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Jr/Sr District Project Achievement (DPA) for our Junior (7th and 8th grade) and Senior (9th-12th grade) 4-H members is this weekend. We have a great group of 4-H’ers competing. They will be competing against 4-H members from the 39 counties in southeast Georgia. We will travel to Rock Eagle on Friday, February 7, and return on Sunday, February 9. 4-H members who are running for the Southeast District Junior and Senior Board of Directors will campaign during the weekend. Elections will be held on Saturday evening. Coffee County has three candidates running for the senior board. They are Ashton…

Commissioner Edwin Taylor received GMA’s Certificate of Achievement from the Harold F. Holtz Municipal Training Institute at the Georgia Cities United Summit in Atlanta last week. To receive a Certificate of Achievement, a city official must complete a minimum of 72 units of credit, including at least 36 hours from a list of required courses. The training program consists of a series of more than 60 courses. Elected officials from Douglas were among hundreds of city officials to attend the Georgia Cities United Summit in Atlanta, January 24-27, 2020. The annual conference provides city officials with an opportunity…

Students on the Coffee Campus of Wiregrass Georgia Technical College learned at a special scholarship event that their hard work is paying off. Thanks to the generous donation of friends and supporters of the college, three students were awarded scholarships that will help pay for tuition, fees, books, and/or supplies needed for their programs. Those receiving scholarships for Spring Semester were: Cassandra Breedlove (Interdisciplinary Studies – Associates of Applied Science) Howard Jordan Scholarship, Elizabeth Davis (Surgical Technology) Francis Lott/Douglas Lions Club Scholarship, and Abigail Abonza (Business Technology) Farmers & Merchants Bank Scholarship. These scholarships were merit based and applicants…

South Georgia State College’s men’s basketball team managed to overcome a second half surge by Albany Tech Wednesday night to defeat the Titans 79-62. Big scoring runs defined the game with the Hawks (19-3, 6-2) eventually pulling away in the second half. SGSC broke a 16-16 tie in the first half and outscored the Titans 30-12 over the final 10 minutes to take a 46-28 lead into the locker room. The Titans opened the second half with a run of their own, outscoring SGSC 21-6 to cut the lead to three points. Collins Joseph led the Hawks with…

Mr. Willie Jacob “Jake” Wright, age 82 of Douglas, passed away on January 29, 2020, at his residence following an extended illness. Mr. Wright was born September 27, 1937 to the late William C. “Bill” Wright and the late Rev. Ola Nipper Wright. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary E. McQueen Wright and a daughter, Debbie R. Robinson. Mr. Wright was a native of Coffee County. He has worked as a carpenter with Coffee County Mill Works. Survivors include: Son Bobby W. Wright of Millwood; brothers Gerald “Pud” Wright and Johnny Wright, both of Douglas; grandchildren Clayton…

Mr. Willie Jacob “Jake” Wright, age 82 of Douglas, passed away on January 29, 2020, at his residence following an extended illness. Mr. Wright was born September 27, 1937 to the late William C. “Bill” Wright and the late Rev. Ola Nipper Wright. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary E. McQueen Wright and a daughter, Debbie R. Robinson. Mr. Wright was a native of Coffee County. He has worked as a carpenter with Coffee County Mill Works. Survivors include: Son Bobby W. Wright of Millwood; brothers Gerald “Pud” Wright and Johnny Wright, both of Douglas; grandchildren Clayton…

Mr. Willie Jacob “Jake” Wright, age 82 of Douglas, passed away on January 29, 2020, at his residence following an extended illness. Mr. Wright was born September 27, 1937 to the late William C. “Bill” Wright and the late Rev. Ola Nipper Wright. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary E. McQueen Wright and a daughter, Debbie R. Robinson. Mr. Wright was a native of Coffee County. He has worked as a carpenter with Coffee County Mill Works. Survivors include: Son Bobby W. Wright of Millwood; brothers Gerald “Pud” Wright and Johnny Wright, both of Douglas; grandchildren Clayton…

Mrs. Melissa Louise Fish, age 48, of Lenox, passed away Saturday, January 25, 2020 at Tift Regional Medical Center in Tifton. A native of Ocilla, Mrs. Fish was born, September 3, 1971, daughter of Carolyn Harper. She lived in Oregon for seven years before returning back to South Georgia. Mrs. Fish worked in sales at Global Auto Company. She enjoyed cooking, traveling and spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren. Mrs. Fish is preceded in death by her mother, Carolyn Harper. Survivors include: Husband Jeff Fish of Lenox; son, Eric Paulk of Wallsburg, Utah; daughter, Kaitlyn Paulk…

Edwin M. “Ed” Bryce, age 63, of Douglas, passed away on Monday evening, January 27, 2020 at his son’s house in Waynesville. Mr. Bryce was born on June 1, 1956 in Macon, the son of Eveline Sewell Bryce and the late Arthur James Bryce Jr. Mr. Bryce worked for Spectrum Distribution and Walmart Distribution Center. Survivors include his wife, Mary Ann Harper Bryce of Douglas; two sons, Eric Bryce of Waycross and Eric Wilcox of Waynesville; step-daughter, Mary Elizabeth Stabler (Scott) of Dallas, Texas; two grandchildren, Nathan Bryce of Waycross and Kaitlyn Bryce of Waycross; mother, Eveline Bryce…

Nicholls Elementary School has been named a 2019-2020 Reward School by the Georgia Department of Education. The distinction of Reward School represents that Nicholls Elementary was among the greatest five percent of Title I Schools and those who are Title I Targeting Assistance Schools by their increase in student achievement. Reward Schools also have to maintain the performance of their economically disadvantages students, students with disabilities and English learners to be recognized. Congratulations to Lori Bratcher, Principal of Nicholls Elementary and her staff and students as academic performance at Nicholls Elementary has continued to increase resulting in…