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The 19th Annual Heart 2 Heart event is scheduled for Saturday morning, Feb. 17 at Coffee Regional Medical Center in Douglas, GA. This year events will include a 5k run, 10k run, one mile Fun Run for youth, and a three mile walk beginning at 7:30 a.m. In 2017, the event attracted over 260 runners and walkers. We hope this year’s event will be bigger and better with refreshments, medals, raffle prizes and commemorative T-shirts for all pre-registered participants. Top prizes for the overall first, second and third male and female winners will include $150, $75, $25 VISA Cards. Designer…

The Douglas Visitor Information Center (DVIC) would like to invite the public to the Camellia Garden Dedication and Designation of Placement on Georgia’s Camellia Trail ceremony on Friday, Feb. 16, 2018 at 2 p.m. at the Douglas Visitor Information Center. In 2017, the state of Georgia introduced the Georgia Camellia Trail for Georgia travelers to see 30 public gardens across the state. The formal garden located at the DVIC (Ashley-Slater House) is listed as one of the stops on the Camellia Trail. “We are so excited about the Douglas Visitor Information Center’s camellias being featured on the Georgia Camellia Trail,” says Georgia Henderson, Public Information Director.…

A 36-year-old Coffee County man was jailed Wednesday on domestic violence and child cruelty charges after severely beating his sister in a tirade that began over dirty dishes. Deputies responded to a residence off Greenfield Circle in the Green Acres community Wednesday night in reference to a domestic dispute. The complainant informed deputies that her husband, Dusty Lee Chaney, had assaulted his sister. The victim was located outside the home with blood on her face and arms. The complainant told deputies Chaney had initially become irate because she had not cleaned the dishes. He began yelling and tossed a number…

A burglar was caught red-handed this week after bogging her vehicle down in the victim’s yard and requesting assistance in the matter from an individual the victim had hired to help her move. Deputies responded to a residence off Otter Circle on Jan. 22 in reference to a burglary. The victim stated she was in the process of moving residences and had hired a local company to assist her in moving a storage building from the Otter Circle location. The victim added that while she was away transporting some items to her new home, an individual identified as 28-year-old Noel…

An Ambrose man has been charged with prowling and theft by taking after Coffee County Sheriff’s detectives linked him to two criminal incidents this week. Detectives were notified of an unidentified black male caught on camera rummaging around a residence in the Bushnell community and possibly trying to gain unlawful entrance into the home. Another report was later made in the same area, in which the victim stated someone had entered their vehicle and taken two firearms. On Jan. 23, detectives successfully identified the suspect as 23-year-old Cato Rashad Williams. Williams was located at his residence in Ambrose, where detectives…

By Hannah Spivey, GWCFC journalism student Recently, Future Farmers of America (FFA) members from around the area traveled to Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (ABAC) in Tifton, Georgia to compete in the Area Horse Judging competition. Among the many teams that were competing was the team from George Washington Carver Freshman Campus (GWCFC). The Horse Judging team consisted of Abbi Vaughn, Alex Vaughn, Jade Lee and Cydney Hood. Each team member receives an individual placing, and then the team receives a placing based on the combined scores of each team member. Alex Vaughn was highest individual, meaning she placed first in…

By Bailey Carelock, GWCFC journalism student Agriculture is the basis of our society. Without it, humans could not sustain life. Agriculture is used for more than just food. With agriculture, we are also give materials to build structures, make clothes and even to beautify our surroundings. Thanks to a grant from Two Rivers RC&D Mr. Spencer Highsmith, Agriculture teacher, at George Washington Carver Freshman Campus (GWCFC), plans to do just that. The grant was for $1500 and is being used to build raised flower beds around the GWCFC campus, up and down the open outside hallways. The 17 flower beds…

Wiregrass Georgia Tech will offer the ServSafe Food Safety course on Feb. 6, 2018 on the Ben Hill- Irwin Campus. ServSafe is the food service industry’s premier food safety training and certification course. It is recognized by more federal, state and local health jurisdictions than any other food safety training program in the U.S. The ServSafe course is recommended for all types of foodservice managers. This is a great opportunity to obtain your National Certification and update your skills in food-borne illness prevention. This class is not only for those that work in the public food businesses it is for…

Help us FIGHT FLU!! Flu activity is widespread and we must all take action to prevent further spread. In an attempt to protect patients, visitors, and staff of CRMC from illness, Coffee Regional Medical Center has implemented restrictions on hospital visitors for the remainder of this flu season. We are asking that you refrain from visiting unless you are an immediate family member and/or significant other. Children under the age of 18 will also be restricted from visiting. Anyone with flu-like symptoms including a cough, fever, sore throat, nasal or respiratory congestion or other such symptoms should NOT visit any…

By Kevin Tatum JUNIOR/SENIOR PROJECT ACHIEVEMENT Coffee County Junior and Senior 4-H members have been busy preparing portfolios for their entry into DPA (District Project Achievement). These portfolios were recently submitted to the state 4-H office to be judged and scored. Junior portfolios count forty percent of the total DPA score with the demonstration counting the remaining sixty percent, while senior 4-H portfolios and demonstrations count fifty percent each. These 4-H members will travel up to Rock Eagle 4-H Center near Eatonton, Georgia, on Friday, Feb. 9, until Sunday, Feb. 11, to compete in their project competition. The 4-H portfolio…