http://www.moultrieobserver.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:45:00 +0000 http://www.moultrieobserver.com/reflections/local_story_193222131.html http://www.moultrieobserver.com/reflections/local_story_193222131.html Read Beverly Carter’s winning essay, ‘Walking the Courthouse Wall,’ as well as other entries in the Reflections of Downtown essay contest. Fri, 11 Jul 2008 22:57:00 +0000 http://www.moultrieobserver.com/reflections/local_story_177212338.html http://www.moultrieobserver.com/reflections/local_story_177212338.html As a little country girl raised between the small towns of Funston and Bay, Moultrie seemed like the capital to me! I didn’t get to come to town very often and only if I had completed my chores at the time someone was driving in. Fri, 11 Jul 2008 22:58:00 +0000 http://www.moultrieobserver.com/reflections/local_story_170231546.html http://www.moultrieobserver.com/reflections/local_story_170231546.html My first memories of Moultrie were of a friendly, busy, small Southern town. Few of the places in my memories are still here. Fri, 11 Jul 2008 22:59:00 +0000 http://www.moultrieobserver.com/reflections/local_story_185131837.html http://www.moultrieobserver.com/reflections/local_story_185131837.html Having been born and raised in Moultrie, I have so many fond memories of the town from the days past. The way it used to be, the people who made up the community, a place where if you wanted to socialize, downtown was the place to be. Fri, 11 Jul 2008 22:59:00 +0000 http://www.moultrieobserver.com/reflections/local_story_177211723.html http://www.moultrieobserver.com/reflections/local_story_177211723.html My memories of yesteryear in Moultrie are endless, but a few will always stand out in my mind and my heart: The Colquitt Theatre, Southerland’s Barber Shop, and Watson’s Drug Store. Fri, 11 Jul 2008 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.moultrieobserver.com/reflections/local_story_185132123.html http://www.moultrieobserver.com/reflections/local_story_185132123.html Memories of Downtown Moultrie begin in 1952. I was an Air Force serviceman stationed in French Morocco, Africa. While serving my country, I received new orders to be transferred to Albany, Ga. Where is this? One of my buddies informed me that this was in SOUTH Georgia. Apparently this made a difference. This same guy then proceeded to inform me that If I accepted this transfer that I would be married within six months. “No way!” I was young, single, and had just started living! My buddy then made the bet. “If you aren’t married in six months, I will pay you $50.” Easiest bet I ever made. Fri, 11 Jul 2008 22:28:00 +0000 http://www.moultrieobserver.com/reflections/local_story_163225531.html http://www.moultrieobserver.com/reflections/local_story_163225531.html I remember Moultrie, especially in the 1940s and ’50s.It was a very busy and vibrant town. “Everyone” went to Moultrie on Saturdays. Everywhere we went we would see someone we knew. Fri, 11 Jul 2008 23:01:00 +0000 http://www.moultrieobserver.com/reflections/local_story_163225204.html http://www.moultrieobserver.com/reflections/local_story_163225204.html My name is Jackie Godbee Allen.My favorite memories of Downtown Moultrie are of the wonderful Saturdays my friends and I would go to the “Picture Show” (now the Senior Center).