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Hog show tagging days and Fall Forum Kevin Tatum, County Extension Coordinator 4-H and FFA members as well as pre-club students interested in showing a hog in the 2020 County and/or State Market Hog Show in February need to bring their pigs to Coffee Middle School by the Billy Walker Livestock Building on Monday, November 11, or Monday, November 18, between the hours of 4 PM and 5:30 PM. All pigs in line by 5:30 PM will be tagged. There will not be a veterinarian available for drawing blood work on either date this year. Exhibitors will be responsible for…

Who’s better – police officers or firemen? The City of Douglas will attempt to answer that question in about a week at Roundtree Park. The Douglas Police Department and the Douglas Fire Department would like to invite everyone to join in on the fun during the first “Battle of the Badges” Benefit Softball Game on Sunday, November 3, 2019 at 4 pm at Roundtree Park. The softball game will benefit the annual community toy drive that donates to local families at Christmas. “This will be a family friendly game of softball and all City employees and family members are…

Lisa Ogle, age 50, of Douglas, passed away suddenly at her residence on Sunday, October 20, 2019. She is survived by her husband Matt Ogle of Douglas; father Ezra Rudolph Tenney of Alabama; her mother Eunice Byrd Carter of Alma; daughter Brooke Ogle of Douglas; three brothers, Sean Tenney of Portland, Oregon, Brad Tenney (Lauren) and Wade Tenney (Shelby), both of Alma; two sisters Rena Taylor of Valdosta and Cindy Tenney of Alma; grandson, Bryson Hayward of Douglas; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services took place Thursday, October 24 at 2:00 PM from the chapel of Crosby Funeral Home with…

Mr. Joseph Hopson Minter, age 85, of Douglas, passed away late Tuesday evening, October 22, 2019, at Vista Park Health & Rehabilitation, following an extended illness. Mr. Minter was born August 18, 1934 to the late John Thomas Minter and the late Urahbell Booth Minter. Other than his parents, he was preceded in death by 10 siblings. Mr. Minter, a native of Wilkinson County, was a self-employed truck driver pulling mobile homes. He attended Morningside Baptist Church. Survivors include: His wife, Molly Herbert Minter of Douglas; sons Joey T. Minter and wife Kim of Ambrose and Steven Stringer of Douglas; grandchildren Jenna Chinen of…

Ms. Patricia Ann McKinnon, 68, of Douglas, passed away Tuesday October 22, 2019 at Coffee Regional Medical Center surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Douglas to the late John Odum and Lula Storey Odum. Ms. McKinnon is survived by a son, Hollis McKinnon Jr. (Rachael) of Douglas; daughters, Haleigh McKinnon, Amanda Cheris Hall (Mitchell) of Douglas, Sandy Denise Tovar (Ramiro) of Tifton; several grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and other family members also survive. Other than her parents, she was preceded in death by daughter Jaime Lynn McKinnon Threatt. Visitation will be Friday October 25, 2019 at 6:00 PM- 8:00 PM…

Antonia Garcia-Garcia, age 57, of Fitzgerald, passed away on October 21, 2019 at Tift Regional Medical Center. Ms. Garcia-Garcia was born on November 15, 1961 in Guanajuato, Mexico, the daughter of Susanna Garcia Ramirez and the late Antonia Garcia-Garcia. She was a homemaker and attended St. Williams Catholic Church in Fitzgerald. Survivors include her husband, Florencio Acevedo-Garcia of Fitzgerald; three daughters, Irma Acevedo of California, Betty Acevedo of Fitzgerald, and Alejandra Acevedo of Mexico; two sons, Fernando Acevedo of Fitzgerald and Miguel Acevedo of Fitzgerald; ten grandchildren; mother, Susanne Garcia Ramirez; three sisters, Adelina Garcia, Allcia Garcia and Susana Garcia…

Betty Ann Tanner Carmichael, age 85, of Nicholls, passed away Friday, October 18, 2019 at Harborview Satilla Nursing Home after an extended illness. She was daughter of the late Luther Vincent Tanner and Lula Mae Jordan Tanner. Betty was preceded in death by her husband Bob Ned Ivan Carmichael; son Ned Carmichael; daughter Betty Sue Burch Ellis; brothers Junior, Quinn and Robert Tanner; sisters Pansy Taylor, Clara Rowell and Hazel Williams. She was a member of the Nicholls Church of God. Survivors include two children Ronnie Burch (Debra) of Nicholls and Norma Jean Carmichael (Paul Sears) of Waycross; four grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and one…

School system exceeds state on CCRPI The College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI) scores were just released by the Georgia Department of Education. The CCRPI is Georgia’s statewide accountability measurement as required by the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), and provides a comprehensive roadmap to help educators, parents, and community members to promote and improve college and career readiness for all students. Coffee County Schools experienced an increase on the CCRPI in 10 of the 12 schools in the district and increased its overall score from 2018 by 7.6 percent. The system’s overall score of 77 is 1.1…

School system to recognize Red Ribbon Week next week The Coffee County School System invites the community to take a stand against drugs by celebrating Red Ribbon Week from October 28- November 1, 2019. Red Ribbon Week raises awareness of drug use and the problems related to drugs facing our community, and encourages parents, educators, business owners, and other community organizations to promote drug-free lifestyles. In 1985, Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent Enrique S. “Kiki” Camarena was killed by drug traffickers. Shortly after his death, citizens from his hometown of Calexico, California, began wearing red ribbons to remember him and…

Mr. Mose Wilkerson, 63 of Willacoochee, passed away Sunday October 20, 2019 at Coffee Regional Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Douglas to the late Joe Wilkerson and Vyrue Ellis Wilkerson on August 9, 1956. Mr. Wilkerson is survived by a son, Moses Brandon Wilkerson (Kim) of Marion, N.C.; daughters, Heather Wilkerson Collier (Clay) of Broxton and Miranda Nicole Wilkerson of Charleston, S.C.; and grandchildren, Jasmine Wilkerson, Taylor Wilkerson, Walker Bennett, Maddox Guerrero and Amaya Guerrero; several nieces, nephews and other family members also survive. Visitation will be Wednesday October 23, 2019 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM…