Colquitt News

Nonprofit leaders in Colquitt County are working together through the University of Georgia Archway Partnership™ to plan and explore ways to keep supporters engaged and appeal to future generations. Thanks to UGA’s Rural Engagement Workshop for Academic Faculty, which introduces… Full story

University of Georgia Archway Partnership™ faculty member Sarah Adams and community members from Moultrie recently presented on the Moultrie co-responder project at the annual International Town and Gown Association (ITGA) conference in Colorado. The ITGA is a nonprofit dedicated to… Full story

The University of Georgia won the national Association of Public and Land-grant Universities highest award for public service for the Archway Partnership, an outreach program through which select rural communities have access to the resources and expertise of the university…. Full story

University of Georgia President Jere W. Morehead returned to the site of the first Archway Partnership Tuesday to thank the community for its longtime collaboration with the university. UGA’s partnership with Colquitt County and the city of Moultrie was a… Full story

 Like many rural Georgia communities, Moultrie has a small police department, little mental health support and a limited budget. As a result, 911 calls about disturbances often led to jail for substance abusers or individuals with a history of… Full story

Drawing from Colquitt County’s roots in agriculture and quality of life, residents there chose “Where Life Grows” as their community’s slogan after a branding process facilitated by the UGA Archway Partnership and Carl Vinson Institute of Government. Hundreds of county… Full story

The Youth Development and Education committee, formed by the University of Georgia Colquitt County Archway Partnership, is announcing the winners of the Colquitt County ABC picture/baby book photo contest. Congratulations to the winners – Lea Barrow, Justin Cox, Tommie Beth… Full story

When most people think of public transportation they envision populous, metropolitan areas. Not Moultrie, Georgia. But when local residents started missing doctor’s appointments, were routinely late for work and many had to depend on other people to get where they… Full story

As a high school student in Hawkinsville, Georgia,  Helley Patel was involved in a youth leadership program developed through the Pulaski County Archway Partnership, a UGA program that connects rural Georgia communities to university resources. This summer, Patel reconnected with… Full story

Healthcare professionals in Colquitt County have been better able to plan for their providers’ and patients’ needs during the COVID-19 pandemic thanks to a customized report from the University of Georgia. Produced by the College of Public Health (CPH) in coordination with the Archway… Full story