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Children need healthy meals to learn. Coffee County School System offers healthy meals every school day at no charge to your child(ren). The system’s food service receives support from the U.S. Department of Agriculture through the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs. The following schools in the Coffee County School System will be providing meals at no charge to children: Ambrose Elementary, Broxton Elementary, Coffee County Education Academy, Coffee High School, Coffee Middle School, Eastside Elementary, George Washington Carver Freshman Campus, Indian Creek Elementary, Nicholls, Elementary, Satilla Elementary, West Green Elementary, Westside Elementary, and Wiregrass Regional College and…

The GBI Region 4 Douglas Office secured an arrest warrant for Angela Whittle Evans, age 47 of Ambrose, Georgia. Evans was arrested on one count of Felony Theft by Taking. Preliminary information indicates that Evans was working at American Truck Parts in Douglas, Coffee County, Ga. as the Office Manager. The company conducted an audit, and it was determined that funds were missing. According to the arrest warrant, the amount of missing money totaled $215,000. Evans was arrested and transported to the Coffee County Law Enforcement Center where she was processed into the jail. . This…

Mrs. Dorothy Mae Gaskin passed away on July 8, 2022. She was born on March 8, 1932 in Coffee County to the late Matilda V. Goddard and the late Mr. Thomas Goddard. She was educated through the Coffee County School System. She was a devoted and loving mother of six boys and four girls. Mrs. Gaskin was a faithful and dedicated member of Macedonia Baptist Church under the leadership of Pastor Frank Robinson. She was proceeded in death by her husband: Lewis Harvard; four sons: Carlton Gaskin, Jacob Matthew Gaskin (Catherine), Joseph Dewayne Gaskin, and Larry Gaskin; one…

Patricia Williams, 53, was born November 11, 1968, to the late George Wesley “Buddy” Graham and Mother Eloise Graham. She was born and raised in Douglas, Georgia. Patricia received her education at Coffee High School of Douglas, Georgia. She gave her life to the Lord at a young age and became a member of Tabernacle Church of Deliverance, under the leadership of Pastor Harvey Simpson, where she served as a faithful member until her passing. On November 3, 1992, she married the love of her life, Jesse Williams. They spent the last 29 years of their…

Johnson Funeral & Cremation Services announces the memorial service for Jessie Williams, age 51, of Douglas, who passed away Friday, July 29, 2022. Visitation will be 6 pm to 7 pm Friday, August 5, 2022, in the Chapel of Johnson Funeral & Cremation Services. Memorial services will be held at 11 am, Saturday, August 6, 2022, in the Chapel of Johnson Funeral & Cremation Services. Mr. Williams was born in Lakeland. He was the son the late Bertha Mae Bise Williams and was preceded in death by a brother: Micheal Williams. Survivors include: Father: Jesse L.…

Sharon Elizabeth Tyree Banger, age 75, of Douglas, passed away Friday, July 29, 2022. Visitation will be 5 pm to 8 pm Tuesday, August 2, 2022, in the Chapel of Johnson Funeral & Cremation Services. Funeral services will be held at 3 pm, Thursday at the Caballero Rivero Southern Memorial Park North Miami. Mrs. Banger was born in N.M.B., Florida. She was the daughter of the late William Carter Tyree & Florence Evelyn Mears Tyree. Mrs. Banger was a retired medical assistant and was a member of the Kenwood Baptist Church in Clarksville, Tennessee. …

Mrs. Elsa Ponce, age 64 of Pearson, Ga. passed away, Monday, August 1, 2022, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She was born February 2, 1958, in La Florida, Guerrero, Mexico, daughter of German Portillo and Esequiela Urquiza. Mrs. Ponce had made her home here in Atkinson County since 1995, where she was a homemaker and took great pride in raising her family. She was of the Catholic faith and enjoyed spending time and making memories with her children and grandchildren. Mrs. Ponce was preceded in death, along with her parents, by her husband, Jose Ponce. …

Mrs. Glenda Carver, age 75 of Douglas, Ga. passed away, Thursday, July 21, 2022, at Coffee Regional Medical Center in Douglas, Ga. after a brief illness. She was born, October 16, 1946, in Axson, Ga., the daughter of Myles Lester Cowart and Thelma Boyce Neugent. Mrs. Carver made her home in the Atkinson and Coffee County areas, where she raised her family working for many years at Coats & Clark and, also taking great pride in caring for her children, as a homemaker. Mrs. Carver enjoyed spending time with her family, whether it was in the kitchen baking…

Mr. Lester Hampton, age 77 of Douglas, passed away unexpectedly, Sunday, July 31, 2022 at his home following an extended illness. Mr. Hampton was born July 13, 1945 to the late John Leslie Hampton and the late Ethel Cooper Hampton. Other than his parents he was preceded in death by 2 Brothers: John “Buddy” Hampton and Ed Lott; 1 Son-in-Law; Donnie Rabon and 1 Great Grand Daughter: Rihanna Shivers. Mr. Hampton, a native of Coffee County, has been a mechanic with the City of Douglas. He also worked in the Logging business and the poultry industry. …

Ms. Diane Hill Wooten, age 76 of Nicholls, GA passed away early Friday morning, July 29, 2022 at Hospice House Satilla in Waycross, GA. She was born December 8, 1945 to the late George Hill and the late Lucy Moore Hill. Other than her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Jimmy Dale Wooten; 1 Grandson: Greg “Bubba” Harrell, Jr.; 1 Daughter; Kim Vining; Siblings: Bill Hill, Faye and Buddy Vaughn, George Hill, Jr. and Myrtice; and a Step-Daughter: Christy Wooten. Survivors include: 1 Son: Greg Harrell and wife Tina of Nicholls,…