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Dave Hughes has been named the Main Street Program Coordinator for the Douglas-Coffee County Chamber of Commerce. This announcement comes following the recent transition of the Main Street Program from the City of Douglas. During the transfer of responsibilities, Mr. Hughes will continue to collaborate with Ms. Georgia Henderson to provide continuity of services for Main Street Program activities. John Henry, President of Douglas-Coffee County EDA/Chamber stated, “Dave has been very instrumental in coordinating the Downtown Merchants’ Association and brings extensive retail experience to our team. I have faith that Mr. Hughes will be a diligent and passionate advocate…

Wiregrass Georgia Technical College and Ace Electric, Inc. have partnered together once again. At the college’s advisory committee meeting, Ace Electric, Inc. company founders Tom and Bobby Stalvey presented the college with a check for $25,000. Both company founders are Valdosta Technical Institute alumni. The donation will support the newly created Commercial Electrical Construction Technology classroom. In addition to their financial contribution to Wiregrass, Ace Electric is committing to offering summer internships, work-based learning, job shadowing and apprenticeship program opportunities to high school students interested in pursuing a career in the commercial electrical construction field. This past summer, Irwin…

Wiregrass Georgia Technical College will accept new student applications for Fall semester on Free Application Day, November 8. Any new student who applies in person on this day will have the application fee waived. Free Application Day will be held on the Ben Hill-Irwin Campus, Coffee Campus, Cook County WDC Campus, Moody AFB Extended Campus, and the Valdosta Campus from 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Spring semester classes begin January 9, 2019. New for Spring, the Valdosta Campus will offer an associate’s degree in mechatronics technology. Mechatronics is a systems approach in engineering from basic electronics, to robotics, to mechanical…

Under the Federal Health Exchange, many citizens of Coffee and surrounding counties are currently uninsured or covered by a Blue Cross Blue Shield product called Pathways. For 2019, BCBS has decided to no longer offer this product in Coffee County. Fortunately for the citizens of the county, Ambetter Health has stepped in and will offer their product locally. Ambetter will be the only plan offered on the Health Exchange in Coffee County but will offer many different plan designs at different costs to the consumer. The great news is that Coffee Regional Medical Center, CRH Physician Practices, and Orthopedic…

The City of Douglas and Transwaste are offering two junk drop-off days in November – Nov. 3 and Nov. 17 at the City Pole Yard located at Pearl Avenue from 8 a.m.-noon. A dumpster will be placed the City Pole Yard, located on Pearl Avenue, to offer Douglas residents a way to dispose of large, non-hazardous items and electronic items at no cost. No one will be available to help unload items. The City is not responsible for any damages that occur during unloading. NO CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL/DEBRIS or business/commercial dumping will be allowed. This is RESIDENTIAL drop-off collection only for…

Lead surgeon Dr. Foster and her assistants (3rd grade students) from Ambrose Elementary performed surgery on multiplication arrays. Students learned about the distributive property of multiplication and how to break apart larger arrays into smaller arrays. Students did a spectacular job and loved being surgeons for a day.

Lead surgeon Dr. Foster and her assistants (3rd grade students) from Ambrose Elementary performed surgery on multiplication arrays. Students learned about the distributive property of multiplication and how to break apart larger arrays into smaller arrays. Students did a spectacular job and loved being surgeons for a day.

The Wiregrass Artists Guild Invites you to attend its 2018 Featured Artist Show and Reception in honor of Delores Coleman and Aliesia Teston Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018, from 2 pm to 5pm at the Heritage Station Museum, 219 West Ward Street. Please show your support for local artists. Also, here is a reminder for the open house downtown – the art guild will have a show and sale on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 17-18. The hours will be Saturday from 9 am–5 pm and Sunday from 1 pm–5 pm. If you have any questions, call 912-383-7332. Christmas will be…

Kevin Tatum, County Extension Coordinator The Georgia 4-H Board of Directors are planning a fun-filled weekend for Fall Forum, “4-H: Where the Light Is.” The weekend (December 8-9) includes a mix of workshops and educational sessions along with opportunities for community service and exhibits. Registration for Fall Forum is open to any current 9th-12th grade 4-H members in the 2018-2019 school term. This event provides many opportunities for project work, competition, networking, and training for youth and adults. Early bird registration fee of $82 is due by Wednesday, November 7. Regular registration is $87 and is due by…

Dear Editor, I voted Yes for ESPLOST in Coffee County. I believe that the Education Special Purpose Local Option Sales tax makes sense. This is not an additional tax; it is simply a vote to continue the current ESPLOST in Coffee County. As a parent, I want my children to have the tools necessary to receive a quality education and ESPLOST ensures that. I know that the Coffee County School System relies on ESPLOST funding to buy school buses. The school system has 85 buses in the bus fleet and needs to buy at least five or six…