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Hello, citizens of Douglas! It is my hope that each month, my minutes share information with citizens and helps citizens understand the role I play as Mayor and the role others play as elected officials. It is up to us to initiate programs and implement solutions to make Douglas a place that people want to work, live, and play. Douglas is our home, and I want to make this home shine brighter than other cities in our area. Are you ready for some football? Last year was incredible! Our mighty Coffee High Trojans were outstanding. The fan support was unbelievable!…

Two Wiregrass employees were recently honored for their dedication, hard work and leadership skills by the faculty and staff of the college. Wiregrass employees annually nominate a staff member and a supervisor for their exemplary performance on the job. The nominations are narrowed down by a committee and the finalists are interviewed by a panel of judges to decide who will be honored. Paulette Brown, Advisement and Retention Center Specialist, was awarded the seventh annual James A. Bridges Vanguard Award for the staff member of the year. Paulette is described by her peers as one who goes above and…

Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Board of Directors serves both in a community advisory capacity and in a limited administrative capacity, performing certain oversight responsibilities as designated by state board policy. The local board is comprised of members from the business and industrial communities from the 11 county service area. State board policy defines the role and responsibilities of the local board. The meeting dates for the fiscal year 2019 have been set. They are as follows: August 16 (Ben Hill Irwin Campus – Charles Harris Learning Center Auditorium), September 20 (Coffee Campus – Planning Room), October 29-31 (Leadership Summit –…

Coffee Regional Medical Center was recently named the recipient of several generous donations by local banks, FNB South, Colony Bank, and Ameris Bank thanks to the Georgia Rural Hospital Tax Credit program. CRMC would like to extend sincere thanks to each of these banks for taking advantage of this excellent program and naming CRMC as the recipient hospital. “The Georgia Rural Hospital Tax Credit is allowing the businesses and people of our community to see their tax dollars spent here, at home,” said Vicki Lewis, CEO of Coffee Regional Medical Center. “CRMC will reinvest every dollar that has so generously…

APD arrested Darius Damartez King, 20 of Alma, for obstruction of law after King fled from officers after King was discovered to be trespassing on Alma Housing Authority property. King was also wanted on warrants for pointing a gun at another and criminal trespass from an earlier incident. —–July 23rd Arrest—– APD arrested Skyler Nicole Lee, 18 of Alma, for prohibition of nude or sexually explicit electronic transmissions after Lee posted a partially nude photo of another on social media. —–July 24th Arrests—– APD arrested Kim Batson, 47 of Alma, and Charles William Batson, 48 of Alma, for maintaining a…

APD arrested Carl Jerome White, 57 of Alma, for false report of a crime and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. At 6:58 a.m. Monday morning, July 30, APD was dispatched to the Bacon County Hospital regarding a patient with a gunshot wound. White informed officers he had been shot at his home on Taylor Rd. Officers quickly became suspicious of the shooting. White later confessed he shot himself in the leg to avoid appearing in court on a separate criminal offense. White was scheduled to be in Bacon County Superior Court Monday morning, July 30, to answer…

First Congregational Christian Church (FCCC) has been a supporter of Camp 151 for many years. Each year at Vacation Bible School the children bring an offering to be given to Camp 151 at the annual fish fry provided by FCCC for the volunteers. This year the adults got involved as well, and the offering grew beyond anyone’s expectations to over $3000. Camp 151 is a summer camp whose ministry is to teach young people how to serve others using home repair as its platform. During the last week of June, 57 teenagers (age 14 and up) along with adult volunteers…

Home is a place that often shapes who we are and serves as the driving force of who we strive to become. Home is Broxton, Georgia for Dr. Justin Peterson. It was where he was raised and lived his entire life prior to leaving for college in 2006. Luckily for Coffee County, 12 years later, he has returned home, with a beautiful family and an impressive medical degree. Coffee Regional Medical Center has hired Dr. Peterson to join CRH Women’s Center. He will begin seeing patients in late August. After graduating from Citizens Christian Academy in 2006 as their Valedictorian…

Mr. Leon Roger McClelland, age 78 of Douglas, passed away Monday afternoon, July 23, 2018, at The Landings of Douglas following an extended illness. Mr. McClelland was born August 29, 1939, to the late Leonard A. McClelland and the late Virginia Garbett McClelland. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Mary Jo O’Steen McClelland and a son, Anthony M. McClelland. Mr. McClelland owned and operated Leon McClelland and Sons Sand Hauling Company for many years. He was a faithful Christian and he loved his Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. Mr. McClelland was a faithful member of Rocky Pond…

Master Herman “Tres” Kight, III, age 3 of Broxton, GA passed away early Friday morning, July 20, 2018, at Navicent Health Medical Center in Macon, GA following complications from hypoplastic left heart syndrome. “Tres” was born March 7, 2015, to Herman “Buzz” and Chrissy Purvis Kight. He was preceded in death by: his maternal grandfather, Ronald “Poppie” Purvis; paternal grandfathers: Herman Kight and Gooney Andrews. Survivors include: his parents: Hermon “Buzz” and Chrissy Purvis Kight of Broxton, GA.; brother, Dakoda Kight and special friend Britney Fisher of Blackshear, GA.; maternal grandmother: Doris Evalin “MeMe” Purvis; paternal grandmother, Joanne “NaNa” Andrews…