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Four members of South Georgia State College’s men’s basketball team received postseason honors recently from the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA), and head coach Cory Baldwin offered reflections on the 2017-2018 season that saw the Hawks make their fourth consecutive appearance in the GCAA semifinals. Tracy Hector, Jr., a 6’5” redshirt sophomore from Mobile, Ala., was named GCAA Defensive Player of the Year, second team All-GCAA, and to the GCAA’s All-Defensive Team. Hector averaged 15 points, 9.3 rebounds, and seven assists per game for the Hawks (23-9, 11-5). He finished in the top five in rebounding average, defensive rebounds (154),…

Coffee County sheriff’s investigators arrested a 32-year-old convicted child molester Monday after the offender moved to the area and failed to register his residency as part of the requirements of his sex offender status. Michael Lee Rowe, convicted of aggravated child molestation in Atkinson County in 2007, was released from the Pierce County Jail in late February after being charged there with failing to register as a sex offender. He moved into Coffee County since that time, where he was residing at a local motel. Coffee County authorities were able to contact Rowe via telephone last week, and advised him…

The City of Douglas Natural Gas Department recently conducted a quadrennial Public Awareness Program (P.A.P.) survey. Participants who completed the survey were eligible for a prize drawing. The survey was an assessment on how effective the P.A.P. is within the city’s natural gas system. Survey findings will be submitted to the Georgia Public Service Commission. Congratulations to the winners, Mrs. Raven Eady and Mrs. Jettie Morgan.

South Georgia State College (SGSC) Hawks finished off a four-game sweep of the West Georgia Technical College (WGTC) Knights on Saturday, leading them to an 8-game winning streak. These wins made their record 18-8 in regular season and 4-0 in conference play. The series began at home for the Hawks as they defeated the Knights with a score of 6-3. WGTC was in the lead by one run until the bottom of the third when SGSC scored three, driven by singles from Colby Owens and KC Brown. The Knights answered with two runs in the sixth to tie the…

Did you know…. Georgia scores an A for Small Business Friendliness; Georgia ranks #1 (for five consecutive years) as the best state in the nation for business; Georgia ranks #1 among top ten US states for aerospace manufacturing at ($64B impact); Georgia ranks #2 for fastest growth and #5 for greatest number of women-owned businesses; Georgia ranks #5 for black-owned businesses; Georgia ranks #11 in US as a top exporting state; Georgia has TWO universities in the top 25 public colleges in the United States – Georgia Tech(#16) and University of Georgia (#24) Small businesses are the backbone of…

Once again, the South Georgia State College swim teams are among the best in the country. The teams notched two more national runner-up awards at the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) swim meet held in Fort Pierce, Fla., last week. SGSC women’s team earned their third consecutive second place finish in the nation while the men repeated their runner-up spot from 2016. The host school, Indian River, won their 47th consecutive national championship. “We are very proud of both teams’ performances last week,” commented head coach CM Jenkins. “This is not a normal second place finish. Indian River wins…

CRH Pediatric Group, located at 200 Doctors Drive, Suite P celebrated a ribbon cutting and community welcome for new physician, Dr. Renee Williams, who recently joined Dr. Joi Rogers in providing pediatric care. Lisa Hodge, Interim President of Douglas-Coffee County Chamber of Commerce, Chamber Board Chairman Donny Bradshaw, Economic Development Authority Chairman Adam Smith and City of Douglas Mayor Pro Tem Kentaiwon Durham along with several other community officials, business and medical professionals, friends and family joined the celebration.

A 37-year-old Coffee County man has been charged with aggravated assault after beating his wife with a small wooden bench, causing multiple injuries. Deputies responded to a residence off Cumorah Cemetery Rd. around 3:30 a.m. Saturday, March 10, in reference to a domestic dispute that had occurred at another location. The victim stated her husband, identified as Matthew Gene Cauley, had awakened her around 2 a.m. and began arguing. The confrontation turned physical when Cauley began beating the victim in the face with a closed fist before grabbing a small wooden bench, which he used to continue beating her on…

Wiregrass Georgia Technical College will be accepting new student applications for Summer Semester on Free Application Day, March 22. Any new student who applies in person on this day will have the application fee waived. Free Application Day will be held on the Ben Hill-Irwin Campus, Coffee Campus, Cook County WDC Campus, Moody AFB Extended Campus, and the Valdosta Campus from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Students have two choices for earning summer college credits at Wiregrass. Regular full term semester classes begin May 14 and Summer Express classes begin May 29. The short eight-week long Summer Express semester will run…

By Kevin Tatum PET THERAPY VISITATION We want to thank our 4-H members, parents, and volunteers who came out to Pet Therapy Visitation at Vista Park (Shady Acres) on Monday, March 5. Participants were: Broxton: Glenn O’Steen; CCA: Tanner Ross; CMS: Kilee Davis, Glenda Grantham, N’Yauna Lampkin, Natalie Newell, and Ty’Nia Sutton; Indian Creek: Madeleine Tuten; Junior 4-H Club: Ashton Ates, Ashlynn Fletcher; Muskan Minhas, Ishika Sadarangani, Sariah Wells, and Christopher Williams; Satilla: Kayden Davis; Senior 4-H Club: Jeremiah Brantley, KenDasha Cobb, Kyya Johnson, TaKyla Robinson, Kentavon Williams, Micheal Woods, and Kimberly Wright; Adults: Liz Batten, Jennifer Diliegros, Alyse Hall,…