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Mr. Charles Wesley Fuller, age 73, of Valdosta, GA passed away on Friday, March 2, 2018, in Valdosta, GA. Mr. Fuller was born on October 19, 1944, in Winnsboro, South Carolina to the late Carlton Laroy Fuller and Minnie Bell McDowell Fuller. He was survived by: his wife, Rena Fuller of Valdosta, GA; daughters: Chasity Wuergler of Valdosta, GA, Liz and husband Allen Roberts of Ashland, KY; sons: Wes and wife Colleen Fuller of Colorado Springs, CO, Chase Moody of Valdosta, GA, Patrick and wife Renata Millirons of Panama City, FL; sisters: Elizabeth Day of Fitzgerald, GA, and Jewel Brooks of Pace,…

Mrs. Myrtice O. Spivey, age 93, of Douglas, GA passed away on Thursday, March 1, 2018, in Douglas, GA. Mrs. Spivey was born on November 13, 1924, in Alma, GA to the late David Trowell and Sarah Deen Trowell. She was a homemaker and a member of Broxton Church of God. Mrs. Spivey was preceded in death by: her first husband, Leroy Music and second husband, James Spivey; daughter and son-in-law, Ann and Ron Williams; daughter-in-law, Glenda Music; brothers: Donald Trowell and Gene Trowell; sister, Velma Daniel; grandchildren: Dusty Music and Brandon Music. She is survived by: her daughters: Christine and…

Mr. Carl S. Smith, Sr., age 77 of Douglas, passed away Sunday morning, March 4, 2018, at his residence following a brief illness. Mr. Smith was born December 9, 1940, to the late Paul Leroy Smith and the late Ruth Ward-Smith. He was preceded in death by: his first wife, Judy C. Smith; and a brother, John Roy Smith, Sr. Mr. Smith, a native of Telfair County, Georgia was retired from the Coffee County Board of Education as a custodian at Indian Creek Elementary School. He had also served in the Georgia National Guard. Mr. Smith was a member of…

Mrs. Sherry Lynn Burkett Chaney, age 57 of Nicholls, GA, passed away Saturday morning, March 3, 2018, at the home of her sister, Debra Clark of Douglas, following an extended illness. Mrs. Chaney was born October 6, 1960, to the late J. L. Burkett and the late Carolyn Butts Burkett. Mrs. Chaney was a homemaker. Survivors include: her husband, Joey Swann of Douglas, GA; sons: Joseph Lee Francis of Nicholls, GA, John T. Nettles of Hartwell, GA; stepchildren and children she helped rear: Ana Davis and Leon Whitley of Nicholls, GA, Amber Cote, Malcolm Cope, Billy Hollinger and Shannon Davis…

A convicted sex offender wanted for absconding from Coffee County is back behind bars after being tracked down in Cook County, Ga. 37-year-old Chrystal Lynn Garren was arrested by the Cook County Sheriff’s Office Wednesday afternoon, March 7, following a traffic stop. Garren wrecked her vehicle after striking a light pole and attempted to flee from officers on foot, but was quickly apprehended. Garren was wanted by the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office for failing to maintain the requirements of her sex offender registration. She provided her residential address at a location off U.S. Hwy. 221 N. in August 2017, but…

The Wiregrass Reader, a literary journal published by Wiregrass Georgia Technical College, has won multiple awards for its format, content and presentation in the American Scholastic Press Association’s Annual Scholastic Yearbook and Magazine Awards. Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is requesting submissions for its tenth annual literary journal, The Wiregrass Reader, which will be published Fall Semester 2018. Submissions are accepted in the following categories: poetry, short stories, personal narratives, arguments/analyses, and photography. Please submit works through email with an attached file. The publication is coordinated by Cathy Leeman, Wiregrass English Instructor. Send submissions to Cathy Leeman at cathy.leeman@wiregrass.edu, or call…

In one of the wildest games ever to be played in Waycross, the South Georgia State College Hawks punched their ticket Tuesday night to the GCAA semifinals by holding off the Gordon State Highlanders 114-105. The large home crowd was treated to a show of up-tempo, high scoring college basketball as the two teams combined to hit a total of 40 three-pointers (53 percent). It took an offensive spark from Nate Louis, though, to get the Hawks going. With SGSC trailing 38-25 midway through the first half, Louis hit three consecutive three-pointers that ignited a 23-0 run by the Hawks…

Nurses at Coffee Regional Medical Center (CRMC) are being honored with The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses ®. The award is part of the DAISY Foundation’s mission to recognize the extraordinary, compassionate nursing care they provide patients and families every day. The DAISY Award recipients for third and fourth quarter 2017 are Reagan Stevens, RN – Swat/NFP and Danielle Sumner, RN – Peds. The nominations detail the nurses’ actions that prompted the employee or patient to propose these nurses for recognition. Stevens was nominated three times in third and fourth quarter 2017. She was nominated by two employees, the first…

The leadership of the Douglas-Coffee County Economic Development Authority(EDA) recently launched a nationwide search for a president/chief executive officer to serve as the lead business location marketer for the community. The EDA works in collaboration with the Douglas-Coffee County Chamber of Commerce and in partnership with the City of Douglas and Coffee County governments to serve as the community’s driving force for new businesses, business retention and expansion. Recent changes within the Chamber/EDA organizational structure will allow the new EDA President/CEO to focus their time on growing the economy in the community while the executive vice president of the chamber will…

First Academy is a ministry of First Baptist Douglas and is building a Christian educational legacy in Coffee County by providing a Christ-centered, academically challenging environment. The focus is on developing the next generation of leaders and disciples for Christ with a Biblical worldview. First Academy is fully accredited with quality by the Georgia Accrediting Commission with a curriculum that aligns with Georgia’s standards. Students consistently perform at or above national standards of achievement with most students testing multiple grade levels higher. The broad curriculum reflects the belief that the pursuit of excellence should be every student’s goal with the…