Published 1:44 pm Tuesday, August 18, 2026 MOULTRIE — Partnerships between community organizations was one of the central themes during the Moultrie-Colquitt County Chamber of Commerce State of the Community breakfast event Tuesday at SRTC. During the event, a panel that included Preston Jimmerson of Moss Family Farms, Moultrie-Colquitt County Development Authority President Amy Johnson and County Administrator Chas Cannon spoke about what it took to grow Colquitt County’s economy. Barbara Grogan of Georgia Power, the emcee for the event, asked the panelists to tell the audience what they and their organizations did to help grow the economy. Cannon said the three things that were important for the county was public safety, public works and relationships. “On the public safety side, you got to have a sense of security to be able to engage in commerce,” he said. He gave an example of his experience during the War in Iraq. He said the first thing the American military had to do after it took over Baghdad was to reestablish security. “So that commerce could start flowing and the infrastructure was there for commerce to take place,” he added. He said, locally, there needed to be things that go along with safety and security like law enforcement, EMS and 911, so the people in the community felt safe and could go outside and conduct business. “So, that’s kind of our bread and butter. It’s just public safety,” Cannon said. He said the second thing was public works, which was roads…
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