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Mrs. Linda Gail Dempsey Hudson, age 70, of Broxton, Ga. passed away peacefully Monday, Feb. 13, 2017 at Coffee Regional Medical Center following an extended illness. Mrs. Hudson was born April 29, 1946, and spent the majority of her early years in Norfolk, Va. Linda met her future husband, James Dallas Hudson (Jim), on a blind date initiated by her future father-in-law. At the time, Linda was working a civilian job at the Naval base in Norfolk, Va. where Jim and his father were stationed. Jim and Linda married in 1968 and settled in Georgia, Jim’s home state. The…

Congratulations to Coffee High Trojan Wrestler John Watts, along With CHS Wrestling Head Coach Cade Paulk and Assistant Clay Davis. John won the 2016-2017 Class 6A State Wresting Championship in his weight class last Saturday with an exciting 5-4 victory. John finished the year with an outstanding 47-2 record. Go Trojans! – Submitted

South Georgia State College held a host of activities this past weekend for Homecoming 2017. Among those were athletic events featuring swimming, softball, and baseball. The teams welcomed alumni and honored nurses and law enforcement at the games. SGSC’s swim team started the weekend activities by hosting their last meet of the season in the South Georgia Small College Championships against visiting Thomas University. The women took first place honors over Thomas while the men finished second. Leading the women was Jacksonville’s Kiana Ocasio-Molina. Molina won three of her four events and took the High Point top swimmer award for…

These Coffee Middle School students auditioned back in December to earn a spot in the district honor band, hosted at Ware County Middle School. The kids were up against students from around sixteen different counties on their particular instrument. Pictured above with Band Director Andrew. Bennett are (7th Graders) Rachel Allen, Yasmin Gaskin, Abigail Kirkland, Piper Maass and Cailey Martinez. 8th graders include Jeremiah Brantley, Joseph Deloach, Isaiah Goodwin, Gracee Myers and Cinthya Tinajero. – Submitted

On Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017, Pattie Merritt, Main Street Coordinator, represented Douglas as the American Camellia Society and Georgia Tourism announced the Georgia Camellia Trail at Massee Lane Gardens in Ft. Valley. The Camellia Trail features 30 stops throughout Georgia that are considered visitor friendly. The formal garden located at the Douglas Visitor Information Center (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. “We are busy preparing the garden and planning…

Georgia Henderson, Public Information Director and MMTA President, along with Blondale Thomas, MMTA Secretary/Treasurer, attended the Magnolia Midlands Travel Association Annual Retreat Feb. 2 & 3 in Vidalia. The Magnolia Midlands Travel Association is one of the Georgia Department of Economic Development’s (GDEcD) nine (9) Travel Regions, whose representatives promote tourism and economic development in Georgia. On Thursday, Jenny Robbins, Community Development Manager with Georgia EMC, led the group with a session of learning about individual strengths and weaknesses and how to make them work together to produce excellent job performance. Graham Sweeney (GDEcD Tourism Account Manager) shared with the…

Ronnie McClelland, age 80, of Broxton, GA passed away on Friday, February 10, 2017, at Coffee Regional Medical Center following a brief illness. Mr. McClelland was born on April 06, 1936 in Douglas, GA to the late Warren Preston McClelland and Eula Lee Strickland McClelland. Mr. McClelland worked for the Postal Service for 40 plus years. Survivors include: his son and daughter-in-law, Scott and Khristy McClelland of Jacksonville, FL; daughter and son-in-law, Renee and Scott Smith of Valdosta, GA; five grandchildren, Kelly (Walton) Gibbons, Andrew Smith, Tyler Smith, Amelia McClelland, and Kirsten McClelland; two brothers, Earnest (Patsy) McClelland of Thomasville,…

The Lady Trojan softball program will kick off its 2017 fundraising project tonight, Feb. 13, 2017. Take a break from the kitchen and join the Coffee Lady Trojan softball team at Hungry Howie’s for dinner. Softball players from CHS and Coffee Middle School will be there to wait tables and help in any way possible. Go Trojans!

Mrs. Lounez McNeal Gwinn, age 101 of Douglas, passed away Thursday evening, February 9, 2017, at Shady Acres Health and Rehabilitation following an extended illness. Mrs. Gwinn was born July 26, 1915 to the late John R. McNeal and the late Corinne King McNeal. She was a native of Cecil, GA. Other than her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Milton Gwinn, a daughter, Patsy Gwinn Carter and a grand-daughter, Tammy Mercer. Mrs. Gwinn’s church affiliation was with Refuge Primitive Baptist Church in Atkinson County. Survivors include:1 Son, Jerry (Jenelle) Gwinn of Marietta, GA6 Grandchildren14 Great-Grandchildren5…

CLOVERLEAF 4-H DANCE We have scheduled the next Cloverleaf 4-H Dance for 5th and 6th grade 4-H members on Thursday, Feb. 16, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Indian Creek Elementary School. Admission for the dance is $10 plus 4-H members must have a 4-H wristband to be admitted. You must pay the admission fee at the door. Door prizes will be given away including two $25 summer camp scholarships. 4-H wristbands cost twenty-five cents and are only available from your 4-H teacher the day of the dance. You are only allowed to purchase one wristband for the dance and…