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Applicants looking to sign up for Summer or Fall Semester can save money when they apply during Free Application Week at Wiregrass Tech. Free Application Week will be held on each campus March 22-26, from 7:30 am to 5:30 pm Monday through Thursday. The campuses are closed on Friday, but applicants may still apply online and save money that day. Any new student who applies in person during the week of March 22 will have their application fee waived. The Application Week will allow those individuals to enroll for Wiregrass’ Summer Semester, classes start May 19 or for Fall with…

The City of Douglas will hold a community housing meeting and accept housing applications for its proposed FY’ 2021 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) at a special meeting that will be held at Young’s Chapel Missionary Baptist Church (710 Shirley Avenue, Douglas, GA) beginning at 5:00pm on March 11, 2021. Application intake will begin at this meeting and continue until filled for those owners within the following neighborhoods only: Proposed Fy’21 CDBG Project Area (may change): Part of the area commonly knows as the “Mill Quarters”, roughly bounded by W. Bryan Street on the North; S. Grady Avenue on…

The City of Douglas Mayor and Commission has approved an extension for business owners to file for business license renewal until May 31, 2021. If not paid by June 1, 2021, business owners can expect to pay a 10% late fee penalty. The city is allowing this grace period to assist some business owners and/or landowners with making arrangements to pay their past due balances on delinquent taxes or other debts owed to the City of Douglas or Coffee County. According to City of Douglas Ordinance Chapter 10, Article II, Sec. 10-46. – Additional requirements for issuance: Except…

The Douglas Mayor’s Youth Council (DMYC) held its monthly meeting on Thursday, February 18, 2021, at 6pm virtually and recognized outstanding youth and citizens in the community. The youth council also heard updates from Douglas City Manager, information about Blood Donation importance, accountability and self-motivation, and proclaimed February as Teen Dating Violence Awareness month in Douglas and Coffee County. For the month of February 2021, Meia Batten was chosen as the Outstanding Youth Council member to spotlight. Meia is a 9th grader at the George Washington Carver Freshman Campus. She has been a participant in the Teen Court for…

The City of Douglas would like to encourage citizens to attend or become a part of various city committees and boards. At the present time, there are vacancies on the Keep Douglas Beautiful Board. Each board has its own criteria and qualifications for volunteers to become a member. The following is a list of March 2021 meetings for City of Douglas Boards and Committees. Airport Commission – March 3, 12pm, via Zoom meetings. Airbase Preservation and Development Committee – March 8, 12pm, via Zoom meetings. City Commission – March 8 & 22, 2021, (2nd & 4th Mondays) 7pm, at the…

A Coffee County man faces multiple drug and other charges after attempting to elude Coffee County drug authorities during a brief vehicle pursuit last week. Cameron Blake Spires was observed by Coffee County drug detectives participating in a suspected hand-to-hand drug transaction in a vehicle parked at the Quick Gas store in the Oak Park community of Feb. 24. Upon completing the transaction, Spires left the area in the vehicle, driving erratically and running stop signs in a suspected attempt to avoid further observation. Authorities initiated a traffic stop, and a vehicle pursuit ensued. During the pursuit, Spires…

The South Georgia State College Hawks now have a record of 11-1 on the season and were recognized as receiving votes in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) DI baseball rankings for the week of March 1. After a five-game winning streak, the Hawks made it to six in a row by defeating Thomas University JV 10-6 on Monday, March 1, 2021. The Hawks got their offense started in the first inning when Matt Warren tripled, scoring one run. The game was tied at three in the top of the fifth when Mack Williams singled…

A Coffee County man was jailed on numerous charges last week following a physical altercation in which he allegedly assaulted a female with a baseball bat. Coffee County detectives responded to a residence off New Forest Highway in the Oak Park community on Thursday, Feb. 25, in reference to a possible aggravated assault. Upon arrival, the detective immediately observed obvious, significant injuries to the victim’s head and face. The victim identified the suspect as John Allen Daniel and stated her injuries had been sustained as the result of Daniel striking her multiple times with a baseball bat. …

Michelle Devon Williams Paulk was born on January 28, 1975, to the late Constance Z. Williams and James Williams in Coffee County, Georgia. She was affectionately known as “Chelle.” She was the oldest of eleven children. Michelle Williams Paulk graduated from Coffee High School in 1995. She received her nursing degree from Wiregrass Technical College in 2009. Mrs. Paulk worked as a Licensed Practical Nurse for several years. She married the love of her life, Michael Paulk, on March 18, 2000. Upon this union, three children were born. After marriage to Bro. Michael, Michelle connected with the Hightower Memorial…

Rosa Othell Carter-Carr was born on December 17, 1937, in Douglas, Georgia, to the late Joel D. Carter and Rosa Jordan Carter. She was educated through the Coffee County School System. She graduated from George Washington Carver. Othell loved to sing. She was a member of a gospel group with her late brother Warren Carter, sister Lossie Mae Fletcher and three other members. Mrs. Carr attended The Kingdom of God under the leadership of the late Bishop Sapp and later under the late Bishop Noel Nothing. She moved to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where she met and married the late…