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District 2 county commissioner Jimmy Kitchens has announced his intention to run for re-election later this year. Commissioner Kitchens released the following statement: “I, Jimmy Kitchens, would like to announce my candidacy for re-election for county commissioner Coffee County District 2 in the November general election. I have been honored to serve District 2 and Coffee County for the past 15 years. I have enjoyed working with other constitutional officers and county employees in order to maintain a responsible government. I have kept contact and built relationships with local, state, and U.S. officials to let them know the needs and…

Prince Automotive Group has made a donation of $5,000 to Wiregrass Georgia Technical College’s Diesel Truck Maintenance program on the Coffee Campus. Wiregrass is currently working to raise funds to construct a new facility to house the diesel and Commercial Truck Driving programs at the current Commercial Truck Driving range in Douglas. This generous donation will go to support this effort. The Prince Automotive Group has dealerships in Douglas, Albany, Valdosta, and Tifton. Wiregrass offers the Diesel Truck Maintenance Certificate program and a Diesel Electric/Electronic Systems Technician Certificate on the Coffee Campus. Students enrolled in the Dual Enrollment Occupational classes…

A former textile plant in Ocilla, Ga., will reopen with new jobs and farmers throughout South Georgia will gain a lucrative cash crop as Georgia company Second Century Ag launches a hemp processing facility that will become South Georgia’s first CBD oil manufacturer. Second Century Ag’s efforts will put to work a $3 million loan through a state Department of Community Affairs program created by 2017’s Georgia Agribusiness and Rural Jobs Act (GARJA). “Georgia hemp farming is well-positioned for a renaissance,” said Thomas Farmer, who started Second Century Ag with fellow Georgians Clay Taber and Will Wingate. “The South Georgia soil…

The staff at CRMC Wound Care & Hyperbaric Clinic are celebrating American Heart Month by educating South Georgia about good cardiovascular care and tips to keep hearts healthy year-round. Every day, more than half a million Americans are diagnosed with cardiovascular diseases like peripheral artery disease (PAD), a condition that compromises leg circulation and results in non-healing wounds. A healthy heart helps keep oxygen and nutrient-rich blood flowing through the body, a vital component of wound healing. “Any disease that disrupts blood circulation affects how long it will take for a wound to heal,” said Tracy Martini, NP-C, Nurse Practitioner…

By: John McLemore, County Extension Agent Coffee County cotton production value to the state of Georgia is $57.33 million, according to the 2018 Georgia Farm Gate value. Growers’ management practices depend upon information received from University of Georgia Extension, local agriculture suppliers, and their peers. Upon time spent in the county I saw a need for an on-farm research variety performance trial. Therefore, I decided to participate in the UGA On-Farm Cotton Variety Evaluation Program. Through this program, extension agents partner with a local cotton grower to put in a cotton variety trial on the farm. Cooperating growers, county agents…

Mr. Talmadge “Pete” Worth, age 90 of Douglas, passed away late Monday evening, February 10, 2020, following an extended illness. Mr. Worth was born February 22, 1929 to the late Enoch Worth and the late Josephine Chaney Worth. Other than his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Madeline Corbitt Worth; siblings Albert Worth, Alton Worth, Vera Worth, Sallie Shrouder, Gussie Harrell and Thorpe Worth; grandchildren Greg Barile; and infant twin granddaughters. Mr. Worth was a native of Coffee County. He had retired from the Coffee County Road Department where he was a tractor mechanic. Mr. Worth was…

Maria Annette Hires, age 65, of Nicholls, Georgia passed away on Monday, February 10, 2020 at Memorial Health Hospital, Savannah, Georgia. Mrs. Hires was born on March 20, 1954 in Jacksonville, Florida, the daughter of the late Donald Johns and the late Ida Lou Hunter Johns. Mrs. Hires was a homemaker and was of the Church of God faith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Lisa Michelle Hires. Survivors include her son, Gary Hires Jr (Merrilea) of Valdosta, GA; three grandchildren, Cameron Ethan Hires, Logan Hires and Alexia Grace Hires; brother, Donald Whitman…

Mary Virginia Carter, age 82, of Willacoochee, Georgia, passed away on Sunday, February 9, 2020 in Winter Gardens, Florida. Mrs. Carter was born on November 11, 1937 in Ware County, Georgia, the daughter of the late Vinson Kenneth Chaplin and the late Emma Jane Cribbs Chaplin. She was a retired nursing assistant with Emerald Green Nursing Home, a member of the Willacoochee Seniors and a member of Lax Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Henry Carter; three sons, Vinson Carlos Carter, Glenn Carter and Ronald Hank “Henry” Carter; and two…

Marquise Jackson drove to the basket with time running out hoping to send Wednesday night’s game against the Andrew College Tigers into overtime. The layup missed, the Tigers grabbed the rebound, and Andrew escaped with a 66-64 win over the South Georgia State College Hawks. The game featured six ties and six lead changes with the Hawks (22-4, 9-3) grabbing their first lead very late in the first half. Jalen King broke a 29-29 tie by making two free throws with 9.6 seconds remaining to give SGSC a 31-29 lead. The Tigers wasted no time driving the length of…

Marquise Jackson drove to the basket with time running out hoping to send Wednesday night’s game against the Andrew College Tigers into overtime. The layup missed, the Tigers grabbed the rebound, and Andrew escaped with a 66-64 win over the South Georgia State College Hawks. The game featured six ties and six lead changes with the Hawks (22-4, 9-3) grabbing their first lead very late in the first half. Jalen King broke a 29-29 tie by making two free throws with 9.6 seconds remaining to give SGSC a 31-29 lead. The Tigers wasted no time driving the length of…