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Rebecca Jean Wright Josey, age 77, of Douglas, passed away on Sunday September 23, 2018 at Coffee Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Josey was born on March 2, 1941 in Denton, the daughter of the late George Orville Wright and Lou Annie Lott Wright. She was a retired English and History teacher, having worked 30 years with the Atkinson County School System, Coffee County School System and South Georgia State College. Mrs. Josey was a charter member of Northside Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, Dennis Cecil Josey of Douglas; three daughters, Ramona Denise Josey Steptoe (Eddie) of Douglas,…

Rebecca Jean Wright Josey, age 77, of Douglas, passed away on Sunday September 23, 2018 at Coffee Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Josey was born on March 2, 1941 in Denton, the daughter of the late George Orville Wright and Lou Annie Lott Wright. She was a retired English and History teacher, having worked 30 years with the Atkinson County School System, Coffee County School System and South Georgia State College. Mrs. Josey was a charter member of Northside Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, Dennis Cecil Josey of Douglas; three daughters, Ramona Denise Josey Steptoe (Eddie) of Douglas,…

District Attorney George E. Barnhill is pleased to announce that Marilyn P. Bennett has joined his team of assistant district attorneys for the Waycross Judicial Circuit. Marilyn grew up in Mississippi and is a December 2008 graduate of the University of Mississippi School of Law. After graduation, she married Jim Bennett of Blackshear and they moved to Florida. She began her prosecution career with the Florida State Attorney’s Office. In 2011, she and Jim relocated to their family farm in Pierce County. She worked briefly in private practice but missed criminal prosecution. In 2014, she became an assistant district attorney for the Brunswick Judicial Circuit. Her most…

Kevin Tatum, County Extension Coordinator The State 4-H/FFA Goat Show will be held at the Georgia National Fairgrounds on October 4-6. Showmanship classes will be held on Friday, October 5, with the wether show immediately following. Does will be shown on Saturday, October 6. If you are in Perry for the fair, please stop by the livestock arena and support the members participating. 4-H participants include: Cole Carver, Hayden Gay, Hollyn Gay, Kyleigh Gay, Evan Lingenfelter, Leo McIver, Adrianna Rivero, Alexandra Rivero, Jonathan Sayer, Joshua Sayer, Maddie Rae Stodghill, and Natalie Tuten. Georgia National Fair Entries …

The City of Douglas and Douglas Coffee County Parks & Recreation (DCCPRD) are looking for volunteers to help keep our city parks clean. The Adopt-A-Park program has been in effect for several years. There are approximately 12 parks located in the city that are available for adoption. The purpose of the program is to assist with upkeep of city parks for all who visit. Any individual or organization that chooses to participate with the program will make a commitment to maintain a park for a period of one year with the option to renew each year providing neither the…

A collaborative effort between Coffee County drug agents and the Mid South Drug Task Force resulted in the arrest of a Coffee County man on drug distribution charges Wednesday. The Douglas-Coffee Drug Unit was contacted by agents with the Mid South Drug Task Force in Tifton, who stated they were in possession of a package mailed from Douglas which contained 108 tablets of the prescription painkiller hydrocodone, a Schedule II controlled substance. Douglas-Coffee drug agents retrieved the package and, following an investigation, arrested 57-year-old Bernard Tanner Paulk at his residence off Cobblestone Road. Paulk was transported to the Coffee County…

The Douglas Mayor’s Youth Council (DMYC) held its monthly meeting recently for the 2018 – 2019 school year. Items on the agenda included discussion about the social media pages for the Youth Council, recognition of youth in the community, and recognition of the Citizens Christian Academy’s athletics department. The council also heard presentations from Jessica Williams (Anti-Bullying Campaign and March) and Blondale Thomas (Childhood Cancer Awareness Group of Coffee County) about their programs, followed by the Junior Public Information report. For the month of September, Miss Samantha Martin was chosen as the outstanding youth council member to spotlight.…

Mrs. Linda Myers Meeler, age 70 of Columbus, formerly of Douglas, passed away early Saturday morning, September 22, 2018 at Columbus Hospice in Columbus following a short illness. She was born October 30, 1947 to the late Southern Edward Myers and the late Minerva Johns Myers. Other than her parents, she was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Laken Meeler Taylor, and brothers Vernon Myers, Lloyd Myers and Marvin Myers. Survivors include: three children: Lisa Summerlin of Columbus, Fred Randall “Randy” Meeler of Douglas, and Tonya Boatright of Alma; grandchildren Amari Perez and her husband Jeshua and Autumn Summerlin; both…

Mr. “Trey” Clyde Vernon Tanner III, age 28, of Douglas, passed away on Thursday, September 20, 2018 at his residence. Mr. Tanner was born on October 22, 1989, in Tifton to C.V. Tanner, Jr. and Andrea Deal Tanner Jowers. Survivors include mother Andrea Deal Jowers and husband John of Douglas; father C.V. Tanner Jr. and wife Danica of Jacksonville, Fla.; sisters Anna Tanner Taylor and husband Nathan of Douglas, Abbie Fussell and husband Andrew of Douglas, and Lillian Tanner of Jacksonville, Fla.; brother Jack Tanner of Jacksonville, Fla.; niece Brinley Taylor of Douglas; nephews Ayden Taylor of Douglas and Lane…

Sharon Powell McKinnon, age 59, of Douglas, passed away on Wednesday September 19, 2018 at Coffee Regional Medical Center following a brief illness. Mrs. McKinnon was born on April 27, 1959 in Douglas, the daughter of the late June Talley Powell and Millie Jane Stapleton Powell. Mrs. McKinnon worked as a dredge boat operator with Choo Choo Dredging and was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. She was preceded in death by her parents, June and Millie Powell; sister, Tammy McDaniel; and three brothers, Johnny Powell, Arter Powell and Charlie Powell. Survivors…