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Mayor’s youth council names outstanding youth at monthly meeting The Douglas Mayor’s Youth Council (DMYC) held its monthly meeting on August 15, 2019, at 6pm at City Hall and recognized three outstanding youth in the community. The council also heard presentations from the Community Foundation regarding improvements at Wheeler Park and the Ambitious Young Men (A.Y.M.) and the First Love Yourself Girls (F.L.Y.) organizations about events coming up for local youth. For the month of August, Candace Pace was chosen as the Outstanding Youth Council Member to spotlight, Anagrace Scholten and Key’Shun Holmes, were chosen as Outstanding Youth in…

Wiregrass holds ribbon cutting for mobile welding lab With the enrollment in the Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Welding program on the Coffee Campus increasing, the need for more space was answered by the Technical College System of Georgia sending a Mobile Welding Lab to the campus. The mobile welding unit is outfitted with one virtual welder, six multi-process Lincoln welders, and a flux core weld, along with six complete welding tool sets. The mobile lab also has a rod oven air compressor, a power max 65 plasma cutter, a classroom and office area. “The incredible design of the mobile welding…

Darci Tuten recognized as systemwide teacher of the year Friday night, during the halftime festivities at the Coffee High football game, Darci Tuten, Coffee County Schools 2019-2020 Teacher of the Year, was formally recognized on the football field in front of the Trojan fans. Escorted by her principal Dr. Rowland Cummings and Superintendent, Dr. Morris Leis, Mrs. Tuten has been a part of the school district since August of 2006, having previously taught for four years at Citizens Christian Academy. Darci currently teaches American and Multi-Cultural Literature as well as Advanced Placement Literature. Not only does Mrs. Tuten have the…

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…