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City, county working together on Land Bank Authority The City of Douglas and Coffee County are working together to rid our community of vacant and blighted property. The Douglas-Coffee County Land Bank Authority (L.B.A.) was formed in 2016 as a five member city-county board to focus on working with neighborhoods and the community to promote property redevelopment. Georgia Code §48:4:100-112, allows the formation of Land Bank Authorities for the purpose of the redevelopment of vacant, abandoned, and tax delinquent properties. The main objective of the joint L.B.A. is to acquire tax delinquent, non-revenue generating property and return it to…

Junk drop off dates for September City of Douglas residents are encouraged to participate in junk drop off dates in 2019. The August date will be Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019 and Saturday, Sept. 21 at the City Pole Yard located at 670 S. Pearl Avenue from 8:30 am-12 noon. Citizens are asked to clean up around their homes and take advantage of this free service. A dumpster will be placed the City Pole Yard, located on Pearl Avenue (behind Post Office), to A dumpster will be placed the City Pole Yard, located on Pearl Avenue, to offer Douglas residents a way to…

Eastside Pre-K students learn about centers The Eastside Pre-K students are adjusting well to their first year of public school. Many subjects are being implemented weekly as the students begin to follow routines and directions. The students in Ms. Barbaree’s Pre-K Class enjoyed exploring in centers. The children were allowed to self-select their center of choice and then were challenged to play along with others in that center. Working together, learning to cooperate and sharing are great skills to learn in Pre-K. It’s another GREAT day in Pre-K.

Here is a list of upcoming city meetings The City of Douglas would like to encourage citizens to attend or become a part of various city committees and boards. At the present time, there are vacancies on the Ethics Committee, Airport Commission, and the Library Board. Each board has its own criteria and qualifications for volunteers to become a member. The following is a list of September 2019 meetings for City of Douglas Boards and Committees. Douglas-Coffee County Teen Court: September 7, 2019, 9am, Coffee County Sheriff’s Department. City Commission: September 9 and 23, 2019, (2nd and 4th Mondays) 7pm,…

Mr. Richard Warren “Dick” Tyler, age 82 of Douglas, passed away early Thursday morning, August 29, 2019 at his residence following an extended illness. Mr. Tyler was born November 25, 1936 to the late Wesley Tyler and the late Zelda Vaughn Tyler. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a brother, Earle Tyler, and a sister, Linda Gail Shivers. Mr. Tyler was a native of Tampa, Fla. He had retired as a machinist with ABB Electrical Corporation of Sanford, Fla. He was a US Air Force veteran.Survivors include his wife, Brenda McClelland Tyler of Douglas; daughter Stacy…

Coffee Regional Medical Center sent the following release: The following information is provided by www.sepsis.org What is Sepsis? Sepsis is the body’s overwhelming and life-threatening response to infection that can lead to tissue damage, organ failure, and death. In other words, it’s your body’s overactive and toxic response to an infection. Your immune system usually works to fight any germs (bacteria, viruses, fungi, or parasites) to prevent infection. If an infection does occur, your immune system will try to fight it, although you may need help with medication such as antibiotics, antivirals, antifungals, and antiparasitics. However, for reasons researchers don’t…

SGSC announces summer Academic Honors lists for Coffee, Atkinson A total of 369 South Georgia State College students have earned a spot on the Summer 2019 Academic Honors List, according to an announcement today by Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs, Dr. Robert Page. Nineteen students earned a spot on the President’s List, 20 on the Dean’s List, and 330 on the Academic Honors List. Students enrolled in 12 or more semester hours of study with a grade point average of 4.0 are placed on the President’s List for the semester. Students with a semester average of 3.5 to 3.9 on 12 or more semester hours of study…

GNF, livestock show information By Kevin Tatum, County Extension Coordinator It’s almost fair time! That means it’s time to enter the many contests and events available to 4-H’ers at the Georgia National Fair in Perry. The dates for the fair are October 3-13, but the entry deadline for Coffee County 4-H’ers is 4:00 PM on Wednesday, September 11. NO LATE ENTRIES WILL BE PROCESSED! Contests for 4-H members include: Computer Graphic Design, Decorated Agricultural Products, Recycling, Terrarium/Dish Garden, Family Scarecrow Building Contest, Instant Camera Photography, Public Speaking, Variety Show, Family Seed Art, Cotton Boll Speech, Family Pumpkin Decorating, Cloverleaf Peanut Contest, Cupcake…

Brittany Farabow was recognized as the Coffee Middle School New Teacher Incentive Award recipient for 2019. She is an induction level teacher with 1-3 years of teaching experience. She was nominated with a letter of nomination highlighting her outstanding instruction skills, exceptional interaction with students, colleagues, parents and others, a proven record of helping students succeed and any additional information that distinguishes the nominee as “above and beyond.” Mrs. Farabow was presented a certificate and $500. Brittany Farabow finished her third year of teaching at Coffee Middle School. Her administrator stated, “Over the past three years at CMS,…

The SGSC women’s soccer team opened conference play with a quality road win at Georgia Military College Tuesday, August 27. The Lady Hawks opened the scoring in the 25th minute as Serena Nelson intercepted a pass in the midfield and immediately played in Monse Hernandez, who scored from about 25 yards out in the lower left hand corner. During the remainder of the first half, sophomore goalkeeper Crystal Francis kept the Bulldogs out of the net with three saves. The Hawks continued their determined play in the second half, scoring 7 minutes into play. Monse Hernandez assisted Serena Nelson’s…