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As registration continues for the Annual Festival of Lights Christmas Parade, parade officials are releasing the rules, regulations, and important information regarding the parade. The primary mission of the Annual Festival of Lights Parade is to provide a safe, enjoyable, and quality family environment, in and on the streets of Douglas. In order to do so, the following rules and regulations are asked to be followed. All entries (no exceptions) must have an entry form on file at the Public Information office located at 211 S. Gaskin Avenue on or before 4:00pm on Friday, November 30, 2018. Entry fees…

By Kevin Tatum, County Extension Coordinator We want to congratulate Savannah Cothern, Glenn O’Steen, and Jenna Sears for all receiving a blue ribbon, and J.C. Smith for all receiving a red ribbon with their 4-H mini-booths in the Okefenokee Agricultural Fair in Waycross during the week of November 6-10. Savannah Cothern prepared a booth on dairy foods, Glenn O’Steen’s booth was on bridges, Jenna Sears’ booth was on crocheting, and J.C. Smith’s booth was on the bass clarinet. Congratulations to each of our participants. Coke/Krispy Kreme Fundraiser To help 4-H members reduce their cost of attending summer…

Citizens in Douglas and Coffee County are invited to start a season of giving by participating in the Coffee County Community Toy Drive. Public safety agencies, along with many local community agencies, are hosting a toy drive for boys and girls ages 12 and under. The toy drive has already begun with collection sites throughout Douglas. “We have approximately 500 youth in our community who are on toy lists with local agencies,” says Mayor Tony Paulk. “We need our community to support this community toy drive. Local citizens and businesses are encouraged to donate a toy or make monetary donations.”…

The City of Douglas will be doing its part to make the holiday season special for residents of Georgia’s hospitals serving persons with developmental disabilities and behavioral health needs. For 59 years, cities across Georgia have brought the joy of the holiday season to patients at Georgia’s regional behavioral health hospitals through the Mayors’ Christmas Motorcade. The program, begun by the Georgia Municipal Association (GMA) in cooperation with Governor Ernest Vandiver and his wife Betty Vandiver, relies on citizen participation in each city to donate gifts for the patients, many of who would not receive gifts or be recognized…

The City of Douglas contracts with Waste Industries to provide trash and recycling pick up inside Douglas. Recently, the schedule has been inconsistent due to employee challenges, weather, and holidays. “We apologize for any inconvenience caused by the trash/recycling schedule’s lack of consistency and we are working with Waste Industries to resolve the issues with trash and recycling pick up within the City,” says City Manager Charles Davis. “We should have this resolved before the Thanksgiving Holidays.” Prior to Thursdays of each week, citizens should schedule pick up of brown/white goods by contacting the Public Works Department at 912-389-3450.…

The SGSC men’s swim team moved their season record to 7-1 on the year against four-year colleges. The Hawk’s men defeated Berry College in the tri-meet in Rome by a score of 981 to 947. Point University’s men placed third with 337 points. SGSC’s women placed second to Berry by a score of 1036 to 866. Loyola University of New Orleans is the only men’s team to hand SGSC a loss on the 2018-19 season. “Berry College has a wonderful facility and program,” commented SGSC’s head swim coach CM Jenkins. “Anytime we can best them in a meet is…

The SGSC men’s swim team moved their season record to 7-1 on the year against four-year colleges. The Hawk’s men defeated Berry College in the tri-meet in Rome by a score of 981 to 947. Point University’s men placed third with 337 points. SGSC’s women placed second to Berry by a score of 1036 to 866. Loyola University of New Orleans is the only men’s team to hand SGSC a loss on the 2018-19 season. “Berry College has a wonderful facility and program,” commented SGSC’s head swim coach CM Jenkins. “Anytime we can best them in a meet is…

South Georgia State College (SGSC) will conduct two informational sessions concerning the new bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood and Special Education. Anyone with an interest should attend. The meeting on the Douglas campus will be Monday, November 26 in Davis Hall, room 102 at 4 pm. The meeting on the Waycross campus will be Tuesday, November 27 in the Education Building Auditorium at 4:30 pm. 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…

South Georgia State College’s men’s basketball team split its games this past weekend during the annual Applebee’s Okefenokee College Classic in Waycross. The Hawks (4-2) defeated Denmark Tech 94-83 Friday evening and dropped the Saturday afternoon game 73-71 to State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota (SCF). The Hawks opened the SCF game in a scoring drought, finishing with a total of six points in the first nine minutes. It didn’t take long for SGSC to create a 10-0 scoring run in the next three minutes to pull ahead 16-15. It was back-and-forth for the remainder of the first half as…

As of November 1, 2018, Fireside Pizza Shop in Downtown Douglas has a new owner. This owner is no stranger. In fact, he’s been the general manager there for several years. Daryl Clark, along with Bobbie Reliford, have taken over as the new owners of Fireside Pizza Shop. Together with their team, they will continue to offer the same delicious pizzas, sandwiches, salads and soups that Fireside has become known for. Fireside began when Francis Lott, owner of The Atrium, challenged Luke Christian to fill the restaurant space in the at that time newly renovated building. Mr. Christian, who…