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Clinton (Lyn) Lynwood Lott, III passed away on March 22, 2018, at Shepherd Center in Atlanta following complications from surgery at Emory University Hospital to remove a benign brain tumor. Mr. Lott was born on April 9, 1950 in Douglas, Georgia the son of the late Clinton Lynwood Lott II and Lorraine Vickers Lott. Lyn Lott is survived by: his wife, Sheryl; son and daughter-in-law, Clint and Benita Lott and their two children: Nora and Mack Lott; daughter and son-in-law Lorra and Kyle Byrd, and their two children, Jocelyn and Lott Byrd; brother, David Lott (Jenny); and brother, Larry Lott…

The Coffee County School Nutrition Program, along with the City of Douglas and several community partners, will be participating in the USDA Seamless Summer Option Program to provide meals for children this summer. The program will operate from June 4 through July 12, Monday through Thursday, serving breakfast and/or lunch at various locations throughout the county. If you are interested in participating as a Summer Meals site, please contact Coffee County School Nutrition Director Betsy Martin, at (912) 389-6516, or by email at betsy.martin@coffee.k12.ga.us. You may also refer to the Coffee County School System website (www.coffee.k12.ga.us) for more information, or…

The Broxton Police Department has been busy over the last week. Arrests include several for a variety of alleged drug and weapons violations, shoplifting, bench warrants, and the like: On March 21, an officer observed Corey Dent of Broxton riding in the middle of the road at night with no headlight. After stopping and talking with Dent, the officer found Dent to be in possession of a small amount of marijuana as well as approximately three grams of a white crystalized powder which was packaged inside a small zip lock bag and then placed inside another bag with ties. Dent…

Wiregrass Georgia Technical College had an excellent showing at the SkillsUSA State Championship in Atlanta this past weekend. The college brought back 15 gold, 11 silver and seven bronze medals in the skills competition among other colleges. The college medaled in 21 out of 31 contests for those with Wiregrass competitors. Among the gold medal count is the Chapter of Distinction Gold level award. Wiregrass was one of two colleges in the state recognized at this level which also earned them the privilege of being submitted for consideration of the National Chapter of Excellence award to be announced in June…

On Saturday, March 24, 2018, Coffee Regional Medical Center took the lead in the area of Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Readiness by hosting the Medical Association of Georgia’s first physician-led Medical Reserve Corp, the state’s first unit of volunteer physicians who are trained to respond to declared emergencies in Georgia. Orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Jim Barber along with CRMC staff, coordinated the training for the approximate 15 local physicians as well as many others . After the training Saturday, the group now has over 100 qualified physicians who could be deployed to provide medical disaster relief throughout the state of Georgia. Training…

Pattie Parker (Douglas Main Street Coordinator) held a Main Street merchant meeting on March 13, 2018. The quarterly meeting allows merchants to meet and share ideas. Discussion was held about forming a Merchant’s Association as a way for the Main Street merchants to come together and support each other with events that would draw people to downtown Douglas. Plans are underway for the annual Spring Sidewalk Sales Event that will be held on Friday, April 27 and Saturday, April 28, 2018. Support your neighbors in the Main Street/downtown area and SHOP LOCAL!

On Tuesday, March 27, 2018, Wynetta Bolder (Douglas City Clerk/Customer Service Director), was the guest speaker at the Douglas Lions Club meeting. Mrs. Bolder presented to the club information about two youth initiatives with the City of Douglas: Douglas Mayor’s Youth Council and Douglas-Coffee County Teen Court. For more information or to find out how you can be involved in these two City of Douglas programs, call the City Clerk’s Office at 912-389-3405.

The City of Douglas is currently reviewing its policy regarding Food Trucks. While the policy is under review, the City is implementing a temporary pilot program for mobile food service in the Main Street district or downtown district. Businesses interested in the mobile food service program, are encouraged to participate in the pilot program. Criteria for the food truck operation are as follows: documentation of the necessary approvals from Georgia Dept. of Health Inspections and Permits or any agency documentation necessary to provide food service, possess a current City of Douglas business license, collect and remit Hospitality taxes as all other food service businesses, possess proof…

Alexandra Cardiel and Zac Elz of the Kappa Sigma chapter at South Georgia State College’s (SGSC) Douglas campus each received a prestigious regional award at the Georgia Region Conference on March 23 – 24, 2018. The event was held at Atlanta Metropolitan State College. The Georgia Region Sarah Anne Staples award was given to Alexandra Cardiel. Sarah Anne Staples was a driving force for Georgia’s Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) organization. For over 35 years, she served as the advisor for Andrew College’s chapter. Under her leadership, Andrew College won more awards for academic excellence than any other two year college…

Congratulations to Lee Clements (DFD Lieutenant), Will Greene (DFD Firefighter), Jonathan Wright (DFD Firefighter), Wade Carver (DFD Engineer), Tyler Barrs (DFD Firefighter), Hector Peralta (DFD Engineer), Tony Thompson (DFD Engineer), and Morgan Merritt (DFD Engineer), who completed the inaugural SPARTAN Firefighter Course on March 24, 2018.