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Recently, a small business workshop was held for George Washington Carver Shopping Center and Paulk Plaza business owners. The City of Douglas Community Development Department along with the Douglas-Coffee County Chamber of Commerce, Community Foundation of Coffee County, Georgia Small Business Development Center, and Douglas Downtown Development Authority, welcomed several business owners to the C.E. Weir Center for the workshop. “We are here to help in any way that we can,” stated Charles Davis, City Manager. “It is our hope that the information presented during the workshop will incentivize, motivate, and be tools for property owners to establish thriving…

On Friday, October 9, 2020, the City of Douglas Utilities Department held a ribbon cutting for the new Douglas Utilities and Public Works buildings. The ribbon cutting was held in conjunction with Public Power Week, Georgia Cities Week, and as the kick-off event for Douglas’ 125th birthday celebration that is coming up in December. “Providing a location that is large enough for all these departments will create workspace that will provide greater centralized operations and more efficiency for these departments,” says Mayor Tony Paulk. The Utilities Building is 7,742 square feet and houses Electric, Natural Gas, Water,…

As the traditional Halloween day quickly approaches on Saturday, October 31, many citizens have questions regarding Halloween activities this year. If no new COVID-19 guidance is issued by the Governor, Halloween will be observed in Douglas and Coffee County. However, it is strongly urged for parents and neighborhoods to use COVID-19 safety guidelines for Halloween activities and trick-or-treating this year. Wear cloth masks, wash hands or use hand sanitizer, and maintain social distancing. “This year, Halloween and trick or treating will be different,” says City Manager Charlie Davis. “We strongly recommend parents follow CDC guidelines for trick or treating. …

The Lady Trojans wrapped up their regular season with a pair of wins against Cook County 1-0 and third ranked Jeff Davis 3-1. Cook came to town and hits were at a premium with Coffee only managing four against the Hornet hurler. It took a sixth inning solo homer from Emily Robinson to win it, one of her two hits. Hannah Capps and Heidi Woodward had a hit apiece for Coffee. Senior Reagan Thomas threw six scoreless and struck out nine for her 13th win while Madison Strickland picked up the save in an inning of work. Coffee…

South Georgia State College will increase their face to face course offering for the spring 2021 semester coupled with hybrid and online course delivery options. The spring 2021 semester is scheduled to begin on January 11, 2021. Prospective students are encouraged to visit www.sgsc.edu for information about admissions, associate and bachelor degree programs, scholarships and financial aid opportunities. Students who are interested in attending SGSC this spring but have not applied for admission should call today. Contact the Office of Admissions at (912) 260-4200 or email admissions@sgsc.edu. Admitted students should check their SGSC student email about orientation sessions and other upcoming opportunities…

Coffee Regional Medical Center recently purchased a brand new Ford F350 Type 1 ambulance from Emergency Tactical Rescue Vehicles (ETR) thanks to special purpose local option sales tax (SPLOST) funds designated by our generous community. CRMC EMS now has a total of 7 units. These units ensure we are available to successfully respond to emergencies outside the walls of our medical center while staying true to Our Purpose; To Serve, To Heal, To Save. The new unit is state-of-the-art and equipped with the latest life-saving technology. Also, the unit features a power load system and a power cot. This…

Christy Knight, a registered nurse in Coffee Regional Medical Center’s Labor & Delivery Unit, was named the DAISY winner for the first quarter of 2020. CRMC staff presented her with the award at a ceremony held on Oct. 7. She was nominated twice by fellow employees for going above and beyond to ensure her patients are cared for in a professional and compassionate manner. COVID-19 has delayed recognition ceremonies this year. CRMC will hold ceremonies for the second and third quarter winners soon. Honoring nurses internationally, The DAISY Foundation was created in memory of J. Patrick Barnes. His…

Following a brief investigation, on October 6, 2020, the Coffee County Drug Unit served a search warrant at 199 Elm Street in Douglas. As a result of the search warrant, James Major Nolan, 37, from Douglas and Denzel Akeem Pace, 26, from Douglas, were arrested for possession of methamphetamine. Richard Lamar Baum, 49, from Broxton was also arrested for possession of drug related objects. All three appeared before the magistrate judge for their first appearance bond hearings. Nolan and Pace were denied bond and are currently incarcerated at the Coffee County Jail. Baum was released on bond pending…

By: Kevin Tatum, County Extension Coordinator 4-H members are reminded that Friday, October 23, is the deadline to sign up for the 4-H BB or Archery teams. At this time, we are not collecting the team fee, but we will inform you of this deadline soon. Team fees usually run around $120 for both of these teams. The archery team usually competes in the State 4-H Indoor Archery Match in Perry during mid-January. They will also compete in the State 4-H Outdoor Match at the Rock Eagle 4-H Center in late April or early May. The BB Team…

In front of a capacity crowd at Faircloth Field on Thursday the Lady Trojans honored the Class of 2021 with a 7-3 win over Bacon County. A huge night was in store for a few of the seniors in the win as senior Reagan Thomas broke the single season strikeout record in the first inning with eight strikeouts overall. The record had been held by Sheala Brown at 139 but Thomas struck out the first two Red Raiders she would face to pass Brown. Reagan finished her night with five innings of two-hit ball allowing one earned run for the…