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Douglas Parks and Recreation hit the ground running this summer with Camp Cool. Camp Cool is for kids ages 6-12 and it offers a new camp each week of June. Our camps are based on movies and we choose arts, crafts and games that relate to each movie. Each week we stress the importance of being a friend, and not a bully. The first week of Camp Cool was all about the movie Sing. Sing is about a koala named Buster Moon who finds his theater has fallen on hard times. Being an eternal optimist, he takes one final chance…

Tuesday, July 3, APD arrested Travis Lee Alexander, 41 of Alma, for driving with a suspended driver’s license following a traffic stop for a cracked windshield. Alexander also had active arrest warrants through the Alma Police Department and the Bacon County Sheriff’s Office. —–July 4th Arrests—– APD arrested Beatriz Canelo-Soto, 27 of Alma, for driving with a suspended driver’s license and child restraint violation (2 cts). APD arrested Michael Anthony Hart, 23 of Alma, for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and giving false name/information to law enforcement officers. Hart also had several active arrest warrants spanning from…

By Kevin Tatum JUNIOR 4-H CAMP June 25-29 was a busy week for seventh and eighth grade 4-H members who attended Junior 4-H Camp at the Fortson 4-H Center in Hampton, GA. 153 students and 14 adults from 18 counties took part in the week’s activities. During the week, the students enjoyed workshops at the camp facility such as a climbing wall, a zip line, archery, canoeing, and learning about the farm animals as well as the reptiles. They also went swimming, had dances, recreation, and much more. During the week, campers also took a couple of excursions…

Mrs. Gloria Faye Ouzts Cloud, age 74 of Douglas, passed away Thursday afternoon, June 28, 2018, at Hazlehurst Court Care and Rehab in Hazlehurst, GA following an extended illness. Mrs. Cloud, a native of Cairo, GA was born April 14, 1944, to the late A. J. Ouzts and the late Jewell Lee Lambert Ouzts. Mrs. Cloud was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church of Douglas. Survivors include: her husband of 55 years, Hubert “Wayne” Cloud of Douglas, GA; daughters: Lisa Cloud Jones and her husband Donald of Creswell and Janet Lee Cloud Pridgen and her husband Derek…

Mr. Dallas Layne Howell, age 20, of Nicholls passed away Wednesday afternoon, June 27, 2018, at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah following injuries received in a motorcycle accident. He was born July 23, 1997, to Chris Howell and Melissa Howell Croft. He was preceded in death by: his maternal grandfather, Ricky Taylor; maternal great-grandfathers: Rev. Gene Minix and R. J. Lott; maternal great-grandmother, Shirley Minix; paternal great-grandfathers: Clifton Howell and Willie E. Crosby. Dallas was a 2016 graduate of Coffee High School where he was an active member of the drum line with the Coffee High Marching Band.…

Augustus Emory Markette, Jr., age 85, of Ambrose, Georgia passed away on Monday July 2, 2018 at his residence following an extended illness. Mr. Markette was born on July 24, 1932 in Coffee County, Georgia the son of the late Augustus Emory Markette Sr. and Susie Vickers Markette. Mr. Markette was a Mobile Home Plant manager with Catalina Mobile Homes, was director for FEMA for the Mobile Home Industry, was a veteran in the United States Air Force as a Captain serving during the Vietnam Conflict and was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Survivors…

Elizabeth Paige Barrett, age 43, of Douglas, Georgia passed away on Sunday July 1, 2018 at Coffee Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Barrett was born on January 30, 1975 in Atlanta, Georgia the daughter of Gregory Paul Habowski and Janet Louise Cochran Heitmuller. She was regional manager with Jackson Hewitt Tax Service all around south Atlanta. Mrs. Barrett was preceded in death by a brother, Travis Heitmuller. Survivors include: her husband, Frank C. “Randy” Barrett of Douglas, GA; son, Jacob Webb of Brooks, GA; step-sons: Frank Barrett, John Barrett and Luke Barrett all of Douglas, GA, Austin Rudd and Dallas Rudd of…

Miguel Hugo Vasquez, age 6, of Pearson, Georgia passed away on Sunday June 30, 2018. Miguel was born on April 29, 2012 in Valle De Santiago. Valle De Santiago. Guanajuato, Mexico the son of Maria Isabel Vasquez Negrete and Roberto Garcia. In addition to his parents Miguel is survived by: a sister, Jasmine Garcia Vasquez of Pearson, GA; grandparents: Ruben Vazquez Garcia of Mexico and Ma. Socorro Negrete Lira of Mexico. A Funeral Mass was held on Tuesday, July 3, 2018, at 7 p.m. at Sims Funeral Home Chapel where Father Raphael Estrada officiated. Interment will take place in Mexico.…

Mr. Jimmy Scott “Farmer” Anderson, age 44, of Douglas, Georgia passed away on Friday, June 29, 2018, at his residence. Mr. Anderson was born on October 18, 1973, in Douglas, GA. to Jimmy Anderson and Wanda Carver Anderson Foskey. Survivors include: wife, Julie White Anderson of Douglas, GA.; mother, Wanda Joyce Carver Foskey of Baxley, GA; father, Jimmy Darrrell Anderson of Ambrose, GA; daughter, Raegan and husband Thomas Holton of Douglas, GA; sons: Matthew Wiggins of Douglas GA and Brandon Wiggins of Douglas, GA; sisters: Sandy and husband John Oxendine of Baxley, GA. and Wendy and husband Casey Hutcheson of Baxley, GA;…

Joe Glen Solomon, 82, of Douglas, Georgia passed away on Wednesday June 27, 2018 at St. Vincent’s Hospital, Jacksonville, Florida. Mr. Solomon was born on April 12, 1936 in Douglas, Georgia the son of the late Morgan Solomon and Amanda Taylor Solomon. He was a retired Superintendent with the City of Douglas Lighting Department and was a member of Morningside Baptist Church. Mr. Solomon was preceded in death by: daughter, Lisa Kay Solomon; and brother, Eugene Solomon. Survivors include; his wife, Martha Adell Smith Solomon; sons: Jeffery Solomon and wife Jan of Athens, GA and Jason Solomon of Douglas, GA;…