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First Academy is pleased to recognize those students in 1st-10th grades who have earned academic honors for the Second Quarter of the 2020-21 school year. Students are recognized for outstanding academic achievement by being on the Honor Roll or Headmaster’s List. To qualify for the Honor Roll, a student must maintain an average of 90 or above per academic subject. To qualify for the Headmaster’s List, a student must maintain an average of 95 or above per academic subject. Biblical comprehension is included as an academic subject beginning in the second grade. FIRST ACADEMY A-HONOR ROLL FIRST QUARTER OF…

A graveside memorial service for Rebecca (Becky) Grantham Orofino will be held on Saturday, November 21, 2020 at 11a.m. at the Wilcox Cemetery near West Green, Georgia. All family and friends are invited to join us for a short memorial service to honor her life and lay her ashes to rest. Please note that the Wilcox Cemetery is located on Mims Baptist Church Road with a Nicholls address if you are using a GPS.

Chick-fil-A Douglas, located at Peterson Ave. South off U.S. Highway 441, is slated to open for business on Thursday, Nov. 12. Chick-fil-A, Inc. has selected Matt Baker as the franchise owner of the newest Chick-fil-A restaurant in Douglas. Baker will oversee day-to-day activities of the business, employing approximately 110 full- and part-time Team Members, cultivating relationships with local organizations and neighboring businesses and serving Guests. Chick-fil-A Douglas is located at 1305 Peterson Ave. South and will be open from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., Monday through Saturday. At Chick-fil-A, safe service is our first priority. As states begin to…

On October 25, 2020, a theft was reported to Coffee County deputies. The complaint reported that he had loaned a Bushhog brand rotary mower to John Buchan approximately two years ago and that Buchan had sold the mower to another party without his consent. Investigators with the Criminal Investigation Division located Buchan and questioned him about the mower. Buchan admitted to investigators that he had sold the mower without the owner’s permission. Buchan was taken into custody and transported to the Coffee County Jail. He was charged with theft by deception. Buchan made his first appearance bond hearing in front…

On October 28, 2020, a Coffee County K-9 deputy conducted a traffic stop at Hwy 32 East and Legion Road for a broken windshield. A drug unit officer was in the area and had witnessed the driver of the vehicle make a drug transaction at a nearby carwash. The driver was identified as Joe Weathers. Weathers consented to a search of his person and as a result of that search a plastic bottle with suspected Alprazolam and Sublingual inside was seized. Deputies felt that Weathers may be under the influence of drugs or alcohol and requested assistance from the Georgia…

On Thursday, November 5, 2020, Douglas-Coffee County Parks & Recreation and the City of Douglas held the groundbreaking ceremony for the Premier Sports Complex that will be located on Van Davis Road at JC Adams Municipal Park. Officials from the City, County, Recreation Commission, and Georgia Recreation and Parks Association (GRPA) thanked the citizens of Coffee County for allocating SPLOST funds for the construction of the youth sports facility. “I am proud to see that your Recreation Department and local leaders are looking toward the future and helping to alleviate youth truancy by providing facilities to encourage participation in…

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has mailed ballots for the Farm Service Agency (FSA) county committee elections to eligible farmers and ranchers across the country. To be counted, ballots must be returned to the local FSA county office or postmarked by December 7. “FSA has over 7,000 county committee members nationwide who serve their communities by providing input on our programs at the local level,” said FSA Administrator Richard Fordyce. “We value their knowledge and judgment as decisions are made about the services we provide, including disaster and safety-net programs.” Each committee has three to 11 elected…

Wiregrass Georgia Technical College (Wiregrass) and Valdosta State University (VSU) signed a new articulation agreement that will benefit the education field for years to come. The articulation agreement will allow graduates of the new Associates of Applied Science in Education Degree at Wiregrass to transfer 43 semester hours of core and 17 semester hours of early childhood courses to VSU either in Elementary Education or Middle Grade Education, depending on the concentration the students complete. “Valdosta State University has always been a great partner with Wiregrass Technical College. The new Associate Degree in Education and the articulation agreement with VSU provides opportunities for our students while saving taxpayers…

Mrs. Lilly Marlene Sellers Stone, 66, of Douglas, GA, passed away Saturday, November 7, 2020 at Coffee Regional Medical Center. She was born on August 25, 1954 to the late Albert Bud Sellers and the late Wanda Lee Strickland in Alma, GA. Mrs. Stone is survived by her husband, Lawrence Stone. Daughter, Cynthia Spikes of Waycross, GA. Grandsons, Dale Jewell of Nahunta, GA, Dylan Jewell of Waycross, GA and Joshua Gill of Waycross, GA. Granddaughters Evelyn Jewell of Big Spring, TX and Madison Gill of Waycross, GA. Great-grandson Aiden Stapp of Big Springs, TX. …

Melba Jimenez, age 80, of Douglas, Georgia passed away on Sunday, November 8, 2020 at Navcent Hospital, Macon, Georgia. Mrs. Jimenez was born on August 13, 1940 in Ocilla, Georgia the daughter to the late Willis Lott and Lura Carver Lott. Mrs. Jimenez was retired from PCC after 18 years and was a member of Hebron Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, Paul Jimenez of Douglas, GA; two daughters, Paula Burns (Mike) of Warner Robins, GA and Sheri Dees (Danny) of Willacoochee, GA; son, Joseph Jimenez of Douglas, GA; six grandchildren, Timmy Swift, Tommy Swift, Dane Caskin, Christopher…