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The South Georgia State College Hawks were held to eight points in the final 5:12, and the Gordon State Highlanders spoiled Sophomore Day by escaping with a 64-61 win Saturday afternoon. It was the regular season finale for both teams. The Hawks (22-8, 11-5) built a 27-11 lead midway through the first half only to see the Highlanders shrink that lead to four points (34-30) by halftime. It was back-and-forth the rest of the way. The Highlanders were leading 62-59 with less than a minute left in regulation when Nate Louis drove to the basket for a layup with 43.9…

On Monday, Feb. 26, the Mayor and Commission recognized several youth in the community who are outstanding in several different areas. Mayor Pro Tem Kentaiwon Durham and the City Commission recognized Sedrick Williams for his hardwork and sacrifice while being great caregiver to his mother who has Lou Gehrigs disease. Williams was also recognized for being a well-rounded student and JV basketball athlete. Photo: L-R: Mayor Pro Tem Durham, Sedrick Williams (Father), Sedrick Williams, and Mayor Tony Paulk. Mayor Paulk recognized D’Carius Clark for outstanding achievement. Mr. Clark graduated from South Georgia State College before he graduated from Coffee High…

By Kevin Tatum 4-H DAY AT THE CAPITOL On Feb. 1, 4-H members from across the state converged in Atlanta for 4-H Day at the State Capitol. 4-H members from Coffee County who participated include Jeremiah Brantley, Bethany Land, T.K. McIver, Willie Spence, Justin Strickland, Micheal Woods, Evie Woodward, Kimberly Wright and they were chaperoned by Mrs. Chalanda Woods. These folks got to hear Governor Nathan Deal and the First Lady Sandra Deal at the 4-H luncheon in the Freight Depot. While there, they also got to meet State Senator Tyler Harper and State Representative Dominic LaRiccia. This event is…

The Arrive Alive Tour® from UNITE will visit South Georgia State College’s Waycross Campus on Monday, March 5, 2018 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. UNITE’s Arrive Alive Tour® program uses a high-tech simulator, impact video, and a number of other resources to educate the public about the dangers of intoxicated driving. The simulator allows participants to experience the potential consequences of impaired driving in a controlled environment. Nearly one-third of all traffic deaths involve alcohol-impaired drivers. Every two minutes, a person is injured in a drunk driving crash. On average, two in three people will be involved in a…

On Wednesday, Feb. 21 and Thursday, Feb. 22, the City of Douglas and community members welcomed a 10 member Georgia Tourism Product Development (TPD) Team to Douglas for a roundtable lunch and discussion of Douglas and Coffee County’s tourism assets focusing on local history, community leadership, education, sports/recreation, downtown, culinary, agriculture/nature and retail tourism. The TPD team listened to key community stakeholders, which helped to identify current and future tourism product development to increase tourism and economic development in Douglas and Coffee County. Following the roundtable discussion, the TPD team toured Douglas, Broxton, Ambrose, West Green and Nicholls to look…

A 16-year-old male juvenile will face one charge of dissemination of information relating to terroristic threats following an incident that occurred Thursday. Coffee County sheriff’s authorities received numerous reports of a video posted to social media depicting an incident at Coffee High School where several individuals were recorded making comments regarding school shootings and referring to an individual in the video as “school shooter.” The video was shared on social media by the 16-year-old, which caused some concern in the community and set off an investigation by the sheriff’s office. According to Georgia law, dissemination of information relating to terroristic…

On Jan. 28, the Alma Police Department conducted a traffic stop on W. 12th St for an equipment violation. James Virgil Braddock, 37 of Waycross, was arrested for an active parole warrant. On Feb. 5, APD’s Crime Suppression Unit conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle occupied by Dawson King, 18 of Alma. King was arrested for outstanding warrants out of Bacon County. On Feb. 6, APD’s Crime Suppression Unit arrested Melissa Denise Lovejoy, 33 of Alma, for theft by taking following a theft on Feb. 3rd which occurred at Verizon Wireless. During the incident, Lovejoy reportedly took $170.00 from…

Father John Commins, St. Andrews Anglican Church, Chaplain for the Coffee High Baseball team, was the speaker at the Douglas Kiwanis Club meeting on Tuesday, 27, 2018, at the Flyin’ Cowboy restaurant. He spoke on behalf of Coach Sy Jones of the Coffee High Baseball team. He discussed Sy Jones’ background as a coach. He also talked about the coaching staff. The Kiwanis Club members enjoyed and appreciated his presentation.

Michael “Bull” Brown of the Boys and Girls Club of Coffee County Region was the speaker at the Douglas Kiwanis Club meeting on Tuesday, February 20, 2018, at the Flyin Cowboy Restaurant. He spoke about his role as the new director of the Boys and Girls Club of the Coffee County Region. He discussed what the club has to offer the children in the community for after school programming. He also discussed upcoming plans for the spring and summer and what they have done previously. The Kiwanis club members enjoyed and appreciated his presentation.

Mrs. Mary Magdalene Jardine, age 92, of Douglas, GA passed away on Monday, February 26, 2018 at the Manor House, Douglas, GA. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Sims Funeral Home.