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By Chance Bradley, Journalism student at GWCFC The gun sounds off. The race begins. Runners do what they do best, run. Who is the best high school cross country runner at Coffee High School? Freshman…Cameron Watson. Watson is only in ninth grade at George Washington Carver Freshman Campus (GWCFC), but he is shattering high school records his first on the course. Watson has set a Coffee High School and new personal record (PR) of 17:14, and he set a new course record. The old record of 17:45 was left in the dust! Then at the next meet, he beat his…

By Kevin Tatum HOG SHOW TAGGING DAYS 4-H and FFA members as well as pre-club students interested in showing a hog in the 2018 County Market Hog Show in February need to bring their pigs to Coffee High School by the Animal Science Building on Monday, Nov. 27, from 4:30-5:30 p.m. There will not be a vet for drawing blood work, so exhibitors will be responsible for getting this done on their own. This is the last tagging day, so don’t miss it. For more information, please contact your 4-H Agent or FFA Advisor. 4-H ADOPT-A-HIGHWAY WORKDAY 4-H members…

By Jacie McSwain The George Washington Carver Freshman Campus (GWCFC) recently had a Scholastic Book Fair. Every student was given a $10 certificate to buy whatever book they would like to read. The certificates were made possible by last years Bikers for Books fundraiser held by last year’s freshman class and parent group. Last April the Bikers for Books race was held for runners, walkers, bikers and cyclists who ran, walked, road a motorcycle or pedaled a bike. The funds generated from this event were used to pay for a book for every student at GWCFC. “I feel like the…

JoAnne Lewis and Luke Morgan were honored with state economic development awards at the annual GEDA (Georgia Economic Developers Association) Awards luncheon in Atlanta on Monday, Nov. 13. Lewis received the Rip Wiley Award for Professional Excellence and Morgan was named the 2017 Volunteer of the Year. The Rip Wiley Award for Professional Excellence recognizes a GEDA member with at least 10 years of economic development experience for professionalism, honor, integrity, leadership, hard work and contributions to the profession. Lewis was nominated for the award by two current economic developers whom she mentored, Dorie Bacon, Executive Director of the Screven…

On Friday, Nov. 17, the Coffee High Trojans will continue in the state football playoffs, traveling to Augusta, Georgia to play Evans High School. There is also a previously scheduled NJROTC competition in Jacksonville, Florida and a swim meet in Albany, Georgia on Friday. Due to the need for buses and drivers used in transporting students to these events, the Coffee County Schools will observe an early release on Friday, November 17. This schedule will provide adequate time to get students safely home from school and time to transport students to the various out of town events. Student safety is…

The South Georgia State College Hawks took advantage of clutch shooting in the second half Saturday afternoon to pull away from the USC-Salkehatchie Indians for a 78-65 win. It was the third straight win for the Hawks (3-0) to open the season. “They (USC-Salkehatchie) are a good team,” said head coach Cory Baldwin. “We talked at halftime that we needed to get the ball down low more. We did that, and Jacob (Spence) hit some big shots for us in the second half. I also think our defensive pressure wore them down, because we took advantage of a couple of…

Monica McKenzie has been chosen to represent Wiregrass Georgia Technical College as the 2018 Exceptional Adult Georgian in Literacy Education (EAGLE) Student of the Year. EAGLE is a statewide program that recognizes and rewards excellence among students enrolled in adult education programs. The award was announced on November 9 at a reception sponsored by the Valdosta Lowndes County Chamber of Commerce and Smith Drug Company. This was the 21st annual event to honor an adult education student from Wiregrass Georgia Technical College. The EAGLE Award program is a vital component of the Certified Literate Community Program of Georgia, an umbrella…

With cooler weather approaching and fun, fall activities taking place, the Douglas Fire Department would like to remind parents and children of some fire safety tips. Young children, preschool age and kindergartners, are more likely to start fires by playing with matches or lighters. Parents should educate young children because young children are naturally curious about fire. Young children who start fires by playing with matches and/or lighters are more likely to die in the fire. Young children are more likely to start fires inside the home, while teenagers are more likely to start a fire outside. The following tips…

Downtown Holiday Open House will be held in downtown Douglas on Sunday, November 19, 2017. Holiday Open House is celebrated each year, the Sunday prior to Thanksgiving and gives shoppers an early glimpse of what to expect in home decorations and accents for the holidays as well as an opportunity to preview wonderful gift selections. “We would like to invite everyone to take advantage of this great event to start their holiday shopping season,” says Pattie Merritt, Main Street Coordinator. “Many merchants have participated for the past 24 years by opening their doors on this particular Sunday, for shoppers and…

Citizens in Douglas and Coffee County are invited to start a season of giving by participating in the Coffee County Community Toy Drive. The City of Douglas, along with many local community agencies, is hosting a Community Toy Drive for boys and girls ages 12 and under. The Toy Drive will begin during the Community Holiday Spectacular, which will be held on Saturday, November 18, beginning at 5 p.m. “We have approximately 500 youth in our community who are on toy lists with local agencies,” says Mayor Tony Paulk. “We need our community to support this Community Toy Drive. Local…