Retired teachers make donation to Satilla Regional Library The Coffee Atkinson Retired Educators Association (CAREA) presented Satilla Regional Library Interim Director, Stephen Whigman, a monetary donation in memory of their deceased members for 2017-2019. The donation will be used to purchase children’s books for the public libraries of Coffee and Atkinson counties. This is a project for the local unit of the Georgia Retired Educators Association. CAREA Library Chairman Leola Johnson presented the check to Director Stephen Whigman in memory of deceased members of 2017-2019. The deceased members for 2017-18 were Margaret Lie-Nielsen, Ginny Lockwood, Lorraine McGovern, Joyce Moore, Travis…
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School will be out soon, 4-H summer camps will be in Kevin Tatum, County Extension Coordinator It’s only a few more weeks until schools will be out for summer break. That means it will be time for 4-H summer camp. This summer Coffee County 4-H will be taking our younger 4-H members to Cloverleaf 4-H Camp at Rock Eagle 4-H Center the week of July 1-5. 4-H members who are signed up to attend are asked to attend the Camp Orientation Meeting on Monday, May 13, at 6 PM, in the sanctuary of the Douglas First Baptist Church. We also…
A house fire last night in West Green claimed the life of Betty Clark, 69. According to a press release issued by the Safety Fire Commissioner’s Office, around 10:30 p.m. Sunday night, firefighters from the Coffee County Fire Department responded to a residential fire located at 150 Burkett Loop Road in West Green. Three adult individuals were able to escape the residence, but Clark, of West Green, was found deceased in the home after the fire was extinguished. “The origin of this fire is to believed to be in the bedroom of where the deceased was discovered. The…
A fire investigator with the Safety Fire Commissioner’s Office has determined that a house fire in Coffee County was intentionally set. The fire occurred around 11:30 p.m. on April 16, 2019. “The residence is located in a mobile home park off of Chaney Road in Coffee County. The home has been vacant since September of 2018. It was determined that the origin of the fire was under the carport in the area of a recliner chair,” said Safety Fire Commissioner Jim Beck. “The structure suffered major damage from the blaze and was not connected with utilities at the time…
Michael Keith Walters, age 47, of Douglas, passed away on Saturday April 20, 2019. Mr. Walters was born on May 25, 1971 in Macon, the son of Victor Walters Jr. and the late Betty Elaine Smith Walters. He worked as a carpenter and was a member of Cathedral of Praise. Survivors include his wife, Sherri Lynn Walters of Douglas; daughter, Mallory Laine Walters of Douglas; step-daughter, Breanna Lynn Wright of Douglas; step-son, Halen Mitchell Wright of Douglas; father, Victor Walters Jr. of Douglas; sister, Deborah Elaine Spell (Terry) of Loganville; two nephews, Gavin Charles Eckard of Loganville and…
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill will not be charged in an incident that occurred at his home in March. Police were called to Hill’s home twice – once on March 5 and again on March 14. Both incidents allegedly involved a child; the March 14 incident was in reference to allegations of battery involving a child. This week, the Johnson County (Kansas) District Attorney’s Office announced that it won’t file any charges against Hill or his fiancée, Crystal Espinal. According to a report posted on ESPN.com, District Attorney Stephen Howe stated that he believes a crime did…
Ellie Layne Bryson, age 18 months, of Brunswick, passed away Saturday, April 20, 2019, in Douglas. Ellie was born October 13, 2017, in Brunswick to parents Aaron Bryson and Kady Young. She was loving, smart, funny and adventurous. She loved her three sisters Charli, Emrie, and Everleigh. She also is survived by her grandparents, Cliff and Tammy Young, Sandy Vann, Tony and Gina Bryson, and Angie Bryson; her great grandparents Emory Young Sr., Tommy Vann, Eddie and Bettie Anderson, Micky and Elaine Brinson, Allen and Joan Bryson, and Grace Baisden; her cousins Brayden, Jaxon, Hadley and Ryleigh; and her…
Mr. Alfred Lee Purvis, age 75, of Nashville, passed away Friday, April 19, 2019 at South Georgia Medical Center in Valdosta. Survivors include: Sons Daniel Purvis and wife Kate of Dunnellon, Fla., and Roger Giddens and wife Stacy of Adel; daughters Sandra Davis of Nashville and Mary Ann Robinette of Nashville; special friend Margaret NeSmith of Nashville; brother Hilton Purvis of Willacoochee; sisters Mary Alice Burch of Douglas; Dorothy Mae Taylor of Douglas; nine grandchildren and several nieces, nephews, and other relatives also survive. Mr. Purvis was preceded in death by his wife, Mrs. Bessie Jewell Purvis; two brothers, Quitman Purvis…
William D. Poole, age 78, of Douglas, passed away on Sunday April 21, 2019 at Coffee Regional Medical Center. Mr. Poole was born on October 4, 1940 in Bacon County, the son of the late Almond and Eunice Carretta Stewart Poole He was a retired supervisor with the Coffee County Department of Family and Children’s Services and was a supervisor/counselor at Coffee Correctional Facility in Nicholls, a member of First Baptist Church in Douglas, and a veteran of the United States Navy serving during the Vietnam War. Survivors include his wife Dorothy C. Poole of Douglas; sister, Linda Harman of…
The City of Douglas Community Development Department is hosting the first Community Housing and Resource Fair that will be held on Friday, April 26, 2019 from 9 am-2 pm at the Roundtree Center, located at 801 S. Gaskin Avenue. Citizens of Douglas are encouraged to attend this housing fair to receive resources and information from local and state agencies about renting and becoming a homeowner. “Our local Georgia Initiative for Community Housing Committee (GICH) wants low to moderate income families to know there are ways to become a homeowner,” says Georgia Henderson, Community Development Director. “We hope this resource…