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Sara Hayes Davis Tift passed away on Saturday, June 6, 2020 at the age of ninety-eight from natural causes. She lived a long life of joy and love. After marrying Van Davis and graduating from the University of Georgia in 1943, they moved to Douglas, Georgia in 1948. She was a lifelong member of the First Baptist Church of Douglas and taught in the Coffee County schools for thirty years in the field of physical education and health. She volunteered at the Coffee Regional Medical Center as an Auxilian. Ms. Tift enjoyed her Georgia Bulldogs, Atlanta Braves, playing golf…

City of Douglas Commission meetings will resume beginning June 8, 2020, 7pm, at the CE Weir Center, located at 307 W. Bryan Street. Agenda items, that were previously scheduled for meetings March through May, are expected to be discussed during the June meetings. Meetings scheduled for June are June 8, June 15 (Called Meeting – FY’21 Budget), and June 22, 2020. Due to COVID-19 and to adhere guidelines set forth by the Executive Orders from Governor Brian Kemp, the City of Douglas previously postponed regular City Commission meetings March 23 through May 2020. Monthly City Commission meetings take…

Bettye Jo Mims Ouzts, age 88, of Douglas, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, June 3, 2020 at Lakeside Senior Living. Mrs. Ouzts was born on August 14, 1931 in Colquitt County, Georgia, the daughter of the late Charles Emmitt Mims and Josie Perryman Mims. Mrs. Ouzts was a retired teacher with the Dodge County School System and was a member of First Baptist Church in Douglas. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Travis Ouzts Jr., three brothers and two sisters. Survivors include two daughters, Kathryn O. Corley (Wayne, Sr) of Fayetteville, GA and…

Dorothy M. Carelock, age 87, of Douglas, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, June 3, 2020 at Coffee Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Carelock was born on June 21, 1932 in Bacon County, Georgia the daughter of the late Ira Music and Eva Taylor Music. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Edgar K. Carelock. Mrs. Carelock was a homemaker and a member of Rocky Pond Baptist Church. She met her husband, Edgar K. Carelock, who was the love of her life, when she was nineteen years old. They spent over fifty years together that seemed…

Lola Virginia Warnock, age 86, of Douglas, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, June 4, 2020 at Lakeside Senior Living. Mrs. Warnock was born on January 21, 1934 in Coffee County, Georgia the daughter of the late John Wesley Johnson and Mary Katherine Mercier Johnson. Mrs. Warnock worked as a bookkeeper with Griffin Warehouse and was a lifelong member of First Baptist Church in Douglas. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Warnie Wilson; two sisters, Laura Lambert and Geneva Giger; and one brother, Ken Johnson. Survivors include her husband, Rev. Charles Warnock Jr.…

Willie Maude Spell, age 95, of Douglas, Georgia, passed away on Monday, June 1, 2020 at Coffee Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Spell was born on August 31, 1924 in Telfair County, Georgia, the daughter of the late Dave Bishop and Ethel Hulett Bishop. Mrs. Spell was a seamstress and a member of Franklin Holiness Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Cecil Francis Spell. Survivors include two daughters, Frances Paulk Smith (Harry) of Ambrose, GA and Margie Nell Harper (Conway) of Douglas, GA; five grandchildren, Roxanne Nugent (Pat) of Ambrose, GA, Crystal Lott (Benji) of Ambrose, GA,…

Regina Eileen Turner, age 87, of Douglas, Georgia, passed away on Sunday, May 31, 2020 at Coffee Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Turner was born on September 9, 1932 in Philadelphia, PA the daughter of the late William Ottie Nolan and Sophia Simpson Nolan. Mrs. Turner worked as an administrative assistant with Hartford Insurance Company, a veteran of the United States Navy serving during the Korean War and was a homemaker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Wayne Alan Turner. Survivors include a daughter, Lisa Moorman (Ross) of Douglas, GA; four sons, Wayne Turner…

South Georgia State College celebrated a momentous annual tradition as 377 graduates were honored with a virtual commencement ceremony on Friday, May 28, 2020. “The past few months have been a test and testimony of the strength of our South Georgia State College family. Despite the challenges of the COVID-19’s impact on our families, friends and neighbors, we remained committed to moving forward with love and purpose,” said President Dr. Ingrid Thompson-Sellers in her address. “We will continue to provide a high quality and affordable education to help prepare students to compete in a global society and be successful…

The Douglas Police Department is committed to forming a respectful relationship with the citizens of Douglas and Coffee County community. Continuing with this commitment, the P.olice A.nd C.itizens T.ogether (P.A.C.T.) program has been formed to help build connections among Douglas officers and the neighborhoods they patrol. “The P.A.C.T. program will be impactful in neighborhoods,” says Douglas Police Chief Shane Edmisten. “We hope, by forming this new program, citizens in neighborhoods and Douglas officers will build a relationship of trust and respect.” Through P.A.C.T., citizens will have access to an officer specifically assigned to their neighborhood with whom they…

The Douglas-Coffee County Land Bank (LBA) sold its first house on Tuesday, May 19, 2020. The new owner will renovate the home so that it will be available for rent as soon as possible. Designed to acquire and maintain problem properties, the LBA will transfer the properties back to responsible ownership and productive/revenue generating use in our community which will create a more efficient and effective system to eliminate problem areas/blight in Douglas and Coffee County. Special thanks to Wells Fargo and the City of Douglas for the donation of the property to the Land Bank Authority. Congratulations…