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It’s time for month 4-H meetings again By Kevin D. Tatum County Extension Coordinator, Coffee County With school starting up again for the new school year, it’s time to get back to our monthly 4-H meetings with our 4-H members. We are in the process of discussing in-school meeting times with teachers and principals and students will be notified by their teacher of their meeting time. However, our students in 7th and 8th grades (Junior 4-H members) hold their meetings twice a month at the 4-H office. Their first meeting will be on Thursday, August 22, from 4 to 5 PM. The…

Georgia Water Coalition hosting coal ash meeting tomorrow in Douglas Please join Georgia Water Coalition member organizations in Douglas for a community meeting to discuss coal ash. The meeting will take place on Saturday, Aug. 10 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at St. Andrews Episcopal Church at 408 East Ashley Street. Millions of tons of coal ash (toxic waste product from burning coal) are dumped in Georgia each year. In fact, coal ash from out of state is currently dumped at Waste Mangement’s Chesser Island landfill in Charlton County and landfills across the state. Legislators introduced SB 123 to…

By Mayor Tony Paulk Hello citizens of Douglas! The role that I play as mayor is multi-faceted. Each month, I write this editorial with the hope that this information is shared among citizens and the information helps to educate citizens with different matters taking place within this great city. It is up to elected officials, to initiate programs and implement solutions to make Douglas shine brighter than other cities in our area. The Community Foundation is on the move! Wheeler Park is a special project for the Community Foundation. Again, this is a new concept for citizens to…

Whitehead awards Wiregrass graduates with Tradesman Award Recent and soon-to-be graduates from Wiregrass Georgia Technical College were recognized by Whitehead Industrial Hardware of Valdosta with a special Tradesman Award. The graduates received a plaque along with a $250 credit to purchase tools for their new jobs. “It’s a great honor to have the opportunity to present each of these four deserving individuals with the Whitehead Distinguished Tradesman Award,” shared Jonathan Miller, Whitehead Industrial Hardware Principal. “All of us here at Whitehead salute the modern tradesman and believe in the importance of recognizing the hard work and success of these students.…

Bruce Edwards named to 2019 AIOPIA’S 10 Best in Georgia For Client Satisfaction list The American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys has recognized the exceptional performance of Georgia’s personal injury attorney Bruce Edwards as a 2019 10 Best Personal Injury Attorneys for Client Satisfaction. The American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys is a third-party attorney rating organization that publishes an annual list of the Top 10 Personal Injury attorneys in each state. Attorneys who are selected to the “10 Best” list must pass AIOPIA’s rigorous selection process, which is based on client and/or peer nominations, thorough research, and AIOPIA’s independent…

SGSC’s tuition and fees remain among the lowest in the nation What is the cost of attending in 2019? Most entering college freshmen and their families underestimate the total cost of attending a four-year institution. For the 2018-2019 school year, the College Board, a not-for-profit organization formed in the late 1800s to expand access to higher education, estimated the average annual cost of tuition and fees was $10,230 for in-state students at public four-year universities — and $35,830 for students at private not-for-profit four-year institutions. These estimates didn’t include room and board, books, supplies, transportation and other expenses a student may…

Mr. Edgar “Eddie” C. Brunner, age 54 of Pearson, passed away Thursday, August 1, 2019 at Memorial University Hospital in Savannah. Survivors include: Daughters Monica Kay Brunner and fiancé Dustin Bennett of Blackshear and Brittney Brunner of Blackshear; brother John Brunner and wife Hope of Denton; sister Charlotte Brunner of Pearson; grandson Bryson Brunner; and several other relatives also survive. Funeral services for Mr. Brunner were held, Sunday, August 4, 2019 at 4:00 P.M. at Relihan Funeral Home in Pearson. The interment followed at Sunnyside Cemetery. Relihan Funeral Home in was in charge of the arrangements.

Mr. Carl Edward Beecher kept a scheduled appointment with Jesus at 11:00 P.M. on August 3, 2019. He arrived on time, never wanting to be late. Mr. Beecher was born March 11, 1938 to the late Frank Beecher and the late Bell Smith Beecher. He was preceded in death by his brother, Charles Beecher. Mr. Beecher, a native of Coffee County, was a farmer. He was a member of Harvest Time Church of God. Survivors include: His wife, Joann Anderson Beecher of Wray; children David Beecher of St. Augustine, Fla., Brad Beecher of Douglas, Bryce Beecher of Tampa, Fla., Bryan Sizemore of Aiken, S.C., and Kris Sizemore of Aiken,…

SGSC students attend production of Mamma Mia! at the Peach State Summer Theatre Recently, South Georgia State College students took a trip to see Mamma Mia! at the Peach State Summer Theatre in Valdosta. They were accompanied by Sandra Adams, SGSC interim dean of students and housing and Katherine LeRoy-Lawson, SGSC assistant professor of theatre. “This trip was especially rewarding because we were able to see one of our alumni perform in the show,” LeRoy-Lawson stated. Chas Pridgen is a 2016 graduate of SGSC and a past president of TheaCo, the student theatre club at SGSC. While attending SGSC, Chas performed in Barefoot in the…

New children’s digital library launches throughout state Georgia Public Library Service (GPLS) is proud to launch eRead Kids, a new digital library available through all 407 public libraries in the state. The collection of almost 15,000 electronic and audio books is for children from pre-k through fourth grade. “Kids will build confidence and reading skills – and have fun – through eRead Kids,” said State Librarian Julie Walker. “eRead Kids will empower libraries to support young readers by offering a format convenient for traveling and entertaining kids, while growing their reading skills.” The collection is a mix of fiction and non-fiction…