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SGSC participates in USG Ethics Awareness Week The University System of Georgia (USG) is committed to the highest ethical and professional standards of conduct in pursuit of its mission to create knowledge. Accomplishing this mission demands integrity, good judgment and dedication to public service from all members of the USG community. Annually, the USG highlights this commitment through an Ethics Awareness Week which is scheduled this year for November 11–17, 2019. The purpose of this week is to remind employees of our commitment to an ethical culture and our shared ethical values and expectations. Chancellor Steve Wrigley has emphasized the importance of an…

Musgrove joins Hurst & Hurst Hurst & Hurst CPAs, a leader of small business support and tax services in South Georgia, is pleased to announce that Mandy Musgrove has rejoined the firm as a staff accountant. With over 15 years of accounting experience, Mandy will help coordinate a multitude of accounting activities including payroll and general ledger application. She is currently obtaining her Bachelor’s Degree in Accountancy from Georgia Southwestern State University. Mandy has two children, Kara and CJ. She enjoys hunting and building race cars with her dad in her spare time.

Wiregrass vice president named to National Board for Concurrent Enrollment Wiregrass Georgia Technical College’s Dual Enrollment program has been a leader on both state and national levels in the concurrent enrollment field. In 2018 the college received official accreditation by the Accreditation Commission of the National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships (NACEP), making the college the first in Georgia to earn NACEP accreditation for their Concurrent Enrollment program. Concurrent enrollment is the method of offering college courses to high school students for college credit by credentialing a high school instructor to teach the course content. The accreditation Wiregrass received provides evidence…

Breast cancer screening event a success Coffee Regional Medical Center hosted a free breast cancer screening event for women in South Georgia in October to recognize Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The purpose of this event was to encourage women to be vigilant about breast health, to take the proper steps to complete routine breast screening, and, if at risk or age 40 and above, provide a referral for a diagnostic mammogram. A mammogram must be ordered by a physician, therefore this event enabled those without a physician the opportunity to have a mammogram scheduled, if needed or desired. The most…

Mr. Randy S. Vo, age 52 of Douglas, passed away Thursday afternoon, October 31, 2019, at Coffee Regional Medical Center following a short illness. Mr. Vo was born September 20, 1967 to the late Van An Vo and the late Ai Thi Pham. Mr. Vo, a native of Bentre, Vietnam, was an auto mechanic with a Ford dealership in Houston, Texas. Survivors include: His wife, Phuong Linh Thi Bui of Douglas; children Orleans Vo and Nova Vo, both of Douglas; sisters Giau Vo and Linh H. Vo, both of Douglas; niece Hue K. Nguyen of Douglas; other cousins and friends.The memorial service will…

Mr. Edward Bernell Roe, age 56 of Axson, passed away Thursday, October 31, 2019 at Coffee Regional Medical Center in Douglas. Survivors include: Mother, Patricia Floyd Roe of Axson; brothers Travis Roe and wife Prencess of Waycross, Patrick Roe and wife Martha of Ocilla, and Jody Roe and wife Ann of Waycross; sisters Brenda Paulk of Willacoochee and Mary Vasquez of Valdosta; several nieces, nephews and other relatives also survive. Graveside funeral services for Mr. Roe were Sunday, November 3, 2019 at 3:00 P.M. at the Willacoochee City Cemetery. The interment followed in the Willacoochee City Cemetery. Relihan Funeral Home in…

Mrs. Laura Jane Powell, age 89 of Willacoochee, passed away Saturday, November 2, 2019 at Coffee Regional Medical Center in Douglas, following a brief illness. Survivors include: Sons Bremon Powell and wife Virginia Mathis of Pearson and Johnnie Powell and wife Doris B. of Douglas; grandchildren Anita Ford and husband Henry of Nashville, Michael Powell and wife Candy of Pearson, Bryan Powell of Gainesville, Fla., Eva Powell of Douglas, and Melanie McKinnon of Columbia, S.C.; 14 great grandchildren, four great-great grandchildren and several nieces, nephews and other relatives also survive. Funeral services for Mrs. Powell will be held Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at 2:00…

Sylvia Oates, the wife of Terry Oates, passed away Tuesday, October 29, 2019. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, November 9, 2019 at Young’s Chapel Missionary Baptist Church. A scholarship fund has been set up in memory of Sylvia S. Oates at Wells Fargo Bank. Donations can be made at any Wells Fargo Bank to the Sylvia Oates Scholarship fund. Checks are to be made out to the same.

After a two day trial, Amanda Jacobs Coleman was found guilty of the murder of two-year-old Brooklyn Aldridge by a Coffee County jury. The case was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney John Rumker with Judge Andy Spivey presiding over the proceedings. The evidence presented at trial showed that law enforcement and emergency responders were dispatched to the residence of Ron Lott and his girlfriend, Amanda Coleman, on the evening of March 6, 2018. Brooklyn, the two-year-old daughter of Ron Lott and Rachel Aldridge, was found dead by Coleman. Coleman claimed that no one except her had any contact with…

The third annual Interactive Veterans Museum will be held on Thursday, November 7, 2019 from 8:30 – 11:30 a.m. at the George Washington Carver Freshman Campus Gymnasium. To honor area veterans, the Freshman Campus is using another approach. Staff have invited local veterans to share their memorabilia, experiences, and stories with students to help them understand what veterans are, what the military does beyond fighting, and to create awareness, enthusiasm and respect for the United States, armed forces, and veterans. This is the third annual Interactive Veterans Museum and not only are any other Coffee County veterans invited to join and share their stories and memorabilia, but staff invite…