1, and three members are elected from and by the voters of Council District No. 2. Mayor Mayor Kelvin Owens (term expires December 31, 2023) Council members W.D. Palmer, III (District 2; term expires December 31, 2025) Raymond Dewayne Burley (District 1; term expires December 31, 2025) Corey Morgan (District 1; term expires December 31, 2023) Steve Collins (District 2; term expires December 31, 2023) Venterra Pollard (District 1; term expires December 31, 2025) Laura Beth Tucker (District 2; term expires December 31, 2025) Transportation U.S. Highway 19 is the major travel route through the city, connecting Camilla to Albany in the north and Thomasville to the south Georgia State Route 112 connects Cairo to the south and Sylvester to the northeast Georgia State Route 37 connects Moultrie to the east Notable people Kathryn Stripling Byer (1944-2017), poet and teacher; North Carolina Poet Laureate 2005–2009 Oscar Branch Colquitt (1861–1940), former governor of Texas Danny Copeland (born 1966), NFL defensive back; Super Bowl winner with Washington Redskins Tiger Flowers (1895–1927), first Black middleweight boxing champion of the world James Griffin (born 1961), ex-NFL safety with Detroit Lions Krysta Harden, former U.S. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Jumaine Jones (born 1979), professional basketball forward for Bnei HaSharon of Israel Fred Nixon (born 1958), ex-NFL player with Green Bay Packers Orson Swindle (born 1937), US Marine Corps colonel and former POW with John McCain in Vietnam Gallery See also Impact of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic on the meat industry in the United States References Further reading External links Camilla Chamber of Commerce Cities in Georgia (U.S. state) Cities in Mitchell County, Georgia County seats in Georgia (U.S. state)