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William Minkema, age 54, of Douglas, Georgia, passed away on Sunday, February 19, 2023. Mr. Minkema was born on October 17, 1968 in Newbedford, MA to Charles Minkema and Betty Kalmus Minkema. Survivors include; Mother: Betty Jo Minkema of Douglas, GA, Son: William Seth Minkema, Daughter: Ansley Dawn Minkema, Four Sisters: Melissa Featherstone, Kristen Minkema, Gilda Cerrsoli and Laura Page and several Nieces and Nephews. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Sims Funeral Home will be in charge of the arrangements.

William “Bill” Harrison Kibbey, age 79, of Blairsville, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, February 28, 2023, at his home. Mr. Kibbey was born on June 2, 1943, in Jefferson County, Alabama, to the late Bill Harrison Kibbey and Virginia Mae Richards Kibbey. Bill graduated from Birmingham Southern College and spent most of his life in Coffee County, Georgia, before retiring in the Blue Ridge mountains. He spent many years in the car business managing Kibbey Chevrolet and Village Ford in Douglas. Bill transitioned into the newspaper business when he joined the Coffee County News & Douglas Shopper team. …

William “Bill” Harrison Kibbey, age 79, of Blairsville, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, February 28, 2023, at his home. Mr. Kibbey was born on June 2, 1943, in Jefferson County, Alabama, to the late Bill Harrison Kibbey and Virginia Mae Richards Kibbey. Bill graduated from Birmingham Southern College and spent most of his life in Coffee County, Georgia, before retiring in the Blue Ridge mountains. He spent many years in the car business managing Kibbey Chevrolet and Village Ford in Douglas. Bill transitioned into the newspaper business when he joined the Coffee County News & Douglas Shopper team. …

William “Bill” Harrison Kibbey, age 79, of Blairsville, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, February 28, 2023, at his home. Mr. Kibbey was born on June 2, 1943, in Jefferson County, Alabama, to the late Bill Harrison Kibbey and Virginia Mae Richards Kibbey. Bill graduated from Birmingham Southern College and spent most of his life in Coffee County, Georgia, before retiring in the Blue Ridge mountains. He spent many years in the car business managing Kibbey Chevrolet and Village Ford in Douglas. Bill transitioned into the newspaper business when he joined the Coffee County News & Douglas Shopper team. …

Critical care patients at Memorial Hospital and Manor in Bainbridge and Coffee Regional Medical Center in Douglas are receiving access to additional care and remote monitoring through Emory Healthcare’s eICU (electronic Intensive Care Unit) services, based in Atlanta. The Georgia Department of Community Health awarded each regional/community hospital $450,000 to support this initiative and to purchase needed equipment and set-up eICU services between each hospital and Emory. From the Emory eICU Center, located at Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital campus in Atlanta, Emory eICU physicians and nurses monitor ICU patients at Memorial Hospital and Manor and Coffee Regional Medical…

Critical care patients at Memorial Hospital and Manor in Bainbridge and Coffee Regional Medical Center in Douglas are receiving access to additional care and remote monitoring through Emory Healthcare’s eICU (electronic Intensive Care Unit) services, based in Atlanta. The Georgia Department of Community Health awarded each regional/community hospital $450,000 to support this initiative and to purchase needed equipment and set-up eICU services between each hospital and Emory. From the Emory eICU Center, located at Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital campus in Atlanta, Emory eICU physicians and nurses monitor ICU patients at Memorial Hospital and Manor and Coffee Regional Medical…

Critical care patients at Memorial Hospital and Manor in Bainbridge and Coffee Regional Medical Center in Douglas are receiving access to additional care and remote monitoring through Emory Healthcare’s eICU (electronic Intensive Care Unit) services, based in Atlanta. The Georgia Department of Community Health awarded each regional/community hospital $450,000 to support this initiative and to purchase needed equipment and set-up eICU services between each hospital and Emory. From the Emory eICU Center, located at Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital campus in Atlanta, Emory eICU physicians and nurses monitor ICU patients at Memorial Hospital and Manor and Coffee Regional Medical…

Emily Groat, a senior Agriculture major from Ruskin, Fla., was crowned Ms. ABAC Thursday night at the 53rd annual pageant held at Howard Auditorium on the campus of Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. Groat, who was sponsored by ABAC’s Stallion Society – Orientation Staff, also won the Interview Award and Miss Congeniality, which is voted on by contestants in the pageant. Jenna Williams, a sophomore Biology major from Douglas, was the first runner-up while Brooke Vanzant, a sophomore Agricultural Education major from White Oak, was second runner-up, Jazzmyn Armstrong, a sophomore Biology major from Collins, was third…

Emily Groat, a senior Agriculture major from Ruskin, Fla., was crowned Ms. ABAC Thursday night at the 53rd annual pageant held at Howard Auditorium on the campus of Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. Groat, who was sponsored by ABAC’s Stallion Society – Orientation Staff, also won the Interview Award and Miss Congeniality, which is voted on by contestants in the pageant. Jenna Williams, a sophomore Biology major from Douglas, was the first runner-up while Brooke Vanzant, a sophomore Agricultural Education major from White Oak, was second runner-up, Jazzmyn Armstrong, a sophomore Biology major from Collins, was third…

Emily Groat, a senior Agriculture major from Ruskin, Fla., was crowned Ms. ABAC Thursday night at the 53rd annual pageant held at Howard Auditorium on the campus of Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. Groat, who was sponsored by ABAC’s Stallion Society – Orientation Staff, also won the Interview Award and Miss Congeniality, which is voted on by contestants in the pageant. Jenna Williams, a sophomore Biology major from Douglas, was the first runner-up while Brooke Vanzant, a sophomore Agricultural Education major from White Oak, was second runner-up, Jazzmyn Armstrong, a sophomore Biology major from Collins, was third…