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Team members of SkillsUSA at Wiregrass Georgia Technical College have a long history of using the skills taught in the classroom and labs to become top medalists on both state and national level. The team recently used a different kind of skill that has made an important impact in the lives of others — that skill is community service. The members started working back in November 2017 on the Valdosta, Cook, Ben Hill-Irwin and Coffee Campuses of Wiregrass collecting clothing items for the Night to Shine Proms, affiliated with the Tim Tebow Foundation™. The students collected clothing items for the…

There is nothing quite like “being there” to know that you have found the college that matters most. South Georgia State College (SGSC) is hosting two Spring Preview Days to provide prospective students with opportunities to experience what our college has to offer. Preview Day for the Waycross Campus will be Friday, March 2, 2018, beginning at 9:30 a.m. in the Educational Building. The campus is located at 2001 South Georgia Parkway in Waycross, Ga. Preview Day for the Douglas Campus will be Friday, April 13, 2018, beginning at 9:30 a.m. in Peterson Hall. The campus is located at 100…

Over the past few weeks, 7th grade self-contained has been studying vertebrates and how they are identified. Students have learned the various characteristics to distinguish between the different groups of vertebrates. Thanks to Mr. Robert Preston, the subject of vertebrates was brought to life by allowing the students to view and interact with two snakes and one lizard: a ball python, a rainbow boa, and a savannah monitor. Students answered comprehensive questions identifying the animals as reptiles and classifying them as vertebrates. Here, Mr. Preston displays the rainbow boa with a few of the students and CMS staff.

On Friday, Feb. 16, several citizens and community leaders attended the Douglas Visitor Information Center’s Camellia Garden “Georgia Camellia Trail” listing and bench dedication. The historic camellia garden is one of the gardens listed on Georgia’s Camellia Trail and has 11 camellias for visitors to enjoy during the winter season. The Class of 1988 honored longtime camellia enthusiast Clayton Mathis posthumously with a one of kind bench that was placed in the garden. Attendees enjoyed refreshments and a small camellia showcase inside the Visitor Information Center. Special thanks go to the Douglas Garden Club, the Atlantic Coast Camellia Society,…

By Debbie Purvis My name is Debbie Purvis and I am so happy to be the newest addition to CRH Family Medicine Group. I have been a registered nurse for 22 years, and have recently completed a nurse practitioner program, passed state boards, and am now certified to provide care in the state of Georgia. During my 22 years of nursing, I have worked in many different capacities. My hospital experiences include newborn nursery and NICU, operating room and recovery room, as well as a large postpartum, antepartum, gynecological surgery unit. I have also worked as a school nurse and…

The South Georgia State College (SGSC) Hawks made the long road trip to Allendale, South Carolina, to take on the USC-Salkehatchie Indians. The double-header led to two victories for the Hawks as they defeated the Indians by a score of 6-2 in the first game of the afternoon and 2-1 in the final game. In game one, the Hawks captured the lead late in the game. The game was tied at two when Colby Owens stepped up to the plate in the top of the seventh and singled on a 1-0 count, scoring one run. The rally continued as SGSC…

Mr. Billy Ray O’Neal, age 70, of Zephyrhills, FL, passed away on Sunday, February 18, 2018 at Wedge Wood Nursing Home in Lakeland, FL. Mr. O’Neal was born on July 24, 1947 in Ocilla, GA to the late Emil O’Neal and Dorothy Williams O’Neal. He is survived by: daughters: Jennifer Rendl of Eggestein, Germany and Laura Walters of Genoa, Ohio; sisters: Linda Vershum of Zephyrhills, FL; Tracy Soward, Texas; brother, Tony O”Neal of Texas; grandchildren: Max Rendl; Marie Rendl, and Evan Walters; several nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by: parent and sister: Pamela Edwards and brother,…

Mrs. Ernestine Johnson Spires, age, 76, of Nicholls, GA. passed away on Sunday, February 18, 2018, in Savannah, GA. Mrs. Spires was born in Atkinson County, Georgia to the late James Steve Johnson and Jincy Lucille Woods Johnson and the widower of the late Charles William Spires. She is survived by: her daughter, Sheila Cannon and husband Pat Cannon of Nicholls, GA.; son, Charles Randall Spires and wife Diane Spires of Gainesville, FL.; grandchildren: Chas Cannon, Clay Cannon, Cassie Spires and Jake Spires; great grandchildren: Andee Cannon, Ace Cannon and Zoey Cannon; sister, Sue Akel of Jacksonville, FL; and several…

Angela Candece Stone Hand, age 43, of Broxton, GA passed away on Saturday February 17, 2018 in Douglas, GA. Mrs. Hand was born on November 25, 1973, in Hazlehurst, GA to the late Wayne Madison Stone and Nancy Carol Dykes Stone. Survivors include: husband, Freeman Hand of Broxton, GA.; daughters: Candace and husband Kevin Daughtry of Hazlehurst, GA, Amanda and husband Jimmy Benton of Hazlehurst, GA, Amy and husband Demetria Vazquez of Hazlehurst, GA., Samatha and husband Kyle Taylor of Mt. Vernon, GA.; sisters: Sherry Stone of Macon, GA and Rayla Stone of Jeffersonville, GA.; brothers: Timothy Stone of Alma,…

Mrs. Emma Lou Harrell Crider Aughinbaugh, age 98 of Douglas, passed away on Saturday evening, February 17, 2018 at her residence following an extended illness. Mrs. Aughinbaugh was born, August 26, 1919 to the late Samuel M. Harrell and the late Janie E. Smith Harrell. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by: her two husbands: W. A. Crider, Jr. and Howard Aughinbaugh, Jr.; two infant sons; one great grandchild, Zachery Jarrell; one sister, Myrtle Gillis; and one daughter-in-law, Ruth Aughinbaugh. In her spare time, Mrs. Aughinbaugh loved to cook and crochet. She was also a member…