacher. Brown taught Ma honors Georgia studies in the eighth grade, but heâs now the graduation specialist at the Colquitt County Achievement Center.Â
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The Rev. John Eubanks, a pastor of Friendship Church, gestures as he prays for the Church during Thursday s National Day of Prayer observance on the Colquitt County Courthouse Square.
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John Norman, owner of Prospex Promotions, prays for local businesses during Thursday s National Day of Prayer observance on the Colquitt County Courthouse Square.
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The Rev. Benji Nobles, pastor of Greater Believers Worship Center, prays for law enforcement and first responders during Thursday s National Day of Prayer commemoration on the Colquitt County Courthouse Square. Nobles is himself an 18-year veteran of the state Department of Corrections.
By Jack R. Jordan | jack.jordan@gaflnews.com May 5, 2021
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MOULTRIE, Ga. â A two-vehicle collision involving a tractor sent one person to the hospital Tuesday.
Kishen Patel, of Norman Park, was treated for cuts on his left arm at Colquitt Regional Medical Center, according to the Colquitt County Sheriffâs Office report of the accident. A hospital spokeswoman said he was treated and released the same day.
Patel, in a 2010 Dodge Ram pickup, was traveling west on Cool Springs Road about 2:15 p.m. as Luiz Rodriguez, also of Norman Park, approached, traveling east on a 2019 John Deere tractor pulling equipment behind it.