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March 4, 2021, was an impressive day for the South Georgia State College Hawks. The Hawks defeated USC-Salkehatchie 10-1 for head coach Jeff Timothy’s 300th career win and freshman outfielder Logan Roberts hit for the cycle. He tripled in the second, homered in the third, singled in the fifth, and doubled in the seventh. Roberts finished 4-for-4 with three runs scored, four RBI and one stolen base. While Roberts performance was a highlight of the day, the Hawks’ offense was notable up and down the lineup. In addition to Roberts, Mack Williams collected two hits, including a homer. Brandon…

March 4, 2021, was an impressive day for the South Georgia State College Hawks. The Hawks defeated USC-Salkehatchie 10-1 for head coach Jeff Timothy’s 300th career win and freshman outfielder Logan Roberts hit for the cycle. He tripled in the second, homered in the third, singled in the fifth, and doubled in the seventh. Roberts finished 4-for-4 with three runs scored, four RBI and one stolen base. While Roberts performance was a highlight of the day, the Hawks’ offense was notable up and down the lineup. In addition to Roberts, Mack Williams collected two hits, including a homer. Brandon…

On March 3, 2021 the City of Douglas Wastewater Treatment Plant experienced a Total Suspended Solids (TSS) exceedance of 46 mg/L. TSS is the dry-weight of suspended particles that are not dissolved in a sample of water that can be trapped by a filter that is analyzed using a filtration apparatus. The reporting limit for TSS is 45 mg/L for a daily TSS sample. The City of Douglas Wastewater Treatment Plant reported to the Georgia Environmental Protection Division on March 4, 2021 the result and flow of the incident that occurred on March 3, 2021. Due to high flows at the wastewater plant, electrical…

The month of March is Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month; however, not only do we want to spread a message of awareness, we want to spread one of inclusion and ability. We want to shed light on the accomplishments of individuals with developmental disabilities and how they work, participate, and make an impact in their communities. Larry Henderson, 47, has worked for Burger King since he was 17 years old. You probably recognize him, because for the past 16 years, Larry has worked at Burger King in Douglas. We sat down with Larry to ask him about his…

Coffee High senior Cameron Watson set a school record in the 800 meters at the Community Bank Invitational held last week in Fitzgerald. Watson’s time of 2:3.53 bested Kirby Merritt’s time of 2:7.5, which has stood since 2003. The Lady Trojans scored 99 points to finish third in the team standings while the men’s team finished fifth with 53 points. Gabby Mann was the leading point leader scoring 18.5 points. She had two second places in the long jump clearing 17 feet 6.5 inches and triple jump clearing 33 feet and 3 inches. Gabby was the lead leg…

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…