Author: Submitted

In five autobiographical vignettes, Katherine N. LeRoy, under the direction of Katie Rasor Newell, will tell Charlayne Woodard’s moving tale of her African-American family through three generations of love, struggle, and triumph. Although this performance shares the personal life story of Woodard and her family — it offers universal experiences for its audience to thoroughly enjoy. This humorous and touching one-woman tour de force has won numerous theatre awards for Best Play and Best Playwright. Choose from a performance on Thursday, April 13, 2017, at 6:30 pm in McGouirk Auditorium on the Douglas Campus or on Thursday, April 20, 2017,…

The Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society chapters of South Georgia State College were represented at the Georgia Regional Spring Conference at Georgia Highlands College in Cartersville by advisors Amy Hancock and Ame Wilkerson and chapter officer Mark Freeman. SGSC’s chapter on the Douglas Campus, which includes entry program, online, and Move On When Ready students, is Kappa Sigma and the chapter on the Waycross Campus is Alpha Rho Omega. Students are eligible to join after completing at least 12 semester hours with an overall grade point average of 3.5 or higher. At the conference, both SGSC chapters were awarded five…

Coffee County drug investigators have arrested a 28-year-old Douglas man on distribution charges after he was caught selling ecstasy in a local restaurant parking lot. Detectives with the Douglas-Coffee Drug Unit received an anonymous tip that a possible drug transaction was taking place in the Burger King parking lot on the north end of Douglas. Detectives arrived at the scene and, after several minutes of surveillance, observed a black vehicle driven by Irwin Wright pull into the parking lot. Shortly after Wright’s arrival, another subject approached the vehicle and sat in the passenger seat with the door open. Detectives approached…

On a cold, clear, moonless night in the middle of winter, all is not quite what it seems in the remote, mythical town of Almost, Maine. As the northern lights hover in the star-filled sky above, Almost’s residents find themselves falling in and out of love in unexpected and often hilarious ways. Knees are bruised. Hearts are broken. But the bruises heal, and the hearts mend—almost—in this delightful midwinter night’s dream. Almost, Maine, the romantic comedy by John Cariani, will be presented this weekend, March 24-25 by Coffee High School’s Encore! at the CHS Cafetorium. Curtain time is 7:00 PM.…

The mayor and commissioners of the City of Douglas, along with employees, and citizens, desire to express heartfelt sympathy to the family of the late Johnnie Lee Roper, Sr., who served as a city commissioner for 23 years. On Monday, March 20, 2017, as the news of Roper’s death echoed throughout the community of Douglas, all the way to the state capitol, Mayor Tony L. Paulk along with the Douglas commissioners, called for a community vigil in front of City Hall. This gathering was held at 4:30 pm in front of City Hall and was a way for leaders, employees,…

Stevie Young, Director of the Douglas-Coffee County Parks and Recreation Department, was the speaker at the Douglas Kiwanis Club meeting of Tuesday the 21st of March at the Flyin’ Cowboy restaurant. He spoke about the Miracle League which works to remove the barriers that keep children with mental and physical disabilities off the baseball field and allows them to experience playing as part of a team. He also covered in depth the proposal to build a Miracle Field at Davis Wade Park. The Kiwanis club members enjoyed and appreciated his presentation.

A man wanted since February on domestic violence charges for striking his pregnant girlfriend and other offenses is behind bars at the Coffee County Jail. Cameron Blake Adams, 28, had evaded law enforcement since a Feb. 14 incident in which he is accused of striking the 23-year-old victim with a closed fist and shoving her to the ground, causing visible injuries. Adams fled the scene prior to the arrival of law enforcement, and warrants were obtained for simple battery and disorderly conduct. Deputies returned to the victim’s home on March 9 following a dispatch that stated Adams was on the…

Coffee Middle School is pleased to announce the winners of the Young Author’s Essay Competition for 6th, 7th, and 8th grades. Congratulations to: 6th grade Neveah Robinson from Mrs. Skipper’s class for Alma 7th grade Jessica Hutcheson from Mrs. Steptoe’s class for My Practically Perfect World 8th grade Sarah Sweat Mrs. Wildes’ class for Too Bad to be True These essays will proceed to the RESA competition.

Coffee County deputies have arrested a 24-year-old female on animal cruelty charges after she abandoned several domesticated animals in a mobile home without food nearly a month ago. Deputies responded to a residence on Sand Street and met with the complainant who stated the offender had vacated the home at the beginning of March. She added the electricity had been turned off since that time and the offender had left several animals behind, including one dog that was found dead inside the home. Deputies discovered several other malnourished animals while at the residence, which was brimming with animal feces. An…

Failing to appear in criminal court will result in a warrant being issued for your arrest. Steven Lamar Railey was arrested by an officer with the Douglas – Coffee H.E.A.T. Unit on Nov. 6, 2016 on multiple charges including driving under the influence of alcohol, driving with a suspended license, and failing to stop at a stop sign. He was also jailed at that time for failing to appear in court on previous charges of possession of a drug-related object and operating a water vessel under the influence. Railey again failed to appear in state court on his Nov. 6…