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Scott Gillis, Career Academy principal, was the speaker at the Feb. 7 Douglas Kiwanis Club meeting at the Flyin’ Cowboy restaurant. He spoke about his 28 years in the local school system and the Career Academy at Wiregrass Technical College. The Kiwanis club members enjoyed and appreciated his presentation.

South Georgia State College is set to host a Homecoming Weekend on Friday, Feb. 10, and Saturday, Feb. 11, with several events planned for alumni, student-athletes, and Hawk fans from the campus and community. The weekend begins with a free concert in the Wellness Center gym on the Douglas campus of SGSC. Faculty, staff, students, alumni, and the community are invited to join us to hear Thomas Fountain. The doors open at 7 p.m. with the concert beginning at 8 p.m. Fountain was born and raised in the mountains of North Georgia and won the Georgia Country Male Artist of…

National School Counseling Week, sponsored by the American School Counselor Association (ASCA), will be celebrated from Feb. 6-10, 2017, to focus public attention on the unique contribution of professional school counselors within U.S. school systems and how students are different as a result of what school counselors do. National School Counseling Week highlights the tremendous impact school counselors can have in helping students achieve school success and plan for a career. School counselors are actively engaged in helping students examine their abilities, strengths, interests and talents; for working in a partnership with parents as they encounter the challenges of raising…

The South Georgia State College Hawks baseball team defeated Tallahassee Community College (TCC) in their first home game of the season with a 5-4 decision. The Hawks were trailing by three until a big fifth inning driven by singles by Chandler Rogers and Cameron Coffey. Four runs came across the plate putting SGSC in the lead. TCC answered back with a single run in the top of the seventh to tie the score. The Hawks battled back in the bottom of the seventh to win the game when Chandler Rogers singled, driving in the winning run. SGSC’s Shawn Blue was…

Congratulations to these Coffee High winners from the Senior Life Division of Friday’s Regional Science Fair: Grand Prize: Meagan Carter, Mason Spann, Katie Stewart1st Prize: Allison Dorsey and Kara Vaughn2nd Prize: London Lacoste and Grayson Beasley3rd Prize: Brice Minix, Diego Escobar – Submitted

JUNIOR/SENIOR DPA Coffee County 4-H members brought home 23 first, second, and third place awards and two Senior 4-H members will be advancing to the state competition in Atlanta in July. In addition, five Coffee County 4-H members were elected to help lead Southeast District 4-H this year. Coffee County was well represented at the annual Junior/Senior District Project Achievement (DPA) at the Rock Eagle 4-H Center January 27-29. These students had to begin by selecting a project. There are 49 Junior projects and 47 Senior projects to select from. Once a project was selected, they did project work through…

James David “Papa David” Johns, age 67, of Douglas, GA passed away on Wednesday, February 1, 2017, in Brooksville, FL following a brief illness. Mr. Johns was born on March 30, 1949, in Douglas, GA to the late Albert Lee Johns and Hazel Chaney Johns. Survivors include: his four daughters, Donna Sue Carter of Alma, GA, Peggy Davis of Douglas, GA, Wanda Davis of Douglas, GA, and Brenda Smith of Douglas, GA; two sons, Junior Reliford of Douglas, GA and Kenneth Reliford of Douglas, GA; two sisters, Frances Phinazee of Douglas, GA and Linda Grantham of Douglas, GA; three brothers,…

Members of Coffee Middle School’s National Junior Honor Society recently served as pages in the Georgia House of Representatives. Rep. Dominic LaRiccia provided the students with lunch and gave them a tour of the Capitol. Students met Governor Nathan Deal and Secretary of State Brian Kemp, along with other Georgia representatives. Many thanks to Representative Dominic LaRiccia for allowing these students the opportunity to learn more about Georgia’s legislative process. – Submitted

Coffee Middle School hosted the Coffee County Annual Spelling Bee on January 26, 2017 and thanks all of the elementary schools and CMS for their participation. Congratulations to all of the winners. Coffee Middle School students Cailey Martinez and Carson Neeley were in the top three finalists! Cailey took first place, and Carson took third place. Broxton Elementary School student Charly Martinez placed second. We are very proud of these individuals for their hard work. The county spelling bee organizers thank all of the sponsors and everyone who played a part in making this a successful event. Your support and…