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The Coffee Atkinson Retired Educators Association (CAREA) presented Satilla Regional Library Director Mark Cole a monetary donation in memory of their deceased members for 2016-17. The donation will be used to purchase children’s books for the public libraries of Coffee and Atkinson counties. This is a yearly project for the local unit of the Georgia Retired Educators Association. CAREA Library Chairman Leola Johnson and CAREA President Elizabeth White presented the check to Director Cole in memory of: Anna Anderson, Elizabeth “Libba” Burch, Louella Cartwright, Willie Cooper, Shirley Raper Luke, Clayton Mathis, Nellorene McCallum, GeorgePryor, Elaine Jardine Ricketson, Gayle Thurston, and…

Mary McCook , age 84, of Douglas, Ga. formally of Gloucester Point, Va. passed away on Saturday, July 29, 2017, at Coffee Regional Medical Center following an extended illness. Mrs. McCook was born on March 12, 1933 in Mustoe, Va. to the late Harry Tate Hiner and Mary Catherine Harris Hiner. Survivors include: her son, Charles (Karen) McCook of Gloucester, Va.; daughters: Mary K. (Daniel) LaCross of Gloucester Point, Va., Betty Jean Hosack of St. Marys, Ga., Jo Ann (Jimmy) Williams of Douglas, Ga., and Shannon (Antonio) McCook of Gloucester, Va.; sisters: Pearl Buzzard of Hot Springs, Va. and Charlotte…

Thomas Lee Davis, age 37, of Yulee, FL. passed away on Thursday, July 27, 2017, at Shands Hospital following an extended illness. Mr. Davis was born on December 8, 1978, in Douglas, Ga. to Charles Davis and Bonita May Harris. Survivors include: his children: Taylor Jarvis of Washington State, Dillon Davis, Christian Davis both of Americus, Ga., and Riley Stormant of Douglas, Ga.; father, Charles (Peggy) Davis of Broxton, Ga.; mother, Bonnie Harris of Yulee, FL.; brothers: Charles (Stacey) Davis, II, of Yulee, FL., Tim (Leslie) Davis of Douglas, Ga., and Jason (Jordan) Hutchison of Live Oak, Fla.; sisters: Bridgett…

Colon Eli Smith, Sr., age 90, of Axson, GA. passed away on Wednesday, July 26, 2017, at his residence following an extended illness. Mr. Smith was born on August 13, 1926, in Hahira, Ga. to the late Charles Smith and Elizabeth Arnold Smith. Survivors include: his wife, Arlene Smith of Axson, GA.; daughter, Betty (Ronnie) Hall of Ona, FL.; sons: Bobbie (Lynn) Smith of Murphy, NC, Wayne (Angie) Smith of Broxton, GA., and Billy (Rygene) Smith of Boston, GA.; sisters: Irene Courson of NC., and Pauline Smith of Ft. Myers, FL.; 11 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; several nieces, nephews, and other…

Mrs. Winnie Agnes Wooten Smith, age 89, of Broxton, GA passed away Thursday afternoon, July 27, 2017, at Coffee Regional Medical Center following a short illness. Mrs. Smith was born July 27, 1928 to the late Charlie Wooten and the late Dora Lillian Cliett Wooten. Other than her parents, she was preceded in death by her Husband, Lonnie Smith, Sr. and her daughter, Marilyn Smith Wooten. Mrs. Smith, a native of Coffee County, was a homemaker. She loved her family and she also enjoyed cooking for her family, her church family and friends. Mrs. Smith was a member of Providence…

The cargo trailer business is currently booming in Douglas-Coffee County. There is no better proof of this fact than the recent opening of Rock Solid Cargo, located on Thompson Drive. The company started with a few employees and quickly ramped up to 100 employees currently. The company recently purchased 20 acres of land from the Douglas-Coffee County Economic Development Authority (EDA) in Perimeter West Extension Industrial Park on Thompson Drive and moved quickly to construct the necessary facilities to produce cargo trailers. “Our first trailer came off the line on June 12 of this year,” says Tony Wright, General Manager…

Douglas Mayor, Tony L. Paulk, officially swore in two Code Marshals, Rodger Goddard and Tameka Williams, during a regular City Commission Meeting on Monday, July 24, 2017. Code Marshals will function under the City of Douglas Code Enforcement Division of Community Development

A large crowd of customers, friends, family and fellow businesses owners gathered to celebrate the ribbon cutting for DIVINE Baby and Children’s Boutique located at 248 South Peterson Ave in Douglas, Georgia. The owner, Jennifer Beecher Waldron, chose to name her new boutique, DIVINE, because of its special meaning “of God, Heavenly” which is based on Psalm 127:3 “Behold, children are a gift from the Lord, they are a reward from Him.” Jennifer began her journey toward opening her own boutique soon after giving birth to her daughter, Mallory. When Jennifer began making headbands and tutus for Mallory, it wasn’t…

South Georgia State College’s Phi Theta Kappa members Mark Freeman (Waycross, GA) of the Waycross Campus Alpha Rho chapter, and Alexandra Cardiel (Pearson, GA) of the Douglas Campus Kappa Sigma chapter, along with advisor Ms. Amy Hancock recently attended the Phi Theta Kappa Honors Institute at Loyola University in Chicago, Illinois. They joined approximately 500 members, advisors and alumni for an intensive five-day exploration of the 2016-2017 Honors Study Topic, How the World Works: Global Perspectives, with presentations by speakers from a variety of disciplines as well as small group discussions in seminar sessions. This year’s event began with a…

Weeknight lane closures on state Route 135/perimeter road are scheduled to begin Monday as a Georgia Department of Transportation contractor begins milling and resurfacing. Drivers should expect lane closures from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. Monday through Friday. Work locations will vary, but will occur between U.S. 441 and SR 32. This work is expected to take about two months to complete. Milling, removal of the top level of asphalt, and resurfacing is being done to level the main road before widening. Elsewhere on the project, one of two new culverts has been installed at Gaskin Avenue to accommodate the stream that runs…