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Mr. Al Curatolo, age 74 of Douglas, passed away Sunday October 10, 2021 at his residence following an extended illness. Mr. Curatolo was born February 1, 1947 to the late Leonardo Curotolo and the late Helen Guinta Curatolo. Mr. Curatola, a native of Brooklyn, NY, was an independent musician. Survivors include: 3 Children: Debra Pennino of Lake Grove, NY Frank Curatolo of Carte Place, NY Daniel Curatolo of Mineola, NY 1 Brother: Frank Curatolo of Pleasantville, NY 4 Grandchildren: Amanda Williams of Centereach, NY Andrew Pennino of Lake Grove, NY Jessica Pennino of Lake Grove, NY Joseph Curatolo of Mineola,…

Mr. Al Curatolo, age 74 of Douglas, passed away Sunday October 10, 2021 at his residence following an extended illness. Mr. Curatolo was born February 1, 1947 to the late Leonardo Curotolo and the late Helen Guinta Curatolo. Mr. Curatola, a native of Brooklyn, NY, was an independent musician. Survivors include: 3 Children: Debra Pennino of Lake Grove, NY Frank Curatolo of Carte Place, NY Daniel Curatolo of Mineola, NY 1 Brother: Frank Curatolo of Pleasantville, NY 4 Grandchildren: Amanda Williams of Centereach, NY Andrew Pennino of Lake Grove, NY Jessica Pennino of Lake Grove, NY Joseph Curatolo of Mineola,…

Mary L. Hutchison, age 89, of Douglas, Georgia passed away on Tuesday, October 12, 2021 in Douglas, Georgia. Mrs. Hutchison was born on July 7, 1932 in Coffee County, Georgia the daughter of the late Alvin Gieger and Pearlie Adams Gieger. Mrs. Hutchison was a homemaker and was a member of Harrell Grove Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, J.T. Hutchison, son, Walter Hutchison, 4 brothers and 1 sister. Survivors include daughter, Lawanna Tarrant of Douglas, GA; son, Daren Hutchison of Douglas, GA; 6 grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren and…

Wiregrass Georgia Technical College has earned a top ranking for Top Online Community Colleges by OnlineSchoolsGuide.net. The Online Schools Guide editors examined accredited community colleges offering online or hybrid degree programs. The ranks were determined based on the number of online programs offered, then the cost, student reviews, and salary. Wiregrass is ranked #4 in the nation. With campus locations in Valdosta, Fitzgerald, Douglas, and Sparks, the college can connect students to any school in the state through its e-campus program. The college offers different methods of online education: fully online courses, hybrid classes, and web-enhanced courses that add some…

The Big Buck Contest is the annual fundraiser that helps the Douglas Lions Club give back to OUR community. The 22nd Annual Douglas Lions Club Big Buck Contest will be held virtually on Saturday, October 16, 2021 at 8:45pm. The contest will be held LIVE on the Douglas Lions Club Facebook page and winners will not need to be present for prizes. All winners will be announced, posted on Facebook, and contacted following the drawing. Look for the yellow Lions Club tent to be set up selling tickets on Thursday, Oct. 14-Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021 and be sure to get…

Instructors at Wiregrass Georgia Technical College have nominated thirty-seven of their students for the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) competition, according to Molly Summer, coordinator for the college’s GOAL program. These nominations come from the college’s four campuses: Ben Hill-Irwin, Coffee, Cook, and Valdosta. GOAL, a statewide program of the Technical College System of Georgia, honors excellence in academics and leadership among the state’s technical college students. GOAL winners are selected at each of the state’s 22 technical colleges and one Board of Regents college with a technical education division. The Wiregrass 2021 GOAL Nominees are listed…

The City of Douglas is seeking qualified construction contractors to participate in their Community HOME Investment Program (CHIP) neighborhood revitalization program. The CHIP neighborhood revitalization program provides funds for the rehabilitation of homes of low/moderate income individuals within a specific target area who meet the qualifications. The City of Douglas will be holding a meeting with interested contractors on October 13, 2021 at 2:30 pm at the City of Douglas Community Development Department, 211 S. Gaskins Avenue, Douglas, GA 31533 (location known as the Ashley-Slater House). To qualify as a contractor for the CHIP program, the following requirements…

Every year, the Satilla Riverkeeper hosts a river-wide cleanup to pick up trash alongside the Satilla River. This year the Riverkeeper mobilized 42 volunteers to pick up 2,648 pounds of trash from the Satilla River. The cleanup efforts stretched all throughout the Satilla River watershed covering 9 sites. “People are more likely to litter in at a site that is already full of trash, but now that these sites are clean, we hope that people will think twice before littering” said Chris Bertrand, Satilla Riverkeeper. Dumping and littering is a problem throughout the Satilla River watershed. Whether…

Twelve students from WRCCA and Coffee High are getting their start in Precision Machining on the Wiregrass Georgia Technical College campus in Douglas, Georgia, this fall. “We began the Precision Machining program in Douglas a few years back,” says Dean for Technical and Industrial Programs, Michael Williams. “This is our first time getting high school students excited about the program.” The program was initially offered only in the evenings to regular admission students, but Williams has been eager to get high school students involved for some time. “Students in the program first learn how to manually operate mills and lathes, surface…

The Douglas-Coffee County Land Bank Authority is seeking to assist individuals that own vacant and blighted property. The Douglas-Coffee County Land Bank Authority (L.B.A.) was formed in 2016 as a five member city-county board to focus on working with neighborhoods and the community to promote property redevelopment. “We are so happy that we have sold 5 properties,” says Cindy McNeill, LBA Chairperson. “We would like to be a solution for people who find themselves in a situation where it is not feasible to continue to hold on to property, however, they cannot sell the property due to unpaid taxes…