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MOULTRIE — A benefit concert will be held Sunday, Sept. 13, to raise money to help save a local woman’s eyesight. Madison Brackin, 18, suffers from inflammation from an autoimmune disorder, according to LaDonna Ray, who was promoting the concert. She requires a treatment every 14 days to prevent the loss of sight in one eye, Ray said. Even after insurance, each treatment costs $700, she said. The concert begins at 3 p.m. at Willie B. Withers Auditorium, 1800 Park Ave.

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Tackle on the sideline Published 1:46 pm Friday, September 4, 2026 Colquitt County seventh-grader JaMier Clark (11) hauls down a Valdosta ball carrier on the sideline in the Packers 36-8 loss to the Wildcats on Thursday in the Hawg Pen. (Connie Southwell/The Moultrie Observer) Email newsletter signup

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MOULTRIE – Down 4-0 early, the Colquitt County softball team rallied to score eight runs in their final two at bats to defeat Camden County 12-5 in the first game of their Region 1-7A doubleheader on Thursday at Packer Park. But after pounding out 10 hits in the first game, the Lady Packers managed just one in the nightcap and fell to the Lady Wildcats 12-0 in four innings. Coupled with its 4-1 loss to Camden in Kingsland on Tuesday, the Lady Packers are now 2-7 overall and 1-2 in the region.

ATLANTA — The economic boom continued in Georgia last year, with a second record-topping year of business investment and job growth. Gov. Brian Kemp and the state Department of Economic Development announced $35.2 billion in project investments for the fiscal year that ended June 30. That is up from $26.3 billion the prior fiscal year, which had also broken records. The figures are for companies newly locating in Georgia and for expansions by existing companies.

VILNIUS, Lithuania, Sept. 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Customer support AI used to have a clear job: answer the question, or send the customer to someone who could. Newer AI assistants can complete routine tasks themselves, from resetting access to updating account details. The next shift is bigger – AI that stays useful after the support issue is solved.

EUGENE, Sept. 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Football season is back, and Benchmade Knife Company is getting behind the grill, at the tailgate and on the field. Benchmade has signed a three-year partnership with Oregon Sports Properties, the sole rights management organization of the Oregon Ducks. Beginning with the 2026 season, Benchmade becomes the program’s Official Tailgate Partner and placing the Oregon-based knife company at the center of game-day culture at Autzen Stadium.

Silver Spring, Md, Sept. 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for Capstar (nitenpyram) tablets and revised the EUA for Nitenpyram Tablets, the generic version of Capstar, to authorize both products for the prevention and treatment of New World screwworm (NWS) infestations (myiasis) in dogs, puppies, cats, and kittens that weigh at least two pounds and are at least four weeks old.

Packers will need ‘eye discipline’ against Cook on Friday MOULTRIE — Coaches often stress that their teams must have discipline to be successful. When Colquitt County plays host to Cook at 7:30 p.m. Friday on Tom White Field at Mack Tharpe Stadium, “discipline” will take on a little different meaning. It means more than just not jumping offside or staying on a block. The Hornets are running the wing-T offense this season under new Coach Cornelius “Pig” Brown.