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Many community members, friends and family gathered for a ribbon cutting on Tuesday, June 13 to celebrate the new ownership of McRae’s Pharmacy to pharmacist, Andrew Thomas, ‘A.T’. McRae began McRae’s Pharmacy in 1938. Mr. McRae’s daughter, Jane Wade, and her husband, Gene, continued the family business by faithfully serving the community until June of this year when they sold the business to Andrew & Charity Holt, both new pharmacists in Douglas. Andrew is the grandson of entrepreneurs, Cecil & Lucille Holt and son of Howard & Kathy Holt, who currently own & operate Holt’s Bakery as well as Pastor…

Valeria Plymale, age 93, of Douglas, Ga. passed away on Wednesday, June 14, 2017, at her residence following an extended illness. Mrs. Plymale was born on August 3, 1923, in Hoboken, Ga. to the late Wiley Lazarus Dowling and Mary Cordia Thomas Dowling. Survivors include: her daughters, Nina (AL) Davis of Cordele, Ga., Jane (Tony) McPherson of Tifton, Ga., and Sarah (Darren) Shrouder of Douglas, Ga.; sons, Earl (Paulette) Plymale of Nashville, Ga., Marcus Plymale of Douglas, Ga., and Steve (Diane) Plymale of Laurinburg, NC; eleven grandchildren; fourteen great-grandchildren; sister, Beatrice Dowling (Bill) Jones of Macon, Ga.; sisters-in-law, Mary Louise…

Mr. Frazier Nathaniel Porter, age 83, of West Green passed away Tuesday afternoon, June 13, 2017, at Memorial Health University Medical Center, in Savannah, following a brief illness. He was born March 17, 1934 to the late Andrew Jackson ‘A. J.’ Porter and the late Mary Devera Tomlinson Porter. Other than his parents, he was preceded in death by brothers, Bernard Porter and Linwood Porter, sisters, Bernestine Cullpepper and Carolyn Porter. Mr. Porter, a native of Cairo, Ga., was a retired employee of Coca Cola of Douglas, after 23 years of service. He also retired after 10 years with Inter-Metro…

The City of Douglas has had a curfew ordinance in effect for many years but many young people and their parents/guardians are not familiar with these laws. “It is the desire of the City of Douglas to remind some, while educating others, the hours that young people, under the age of 18 can legally be in a public place without being under the supervision of a parent or guardian”, says City Manager, Terrell Jacobs. The curfew hours are midnight to 6 a.m. Minors are not supposed to be out during these hours without the company of a parent of guardian. During a regular…

A portion of South Gaskin Avenue is scheduled to close to through traffic June 12 for construction of a culvert, which is necessary due to the widening of the perimeter road (U.S. 221/SR 135). Drivers will not be able to access Gaskin Avenue from the perimeter road/Bowens Mill Road. Traffic will detour to Old Axson Road and then to Pine Street. Local traffic can access Gaskin from Pine Street, but no through traffic will be allowed. The contractor is permitted to close the road for 90 days. However, to minimize the inconvenience to drivers, the contractor plans to build the…

Betty C. Lott, age 64, of Broxton, Ga. passed away on Monday, June 12, 2017, at her residence following an extended illness. Mrs. Lott was born on October 20, 1952, in Homerville, Ga. to the late Steve Daniel Corbitt and Grace Wright Corbitt. Survivors include: her husband, Silas Lott of Broxton, Ga.; daughter, Janet Denise Melendez of Broxton, Ga.; sons, Jim Boy (Kim) Lott of Crawfordville, Fl. and Silas Mason (Brandi) Lott, Jr. of Broxton, Ga.; brother, Wendell Corbitt of Douglas, Ga.; sisters, Glenda Corbitt of Douglas, Ga., Linda Batten of Douglas, Ga., Angel Chrisopher of Axson, Ga., and Fannie…

On June 13, the Alma Police Department arrested Christopher Dinning, 33 of Alma, and Tessa McNabb, 44 of Alma, for theft by receiving stolen property. Dinning and McNabb were stopped for a traffic violation while operating a vehicle reportedly stolen from Wayne County; McNabb also had outstanding arrest warrants through APD. Teresa McNabb

Wiregrass Georgia Technical College President Dr. Tina K. Anderson is pleased to announce the Spring semester President’s List and Dean’s List students who attended at the Valdosta campus. Students who were enrolled full-time for 12 credit hours or more and achieved a grade point average of 3.8 or higher on a 4.0 scale during Spring semester were placed on the President’s List. Students who were enrolled full-time for 12 credit hours or more and achieved a grade point average of 3.5 to a 3.79 scale during the Spring semester were placed on the Dean’s List. Listed below are the names…

Earlier Tuesday, a pair of inmates shot and killed two prison guards during transport and escaped. The incident happened in Putnam County — the county in which 4-H’s Camp Rock Eagle is located. Currently, a number of Coffee County students are at Rock Eagle enjoying a week of camp. Following the incident, Oconee County Sheriff Scott Berry contacted the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office to assure local citizens that the students at Rock Eagle are safe and being monitored by his agency. “We have deputies stationed at the camp as a precautionary measure,” Berry said. “If your child is there, I…

Douglas was once again named as one of the top micropolitan cities in the U.S. for new and expanding industrial facilities for by Site Selection magazine, the official publication of the Global FDI Association and the Industrial Asset Management Council. Out of the 575 communities, Douglas ranked number 10 on the list, up from 29 in 2015. The magazine ranked 575 of the nation’s micropolitan areas, cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people which cover at least one county. Of nearly 500 projects in the Top 100 micropolitan areas, 65 percent were expansions of existing sites.In addition, the State of Georgia claimed the…