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With cooler weather approaching and fun fall activities taking place, the Douglas Fire Department would like to remind parents and children of some fire safety tips. Young children, preschool age and kindergartners, are more likely to start fires by playing with matches or lighters. Parents should educate young children because young children are naturally curious about fire. Young children who start fires by playing with matches and/or lighters are more likely to die in the fire. Young children are more likely to start fires inside the home, while teenagers are more likely to start a fire outside. The…

Applications are currently being accepted for the City of Douglas Mayor’s leadership program for youth, the Douglas Mayor’s Youth Council (DMYC). Applications for 2019- 2020 are open to high school students, in grades 9-12, from Coffee County High School or private and home schools located in the city limits, to serve on the Douglas Youth Council. “Our first year of the Douglas Mayor’s Youth Council has proven to be a learning experience for our youth. They have learned how important leadership programs are to our city,” says Mayor Tony Paulk. “I can’t wait to continue to initiate and foster…

The City of Douglas Community Development Department continues to accept registrations for the 55th Annual Festival of Lights Christmas Parade at the Douglas Visitor Information Center (Ashley-Slater House) located at 211 S. Gaskin Avenue. The parade theme for 2018 is “Celebrate the Music and Melodies of Christmas.” The annual parade will be on Saturday, December 1, 2018 at 6 p.m. “We chose a theme this year with hopes to see how everyone can bring to life their favorite Christmas song,” says Georgia Henderson, Community Development Director. “We encourage everyone to look outside the box to create floats with lots…

South Georgia State College (SGSC) and the University of North Georgia (UNG) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) which will provide the students at SGSC the opportunity to obtain a dual certification degree in elementary education and special education. Students attending SGSC will be able to complete the four-year UNG Special Education General Curriculum Elementary Education program (P-5) and qualify for teacher certification through the Georgia Professional Standards Commission (GaPSC). Students graduating from this program will receive a Bachelor of Science in Education degree from SGSC. The program is set to begin at SGSC in the fall of…

Wiregrass Georgia Technical College will be holding an American Heart Association certification for HealthCare Professionals in the community or workplace on November 12 from 4 pm-8 p.m. The Basic Life Support course trains participants to promptly recognize several life-threatening emergencies, give high-quality chest compressions, deliver appropriate ventilations and provide early use of AED, BLS for Healthcare Providers teaches skills using the American Heart Associations’ proven Practice-While-Watching technique, which allows Instructors to observe students, provide feedback and guide students’ acquisition of skills. This four-hour training session includes Adult, Child and Infant CPR and AED. A two-year certification card is…

The Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) has named South Georgia State College’s (SGSC) Skyler Baggs as the first Division I Men’s Basketball Player of the Week for the 2018-2019 season. Baggs, a 6’5” redshirt sophomore from Brunswick, averaged 21 points, 9.5 rebounds, four steals, 3.5 assists, and 1.5 blocks in the Hawks’ (2-0) opening wins over American Basketball Institute (93-64) and Florida State College at Jacksonville (79-75, OT). He currently leads the GCAA in defensive rebounds (14) and is second in total rebounds (19) and rebounds per game. He also leads the GCAA in steals (eight). The Hawks…

The Coffee Campus of Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is pleased to announce those students who’ve completed their GEDs during the month of October. The students are: Donisha Knight, Jacob Touchstone, Zach McKinnon, and Kay Santoyo. Fall commencement ceremony will be held Friday, December 14, 2018 at the UGA Conference Center in Tifton, Georgia. Please congratulate these students for this outstanding accomplishment. For more information about our free GED and ESL classes, call 229-468-2263. New student orientations are held weekly. GED testing dates for the Coffee Campus are held twice a month.

Do you have a favorite dish in Douglas? Tell us what it is! Now is the time to show your love and nominate that dish in Explore Georgia’s 100 Plates Locals Love contest. Since the beginning of this contest, several Douglas restaurants have made the list each year. The Carnivore pizza from Fireside Pizza, tomato pie from J & D Café, Holt’s Bakery glazed donuts, Holt’s Bakery dressing, and the steak gordita from Super Mercada Tarahurama have all made the list. Go ahead and add your favorite, it’s easy to nominate, and remember it has to be a local…

At the Georgia Airports Association (GAA) Annual Conference at Jekyll Island, Douglas Airport Manager Howard Whidden was selected to serve on the GAA Board of Directors. Whidden, who has worked with the City of Douglas since 2007 and has been airport manager since 2013, will serve a five-year term beginning in 2019. “I am honored and look forward to serving with the great people that make up the Georgia Airport Association. I hope to also better serve the City of Douglas and our Georgia communities, to progress our public airports,” says Whidden. The GAA Board of Directors serve as…

The South Georgia State College swim teams had their first home meet of the season on Saturday, November 3, 2018, and won both men’s and women’s side of the competition. The men totaled 713 points to Thomas University’s 329 points. Lagrange College placed third with 301 points and Point University fourth with 244 points. The Hawk’s women amassed a total of 701 points with Thomas again placing second with 338 points, Point came in third and Lagrange in fourth. “It’s always a good measure for us to see how we do against other four year schools in an invitational…